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Driving Innovation as a Product Marketer

Driving Innovation as a Product Marketer

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  1. TYPES O F I N N O VA TI O

    N S PRODUCT - New product - Improved performance - New feature - Growth / revenue
  2. INBOUND What should we be building? Are we building the

    right things? OUTBOUND How do we grow and scale in market? How do we validate and launch? Product
  3. WHY INBOUNDS? Gives something “back” to the product organization Provide

    structure for the “why” behind a developing roadmap Develops expertise in eyes of org, especially important if PMM role is historically outbound-driven Product Common language as you talk about a nebulous problem
  4. AN INBOUND… INSIGHTS WRAPPED IN A FRAMEWORK… ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS

    Where is the market today and where do we expect it to go? How can we differentiate vs. competitors? Product What do we need to build and for whom do we build? What is the total opportunity and what can we expect to capture based on our product and customers?
  5. FACEBOOK VIDEO AD EXAMPLE WE WANT TO BUILD A PERSONALIZED

    VIDEO AD CAPABILITY “Personalization” … what does that mean? Product
  6. INBOUND SHOULD ALIGN WITH PRODUCT INCENTIVES Depending on company /

    product teams… They’ll be incentivized to ship (every Q or every half) They’ll need “product vision” for the next 12-24 months They may be stacked against adoption or revenue goals Product YOUR INBOUND INSIGHTS = MORE LIKELY TO REACH THEIR GOALS
  7. DON’T FORGET THE NON-PRODUCT STAKEHOLDERS Product Product is becoming more

    of a “team sport” The other cross functions – data science, engineering, design, content strategy, UX, will all have a role in influencing the roadmap Get them on your side
  8. TYPES O F I N N O VA TI O

    N S PROCESS - New/improved production or delivery - Enabled by changes in technique, software - Costs / profit NOT QUITE AS SEXY, CAN BE JUST AS IMPACTFUL
  9. TIE TO CUSTOMER OR $$ METRICS START SCRAPPY, GET TEAM

    BUY-IN DEMONSTRATE VALUE TO KEY INTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS Process
  10. Product BUILD CREDIBILITY WITH STRONG INBOUNDS ALIGNED TO PRODUCT INCENTIVES

    GET BUY-IN FROM PRODUCT “&” START SCRAPPY, GET TEAM BUY-IN DEMONSTRATE VALUE TO STAKEHOLDERS TIE TO CUSTOMER OR $$ PRODUCT PROCESS