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- January 2012 (6)
- 30: What “What’s In Your Wallet?” Means To Product Managers (3)
- 23: What A Video Rental Store Can Teach Product Managers (0)
- 16: Is Being Yellow The Worst Product Management Job In The World – Or Not? (2)
- 09: What A High-End Boutique Can Teach A Product Manager About Marketing (2)
- 04: Video: Stop Giving Your Customers Too Many Choices — They Don’t Want Them! (0)
- 02: Why Product Managers Need To Learn How To Do Visioning (2)
- December 2011 (4)
- November 2011 (5)
- 29: Video: Product Manager Job Hunt – Do You Have The Cover Letter Covered (0)
- 28: Product Management 101: How The Bar Rescue TV Show Can Teach You How To Turn Prospects Into Clients (0)
- 21: Happy Thanksgiving — Take The Week Off! (0)
- 14: Let Apple Show Product Managers How To Sell More Products (0)
- 07: Product Managers Learn To Get Their Groupon (0)
- October 2011 (5)
- 31: Are The Blackberry Product Managers Playing Below The RIM? (0)
- 24: How Garmin Product Managers Keep From Getting Lost (0)
- 17: How Dell Product Managers Dropped The Ball On Tablet Computers (1)
- 10: Product Managers Don’t Like Surprises: Know Your Product’s Customers! (0)
- 03: How Product Managers Can Innovate & Not Lose Their Shirts (0)
- September 2011 (6)
- 26: Only A Product Manager Could Screw Up A Job Change! (0)
- 19: What Product Managers Can Learn From Disney’s Product Vault (1)
- 12: BMW Product Managers Prepare To Launch Tomorrow’s Product Today (0)
- 09: Video: Product Manager Tips: How To Use Subliminal Advertising (1)
- 06: Video: Let’s Go Job Shopping What A Product Manager Needs To Have On Their Resume (2)
- 05: It’s Labor Day – Take The Week Off! (1)
- August 2011 (8)
- 29: Why Your Product’s Reputation Really Matters (0)
- 22: When Product Managers Fall Down: What’s Happened To Lexus? (1)
- 20: Video: How Product Managers Can Get Better At Creating Powerpoint Slides (2)
- 15: Product Managers Need To Find A Way To Slim Down – Their Products! (0)
- 13: Video: #1 Skill That A Product Manager Needs To Have (6)
- 08: 4 Ways To Lock-Down Your Product’s Pricing (0)
- 07: Video: Is Being A Product Manager At Coke The Real Thing? (0)
- 01: Product Managers Know That Too Much Of A Good Thing Is Bad (0)
- July 2011 (5)
- June 2011 (4)
- May 2011 (4)
- April 2011 (4)
- March 2011 (5)
- 28: The UFC Teaches Product Managers How To Fight For Their Product (0)
- 21: Product Managers Know That Pricing Is All About The Presentation (0)
- 14: Free Information On How You Can Be A Better Product Manager (2)
- 09: Free Training For Product Managers In Washington DC: ProductCamp DC (0)
- 07: Product Managers Learn How To Make YouTube Work For Their Product (0)
- February 2011 (4)
- January 2011 (5)
- 31: Product Mangers Need To Do A Better Job Of Being Professional On Conference Calls (2)
- 24: Product Managers Who Want To Look Good Can Learn From Estee Lauder (0)
- 17: Is Your Product Team’s Silence Killing Your Product? (0)
- 10: Product Managers Want To Know: Should I Compete Or Create? (0)
- 03: Product Managers Know To Say “No” To Best Practices (4)
- December 2010 (3)
- November 2010 (5)
- 29: Should Product Managers Consider Getting A Hybrid MBA? (7)
- 22: 7 Product Pricing Mistakes That Product Managers Make (8)
- 15: Niche Marketing Requires Product Managers To Personalize Everything (3)
- 08: Should A Product Manager Be Batman Or The Lone Ranger? (4)
- 01: What Product Managers Need To Know About Customer Loyalty (1)
- October 2010 (4)
- September 2010 (3)
- August 2010 (6)
- 30: Product Manager: Don’t Step On Your Long Tail…! (1)
- 25: 1,000 Product Management Links You Need To Know (0)
- 23: How Product Managers Can Raise Their Product’s Price & Sell More (2)
- 16: Product Lust: Could Desire Really Be A Bad Thing? (0)
- 09: Lessons From Starbucks’ Product Managers: How To Protect Your Product’s Rear (8)
- 02: Is It Time To Rebrand Your Product? (1)
- July 2010 (3)
- June 2010 (5)
- 28: Is Your Product Manager Resume Blackberry Ready? (1)
- 21: Product Manager Resume Creation: Back To The Future? (1)
- 14: Product Manager Job Hunt: Do You Have The Cover Letter Covered? (0)
- 09: Free Training For Product Managers In Chicago: ProductCamp Chicago (1)
- 07: Up In Smoke: How Do Cigarette Product Managers Do It? (3)
- May 2010 (5)
- 31: Oh, Oh – What To Do When You Don’t Get That Promotion (0)
- 24: To Get Your Next Job, You Need To Know How Firms Hire Product Managers (1)
- 17: What Online Dating Services Can Teach Product Manager About Love (1)
- 10: How To Really Screw Up Your Next Product Manager Job Search (0)
- 03: Product Manager Nightmare: Toyota’s Recall & What They Need To Do (4)
- April 2010 (5)
- 26: Product Managers With No Time Find A Quicker Way To Get An MBA (12)
- 19: Let’s Go Job Shopping: What A Product Manager Needs To Have On Their Resume (7)
- 12: Can A French Grocery Store Teach You To Be A Better Product Manager? (10)
- 07: Free Product Manager Internet Resource Links (0)
- 05: Forget Dating Customers, 5 Ways Product Managers Can Get Real Relationships (0)
- March 2010 (5)
- 29: 5 Secrets To Product Manger Success At Your Next Trade Show (2)
- 22: Trade Show Survival Tactics For Product Managers (0)
- 15: What Does A Product Manager Need To Do At Your Next Industry Show? (1)
- 08: I’d Like To Buy Some Time With That Product…
- 01: How To Tell Your Customer To Stop Using Your Product (7)
- February 2010 (5)
- 22: Product Manager: Is It Time To Create A Catalog For Your Product? (1)
- 20: AccPM Life Just Got Better For iPhone/Andriod/BB Users (0)
- 15: A New Way To Listen To What Your Customers Are Saying About You (5)
- 08: Case Study: What To Do When A Large Competitor Shows Up On Your Block (3)
- 01: Are You Listening To Your Customers Product Manager? (6)
- January 2010 (5)
- December 2009 (7)
- 28: Happy New Year! (I’m Still On Vacation…) (0)
- 16: Guns, Ammo, And Product Managers (3)
- 14: Tough Times Call For You To Fire Your Customers (3)
- 09: Stop Giving Your Customers Too Many Choices — They Don’t Want Them! (13)
- 07: A Cheap Way To Stay In Touch With Your Customers (4)
- 06: Free Report — Boost Your Product Manager Career (0)
- 02: The 6th Product Manager Sense: I See Dead Products (2)
- November 2009 (10)
- 30: Is Microsoft Planning On Having Blue Light Specials? (1)
- 21: AccPM Poll Results: Do You Know Who Your Product’s Competition Is? (0)
- 18: Why ROI Is The WRONG Way To Measure Your Product’s Marketing Program (2)
- 16: How To Market Your Product In 2010 (2)
- 15: AccPM Poll Results: Who gets more respect where you work Product Managers or Project Managers? (0)
- 11: Is Your Marketing Message Missing The Point? (2)
- 09: Learn To Read Your Customer’s Mind In 3 Simple Steps (0)
- 07: AccPM Poll Results: Do people read and take actions based on your emails? (2)
- 04: Product Manager Why Aren’t You Doing A Better Job Of Managing Your Sales Team? (2)
- 02: Too Much Choice Is Bad: Customers Don’t Want To Do Your Job For You (6)
- October 2009 (15)
- 31: AccPM Poll Results: For your product, who gets to deal with angry customers? (0)
- 28: Product Manager Would You Sleep With Your Customer If They Offered You $1M Order? (3)
- 26: Your Customers Are Idiots & You Need To Tell Them What To Do (2)
- 25: AccPM Poll Results: What part of being a product manger do you dislike the most? (0)
- 21: Get More Customers By Offering Them A Suicide Drink (2)
- 19: How To Build A Mentor Network For Your Product Management Career (2)
- 17: AccPM Poll Results: Have Your Customers Started Buying Again? (0)
- 17: Free Training: ProductPotluck Austin (1)
- 14: Your Product Costs Too Damn Much (3)
- 12: Sexy Advertising: How To Get Your Product Noticed (2)
- 11: AccPM Poll Results: What Industry Do You Work In? (0)
- 07: Can Product Managers Drive Product Innovation & Boost Quality At The Same Time? (1)
- 05: How Yahoo Product Managers Are Kicking Google’s Butt (1)
- 03: AccPM Poll Results: How Did You Learn To Be A Product Manager? (0)
- 02: It’s Almost Here — Will You Get Your Free Copy? (2)
- September 2009 (10)
- 30: You Don’t Do A Good Job At Multitasking Product Manager, Get Over It (1)
- 28: Using Old Technology To Win Product Battles (0)
- 26: AccPM Weekly Poll Results! (0)
- 23: The Answer To Your Biggest Product Management Question Is… (0)
- 21: 5 Reasons Fake Products Are A Real Product Manager Problem (2)
- 20: New! AccPm Weekly Poll – Make Your Voice Heard! (0)
- 16: How Can Product Mangers Mange People? (2)
- 14: Breakeven Analysis Is A Product Manger’s Secret Weapon (6)
- 09: Next Edition Of Newsletter Almost Ready! (0)
- 02: Video Game Industry Lessons For Product Managers (3)
- August 2009 (9)
- 31: Are You Cut Out To Be A Product Manger? (0)
- 26: Airport Kiosks Contain Tips For Product Managers (4)
- 24: Twitter Tools For Product Managers (0)
- 17: Going Green And Niching: How Product Managers Surviving A Downturn (0)
- 12: Pepsi Fumbles A Gatorade Makeover: Lessons For Product Managers (1)
- 10: Grocery Store Success Lessons For Product Managers (2)
- 09: Newsletter – Newsletter – Newsletter (0)
- 05: Customer Led New Product Design: Notes From The Field (2)
- 03: Free Training For Product Managers: ProductCamp Austin (0)
- July 2009 (11)
- 29: Diversifying To Survive Is What Product Managers Are Doing (0)
- 27: Free Product Manager Training: Notes From ProductCamp NYC (1)
- 22: Offering Extra Services Can Get Product Managers Through Tough Times (0)
- 20: Slimmed Down Products Make Product Managers Look Good (0)
- 16: Reminder: Free Training For Product Managers In NYC – ProductCamp NYC (0)
- 15: Cost Of Materials Is A Product Manager’s New Friend (2)
- 13: New Coke: A Product Manager Campfire Story (3)
- 09: Subscribe Now – The July Newsletter Is Almost Ready! (0)
- 08: Going Cheap Is Ok For Some Product Managers (0)
- 06: Performance Based Pricing – Is It Right For Product Managers In Tough Times? (1)
- 01: License vs. Sale: Product Managers Need To Know The Difference (0)
- June 2009 (10)
- 29: Product Logo Redesign Time For Product Mangers (0)
- 24: Grow Your Career – What Product Managers Need To Do For Success (1)
- 22: Internet Product Promotion – 4 Secrets For Product Managers (0)
- 19: Guest Post At The “On Product Management” Blog (0)
- 17: Product Promotion Using The Web: Tricks For Product Managers (0)
- 15: How Product Managers Can Make Their Web Site Work For Their Product (2)
- 10: Product Manager Lessons From An Online Company In China (2)
- 08: Your Mother Was Right: How Product Managers Dress For Success (0)
- 03: What Product Managers Can Learn From The Tropicana Mistake (9)
- 01: Pay Attention Product Manager! (0)
- May 2009 (9)
- 27: What A Pastry Store Can Teach Product Managers (0)
- 26: Newsletter Sign Up Overload! (0)
- 25: It’s Memorial Day – Take The Day Off (0)
- 20: Just For You: The Accidental Product Manager Newsletter (0)
- 18: Free Training For Product Managers In NYC: ProductCamp NYC (1)
- 13: Product Managers Know That EVERYBODY Must Be Green (0)
- 11: Green Product Mangers Have Green Bosses (2)
- 06: Product Mangers Know That Green Products Cost More – For Awhile (2)
- 04: Who’s Ever Seen A Green Product Manager? (4)
- April 2009 (9)
- 29: Successful Product Mangers Are Good Lookers (3)
- 27: In A Recession, Product Managers Know Customers Want Value (0)
- 22: When Times Are Bad – Product Managers Get Noticed! (0)
- 20: How Product Managers Can Deal With Product Name Changes (5)
- 15: Driving Lessons: Product Mangers Learn To Ride The Economy (2)
- 13: Web 2.0 Rules: Sell, Sell, Sell (Or Not)! (2)
- 08: Product Mangers Need A Dictionary In Order To Make Money (3)
- 06: Why Chatty Product Managers Do Well On The Web 2.0 (0)
- 01: Networking 101 For Product Managers (0)
- March 2009 (9)
- 30: Web 2.0 Product Management: It’s All About Participation (3)
- 25: Internet Job Hunting Tips For Product Mangers (5)
- 23: The Accidental Product Manager Reading List (4)
- 18: Product Manager Tactics: Bringing In A Price Fighter (8)
- 16: Product Managers & The Secret Of The Color Wheel (8)
- 11: How Product Managers Can Get Better At Creating Powerpoint Slides (12)
- 09: What Is A “Product Vision”? (2)
- 04: How To Use Web 2.0 To Be A Better Product Manager (2)
- 02: Teaching Product Managers How To Win Every Time In Vegas (3)
- February 2009 (8)
- 25: How Can Product Managers Pick The Right Technology For Our Products? (2)
- 23: How Product Managers Can Maximize Marketing (5)
- 18: Product Manager Marketing Mistakes (6)
- 16: Are Executive MBAs Valuable To Product Mangers? (11)
- 11: How To Survive The Product Manager Bermuda Triangle (3)
- 10: Are Angry Customers A Product Manger’s Best Friend? (5)
- 06: It’s Time For Product Mangers To Go Postal (10)
- 03: Product Manger Are You A “Data Dummy” Or A “Knowledge Master”? (0)
- January 2009 (9)
- 30: How Product Managers Price Products For Irrational Customers (6)
- 27: Product Mangers Can Learn From The Past: The Story Of The Vasa (13)
- 23: Product Manger Tips: How To Use Subliminal Advertising (3)
- 20: What Product Managers Can Learn From A $100,000 Mistake (4)
- 16: The Story Of The Mustang: A Fable For Product Mangers (17)
- 13: Product Manager Secrets For Dealing With Email (12)
- 09: Why Product Mangers Need To Know That Cost Plus Pricing Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! (21)
- 06: What 5 Things Does A Product Manger Need To Do At The Start Of The Year? (0)
- 02: How To Keep Your Product Manager Job In A Recession (0)
- December 2008 (8)
- 30: 9 Ways To To Become An Information Product Manager (2)
- 22: Merry Christmas – Take The Week Off! (0)
- 19: What Can The Great Scion Teach Product Managers? (5)
- 16: Advanced Job Mapping For Product Managers (2)
- 12: How Can A Product Manger Create A Job Map For Their Product? (0)
- 09: How Can Understanding A Customer Job Help A Product Manger? (1)
- 05: A New Way For Product Managers To Discover Breakthrough Product Features (5)
- 02: #1 Secret Weapon Of A Successful Product Manager (2)
- November 2008 (8)
- 23: Happy Thanksgiving – Take The Week Off! (1)
- 22: Need Some Help With Self-Promotion At Work? (1)
- 21: How Quickly Do Product Managers Need To React To Bad Press About Their Product? (2)
- 17: A 3-Step Product Manager System To Make Your Product Successful (5)
- 14: How Dell Product Managers Stole Christmas (3)
- 11: 7 Ways A Product Manager Can Be A Success During A Recession (6)
- 07: How Product Managers Can Manage A Complex Sale (0)
- 04: Is Being A Product Manager At Coke The Real Thing? (5)
- October 2008 (8)
- 30: How To Jump-Start A Stalled Product Manager (1)
- 28: Product Manager Decision Time: Tell Users “Game Over”? (9)
- 22: How Product Managers Can Make Time Work For Them (3)
- 20: #1 Skill That A Product Manager Needs To Have (13)
- 17: 4 Key Success Factors For Being A Service Product Manger (5)
- 14: What’s A Product Manager To Do When Your Product Is A Service? (1)
- 08: Let’s Go Visit The Customer, Product Manager… (4)
- 03: Product Manger You Have A Great Product – So Just Buy It Already! (0)
- September 2008 (10)
- 30: Product Managers & RFPs: It’s A Love / Hate Thing (6)
- 26: Forget The iPhone: What Can Apple Teach Product Mangers? (12)
- 23: Product Manager What Does Your Business Card Say About You? (7)
- 21: A Quick Note Of Thanks To The Folks At Alltop.com (0)
- 19: The Virtual Fence – Where Was The Product Manger? (2)
- 16: Netflix Teaches Product Managers A Lesson (4)
- 11: Strategic Pricing – It’s About Time! (1)
- 07: We’ve Moved (But You Shouldn’t Care) (0)
- 07: Shall We Talk About Product Pricing? (5)
- 02: Product vs. Project Management (9)
- August 2008 (9)
- 29: Should You Get An MBA? (7)
- 26: Q: What Comes Before Requirements, A: … (2)
- 24: The 3 Secrets To Creating Good Product Requirements (2)
- 20: How Great Product Managers Keep Their Perspective (0)
- 18: Would You Like To Share My Purpose? (0)
- 13: People Product Managers Under Pressure (0)
- 11: People or Products – Which Do You Mange Better? (2)
- 06: Good Guessing Gets Great Grades (1)
- 04: Vendor Contracts: Let’s Talk About Force Majeure One More Time (2)
- July 2008 (7)
- 31: The 8th Word That You Can’t Say On Television… (1)
- 28: The Secret To Successful IT Product Management Is … (0)
- 24: Brainstorming: How To Do Them The Right Way! (0)
- 21: Stop The Madness! A Rational Approach To IT New Product Development (0)
- 14: Product Manager Alert: Dealing With Hard Core Opposition Within Your Company (0)
- 09: How To Make The Best IT Product Management Decisions (0)
- 02: How Do You Know If Your Product Is On Track Or In The Weeds? (0)
- June 2008 (8)
- 30: Tracking Your Product Development: What Works, What Doesn’t (0)
- 26: What Medical Doctors Can Teach IT Product Managers (0)
- 20: Face-To-Face Meetings: Online vs. Offline? (2)
- 18: Why Can’t IT Product Mangers Get Any Respect? (0)
- 16: Force Majeure: What Is It and Why Care? (0)
- 11: How To Work With Sales (0)
- 09: Got A Minute? The Power Of Meeting Minutes (1)
- 02: The Best Way To Communicate Is… (0)
- May 2008 (4)
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Dear Dr. Anderson , your website has a lot of useful information for product managers.Thank you. i subscribed to your Blog and have received an E-mail with the link to download the career guide pdf . However there seems to be some problem with the link . Can i request you to please E-Mail the document to my ID ? thanks
Tushar
Tushar: I’ve got you covered — I’ve sent you an email that has the career guide attached to it. Happy reading!