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PMM Files # 116 - Handling False Claims, Leading With Your Strengths, and Making Charts Sexy


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Ahrefs Brand Radar can show you how Google Gemini, Chat GPT, and Perplexity are positioning your product.

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Example #1 - Kyle Sets The Record Straight

How do you respond when a competitor makes false claims about you?

A lot of companies let is slide. Kyle Lacy doesnโ€™t.

In this social post, he breaks down an inaccurate competitive comparison chart, point-by-point, and sets the record straight.
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Itโ€™s part objection handling, part brand defense, and a lesson for PMMs:

Buyers deserve better than a feature table filled with vague or misleading claims. Add context, bring proof, and speak directly to what they actually need.

โ€‹โ†’ Oh no they did not! ๐Ÿ˜ฑโ€‹

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Example #2 - Graphy Makes Charts Sexy

Graphy nails this classic before-and-after image.

  • On the left: the traditional chart that needs a meeting to explain.
  • On the right: a clean, annotated visual that drives decisions at a glance.

This isnโ€™t just design polish. Itโ€™s clear positioning.
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The side-by-side shows exactly why better-designed, intuitive visuals beat what you can hack together in Google Sheets:

Fewer meetings, confident decisions, and data that speaks for itself.

โ€‹โ†’ See how Graphy makes charts sexyโ€‹

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Example #3 - Lead With What You Do Best

Juneโ€™s hero goes beyond the typical โ€œwhat is this productโ€ and โ€œwhat does it do.โ€

It zeroes in on what June does "really well" and shows you in a use case-driven product video ๐ŸŽฏ

I love how specific it is, but also how they executed it. The links on the left are just time stamps that shoot you to the relevant part in their explainer video.

โ€‹โ†’ Learn about the 3 main reasons people use Juneโ€‹

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Example #4 - Enterprise Page Masterclass

If you're expanding into the enterprise market, this page is one to save.

Everything from messaging, to social proof, to features โ€” they all signal Enterprise ๐Ÿข

Scalability, security, support, SOC 2, SSO, GDPR, you get the idea.

A lot of companies try to squeeze enterprise messaging into every page across their site. But a lot of that stuff doesn't matter to your SMB or MM buyer.

Whalesync shows how targeted product pages can help focus your messaging without having to muddy the rest of your site.

โ€‹โ†’ See how WhaleSync speaks to the enterpriseโ€‹

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Example #5 - Are You Sure Your Want To Cancel?

If youโ€™re about to cancel a SaaS product, youโ€™re often thinking, โ€œI donโ€™t use this enough to justify the cost.โ€

Which is what makes Canva's cancellation experience so smart. They show you YOUR actual product usage, specifically looking at their premium features.

For example, if I wanted to cancel my Canva membership I'd see that I've used over 1500 of their premium images. I can't loose access to those!

Kudos to Andrew Capland for sharing this example. It's a great way to help buyers understand the value of your product in order to reduce churn.

The big question: How can we get this point across sooner, before churn is even a consideration?

โ€‹โ†’ I dare you to try cancelling Canvaโ€‹


10 Ways To Work Your Brand Into AI Answers

There's no question, LLMs are a new competitive battleground where your positioning matters.

Luckily, LLMs don't need to be a black box. Tools like Ahrefs Brand Radar can show you how Google Gemini, Chat GPT, and Perplexity are positioning your product.

The BIG question: what should you do when you spot a gap? When your product is being left out of the conversation?

My friends at Ahrefs published โ€œ10 Ways to Work Your Brand Into AI Answersโ€ โ€” an article breaking down 10 practical ways you can measure and improve your performance in AI search results.

โ€‹I created a short video discussing three of the ways that I found most interesting as a PMM, but if you want all 10, follow the link below.

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Founding PMM Jobs

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3 More Things

Three articles, posts, or tools you should add to your swipe file.

  1. โ€‹14 Quick Wins You Can Implement Right Now - Gab Bujold shares 14 quick ways you can drive results as a PMM.
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  2. โ€‹How to Influence the Roadmap - Emily Pick shares hard truths about what it really takes to earn a seat at the roadmap table.
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  3. โ€‹Reinforce the Story After the Demo - Andy McCotter-Bicknell shows how to enable reps to keep your messaging top-of-mind after the demo.
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See you next Wednesday!

Jason and Aubrey

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