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DevTools Marketing: Reaching the Technical Buyer
Industry Marketing July 12, 2024

DevTools Marketing: Reaching the Technical Buyer

The engineer looked at my beautifully designed developer tool landing page and said: 'Where's the documentation? I'm not reading marketing copy.'

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Competitive Win/Loss Analysis: How to Learn Why You Win and Lose to Specific Competitors
Win/Loss Analysis July 12, 2024

Competitive Win/Loss Analysis: How to Learn Why You Win and Lose to Specific Competitors

You're losing deals but don't know why. Here's the framework for win/loss analysis that reveals competitive gaps.

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How In-App Messaging Tripled Feature Adoption
Product Adoption & Onboarding July 11, 2024

How In-App Messaging Tripled Feature Adoption

We launched a major feature and watched it die at 9% adoption. Six weeks later, after implementing a contextual in-app messaging strategy, adoption...

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Competitive Messaging Analysis: Deconstructing How Competitors Position
Competitive Intelligence July 10, 2024

Competitive Messaging Analysis: Deconstructing How Competitors Position

Understanding competitor messaging reveals their strategy and exposes differentiation opportunities. Here's how to analyze it systematically.

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Virtual Events in 2024: What Actually Works After Everyone's Zoomed Out
Event Marketing & Field PMM July 9, 2024

Virtual Events in 2024: What Actually Works After Everyone's Zoomed Out

We tried to keep running virtual events the same way we did in 2020. Registration dropped 75%. Here's what we learned about virtual events in the...

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How I Landed a Speaking Slot at Our Industry's Biggest Conference
Event Marketing & Field PMM July 9, 2024

How I Landed a Speaking Slot at Our Industry's Biggest Conference

I submitted five conference proposals and got rejected every time. Then I learned that conference organizers don't want product pitches or generic...

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International Value Perception: Why the Same Price Feels Different Everywhere
International GTM July 8, 2024

International Value Perception: Why the Same Price Feels Different Everywhere

Your $99/month price point works in San Francisco but feels expensive in Berlin and cheap in Zurich. Understanding value perception across cultures is...

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Hiring and Building Local Marketing Teams: In-Market vs. Centralized Approaches
International GTM July 8, 2024

Hiring and Building Local Marketing Teams: In-Market vs. Centralized Approaches

Should you hire local marketing teams or centralize from HQ? Here's how to build international marketing organizations that balance local expertise...

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Field Marketing Activation: Driving Local Demand and Pipeline Through Regional Campaigns
Event Marketing & Field PMM July 8, 2024

Field Marketing Activation: Driving Local Demand and Pipeline Through Regional Campaigns

Execute effective field marketing programs that generate local demand, support sales teams in key markets, and deliver measurable pipeline through...

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API Product Marketing: Marketing APIs as Products, Not Just Developer Tools
Platform & Ecosystem Marketing July 8, 2024

API Product Marketing: Marketing APIs as Products, Not Just Developer Tools

APIs generate billions in revenue, but most companies market them like documentation. Here's how Stripe, Twilio, and Plaid positioned APIs as...

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Why We Stopped Using Klue and Built Our Own System
Buyers Guides July 5, 2024

Why We Stopped Using Klue and Built Our Own System

After 18 months with Klue, we cancelled and built our own competitive intelligence system. Six months later, I realized we'd 'built our own' by...

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My Executive Summary Template for Launch Results
Executive Communication July 3, 2024

My Executive Summary Template for Launch Results

I used to present launch results as 30-slide decks full of metrics. Then I learned executives want one thing: Did it work, and what are we doing next?

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