Roman Pichler

MARCH 14, 2017

It does not cover common product management practices, such as, product strategy development, product roadmapping, and financial forecasting; and the only product management tool it offers is the product backlog. Product managers used to do the upfront market research, product planning, and requirements definition work.

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Mind the Product

APRIL 24, 2018

In marketing speak, from the very beginning of the project we wanted customers from both the “early majority” and “late majority” groups, skipping the “innovators” and “early adopters”. Yaroslav Stepanenko, Product Marketing Manager at Setapp.com in front of our early customer acquisition funnel performance stats.

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Roman Pichler

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Which market and market segment should the product address? Whenever you create a brand-new product or when you make bigger changes to an existing one, like taking it to a new market , you will benefit from using a dedicated, timeboxed product discovery period. What problem should it solve, or which benefit should it create?

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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Alchemer Mobile

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This famous line from Field of Dreams is all too representative of how many app publishers face the ‘inessentiality’ of mobile marketing. It’s marketing. Without marketing, even the best apps struggle when it comes to customer acquisition and discovery. App marketing at its most basic. The bad news? The good news?

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The Secret PM Handbook

MAY 5, 2017

And even roadmaps. A big part of our job is finding these market problems, customer needs and desires. Market research. There are lots of ways to find market problems or customer desires, and I have several earlier posts that cover some of these techniques. Now we need to take our solution to market. “Go

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The Product Bistro

JANUARY 3, 2017

Digital Transformation, it’s all the rage, and doing a simple Google search yields a plethora of hits, from training to consultants, to the big market research companies, all weighing in. With many of the new offerings like Zenefits for HR and Benefits, Salesforce for CRM, Marketo for Marketing automation, and on and on.

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ProductPlan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Many teams fail to understand the importance of a roadmap. They fail to understand how it can help to standardize roadmaps to align your team. There are more features to build, more roadmaps to maintain, and more stakeholders to satisfy. Our roadmaps can improve efficiency, reduce redundant work, and establish best practices.

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Userpilot

APRIL 19, 2024

Looking for the best way to do market research? From framing your initial question to extracting valuable customer insights, we’ll walk you through the lean market research process step-by-step. Get ready to empower your decisions with real-world market intelligence. Why should you do market research?

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Product Management University

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Market Analysis Before and With AI Customers are clamoring for a number of improvements to your product and youre on a mission to get them funded and on the roadmap. So youre asked to do a market analysis to make sure stakeholders are confident in your plan. Executive stakeholders want things that drive growth.

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Mind the Product

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Even before we finished bucketing the answers by theme, it was clear what the primary challenge on most product managers’ minds is: setting roadmap priorities without real market feedback. Too many high-level ideas that are added to the roadmap as a “must-have” bug not backed up with validation.”. “I

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The Secret PM Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2016

Markets – my segments, their problems, and how to reach them with my solution (and if they are big enough for me to make money). Roadmapping – how my solution will be shaped over time. We do a lot of market research. We have to take our solutions to market. My Selection Criteria. Revenue is interesting.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 1, 2024

Product marketing is the process of bringing a product to market, and a well-curated product marketing strategy is key to understanding customer needs and driving adoption. TL;DR A product marketing strategy is a roadmap for how a new product will be positioned, priced, and marketed. Let’s dive in!

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How do product management and marketing teams work together to build successful products? Their responsibilities include product discovery, developing product vision, prioritization , roadmapping , analyzing product performance and its iterative development, and leading the product team. What is product marketing?

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Product Management Unpacked

AUGUST 21, 2020

At a startup, you might play a more direct role in marketing, design, maybe even writing copy yourself. Product Managers at startups also have the ability to make a large impact, with the ability to contribute to the vision and goals of the company with your market research and involvement. Choosing the Right Fit for You .

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Product Management University

AUGUST 2, 2023

Here are 10 things that would happen if product management, product marketing, sales and customer success all had a common view of your target customers. The confidence of your organization would skyrocket because you’d know you’re building, marketing, selling and delivering measurable customer value with strategic impact.

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Userpilot

AUGUST 29, 2022

Why are marketing data insights critical when making strategic business decisions? With marketing insights, product marketing teams can locate marketing channels that bring the most valuable customers. Product managers can use marketing data to improve customer experience. What is marketing data?

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 15, 2020

80% of product managers say they don’t talk to their customers enough yet they report that their best sources of product ideas are direct customer feedback and market research. In the survey, 2 out of the top 3 sources of the best product and feature ideas came from Direct Customer Feedback and Market Research.

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Alchemer Mobile

AUGUST 19, 2024

Resist the temptation to assume you know what the customer wants without validating through research. Prioritize Roadmap Items Based on Internal Opinions: Do your best to ensure that prioritization is driven by customer needs rather than internal politics or preferences.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In this article, we included the best tips and advice for product marketing managers (PMMs) on how to launch a product, along with various tips that can help your process go smoothly. Both Product Marketing and Product Management teams need to work together. Market Research. Go-to-market strategy. Advertising.

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Gocious Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

Combatting market saturation requires strategic planning and innovation to differentiate your product and capture new market segments. Innovation helps keep your products relevant and competitive against other companies in your industry, while strategic planning and market research can open up new doors.

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Product Innovation Educators

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The core focus of these activities is on thorough market research, continuous customer engagement, and strategic product development. This led him to research and identify 19 core activities specific to product management, with clear separation from product marketing, sales, and go-to-market functions.

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Mind the Product

AUGUST 9, 2017

While the Amazon Echo Show is an impressive addition to the repertoire of voice and video monitoring systems in this growing market, it’s not the product features that are drawing attention. I believe we are on the edge of steep and continuous growth in the home automation market. The market was worth $24.1 billion by 2022.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Customer segments enable you to find/understand your target audience and boost engagement, making them an important marketing tool. TL;DR Psychographic segmentation is a marketing strategy that divides the market into smaller groups based on personality traits, lifestyle, social class, attitudes, interests, and values.

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UserVoice

JULY 28, 2017

Aericon has a post on its blog about how they use Asana for product management – we here at UserVoice are also a fan of keeping tabs on marketing projects via Asana. Good Ole’ Google Docs . Horowitz makes a great point- product managers are in a strategic role.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 22, 2024

A product marketing framework is like a compass that guides you through the complex, fast-paced world of SaaS. In this article, we dive deep into what a product marketing framework is and explore its essential components. In this article, we dive deep into what a product marketing framework is and explore its essential components.

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Userpilot

JULY 31, 2023

What does a product marketing manager (PMM) do? This is the question on the lips of many marketing professionals browsing through opportunities at tech companies. Chances are you already know their broad responsibility is to develop and implement a marketing strategy roadmap for a specific product.

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Userpilot

JULY 24, 2024

Conduct market research and analysis to understand the current state of products in your industry. Identify your target market and user segments to figure out what they want and chart out your product strategy accordingly. Create a product roadmap to get everyone on the same page and outline key development stages.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Early-stage startups are characterized by their fast-paced and dynamic nature, with teams working tirelessly to bring their products to market, validate their assumptions, and gain customer traction. A startup’s TAM represents its product’s total potential market size. High-level roadmap: I like this concept for all stages.

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Userpilot

JUNE 12, 2023

Marketing surveys let you understand brand perception, analyze customer sentiment , and identify improvement areas. TL;DR A marketing survey uses well-crafted questionnaires to gather information about your target audience and their sentiment on your company and competitors. Typeform – best for long-form market research surveys.

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 9, 2018

I find it helpful to form a product discovery team that consists of: Development team members: user experience (UX) designer, developer, tester; Key stakeholders , for example, people from marketing, sales, and support; A ScrumMaster or agile coach. If that’s the case, then I recommend showing the work on your product roadmap.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 22, 2019

And then the entrepreneurial bug bit, and I started a bagel company in San Francisco – which as far as product-market fit goes, it was so amazingly easy to get there. The genesis for Wootric really came about from a conversation I had with Patrick Moran, then Chief Marketing Officer of New Relic. I feel much more at home at Wootric.

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Product Management University

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

First, it should articulate the quantifiable value your proposed product investments will deliver to the market/customers, and second, it should be able to quantify the financial and strategic value those investments will return back to your own organization. Which market segments will be most lucrative over the next 1-3 years?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 13, 2020

Marketing ops, sales ops, and DevOps have been an essential part of business for years. Together they talk through what they want to build, and then the POM handles some of the the more nitty-gritty tasks, like data gathering and market research. For example, marketing might ask for NPS scores.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Candidates are expected to engage with the question critically, asking clarifying questions, applying analytical frameworks, and building on their assumptions despite not being market experts on the topic at hand. The initial aspect I assess is the candidate’s inclination to explore the underlying “why” behind the task.

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Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager.

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ProductPlan

JUNE 8, 2021

By helping our audience—from sales and marketing to engineering and QA—connect with the customer problem, we will drive better outcomes. Market research—Reveals how others tell their stories and perceive the audience. Customer feedback—A door into what’s happening and the trends and evolution in the market. Actionable.

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