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most PMMs are treated like a glorified "make it pretty" department
(and honestly, if you let them do it, that's on you!)
real product marketing isn't about choosing the right shade of blue for the slide deck. it's about being the glue that holds the product, sales, and success teams together
๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ "๐๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป" ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ:
1๏ธโฃ stop waiting for a "handover" from product. if you're waiting for the PRD to be finished before you start thinking about the market, you've already lost. get in the room while the ink is still wet
2๏ธโฃ build a feedback loop that actually loops. don't just throw sales collateral over the fence. sit on the sales calls. hear the objections yourself. then fix the messaging in real-time
3๏ธโฃ own the "why," not just the "what." anyone can list features. a real PMM explains why those features matter to a human being with a budget and a boss to impress
at the end of the day, you have a choice
you can be the person who makes the slides look "clean"...
OR you can be the person who makes the strategy work
I know which one I'd rather be (hint: it involves less time in Canva and more time in the revenue seat)
OH, and if you're struggling to make this shift, I'm hosting a session on exactly this next week
๐ link to join is in the comments ๐
p.s. for the love of Gouda, stop saying "synergy" in your internal meetings. it's not helping anyone ๐ฅ
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