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What is the role of a product manager?

What is the role of a product manager? (IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573 · 11.8. The Product Life Cycle*) — "A product manager develops and…

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  • Product management develops and implements marketing strategies for products and brands.
  • A product manager is responsible for a specific product or brand.
  • The role includes creating and implementing a complete strategy and marketing program.
  • Companies may manage numerous brands within the same product category.
  • Those brands can differ in target markets, brand names, and attributes.
  • Product management first appeared at Procter & Gamble in 1929.
  • Camay was a new company soap that was not performing well.
  • A young executive was assigned to focus exclusively on developing and promoting Camay.
  • The executive succeeded in improving the product's performance.
  • Procter & Gamble soon added other product managers.
  • Many firms, especially consumer products companies, later established product management organizations.
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"A product manager develops and implements a complete strategy and marketing program for a specific product or brand of product. Some companies may have numerous brands of the same type of product, such as many versions of laundry soap, each with different target markets, brand names, and attributes. Product management first appeared at Procter & Gamble in 1929. A new company soap, Camay, was not doing well, so a young Procter & Gamble executive was assigned to devote his exclusive attention to developing and promoting this product. He was successful, and the company soon added other product managers. Since then, many firms, especially consumer products companies, have set up product management organizations."

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