Essentials of a
Strategy
Rahul Thomas Mathew
Product Marketing @ Jifflenow
Agenda
• Overview	of Product Marketing
• Introduction	to	the Product Marketing Framework
• Product	Marketing	Deliverables
Product	
Marketing	
&	
Product	
Management
What	is	Product	
Marketing?
Sales
MarketingProduct
What	does	Product	Marketing	Really	Do?
PRE-LAUNCH
POST-LAUNCH
• Positioning
• Messaging
• Collating customer Feedback
• GTM
• Sales enablement
• Driving demand
• Adoption
• Overall success of the product
Product	Marketing	from	Dogbert’s	eyes
Product	Marketing	Framework
Frame	the	
Problem
Identify	Target	
Audience
Develop	
Positioning	&	
Messaging
Feed	Different	
Stages	of	Target	
Audience
Executing	Launch	
Plan
Post	Launch
PRE-LAUNCH POST-LAUNCH
Frame	the	Problem
How	often	buyers	
think	about	their	
problems
How	often	buyers	
think	about	your	
solution
Identify	Target	Audience
Develop	Positioning	&	Messaging
Know	the	
Audience
Know	how	
the	audience	
makes	
decisions
Map	available	
content	and	
identify	
content	gaps
Know	
audience	
content	
preference
Define	
content	goals
Measure	
content	
Effectiveness
Feed	Different	Stages	of	Target	Audience
Awareness
Lead	
Generation
Nurture
Sales	
Enablement
STAGECONTENT	TYPE
• Infographic
• Presentation
• Blog	Post
• Video
• Advertisement
• Press	Releases
• eBook
• Whitepaper
• Workbooks
• Templates
• Third-party	research
• Webinar
• Blog	post
• Infographics
• Email
• Case	study
• Testimonials
• Video	demo
• Analyst	report
• Spec	sheets
• ROI	calculator
• RFP	template
• Pricing	guides
• Competitive	
differentiator	guides
• Messaging
CHANNEL
• Website/blog	
• SlideShare
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Social	media	management	
(Hootsuite,	Spredfast,	etc.)
• SEO	Optimization
• Youtube
• Website
• SlideShare
• Social	media	management
• Marketing	automation
• Webinar	platform
• Website/blog
• Marketing automation
• YouTube
• Email Marketing
• Website
• Marketing automation
• CRM
• Internal content repository
Enabling	Internal	Teams
TEAM ASSETS
SALES
Product demos, one-pagers, talking points, competitive differentiator docs,
pricing details, testimonials, case studies
CUSTOMER SUCCESS
One-pagers, detailed technical overview and/or requirements, implementation
guides, customer-oriented presentations, customer emails
MARKETING
Blog posts, social posts, one-pagers, feature descriptions for website, guides,
emails, one-pagers, event/tradeshow collateral, internal positioning documents,
videos
PR Press releases, analyst briefings, media outreach
Post	Launch
Measurement
• Web	Traffic
• Internal	Content	utilization
• New	Prospects	in	Database
• MQL,	Lead	and	Revenue	by	product	launch
Gather	Feedback
• Ask	internal	teams	about	feedback	of	enablement	tools,	messaging
• Feedback	about	product	traction
• Did	they	feel	prepared	for	the	launch
• What	can	be	done	better
Develop	continued	awareness	plan
• Develop	a	plan	for	the	six	to	twelve	months	immediately	after	launch.	
• Create	content	to	drive	continued	awareness to	fuel	lead	gen
• Opportunities	to	gain	extra	exposure	for	your	product	through	a	sponsorship,	keynote,	or	
speaking	engagement
Summary
So in conclusion what is Product Marketing ?
• Product Marketers understand the customer & the market
• Product Marketers position the products in the market
• Enable Sales & Marketing teams to attract new customers
• Drive Product demand and adoption
What are the Product Marketing deliverables?
• Buyer Personas
• Positioning & Messaging that attracts and converts prospects and leads
• Sales enablement material
• Competitive intelligence
• GTM and Launch plans for the product

Product Marketing Lessons from a Pro