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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.
