Sleeping Barber - A Marketing Podcast SBP 035: A Guide to Product Marketing, with Yasmeen Turayhi
In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome our guest, Yasmeen Turayhi, the founder of Modern Product - a renowned product marketing consulting agency, she is also a TED X speaker and author of three incredible books!
Together, we navigate the contrasting landscapes of single vs. multi-product companies, why market research is so crucial, and why humility is a key skill for successful product development.
Join us for this conversation that promises to be filled with actionable insights for all marketers. Enjoy the show.
Our Guest
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Yasmeen Turayhi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmeenturayhi/ Founder of Modern Product - Product marketing & consulting agency
Our Hosts
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Follow our updates here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sleeping-barber/
Get in touch with our hosts:
Marc Binkley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbinkley/
Vassilis Douros: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilisdouros/
Podcast Literature:
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Yasmeen’s Books: https://www.amazon.ca/Yasmeen-Turayhi/e/B07GZ4WC4S/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Patrick Campbell - Understanding Customers https://turingfest.com/blog/patrick-campbell-saas-fundamentals/
Better Brief Project - https://www.betterbriefs.com/
Yasmeen TEDx talk on Intuition - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-eYtt3oiU
How to Be an Effective Product Marketer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6v7PCpo-g
PM Course - https://product-marketing-go-to-market.teachable.com/p/product-marketing-debunked
Product Marketing Alliance - https://www.productmarketingalliance.com/
Timestamps:
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0:44 - Intro to Yasmeen
2:18 - What is product marketing
5:46 - How does the role of a product marketer differ from regular marketers
10:55 - How brand and product marketers can work together
13:12 - Single vs. Multi-product companies 14:05 - Product marketing across the product lifecycle
16:02 - Why market research is so important
20:19 - Humility is a key skill for product development
22:35 - The most common mistakes product marketers make
25:34 - The importance of a community in product development
27:25 - Getting leadership buy-in with the go-to-market plan
29:45 - What happens if the baby (product) is ugly?
34:17 - Differentiation vs. Distinctiveness - what matters?
39:01 - Repositioning existing products
43:04 - How to craft a positioning statement
47:32 - How do you manage priorities when things are moving so fast?
51:54 - Post-Pod with V & Marc
Where to listen
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