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Pragmatic Institute has always been passionate about win/loss analysis—but what’s the next version of win/loss for the future? Product strategy guru and kite-flying enthusiast Mike Smart from Egress Solutions joins Rebecca Kalogeris, vice president of marketing at Pragmatic Institute, look at how data is changing the way we’re doing win/loss analysis. More than just understanding why someone did or did not purchase your product, pulling larger amounts of data from larger quantities of buyers can give you deeper insight into market problems and product possibilities. Understand how to balance the quantitative data with the qualitative data and uncover new opportunities for your business.      Want to learn more about win/loss analysis and how it can help you become more market and data-driven? Make sure you take our Foundations course today. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, now available on Spotify, and join us for the best product training in the world.  

Are you being the best manager you can be? Does your team work together fluidly with each other—as well as the rest of the company? Rebecca Kalogeris, vice president of marketing at Pragmatic Institute, is joined by Diane Pierson, Pragmatic Institute instructor and product manager extraordinaire, to discuss how to be a great manager and find amazing employees. Finding ways to work with managers with different work styles, making sure roles and responsibilities are clear, and providing a clear structure are a few of the topics they cover in this great podcast. Listen to Diane’s personal experiences and find the best way to become a stellar product manager.     Want to learn to be a better product manager? Make sure you take our product management course today. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, now available on Spotify, and join us for the best product training in the world. 

* This podcast was captured during our recent webinar We all want our products to be profitable, right? Well, at some point, yes. But maybe not right now. Profit isn’t always the right metric. Depending on where your product is in its lifecycle, there may be other ways to measure your product’s success. But how do you know what the right metric is for measuring product success? In this webinar, Eric Boduch from Pendo and Steve Johnson from Pragmatic Institute examined a number of strategic approaches for identifying the right success metrics to measure throughout the product lifecycle. So which metrics are the right metrics for your product now? Listen to our recent webinar and find out!  

How do you retain and grow your customers and your revenue when big changes come to your company? Mark Stiving, former Pragmatic Institute instructor and current pricing maestro, follows up on his previous podcast on subscription models with his thoughts on net dollar retention. Mark examines how expansion is crucial to your future growth, while keeping in mind your current customers. How do you get those customers to spend more money with your company without running the risk of losing them? And how does that impact your subscription models? Check out this podcast to find out.   LISTEN TO PODCAST Want to learn more about pricing? Make sure you register for our Price course today. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, now available on Spotify, and join us for the best product training in the world.

Dave Daniels, VP of customer success at Pragmatic Institute, dives into the Pragmatic Labs, a series of private 1-day workshopping sessions that teaches a company’s team how to solve a specific problem or prepare for a specific product. Labs are a great way to jumpstart the Pragmatic Framework in your business. Your team works on your problems and your products with one of our experts. We’ll guide you through a structured, in-depth process to reach the goal of the Lab. Get all the details in this great podcast. Could your team use some help implementing parts of the Pragmatic Framework into your organization? Check out the Pragmatic Labs and talk to a member of our sales team today to get started. And make sure you subscribe to our podcast series and never miss another great moment.

What do successful product marketers wish they’d learned at the start of their careers? Rebecca Kalogeris, VP of marketing at Pragmatic Marketing, is joined by Justin Topliff, founder of Product Marketing Summit, to talk about the lessons he’s learned as one of the leading product marketers in the industry. Finding different ways to support sales, having empathy for their partners, not assuming customers know their problems are just a few of the lessons that Justin and Rebecca discuss in this fascinating podcast.   Want to become a better product marketer? Check out our product marketing curriculum designed to help you make the most of your skills. Make sure you subscribe to our podcast series and never miss another great moment.

Data is changing the way we do business. But how is it changing the way we do product marketing. Rebecca Kalogeris, VP of marketing at Pragmatic Marketing, is joined by former Pragmatic instructor and product marketing expert Kirsten Butzow to discuss the importance of being both market- and data-driven to tell the right story to your audience and market. Kirsten details examples of businesses have utilized data to improve their business, or struggled without using data. Get the insider’s look at product marketing and data and listen now! Do you want to learn more about the importance of data for your business? Make sure you register for one of our upcoming The Business of Data Science courses and get all the details you need to know. Make sure you subscribe to our podcast series and never miss another great moment.

You’ve probably heard that news that we’ve launched a new, practical data science curriculum to train data enthusiasts to possess the in-demand skills they need to take on the future. But what does that really mean? Eddie Gordon, courseware designer at Pragmatic Institute, is joined by Don Fox, leading data science instructor for our new curriculum to discuss the prevalence of data and the importance of utilizing that data to improve business. Eddie and Don look at the courses we offer as well as the great tools and programs students will learn. Listen in to get all the behind-the-scenes details about this great data curriculum!   Are you a data practitioner looking to improve and advance your skills? Check out our data science curriculum and find the right course for you. Are you a business professional who wants to understand the possibilities of data? Register now for our course, The Business of Data Science. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, and join us for the best product trainin

Content is an essential part of business. But are you doing the most with it? Steve Johnson, vice president of products at Pragmatic Institute, and Anita Woods, director of online education at Pragmatic, discuss the differences and importance of marketing content and product content that sales teams can use to improve business. Learn about how you need to tie your content back to your personas and their market problems with this great new podcast!   Looking for more resources on content? Check out our May Box of the Month: Content for all the great resources you could ever need. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, and join us for the best product training in the world.

Guess who’s back! Dave Daniels, VP of customer success at Pragmatic Institute, and Steve Johnson, VP of product at Pragmatic Institute, are back and answering more of your questions about product management and product marketing. It’s time for another great episode of Pragmatic Mail Bag! Steve and Dave are answering questions about the importance of project marketing managers, user testing, product end-of-life,   Do you have a question you’d like one of our experts to answer on an upcoming podcast? Fill out the form here with your question and we might use it in a future episode! And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, and join us for the best product training in the world.

What’s the difference between a launch and a release? And who is in charge of what? Pragmatic Institute’s Dave Daniels and Steve Johnson examine the importance of defining launches and releases, and making sure the right people are in charge of the right parts. Launching a product or a release is a team sport, where every part of the company—from dev to marketing to sales and beyond—work together to ensure the highest quality launch that has the best results. Learn how there should never be an “I” in launch in this great podcast. Want to learn more about the importance of launching a product the right way at the right time? Check out our Market and Launch courses. And make sure you subscribe to our podcast to catch the next great episode of Pragmatic Live! Think you have a great topic for a future podcast? Let us know in the comments below!

How well do you really know your market? Have you really talked to the people in your market? Rebecca Kalogeris, VP of marketing at Pragmatic Institute, is joined by Chad Eckes, founder of CSquaredE, to discuss the importance of talking to your current customers, potential customers and former customers. Know who you want to talk to is important, but the kind of questions you ask can provide even more insights about your company, your reputation, your products and more. Reviewing and analyzing the customer conversations you have can help you improve every aspect of your business. Want to learn more about the importance of talking to your market? Check out our Foundations course, and watch this great webinar on NIHITO visits. And make sure you subscribe to our podcast to catch the next great episode of Pragmatic Live! Think you have a great topic for a future podcast? Let us know in the comments below!

Couldn’t make it to our webinar on Distinctive Competencies with Steve Johnson? Then check out this podcast where Steve does a high level dive on how to PRIME your distinctive competencies and use them to stand out against your competition. He’ll give you a rundown of everything you need to know about distinctive competencies and how to identify your company’s unique qualities.    Want to learn more about PRIME and distinctive competencies? Make sure you check out Steve’s webinar and article to expand your knowledge. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, and join us for the best product training in the world.

More questions means more answers from our experts. Dave Daniels, VP of customer success at Pragmatic Institute, and Steve Johnson, VP of product at Pragmatic Institute, are answering your questions about all things product management and product marketing. Join us for another round of the Pragmatic Mail Bag!     Do you have a question you’d like one of our experts to answer on an upcoming podcast? Fill out the form here with your question and we might use it in a future episode! And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, and join us for the best product training in the world.

Our IoT expert is back! In our previous episode with Daniel Elizalde, he explained the Internet of Thing’s impact on business. Now, he’s examining the potential blind spots that can come with IoT, like a lack of shared language across your organization or misunderstanding your company’s capabilities. Make sure you can identify the IoT blind spots and hear what Daniel has to say.   Would you like to learn more about data and product management? Register for our new course, The Business of Data Science. Check out Daniel’s first appearance on Pragmatic Live to learn some great information about IoT. And be sure to listen to our other great podcasts, and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

He’s Back! Former Pragmatic Institute instructor and pricing guru Mark Stiving of Impact Pricing is back on our podcast, and this time he’s talking about subscription models. So if you’ve ever wanted to know how to successfully and effectively price your subscription models to drive value and create revenue, you won’t want to miss this episode of PragmaticLive!   Want to learn more about pricing? Make sure you register for our Price course today. And make sure you listen to our other great podcasts, and join us for the best product training in the world. Help us get a view of the product industry today by participating in our annual survey. Make sure your voice is heard!

You’ve got questions. Our experts have answers. Dave Daniels, VP of customer success at Pragmatic Institute, and Steve Johnson, VP of product at Pragmatic Institute, are answering Real questions from REAL product people like you. If you have questions about personas, product launches, win/loss analysis and more, we’ve got the answers you need.

The Internet of Things It’s a common term, but do you really understand what it is and why it’s important? Daniel Elizalde, IoT product manager extraordinaire, joins Pragmatic Live to discuss the Internet of Things and its impact on businesses. Daniel examines the importance of using IoT to collect real-world, real-time data to help enterprises expand their abilities, as well as the role of product management with IoT. He dives into the skills needed for product managers to really make the most of IoT to translate the data into real success.   Would you like to learn more about data and product management? Register for our new course, The Business of Data Science. And be sure to listen to our other great podcasts, and subscribe so you never miss another great episode.

An Intro to Data in Business Pragmatic Institute has expanded into data science. But how can data science help your business? Michael Li, founder of The Data Incubator (TDI) and president of data sciences at Pragmatic Institute, explains how he created his company to help train data scientists to take businesses into the future. Michael discusses how some of the most iconic business—like Netflix and Amazon—have data science at their core and utilize it to set themselves apart in their industries. He also shares information about our brand new data science for business leaders course, The Business of Data Science.   Would you like to learn more about how data science can improve your business? Check out our brand new course for business leaders, The Business of Data Science. If you’re a data scientist looking to expand your skills, learn more about our data science courses for practitioners. Be sure to listen to our other great podcasts, and subscribe so you never miss another great episode.

(This podcast was captured during our recent webinar, Product Marketing for Growth: The Marketing Plan.) For Product Marketers tired of being viewed by some as a "cost", the challenge is to take more responsibility for the commercial results of the company. This may require you to behave as asset managers making investment and return decisions. In other words, behave as Architects of Growth. This webinar, featuring product marketing leaders: • Jane Bailey, VP Product Marketing, GE • Jenn Steele, CMO, Madison Logic • Mike Berger, VP Product Marketing, Gainsight • Sudeep Cherian, Head of Product Marketing, LinkedIn • Rowan Noronha, Head of Product Marketing, Cognizant and Founder, PMC focuses on the role of the product marketer and the necessary components of the marketing plan needed to identify and achieve growth.