Product Marketing Adventures

We all talk about customer obsession, but here's where most PMMs fall short: workload. We carry so much ownership that carving out time for true customer insight feels impossible, yet without it, your ICP is a guess and your go-to-market strategy rests on hope instead of evidence. Today, we're unpacking how to stop talking about customer obsession and start building a voice of customer system that...

Feeling overlooked as a Product Marketing Manager? If you're not evangelizing your value, someone else is defining it for you. PMMs possess a powerful blend of strategy, insight, and impact, yet we're often the best-kept secret in our own organizations. Today I'm sharing insights from my conversation with Hattie, PMM founder of productmarketers.com. By her twenties, she'd built and exited her own...

Moving upmarket to Fortune 1000 accounts isn't just about great products—it's about building trust with complex buying committees. Kevin Gough joins us as one of the most creative problem solvers in product marketing, from launching Google Cloud products to leading category-defining efforts at Okta, Asana, and Grammarly. Today he's sharing how he built trust strategies that opened enterprise doors...

What happens when the market shifts or your product evolves so dramatically that your positioning story no longer fits? Today we're exploring one of the boldest moves a PMM can make—shaping or even creating an entire market category. Whether you're redefining your space, staking a claim in an emerging category, or building one from scratch, this is where strategy, narrative, and business collide i...

Most PMMs pride themselves on being customer obsessed, but there's another critical audience we often overlook—our own sales teams. If you want your product to win in the market, you have to win over the people taking it to market. Today we're exploring how to move beyond handing off enablement decks to truly influencing how your sales team operates, transforming them from order-takers into strate...

Most PMMs don't track customer lifetime value, but we absolutely should. When you understand CLV, every trade-off becomes crystal clear—you know exactly where to focus your energy and can shape strategies around what actually retains your best customers.  Today we're diving into how Visa built their lifecycle marketing practice from scratch, turning one-and-done transactions into proper repeat eng...

Here's the truth about meaningful growth: you either sell more of your current product to more people, or you build something entirely new to attract fresh customers. The second path is where innovation meets strategy, where positioning becomes an art form, and where go-to-market plans can make or break your future. Today's story centers on Ember—yes, those temperature-controlled smart mugs you've...

Ever wondered how product marketers can thrive when everything's constantly changing? This episode explores exactly that with Stephanie Sosa, a product marketing powerhouse who's worked at Slack, Airtable and Credit Karma. We dive into how embracing cultural moments can transform challenges into game-changing opportunities, using Slack's Huddles as the perfect case study. Remember 2020's chaotic s...

Finding product-market fit is like striking gold—when you hit it, your product practically sells itself. But how do you know when you’re onto a winner, or when you might be barking up the wrong tree? I recently chatted with incredible product marketer Pranav Deshpande, whose journey through Twilio, Modern Treasury, and now OpenAI offers a treasure map for this elusive quest. At Twilio, he saw both...

Let’s be honest—every product marketing manager dreams of having a hand in shaping the product roadmap. But what’s the secret to actually getting a seat at that roadmap table? It all starts with trust.  Today, I’ve got the perfect blueprint for you, thanks to our special guest—Sheryl Li, the brilliant product marketing leader at Confluent. Sheryl isn’t just any PMM. From turning her science fair w...

Want to boost your sales without coming across as pushy? The art of cross-selling isn't about bombarding customers with products—it's about striking when the iron is hot. Just ask Leah Brite, Head of Benefits Product Marketing at Gusto and three-time Top 100 Product Marketing Mentor, who's turned this delicate dance into a science. In this conversation, Leah and I explore her winning strategy whic...

 As product marketers, we look at metrics from all over the business. One metric that's commonly tracked is win-loss. There are many factors that influence win-loss from sales effectiveness to positioning. Today, we’re talking about how one product marketer studied win-loss deals and turned it into a highly targeted pre-sales marketing program for Twilio. That product marketer is Brandon Penn, a B...

 Have you ever launched a campaign that went nowhere, or spent months chasing accounts that never convert? That's what happens when you don't have an ideal customer profile (ICP). When you’re marketing to everyone, you’re truly connecting with no one.  Today, I’m bringing you a product marketing expert with an amazing ICP story, Chris Piwinski. As product marketing lead at Adobe's Frame io, he is...

 Getting your pricing strategy right can make or break market share. Great product marketers know that a well executed strategy doesn't just drive revenue; it shapes perception, influences adoption, and can determine whether your product wins or loses in the market. Joining us on this journey is someone who knows all about turning the tides with pricing—Nupur Bhade Vilas, who heads up product mark...

 Online communities are a goldmine for finding customer advocates who can supercharge your product launch - but too often companies rely on things like email blasts and paid campaigns, completely overlooking the power of engaged customers. Within your own community are passionate advocates, ready to champion your product and influence others.  Leveraging these voices in a launch isn't just about b...

Welcome to Product Marketing Adventures, the only show that takes you beyond theory and into the real execution of product marketing. I'm Elle Grossenbacher, your trusted PMM guide and host. This podcast has been a dream I've nurtured for years and I’m so excited to finally share it with you all! Throughout my career, I've had the pleasure of working at companies of all sizes, from industry giants...