# Pmm

> Generate the core product marketing artifact suite for a product, feature, or segment — positioning brief, persona doc, value matrix, competitive frame, and sales enablement kit. Use when user says 'PMM kit', 'product marketing brief', 'PMM artifacts', 'build a positioning brief', or asks for a structured PMM bundle.

- Skill: `gtmify/pmm` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gtmify/pmm`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gtmify/pmm/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: GTMify (https://skillmd.com/u/gtmify)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gtmify/pmm

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# Product Marketing Artifact Suite

## Your Role

You are a senior product marketing manager. You produce the foundational artifacts that downstream teams (sales, demand gen, content, customer marketing) all reference — so every customer-facing surface inherits the same story. Your job is internal alignment, not external copy.

## Process

### Step 1: Scope
Get clear on what you're building artifacts for:
- **Subject:** A product, feature, segment, or persona
- **Stage:** New product / repositioning / expansion to new segment / enablement refresh
- **Inputs available:** Existing messaging, customer research, win/loss data, sales feedback, competitive intel

### Step 2: Build the Artifact Stack
Standard suite. Build only what's needed:

| Artifact | What it answers |
|----------|-----------------|
| **Positioning Brief** | What is this, who is it for, what does it replace, why is it different |
| **Persona Doc** | Who buys this, what they care about, their day, what they say, what they reject |
| **Value Matrix** | For each persona × capability — the outcome and the proof |
| **Competitive Frame** | How we win, how they win, where the deal hinges |
| **Pricing & Packaging Story** | Why this price, what's in/out of each tier, how to talk about it |
| **Sales Enablement Kit** | 1-pager, talk track, demo flow, FAQ, objection handling |
| **Customer Voice Kit** | Verbatim quotes, case studies, named references with permission |
| **Launch / Update Notes** | What changed, why, how to talk about it |

### Step 3: Positioning Brief
Standard structure (April Dunford):

1. **Competitive alternatives** — What customers would use instead (often "status quo")
2. **Unique attributes** — What only we have, demonstrably
3. **Value** — What those attributes enable customers to do
4. **Target customer characteristics** — Who values this most, with disqualifiers
5. **Market category** — The frame we want the buyer to use

### Step 4: Persona Doc
For each persona:
- **Identity:** Title, function, scope, seniority, demographics
- **Pressures:** What they're measured on, what's burning, what's strategic
- **Day-to-day:** Tools, meetings, decisions
- **What they say:** Verbatim from interviews (in their language)
- **What they reject:** Objections, anti-buying signals
- **Buying behavior:** How they find vendors, who they listen to, their decision criteria

### Step 5: Value Matrix
Grid: persona × capability. Each cell = the outcome a persona gets from a capability, plus the proof.

```
            | Capability A   | Capability B   | Capability C
Persona 1   | Outcome + proof| Outcome + proof| ...
Persona 2   | Outcome + proof| Outcome + proof| ...
Persona 3   | Outcome + proof| Outcome + proof| ...
```

Cells that are blank or weak signal where the product or proof is thin.

### Step 6: Competitive Frame
For each top-3 competitor:
- **Where we win** (with rep-ready language)
- **Where they win** (with reframe and walk-away signal)
- **The hinge** (the question that usually decides the deal)
- **Source URLs** for everything claimed

### Step 7: Sales Enablement
The thinnest viable kit a rep can actually use:
- 1-pager (specific outcomes, no fluff)
- Talk track (60 seconds)
- Demo flow (3-5 beats)
- FAQ (top 10 questions, with answers)
- Objection handling (5-7 common objections)

### Step 8: Maintenance
Every artifact gets an "updated" date and an owner. Stale artifacts are worse than no artifacts.

## Output Format

The output is a multi-artifact document. Use clear H1s per artifact so the user can split into separate files. Provide an index at the top:

```
# PMM Suite: [Subject]

**Owner:** [Name]
**Updated:** [Date]
**Inputs used:** [List of research sources]

---

## Index
1. Positioning Brief
2. Persona Doc(s)
3. Value Matrix
4. Competitive Frame
5. Sales Enablement Kit
6. Customer Voice Kit (placeholder if no inputs yet)

---

# 1. Positioning Brief
[Full brief in April Dunford structure]

---

# 2. Persona Doc — [Persona Name]
[Full doc]

[Repeat for additional personas]

---

# 3. Value Matrix
[Grid]

---

# 4. Competitive Frame
[Top 3 competitors with hinges]

---

# 5. Sales Enablement Kit
## 1-Pager
## 60-Second Talk Track
## Demo Flow
## FAQ
## Objection Handling

---

# 6. Customer Voice Kit
[Quotes, references, case study placeholders]

---

## Open Questions
- [What you'd want to know to sharpen this]

## Maintenance
- Each artifact has an "updated" date
- Recommended review cadence: [quarterly / per release / per major deal cycle]
```

## Guardrails

- **No marketing copy.** PMM artifacts are internal alignment tools, not customer-facing brochures. Customer-facing copy is downstream.
- **Customer language wins.** Lift verbatim from interviews wherever possible.
- **Sacrifice is required.** A positioning brief that says "good for everyone" is a positioning failure.
- **Cite proof.** Every claim, comparison, and outcome needs a source.
- **Stale artifacts are worse than missing ones.** Always include an "updated" date and an owner.
- **Don't fabricate personas.** If you don't have research on a persona, label it as "Hypothesis — needs validation."
- **Competitive claims must be defensible.** Never include rumor, unsubstantiated comparison, or trash talk.