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Product Launch

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

33 articles
Feature Naming That Actually Helps Customers Understand What You Built

Feature Naming That Actually Helps Customers Understand What You Built

Clever feature names confuse customers and kill adoption. Here's how to name features so people instantly understand what they do.

October 28, 2025 6 min read
5 Launch Velocity Metrics Every PMM Should Track

5 Launch Velocity Metrics Every PMM Should Track

Data-driven insights into measuring product launch success beyond revenue—from awareness lift to sales team activation rates.

October 25, 2025 6 min read
The Product Launch Checklist Nobody Follows (But Should)

The Product Launch Checklist Nobody Follows (But Should)

Most launch checklists are 100-item lists that overwhelm teams. Here's the 20-item checklist that actually predicts launch success.

October 21, 2025 8 min read
How to Run a Beta Program That Actually Improves Your Product

How to Run a Beta Program That Actually Improves Your Product

Most beta programs are glorified early access with no structure. Here's how to design a beta that generates actionable product insights.

October 19, 2025 7 min read
The DRI Framework: How to Get Cross-Functional Alignment on Launches

The DRI Framework: How to Get Cross-Functional Alignment on Launches

Launches fail when everyone owns the outcome but nobody owns the decisions. Here's how to fix it with clear DRIs.

October 17, 2025 6 min read
Feature Flags Without the Drama: What PMMs Actually Need to Know

Feature Flags Without the Drama: What PMMs Actually Need to Know

Most product marketers treat feature flags as an engineering concern until a phased rollout explodes. Here's how to coordinate with engineering on rollout percentages and monitoring without becoming a burden.

July 16, 2025 8 min read
Launch Retrospectives That Actually Change How You Launch

Launch Retrospectives That Actually Change How You Launch

Most launch retrospectives generate 40-slide decks that nobody acts on. Here's how to turn post-mortems into continuous improvement through retrospective case studies that drive real change.

July 12, 2025 9 min read
Early Access Program Design: Controlled Rollouts That Build Hype

Early Access Program Design: Controlled Rollouts That Build Hype

Most early access programs give away the product for free to anyone who asks and kill launch momentum. Here's how to design scarcity-driven rollouts that actually build demand.

July 9, 2025 8 min read
Beta Program Management: Recruitment to Graduation

Beta Program Management: Recruitment to Graduation

Most beta programs recruit anyone who volunteers and hope for useful feedback. Here's how to design beta cohorts that actually validate your product-market fit and generate customer proof points.

July 5, 2025 9 min read
Launch Tier Frameworks: T1/T2/T3 Criteria & Resource Allocation

Launch Tier Frameworks: T1/T2/T3 Criteria & Resource Allocation

Most companies waste executive resources on minor feature launches while under-investing in products that could transform the business. Here's how to build a tiering system that actually drives resource allocation decisions.

July 2, 2025 9 min read
Beta Program Strategy: How to Run Beta Programs That Accelerate Product Launches

Beta Program Strategy: How to Run Beta Programs That Accelerate Product Launches

Most beta programs are chaotic. Here's the framework for running structured betas that validate products and create champions.

May 28, 2025 7 min read
Sunset and Deprecation Communication Strategy: How to Kill Products and Features Without Killing Customer Trust

Sunset and Deprecation Communication Strategy: How to Kill Products and Features Without Killing Customer Trust

A framework for communicating product sunsets and feature deprecations that maintains customer relationships, minimizes churn, and protects your brand during difficult transitions.

May 15, 2025 8 min read
Internal Launch Communications: How to Turn Employees into Product Evangelists

Internal Launch Communications: How to Turn Employees into Product Evangelists

Your product launch fails when employees can't explain it. Here's how to build internal communication plans that create company-wide alignment and sales readiness.

March 30, 2025 7 min read
Phased Rollouts: Coordinating Feature Flags Without Engineering Hating You

Phased Rollouts: Coordinating Feature Flags Without Engineering Hating You

Most phased rollouts fail because PMMs treat them like marketing campaigns instead of technical operations. Here's how to coordinate with engineering without causing disasters.

February 5, 2025 8 min read
Managing Customer Migrations During Product Launches

Managing Customer Migrations During Product Launches

How to move existing customers to new products or tiers without creating chaos

January 30, 2025
Running Launch Retrospectives That People Actually Want to Attend

Running Launch Retrospectives That People Actually Want to Attend

Most launch retrospectives are blame sessions disguised as learning exercises. Here's how to run retros that surface real insights and improve your next launch.

January 29, 2025 8 min read
Preparing for Launch Day Objections Before They Happen

Preparing for Launch Day Objections Before They Happen

How to anticipate and arm your team against the objections that will surface immediately after launch

January 27, 2025
Building a Beta Program from Scratch: Lessons from 8 Failed Attempts

Building a Beta Program from Scratch: Lessons from 8 Failed Attempts

Most beta programs fail because they're designed to validate what product already decided to build. Here's how to run betas that actually improve your product before launch.

January 25, 2025 9 min read
Testing Launch Messaging Before You Commit

Testing Launch Messaging Before You Commit

How to validate your launch messages with real buyers before investing in the full campaign

January 24, 2025
Building Internal Champions Before Launch Day

Building Internal Champions Before Launch Day

How to turn skeptical internal teams into launch advocates who actually help you succeed

January 21, 2025
Planning a Feature Launch in 2 Weeks Without Losing Your Mind

Planning a Feature Launch in 2 Weeks Without Losing Your Mind

Product just told you a major feature ships in two weeks. Here's how to run a rapid launch that actually drives adoption instead of just announcing features.

January 18, 2025 8 min read
Turning Beta Feedback Into Launch Wins

Turning Beta Feedback Into Launch Wins

How to extract real insights from beta programs and use them to nail your launch

January 18, 2025
Your First Product Launch in 60 Days: What Actually Works

Your First Product Launch in 60 Days: What Actually Works

Most first-time product launches fail because PMMs treat them like project management exercises. Here's what actually drives launch success when you've never done one before.

January 15, 2025 9 min read
Building a Multi-Channel Launch Strategy That Actually Works

Building a Multi-Channel Launch Strategy That Actually Works

How to orchestrate launches across multiple channels without spreading your team too thin

January 15, 2025
Product Launch Tiers: How to Decide Which Launches Deserve Full GTM Treatment

Product Launch Tiers: How to Decide Which Launches Deserve Full GTM Treatment

Not every launch deserves a launch party. Here's the framework for tiering launches based on impact and effort.

January 15, 2025 7 min read
The PMM's Guide to Handling the 10 Most Common Sales Objections

The PMM's Guide to Handling the 10 Most Common Sales Objections

Sales keeps hearing the same objections. Here's how product marketing should address them—not with better rebuttals, but by eliminating the objections.

October 22, 2024 8 min read
Launch Retrospectives: How to Learn From Every Product Launch and Improve Over Time

Launch Retrospectives: How to Learn From Every Product Launch and Improve Over Time

Most teams repeat the same launch mistakes. Here's the retrospective framework that turns launches into learning.

August 2, 2024 7 min read
Mon premier lancement produit européen en 60 jours

Mon premier lancement produit européen en 60 jours

Lancer un produit simultanément en France, Allemagne et UK avec trois langues, deux devises, et des cycles de vente différents. Voici ce que j'ai appris.

June 22, 2024 9 min read
The Product Marketing Metrics Dashboard You Actually Need

The Product Marketing Metrics Dashboard You Actually Need

Stop reporting on vanity metrics. Here's the dashboard that shows if your product marketing is actually working.

June 11, 2024 7 min read
Feature Adoption: How to Get Customers Actually Using What You Built

Feature Adoption: How to Get Customers Actually Using What You Built

You launched a great feature. Nobody's using it. Here's the playbook for driving adoption post-launch.

February 8, 2024 7 min read
The Launch Readiness Checklist: How to Know When You're Actually Ready to Ship

The Launch Readiness Checklist: How to Know When You're Actually Ready to Ship

Product wants to launch next week. But are you actually ready? Here's the checklist to prevent disastrous half-baked launches.

April 10, 2023 7 min read
Product vs. Feature: When to Launch as Standalone Product vs. Feature Add-On

Product vs. Feature: When to Launch as Standalone Product vs. Feature Add-On

Your team built something new. Is it a feature or a product? This decision changes everything about GTM strategy and pricing.

February 14, 2023 7 min read
Product Launch Timing: How to Choose the Right Launch Date for Maximum Impact

Product Launch Timing: How to Choose the Right Launch Date for Maximum Impact

You launch whenever product is ready. Here's the strategic framework for timing launches to maximize impact.

June 28, 2022 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.

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.

Developer & Technical Marketing

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

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.