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Customer Value & Commercialization

You Sell to People, Not Markets

This article challenges leaders to remember that markets and segments are abstractions while buying decisions are made by people. The commercialization…

Doug Ringer ·

Doug Ringer

This published work explores a practical product-business question through the lens of Customer Value & Commercialization.

This article challenges leaders to remember that markets and segments are abstractions while buying decisions are made by people. The commercialization lesson is to understand the buyer's context, motivations, constraints, and desired outcome rather than rely solely on demographic or market-level labels.

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Why it still matters

The underlying leadership question remains relevant: connect customer and market evidence, clear decision rights, and disciplined execution to the business outcome.

Publication context

Originally published by Money Inc.. The date associated with the source record is April 12, 2018.

Publication context

Customer Value & Commercialization

Doug Ringer

Product management is a business role.

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