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Developer & Technical Marketing

Marketing to developers and technical buyers through docs, community, advocacy, and technical content.

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Technical Demo Design: Live Coding vs. Pre-Recorded Demos

Technical Demo Design: Live Coding vs. Pre-Recorded Demos

Developers want to see code, not slides. Here's how to design technical demos that prove your product works and handle the live vs. recorded decision.

November 4, 2024 7 min read
Integration Marketplace Strategy: Getting Featured in Platform Directories

Integration Marketplace Strategy: Getting Featured in Platform Directories

Getting listed in Shopify, Salesforce, or HubSpot app stores drives massive adoption. Here's how to get featured and maximize marketplace performance.

October 21, 2024 7 min read
Developer Product Launches: Different Tactics for Technical Audiences

Developer Product Launches: Different Tactics for Technical Audiences

Traditional product launch playbooks fail for developer products. Here's how to launch to technical audiences who hate being marketed to.

October 7, 2024 7 min read
Open Source Contribution Strategy: When to Build in Public

Open Source Contribution Strategy: When to Build in Public

Open sourcing your product can accelerate growth or backfire spectacularly. Here's when to build in public, what to open source, and how to manage it.

September 23, 2024 7 min read
Stack Overflow Strategy: Turning Q&A Into Product Discovery

Stack Overflow Strategy: Turning Q&A Into Product Discovery

Developers discover tools while searching for solutions on Stack Overflow. Here's how to use Stack Overflow strategically without being spammy.

September 9, 2024 7 min read
Technical Video Content: Tutorials That Developers Actually Watch

Technical Video Content: Tutorials That Developers Actually Watch

Most developer tutorial videos lose viewers in the first 30 seconds. Here's how to create technical video content that developers watch, learn from, and share.

August 26, 2024 7 min read
Developer Relations vs. Developer Marketing: Roles, Responsibilities, and Collaboration

Developer Relations vs. Developer Marketing: Roles, Responsibilities, and Collaboration

DevRel and Developer Marketing overlap but aren't the same. Here's how to structure both teams for maximum impact without duplication or tension.

August 12, 2024 7 min read
Building Technical Communities on Discord and Slack

Building Technical Communities on Discord and Slack

Discord and Slack are where developers hang out. Here's how to build technical communities that actually help developers and drive product adoption.

July 29, 2024 7 min read
Developer Experience as Differentiation: How UX Impacts Technical Buying Decisions

Developer Experience as Differentiation: How UX Impacts Technical Buying Decisions

When features are comparable, developer experience wins. Fast integration, clear docs, and helpful errors differentiate your product more than feature lists.

July 16, 2024 7 min read
SDK and Library Marketing: Getting Developers to Adopt Your Tools

SDK and Library Marketing: Getting Developers to Adopt Your Tools

Developers won't use your SDK if it's hard to install, poorly documented, or doesn't follow language conventions. Here's how to build SDKs that get adopted.

July 2, 2024 7 min read
Technical Blog Content: Writing for Developers Without Dumbing It Down

Technical Blog Content: Writing for Developers Without Dumbing It Down

Developer blog posts fail when they're too shallow or too sales-y. Here's how to write technical content that teaches, builds trust, and drives adoption.

June 19, 2024 7 min read
Developer Conference Strategy: Which Events Matter and How to Maximize ROI

Developer Conference Strategy: Which Events Matter and How to Maximize ROI

Developer conferences are expensive. Most companies waste money sponsoring the wrong events. Here's how to choose conferences that drive adoption and measure actual ROI.

June 5, 2024 7 min read
GitHub as a Marketing Channel: Using Open Source for Product Discovery

GitHub as a Marketing Channel: Using Open Source for Product Discovery

GitHub is where developers discover tools. A great README, active issues, and thoughtful open source strategy can drive more adoption than traditional marketing.

May 22, 2024 7 min read
Technical Webinar Design: Teaching Without Boring Your Developer Audience

Technical Webinar Design: Teaching Without Boring Your Developer Audience

Developer webinars fail when they're sales pitches or theoretical lectures. Here's how to design technical webinars that teach and keep developers engaged.

May 8, 2024 7 min read
Code Sample Strategy: Examples That Accelerate Integration and Reduce Friction

Code Sample Strategy: Examples That Accelerate Integration and Reduce Friction

Bad code samples slow developers down. Great ones get them to working implementation in minutes. Here's how to create samples that actually work.

April 25, 2024 7 min read
Developer Advocacy Programs: Turning Engineers Into Product Champions

Developer Advocacy Programs: Turning Engineers Into Product Champions

Developer advocates amplify your product when done right, but most programs fail. Here's how to build advocacy that's authentic and drives adoption.

April 10, 2024 7 min read
API Marketing: Making Technical Products Accessible to Non-Technical Buyers

API Marketing: Making Technical Products Accessible to Non-Technical Buyers

Your API is evaluated by developers but purchased by business leaders. Here's how to market to both audiences without dumbing down or oversimplifying.

March 28, 2024 7 min read
Developer Community Building: Creating Communities That Actually Help Each Other

Developer Community Building: Creating Communities That Actually Help Each Other

Developer communities fail when they're just marketing channels. Here's how to build communities where developers genuinely help each other—and choose your product.

March 12, 2024 7 min read
Technical Documentation Strategy: Docs That Drive Adoption and Reduce Support

Technical Documentation Strategy: Docs That Drive Adoption and Reduce Support

Bad documentation kills developer products. Here's how to build docs that accelerate adoption, reduce support burden, and turn users into advocates.

February 25, 2024 7 min read
Developer Persona Research: Understanding Technical Buyers vs. Business Buyers

Developer Persona Research: Understanding Technical Buyers vs. Business Buyers

Developers buy differently than business buyers. Here's how to research and understand technical personas to market effectively to engineering teams.

February 8, 2024 7 min read

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Strategy

Frameworks for positioning, competitive strategy, and market analysis that drive long-term GTM success.

Go-to-Market

Tactical playbooks for coordinating cross-functional launches, aligning teams, and executing GTM motions.

Product Launch

Launch planning, timing, and execution strategies that maximize impact and drive adoption.

Sales Enablement

Battlecards, training programs, and sales tools that turn reps into product experts.

Messaging & Positioning

Crafting value propositions and messaging that resonates with buyers and differentiates from competitors.

Pricing & Packaging

Pricing strategy, packaging decisions, and monetization models that optimize revenue.

AI Agent Optimization

Optimizing product content, documentation, and data for AI agents like ChatGPT and Claude that recommend products to buyers.

Win/Loss Analysis

Systematic approaches to understanding why deals are won or lost and feeding insights back to product and GTM.

Customer Research

Methods for gathering customer insights through interviews, surveys, and jobs-to-be-done research.

Demand Generation

Lead generation strategies, campaign planning, and lifecycle marketing that drives pipeline.

Content Marketing

Content strategy and distribution frameworks that drive qualified leads and revenue.

Product Analytics

Using product usage data to inform GTM decisions, identify expansion opportunities, and prevent churn.

Market Research

Primary and secondary research methodologies for understanding markets, competitors, and customer needs.

Partner & Channel Marketing

Co-marketing programs, partner enablement, and channel strategies that drive revenue through partnerships.

Product-Led Growth

Self-serve onboarding, free trial optimization, and PLG strategies that turn users into paying customers.

Customer Marketing

Retention programs, advocacy initiatives, and expansion campaigns that grow revenue from existing customers.

Competitive Intelligence

Building competitive monitoring systems, positioning frameworks, and battle cards that help you win against competitors.

Product Marketing Operations

Team structure, tech stack, processes, and KPIs that make product marketing teams more effective and efficient.

International GTM

Strategies for international expansion, localization, regional planning, and managing global product launches.

Platform & Ecosystem Marketing

App marketplaces, developer platforms, partner programs, and ecosystem growth strategies for multi-sided platforms.

Founding PMMs

For the first PMM hire: building the function from scratch, proving value, working with limited resources, and establishing credibility.

Marketers at Scale-ups/Series A

Transitioning from startup to scale-up: building teams, standardizing processes, managing complexity, and driving systematic growth.

Product Marketing Frameworks

Proven frameworks, models, and methodologies that product marketers use to structure thinking, drive decisions, and execute consistently.

RevOps & PMM Alignment

Building partnerships with revenue operations to drive attribution, forecasting, pipeline management, and cross-functional GTM execution.

Event Marketing & Field PMM

Trade shows, conferences, webinars, and field marketing strategies that drive pipeline and build brand presence in target markets.

Product Adoption & Onboarding

Strategies to drive user activation, reduce time-to-value, increase feature adoption, and build product-led growth flywheels.

Executive Communication

Communicating with C-suite and board members through executive briefs, presentations, storytelling, and strategic influence.

PMM Visibility & Impact

Dashboard frameworks, attribution models, political navigation, and career strategies that help PMMs prove value and build executive influence.

Budget Season

Q4 planning strategies, budget defense tactics, and ROI frameworks for protecting PMM resources during annual planning cycles. Navigate finance scrutiny and prove necessity.

Pragmatic Framework

Practical guides for implementing the Pragmatic Institute framework, from market and focus to programs and readiness, helping PMMs get the most value from this popular methodology.

Future of PMM

How AI, product-led growth, and evolving buyer behaviors are reshaping product marketing. What skills, tools, and career paths will define PMMs in 2030.

Industry Marketing

Go-to-market strategies tailored for specific industries and verticals. How PMM approaches differ across SaaS, fintech, construction tech, healthcare, and other specialized markets.

Buyers Guides

Practical guides for choosing PMM tools and platforms. Evaluating competitive intelligence, messaging frameworks, and launch management solutions that consolidate workflows and save time.