Product Marketing Brief

Nail your product launch with this best practice product marketing template from Shopify

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TEMPLATE BY

Delyn Simons

Director of Product Marketing

Shopify

Product Overview

Target Audience

Specific, animate detail about who we’re talking to and they’re state of mind related to the product launching

Core Benefits

List each one using bullet points for easy reference

Marketing Strategy

Key Audience

Core Message

‍Not copy, but the primary message you want all channels to convey.

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Value Proposition

Value Prop #1:

What are we selling?

Value Prop #2

What makes it valuable?

Value Prop #3

What is the positive impact?

Secondary message

‍Use sparingly. Try to keep your messaging single minded.

Notes

Key things to be aware of.

Channel Plan

Channel | Tactic | Owner | Due date
e.g. Email Marketing | Create a series of emails for the product launch to send to priority customer accounts | Josh | March 20

Success Metrics

[Project name], led by [marketing champion name] aims to increase [primary metric] from X per week to Y per week within Z weeks or by [date].

For example:

Awareness (increase site traffic to XX page reviews)
Acquisition: (increase installations by XX)
Activation ( increase % of referrals)

Key Dates

Projected launch date:

Comms launch date:

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Key Insights & Data

Summary

Data

Any relevant charts or data

How to use this template for your next

Product Marketing Brief

When you're ready to share your product updates with the world, your product marketing strategy is your recipe for success. This product marketing brief is how Shopify gets their team informed, aligned and motivated for each product launch. This template should serve as the source of truth for your team for each product launch by compiling all key details, channels and success metrics. Everyone should walk away with a clear idea of the product changes, value proposition, messaging, target audience, marketing channels, success metrics, and individual responsibilities.