{"id":139696,"date":"2022-03-22T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=139696"},"modified":"2024-11-13T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:08:53","slug":"product-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/product-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Marketing Connects Products to Customers (Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"intro-txt\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Product marketing is the process of introducing a new product to a specific group of people who might want to buy it. It involves understanding who these potential customers are, explaining how the product can help solve their problems, and making sure the product stands out from similar products offered by competitors.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, effective product marketing ensures that the product meets market demands, stands out from competitors, and evolves based on user feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Before launching a product, product marketers do several important things. They figure out who might buy the product and who the competitors are, decide who the product is for, create clear messages about the product, plan how and where it will be sold, and set goals to measure success. This way, everything is carefully planned and ready for a successful launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">After the product is launched, the focus is on keeping people interested and making sure they use it. This includes telling customers about new features and updates, interacting with user communities, and offering clear instructions and learning materials to help them use the product effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Product marketing also requires extensive internal communication. Product marketers ensure everyone at the company understands the target customers and the product\u2019s core strengths. They create clear messages that everyone can use when talking about the product. The are often responsible for training the sales team on how to sell the product and keeps&nbsp;everyone updated on any changes or new features. This way, everyone in the company is on the same page and can effectively support the product.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this article, you will learn all about product marketing: what it is, why it\u2019s important, and how it works. We will break down the key roles and responsibilities of a product marketer, from understanding the target audience to crafting effective messaging and planning successful product launches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You\u2019ll also discover the differences between product marketing and other marketing roles, and get step-by-step guidance on how to execute a successful product marketing strategy. Additionally, we\u2019ll share real-world examples and practical tips to help you apply these concepts effectively in your own&nbsp;work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><\/p><div class=\"intro-tok\" id=\"intro_tok\" style=\"display:none;\"><div class=\"intro-title\">Contents<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"expand-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/a><\/div>&nbsp; &nbsp;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Why is product marketing important?\" data-section=\"1-product-marketing-importance\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.bdfavel7xbc8\">Why is product marketing important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t create and launch a successful product without product marketing. You can\u2019t do that without knowing what to build and who to market the product to.<\/p>\n<p>Example: Juicero.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p><div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-5luthf5hhva\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';bluetooth 'none';browsing-topics 'none';camera 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts;magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';otp-credentials 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';summarizer 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';web-share;window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-5luthf5hhva\" data-lenis-prevent data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5lutHF5HhVA?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/5lutHF5HhVA?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, if you want to stand any chance of success in the market, you need to know how to efficiently position and communicate your product\u2019s value to create demand among your target audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the things mentioned above relate to product marketing. So if you were to become a product marketer, or hire one, what would the role entail? Let\u2019s answer that&nbsp;too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"What does a product marketer do?\" data-section=\"2-product-marketer-responsibilities\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.cx5fknmbimvq\">What does a product marketer do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some key areas of a product marketer\u2019s role:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-120\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-120 tablepress-responsive tablepress-ahrefs-width-full\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">What<strong><\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Why<strong><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Market research<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Among others:<br>\n-Understanding customers\u2019 needs and&nbsp;wants<br>\n-Identifying opportunities in the market<br>\n-Understanding the competition<br>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Go-to-market strategy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Identifying what will be offered, to what market, at what price, how it will be offered, and what is required operationally to launch the product<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Positioning and messaging<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">-Determining the benefits that the product should be identified with<br>\n-Determining how to catch the attention of the target audience and educate them about the product<br>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Product communication (external and internal)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">-Externally: creating demand for the product by communicating its features and benefits&nbsp;<br>\n-Internally: product education and making sure external communication is consistent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Marketing collateral <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Creating the collection of media used to support the sales of the product  (e.g., sales brochures, knowledge base articles, data sheets, demos)&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gathering user feedback<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">-Understanding how satisfied users are with the product&nbsp;<br>\n-Suggesting improvements in the product and how it\u2019s delivered to the market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Product analytics <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Understanding how users engage with the product, e.g., feature usage, points of friction, user retention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">New feature launches<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Delivering new features to the market and driving their adoption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Reputation management<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">-Replying to reviews<br>\n-Fact-checking 3rd-party publishers to make sure data\/screenshots are up to&nbsp;date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-120 from cache -->\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It may sound obvious, but it\u2019s worth knowing that a product marketer doesn\u2019t need to do <em>all<\/em>&nbsp;of those things. Those tasks can be divided among multiple marketers, even different roles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Ahrefs, much of what our marketing department does is product marketing. Yet only a handful of team members are engaged with the product enough to be known as \u201cproduct marketers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make things a bit clearer, this is what we (a company with over 100 people) <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/jobs\/seo-product-marketer\">expect from a product marketer<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 1247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-product-marketer-job-opening.png\" alt=\"List of product marketer's responsibilities \" width=\"1237\" height=\"722\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some things on that list are not exclusive to a product marketer in our marketing team. For example, most of us are involved in creating product-led content. However, a specific \u201cmix\u201d of those duties makes it a good fit for a product marketer specialization.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"further-reading\"><div class=\"reading-title\">Further reading<\/div><div class=\"reading-content\">\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/market-research\/\">Market Research: What It Is and How to Do&nbsp;It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/building-a-go-to-market-strategy\/\">How to Build a Go-to-Market Strategy in 8&nbsp;Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/competitive-analysis-guide\/\" data-ahr=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/competitor-analysis\/\">How to Conduct a Competitive Analysis (Template Included)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"How is product marketing different from other marketing roles?\" data-section=\"3-product-marketing-vs-other-roles\">\n<h2 id=\"h.b6u3cl1xvxsq\">How is product marketing different from other marketing roles (and&nbsp;sales)?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product marketing is essentially a subdivision of marketing. Doing product marketing is basically doing marketing that\u2019s <em>focused <\/em>on everything <em>directly<\/em>&nbsp;related to making a product successful in the market. And that responsibility has been a part of marketing since the conception of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/implementing-the-4-ps-of-marketing\/\">four Ps of marketing<\/a>&nbsp;(product, price, place, and promotion).<\/p>\n<p>\n\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152955\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-what-is-product-marketing-1.png\" alt=\"Venn diagram showing product marketing is only a small part of marketing \" width=\"1600\" height=\"1342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-what-is-product-marketing-1.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-what-is-product-marketing-1-507x425.png 507w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-what-is-product-marketing-1-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1-what-is-product-marketing-1-1536x1288.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly speaking, product marketers differ from other marketing roles&nbsp;by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a more direct influence on the product.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing a lot of market research.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focusing on outbound marketing tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their KPIs are mostly short&nbsp;term.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next closest marketing function is growth marketing (but growth marketing is another word for \u201ceverything\u201d especially in startups). Here\u2019s a quick comparison between product marketing and some common marketing roles:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152956\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/product-marketing-vs-other-marketing-roles.png\" alt=\"Product marketing vs. other marketing roles.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/product-marketing-vs-other-marketing-roles.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/product-marketing-vs-other-marketing-roles-353x425.png 353w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/product-marketing-vs-other-marketing-roles-768x924.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/product-marketing-vs-other-marketing-roles-1276x1536.png 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"How to do product marketing (critical steps in the process)\" data-section=\"4-how-to-do-product-marketing\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.b6u3cl1xvxsq\">How to do product marketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the main steps product marketers usually take to bring products to the market. I\u2019ll explain how to market a product chronologically: before the product launch and after the product launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.8kr96lwt5e31\">Pre-launch stage&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This stage can be summed up with one concept: <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/building-a-go-to-market-strategy\/\">go-to-market strategy<\/a>&nbsp;(GTM strategy). A GTM strategy is basically a company\u2019s plan to introduce a new product or service to the market. Typically, product marketers own these strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the eight steps in the GTM process, along with the vital questions they help to answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Identify your market (along with your competitors)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;This is the product\u2019s \u201cenvironment\u201d for growth. What opportunities are there? Who will you be playing \u201cagainst\u201d?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identify your customer <\/strong>\u2013 Who are you trying to sell to? How will your product make people\u2019s lives better?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Define product positioning and price<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 How should your product be perceived by the target audience? Are you offering more benefits for a lower price or maybe more benefits for a higher price?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Define product messaging and core <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/digital-marketing-strategies\/\">marketing tactics<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;What do you say to potential customers to sell your product? What <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketing-channels\/\">marketing channels<\/a>&nbsp;can you use to reach&nbsp;them?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Define product distribution<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;How will a user access your product? Directly or maybe through distributors?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sync marketing, sales, and support<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;What do sales, support, and other marketing team members need from you to make this product a success? And what do you need from&nbsp;them?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Determine the budget, time frame, and resources needed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Time, resources, and money: How much will the product launch consume?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Define your success <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketing-metrics\/\">metrics<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;How will you know you have achieved <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/product-market-fit\/\">product-market fit<\/a>? How will you measure growth?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to read more on the topic of GTM strategies, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/building-a-go-to-market-strategy\/\">this guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.tzs4sk9ryo1b\">Post-launch stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>After the product launch, product marketers will be involved in the following activities. (Note that they are ongoing activities and not necessarily performed in this&nbsp;order.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Internal and external product communication<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;A product marketer\u2019s goal is twofold here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/demand-generation-strategies\/\">demand generation<\/a>&nbsp;and product adoption. The first is about attracting visitors to the product; the latter is about helping users use product features to accomplish their&nbsp;goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product analytics <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Product marketers don\u2019t need to guess how users engage with the product. They can track this with analytics software (e.g., Mixpanel, Heap).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gathering user feedback<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;This is how product marketers can perform an important role of being the customer\u2019s advocate. Knowing which remarks to prioritize and which to ignore is an art in itself. But it can lead to dramatic improvements within the product.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feature launches <\/strong>\u2013 Product marketers devise communication and coordinate feature launches using various marketing channels.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s about it when it comes to basic theory on marketing a product. Let\u2019s see some examples of how all these can be put into practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Seven examples of product marketing from Ahrefs\" data-section=\"5-seven-examples\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.2wkpj0fabu6a\">Seven examples of effective product marketing&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are seven tried and tested ideas on how to promote a product and increase product adoption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But before we go any further, here\u2019s an important rule about product marketing: make sure you achieve <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/product-market-fit\/\">product-market fit<\/a> before investing time and money in promoting it. Promoting a product nobody wants or can afford is a losing game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.g0w6fn5eopoi\">1. Blogging with product-led content<\/h3>\n<p>Blogging and SEO can be great allies for product marketers. You can use blog posts to show how your product solves real problems&nbsp; and reach people looking for solutions on Google.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This kind of content drives both product demand and product adoption; it generates traffic to your website and shows people how to use the product at the same&nbsp;time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To implement this tactic you need topics with traffic potential and a scoring system to prioritize topics that allow you to feature your product naturally. We\u2019re explaining how to find these topics in our <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/seo\/keyword-research\" data-ahr=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/keyword-research\/\">beginner\u2019s guide to keyword research<\/a> and as for the scoring system, feel free to use our business potential scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152959\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/business-potential.png\" alt=\"Ahrefs' business potential score. \" width=\"1600\" height=\"1422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/business-potential.png 1600w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/business-potential-478x425.png 478w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/business-potential-768x683.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/business-potential-1536x1365.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The scoring system works like this: prioritize topics that score at least \u201c1\u201d on the business potential (BP) scale. In other words, the BP scale expresses our ability to feature Ahrefs inside the content naturally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>So in our example, to show how people can <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/not-provided\/\">uncover organic keywords<\/a>&nbsp;otherwise hidden in Google Analytics, we\u2019ve featured <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/webmaster-tools\">Ahrefs Webmaster Tools<\/a>&nbsp;as one of the solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4-product-led-content-example.png\" alt=\"Excerpt of Ahrefs blog article about AWT\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>We use the same tactic in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWquNQV8Y0_defMKnGKrFOQ\">video content<\/a>&nbsp;creation. Here\u2019s the same principle but in the context of a different topic and a different part of our product offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<\/p><div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-tau9p98zfjk\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';bluetooth 'none';browsing-topics 'none';camera 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts;magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';otp-credentials 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';summarizer 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';web-share;window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-tau9p98zfjk\" data-lenis-prevent data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/taU9P98zfjk?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/taU9P98zfjk?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jqge0qvdhs7\">2. Product feature launches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re constantly working on making our product even better. This means launching new features and data updates quite often (over 130 product updates in&nbsp;2023).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bertiecharlton\/status\/1437338706768183296\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/bertiecharlton\/status\/1437338706768183296<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this area of marketing a product, we try to make sure our announcements are as visible as they can be. In order to do that, we communicate the product through various channels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/category\/product-blog\/\">Product blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/ahrefs-twitter-marketing-strategy\/\">Social media<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Product newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Ads<\/li>\n<li>Facebook Insider group (exclusive for our customers)<\/li>\n<li>PR (for bigger announcements)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Inside the product (example below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/5-product-marketing-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Banner about keyword data update; on left, bearded man holding key while flying \" width=\"1600\" height=\"562\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">For example, with the new keyword data update, our users can rest assured they\u2019re looking at the biggest U.S. keyword data in the industry. Knowing this will help them make more confident SEO decisions.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we communicate with our target audience through so many channels, we also need to coordinate tasks appropriately with multiple team members. And so each product update becomes more or less a <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/marketing-campaign\/\">product marketing campaign<\/a>&nbsp;on its&nbsp;own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, launching new features requires some internal communication too. We have a Slack channel for each newly introduced feature or update. This way, we keep everybody informed and provide a place to discuss new releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.7bii6ko3uaf5\">3. Community engagement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some products gather a community around them. When that happens, brands need to take part in the conversation\u2014whether through a community manager, product marketer, social media manager, or some other role\u2014because that\u2019s also an area of product marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal here can be driving product demand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6-community-engagement-product-demand.jpg\" alt=\"Example of community engagement: Tim's post about &quot;ads position history&quot; in Keywords Explorer \"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Or driving product adoption:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-139691\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/7-community-engagement-product-adoption.png\" alt=\"Example of community engagement: Tim's post on use cases of Content Explorer \" width=\"518\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/7-community-engagement-product-adoption.png 1036w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/7-community-engagement-product-adoption-313x425.png 313w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/7-community-engagement-product-adoption-768x1044.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Or just answering a question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty simple methodology. For every keyword in the database we see a page ranking for, we take the search volume and estimated CTR data to calculate the traffic coming from that term. It typically undercounts because we may not have some really long tail or unpopular terms.<\/p>\u2014 Patrick Stox (@patrickstox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patrickstox\/status\/1479102877356412929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6,&nbsp;2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>All these are examples of product marketing done within a community. Communities like these are often self-sustaining but shouldn\u2019t be left&nbsp;alone.<\/p>\n<p>Product marketing\u2019s role in this scope is to make sure the community gets accurate information and is aware of new product developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a \u201cby-product\u201d of that, people get better at using the product. Hence, they\u2019ll likely use it more and will be more likely to recommend it to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.2orzhnn7qu0d\">4. User onboarding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>User onboarding (aka product onboarding)&nbsp;is a stage within the product adoption process. It\u2019s when a user is actively introduced to the features of the product. It\u2019s an important stage of the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because the messaging that made the user sign up for the product won\u2019t be enough to make them know how to use the product. And only users who know how to use the product (but not necessarily all of its features) can become satisfied customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>User onboarding typically refers to the first steps users take \u201cinside\u201d the product\u2014a sort of \u201cshowing the user around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For product adoption to be successful, users need to understand the value of the product as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>So the goal of the product marketer is to get users to the so-called \u201caha-moment\u201d quickly and smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tried and tested technique of user onboarding is to send automated email workflows, which are triggered immediately after the user signs up for the product.<\/p>\n<p>There are different \u201cstyles\u201d of doing this. We try to keep it short with only three messages and include the most important information inside the&nbsp;first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_152957\" style=\"width: 1454px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152957\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152957\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ahrefs-welcome-email.jpg\" alt=\"Excerpt from Ahrefs welcome email.\" width=\"1444\" height=\"1166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ahrefs-welcome-email.jpg 1444w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ahrefs-welcome-email-526x425.jpg 526w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ahrefs-welcome-email-768x620.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1444px) 100vw, 1444px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-152957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excerpt from Ahrefs welcome email.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This email above shows the user that we\u2019ve got their back and have prepared more than enough educational materials to show them how they can become more successful, thanks to our product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since our product can be quite intimidating to newcomers (lots of data), we also include contextual help in the form of tooltips. These tooltips explain how to use the different reports and the meanings of the metrics inside them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/9-tooltip-in-ahrefs.png\" alt=\"Matching terms report results \"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.3zeow64niux1\">5. Product education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond user onboarding, we have \u201cregular\u201d product education and support.<\/p>\n<p>For us, it\u2019s a stage where product adoption blends with generating demand because nearly all of our content is product-led.<\/p>\n<p>This means the same materials used for user education in one channel can be, at the same time, the materials that drive visitors to us through organic search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a paying customer looks for a step-by-step tutorial on how to build links to their site and finds <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/seo\/link-building\" data-ahr=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/link-building\/\">this article<\/a>&nbsp;on our blog. Yet, everyone else can access the same article through a search engine like Google.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_152958\" style=\"width: 1830px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152958\" class=\"wp-image-152958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/organic-traffic-to-an-article-ahrefs.png\" alt=\"Organic traffic to one of our articles.\" width=\"1820\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/organic-traffic-to-an-article-ahrefs.png 1820w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/organic-traffic-to-an-article-ahrefs-680x195.png 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/organic-traffic-to-an-article-ahrefs-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/organic-traffic-to-an-article-ahrefs-1536x441.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-152958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our guide to link building for SEO drives an estimated 5.4K organic visits per month. Data via Ahrefs\u2019 Site Explorer.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This brings us to our knowledge base, another outcome of marketing a product. They don\u2019t need a special introduction; with it, we aim to maximize product adoption as other companies do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a side note, it\u2019s likely no product-led content marketing can substitute the good ol\u2019 knowledge base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 1477px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/11-knowledge-base-article.jpg\" alt=\"Knowledge base post on historical SERPs\" width=\"1467\" height=\"1341\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Did someone say historical SERPs in Ahrefs? Sure, here\u2019s how.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, product education for a set of tools like Ahrefs requires something more than letting users discover educational content through search. It needs an organized curriculum. This is why we built the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/academy\">Ahrefs Academy<\/a>. It\u2019s packed with helpful video tutorials and is completely free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 1271px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/12-ahrefs-academy.jpg\" alt=\"An Ahrefs Academy course: How to Use Aherfs. Picture of Sam. Below, brief write-up about who this course is for. Next to write-up, no. of lessons and length of course\" width=\"1261\" height=\"1335\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the courses from the Ahrefs Academy. Everybody can learn how to use Ahrefs in a step-by-step, self-paced course.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.pt14fdg21zsn\">6. Gathering user feedback<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how visionary your product is, you can\u2019t ignore user feedback. In fact, there is a popular notion that you should ship&nbsp;your product fast (even if it\u2019s not perfect) just to learn if you\u2019ve got a product that shows enough potential (see <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/product-market-fit\/#achieving-product-market-fit\">value hypothesis<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Ahrefs, we gather feedback on our product in three&nbsp;ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An always-on customer feedback management platform<\/li>\n<li>Agile, bite-sized surveys<\/li>\n<li>Interviews with customers (sporadically)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look at the first two methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first method, we use <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.canny.io\/\">Canny<\/a>. It\u2019s an open platform that lets users share their ideas on improving Ahrefs, comment on those ideas, and vote on them. So not only can we learn about others\u2019 ideas, but we can also know how many people share those&nbsp;views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/13-user-feedback-management.jpg\" alt=\"Example of feedback given on Canny \"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For the second method, we usually ask our community at Ahrefs Insider. Unlike Canny, this is a group (currently on Facebook) available to only paying users. We get important feedback through that channel, and we do listen to&nbsp;it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/14-rank-tracker-feedback.jpg\" alt=\"Tim's post about Rank Tracker UI on Ahrefs Insider \"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On top of that, every two years (on the same day), we ask this question openly on Reddit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default aligncenter\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/15-asking-reddit-for-feedback.png\" alt=\"Tim's post on BigSEO subreddit where he asks for feedback\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.cbo5ryfcecyd\">7. Homepage design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, let\u2019s look at Ahrefs\u2019 product messaging on the homepage.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a homepage that shapes brand and product communication is tough, and it\u2019s also part of a product marketer\u2019s job. It\u2019s supposed to educate, entertain, and convert at the same&nbsp;time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me give the floor to Ahrefs CMO <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timsoulo\">Tim Soulo<\/a>,&nbsp;who made a video to explain how we created <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/\">Ahrefs\u2019 current homepage<\/a>. It talks&nbsp;about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why we expanded our communication to the \u201cproblem-aware\u201d audience.<\/li>\n<li>How we decided to explain Ahrefs to newcomers.<\/li>\n<li>Why extending the customer journey on purpose is sometimes a good&nbsp;idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<\/p><div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-b_ge_hkx40u\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer 'none';autoplay 'none';bluetooth 'none';browsing-topics 'none';camera 'none';clipboard-read 'none';clipboard-write;display-capture 'none';encrypted-media 'none';gamepad 'none';geolocation 'none';gyroscope 'none';hid 'none';identity-credentials-get 'none';idle-detection 'none';keyboard-map 'none';local-fonts;magnetometer 'none';microphone 'none';midi 'none';otp-credentials 'none';payment 'none';picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create 'none';publickey-credentials-get 'none';screen-wake-lock 'none';serial 'none';summarizer 'none';sync-xhr;usb 'none';web-share;window-management 'none';xr-spatial-tracking 'none';\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-b_ge_hkx40u\" data-lenis-prevent data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/B_GE_Hkx40U?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/B_GE_Hkx40U?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" title width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.qr6uasx4yiv6\">Final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing a product can\u2019t be done without product marketing. It even sounds quite self-explanatory. If you\u2019re doing a good job at marketing, you\u2019re probably also doing a good job at product marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a feeling that some 30 years ago, product marketing would be called just \u201cmarketing.\u201d&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;just that in recent years this set of marketing activities has been extracted from a bigger set and given an identity of its own. And it\u2019s no wonder. Marketing has been burgeoning with specializations for&nbsp;years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does every marketing team need a product marketer? Sooner or later, probably yes. But does every marketing team need product marketing? Definitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got questions or comments? Ping me on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_makosiewicz\">X<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mateusz-makosiewicz-38154b67\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before launching a product, product marketers do several important things. 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