This week on product marketing insider we’re joined by Beth Bourg, Director of Product Marketing at Appify. She shares insights from her 20-year career in marketing including some of the similarities and differences in being a PMM at companies big and small, her view on the PM-PMM relationship, top three soft skills, tips for aspiring PMMs, and more. ---"Ask a lot of questions, especially early on in your career. If you're at a company, a bigger company, as I said, the idea of you may not have oversight or responsibility for every single aspect of product marketing, you may only be focused on one or two areas, but really get a chance to know and learn about the other areas as well."

Product Marketing Insider | Beth Bourg, Appify

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In this episode of the Product Marketing Insider podcast, Ana Serrano, Global Product Marketing Lead at Salesforce, joins host Lawrence Chapman, Senior Copywriter at Product Marketing Alliance. In 2022, Ana was included in our list of Top 100 Product Marketing Influencers and has more than 15 years of experience, during which time, she has gained expertise in B2B productivity, collaboration, and CRM solutions across regions and industries. Ana challenges a common assumption that PMMs need to occupy a senior position to lead from the front at their company and shares ways in which product marketers can lead with authority.

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Product Marketing Insider | Beth Bourg, Appify

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