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4 Things Most Founders Get Wrong About Marketing with Dave Kellogg

SaaStr

“We just need one great CMO who can do it all” – Founders often search for a marketing unicorn who excels at brand, demand gen, product marketing, and digital programs. A smaller number of high-quality leads that convert at higher rates is vastly superior to a flood of poor-fit prospects.

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Structuring the Organization and Duties of Product Marketing and Competitive Analysis

Kellblog

I sometimes get asked about how to structure an enterprise software marketing organization and the relative roles of product marketing vs. competitive analysis. My first job in marketing, which served as my bridge from a technical to a sales-and-marketing career, was as a competitive analyst.

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The Role of Product Marketing—And Why Startups Need to Define It

OpenView Labs

If you aren’t clear on what product marketing is, how it’s different from product management, and what the responsibilities of a product marketer are, you’re not alone. Specifically, I’m talking about product management and product marketing. This isn’t the case.

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What to Look for When Hiring a Head of Marketing for Your Startup

Tom Tunguz

There are three distinct marketing skillsets to weigh when hiring a head of marketing: marketing communications, quantitative marketing, and product marketing. Marketing Communications - aka MarCom, is the team reponsible for the brand and the voice of the company in the market place.

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Five Words of Wisdom from SaaS Office Hours with Bill Macaitis

Tom Tunguz

When is the right time to hire a head of marketing? The right time to hire a head of marketing for your startup is when the company has found product market fit. Marketing amplifies a message, but rarely do marketing teams ignite the fire. Which marketing disciplines should the marketing team build first?

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A Missive to Marketing: Impose Simplicity

Kellblog

Consider product marketing. Enterprise software products are enormously complex, built by scores (or hundreds) of developers across quarters and years. The successful product marketer finds the most important subtle differences, groups them, and amplifies them. They have deep functionality and subtle differences.

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5 Ways B2B Sales Operations Managers Can Shorten Time to Revenue

Sales Hacker

On this front, sales teams can take a page from inbound marketing campaigns: Always follow-up: Automated nurture campaigns can effectively reach and engage large numbers of prospects at scale, but you can still boost the likelihood of closing a deal with a follow-up call or email within 24 hours.

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