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7 Ways Product Marketers Can Collaborate with Product Managers to Move More Product

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Two Critical Roles. According to a recent 280 Group poll, only 32% of organizations currently have a defined Product Marketing Manager role. This position has gained traction in enterprise organizations over the past few years, and for good reason: Product Marketing is essential for getting the word out about a product and driving sales. The Product Manager puts products on the shelf, and Product Marketing Managers help them fly off the shelves – and into the hands of customers.

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Jobs-to-Be-Done: A Guide to Maximizing the JTBD Approach

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What does an Iron and an iPod have in common? On the surface, not much. But each was “hired” to a job for the customer. The Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) framework is an approach to developing products based on understanding the customer’s goal (job) and the thought processes behind creating a product to accomplish that goal (do the job). The JTBD framework is beneficial for keeping Product teams focused on the problem space long enough to determine a customer’s needs.