Budget Season: When PMM Becomes 'Overhead'
Every other quarter, PMM is strategic. But in budget season, the conversation shifts: suddenly product marketing is cost to minimize, not capability to invest in.
Your PMM Budget Got Cut Before You Even Submitted It
Budget decisions aren't made in November's review meetings. They're made in September's executive conversations when PMMs are focused on Q4 execution.
Why Q4 Is When PMMs Lose Next Year's Budget Battle
Budget decisions for next year aren't made in January's planning meetings. They're made in October's executive conversations when PMMs are too busy to notice.
The Q4 Planning Trap Every PMM Falls Into
PMMs enter Q4 planning with one fatal assumption: they'll finally have time for strategic work. Then October arrives and reveals the truth.
Your Q4 PMM Plan Will Fail (Here's Why)
Most Q4 planning sessions produce beautiful decks that fall apart by October. Here's what actually determines whether your plan survives contact with reality.