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Issue 41 August 2026 PMM Leadership & Team Operations

Build Influence. Create Impact.

Learn how product marketers can build influence, establish credibility, and drive business impact. Explore practical lessons on stakeholder management, organizational alignment, career growth, and becoming a strategic partner within your company.

Have a product marketing story to share? Learn how to contribute here.

Insights

Making an Impact Fast as a New Product Marketing Hire

Starting your first Product Marketing Manager role can feel overwhelming. Every company defines product marketing differently, and new PMMs are often expected to quickly learn the market, support sales teams, and drive successful product launches.

In this article, Ryad Berkat shares his journey into product marketing and the lessons he learned after joining OpenClassrooms. He focused on listening first: sitting in sales calls, researching competitors, understanding customer needs, and building relationships across the organization.

Pair it with the accompanying podcast episode for more insights.

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Featured Insights

How to Build a Base of Influence for Product Marketing

It's difficult to demonstrate impact when stakeholders don't fully understand the role.

In this article, Brian Martell shares practical ways to build awareness, educate cross-functional teams, and establish product marketing as a strategic partner. If you’ve ever felt like you need to explain the value of PMM, this one is for you. (Includes a free presentation template.)

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Featured Stories
Don’t Be the Misunderstood Product Marketer

April Rassa, Vice President of Product Marketing at Celigo, explores why product marketing remains one of the most misunderstood functions in many organizations. She shares how PMMs can demonstrate strategic value, uncover market trends, and help drive company growth beyond tactical execution.

Should Product Marketing Report to Product or Marketing?

Crispin Read, founder of PMM Hive and CEO of PMM Edge, examines one of the most debated questions in product marketing: should PMMs report to Product or Marketing? He explores the tradeoffs of different reporting structures and what matters most for maximizing impact.

10 Mistakes To Avoid as the First Product Marketer in a Company

Tejas Kinger shares hard-earned lessons from building product marketing from the ground up. From talking to too few customers to failing to document processes or establish influence early, he highlights the most common mistakes first product marketers make and how to avoid them.