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What’s the Difference Between a Value Proposition and a Positioning Statement?

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It’s easy to confuse the concept of a value proposition with a positioning statement. However, it is important to recognize that these are separate and distinct statements that each have their own …

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How Embedded Is Product Marketing In Your Product Development Process?

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We are nearing the finish line on this year’s Survey of Product Team Performance and as we prepare to begin the regression analysis I noticed an interesting comment from one …

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What Percentage of Product Managers Rely Upon Influence Versus Direct Control?

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In this year’s Study of Product Team Performance we asked product team members to indicate how well defined the role of the product manager was in their organization. Respondents told …

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Silicon Valley Code Camp, SVPMA, and ProductCamp San Francisco All in Two Weeks!

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Product Management is alive and well in San Francisco and Silicon Valley! Over the next two weeks Ron Lichty and I will be canvasing three different venues where product managers …

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Product Management’s Invisible Wall: Domain Experience (Versus Skill)

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If you speak to enough seasoned product managers a pattern begins to emerge and an invisible wall starts to reveal itself. The wall I am referring to is domain experience. …