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How The Covid-19 At Home Test Battle Was Won    

November 20, 2023 by drjim
There was a race to win the battle to dominate the at home test market

Abbott product managers quickly created an at-home Covid-19 test that is very popular, now they just have to match supply to demand

Categories Competition Tags Abbott, BinaxNow, Covid-19, Delta, masks, Omicron, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, swab, test

Product Managers Get Interested In Drive-Throughs

October 9, 2023 by drjim
Delivering products to customers in cars is becoming more popular

The pandemic caused customers to start to order more food using drive-throughs and they seem to want to continue to do this even now

Categories Development Tags Checkers, Covid-19, drive-through, food, ordering, pandemic, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, restaurant, Starbucks

How Will Cruise Product Managers Reclaim The Seas?

June 12, 2023 by drjim
What needs to be done to get cruise customers to return?

Cruise product managers have had a tough year but they can get their customers back if they can show them that cruising is safe to do

Categories Sales Tags bars, cleaning, Covid-19, cruise, disinfectants, gym, pandemic, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, steakhouse, ventilation

Peloton Product Managers Search For Ways To Keep Growth Going

September 26, 2022 by drjim
How can Peloton keep growing after the pandemic is over?

The Peloton stationary bike product managers were surprised with a surge in customers because of the pandemic and now they have to find ways to keep their customers

Categories Sales Tags Covid-19, gym, membership, pandemic, Peloton, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, reopenings, stationary bike, subscription

Can Product Managers Use Data To Make It Through A Pandemic?

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by drjim
Is it possible that new sources of data will help product managers in hard times?

In order to deal with the changes caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, product managers have to start to use data to better understand their changing markets

Categories Sales Tags Bacardi and Mercedes-Benz, Covid-19, dashboard. product development definition, data, Hersey's, pandemic, product manager job description, product manager resume, sources

Product Managers Move Grocery Stores Online During A Pandemic

December 13, 2020December 7, 2020 by drjim
The pandemic is allowing grocery product managers to make changes

Grocery product managers were making changes to deal with online ordering when the pandemic came along and forced them to accelerate their plans

Categories Development Tags bagging, Covid-19, curbside pickup, delivery, grocery, online ordering, pandemic, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume

Which Product Managers Are Thriving In A Covid-19 World?

October 5, 2020 by drjim
Product Managers Who Use Robots Are Doing Well

The pandemic has disrupted many businesses. However, some product managers who were already automating have been able to be successful during the pandemic

Categories Sales Tags Covid-19, Dominos, Kaiser Permanente, pandemic, pizza, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, Stanley Black & Decker, touchless

Product Managers Take Steps To Protect Their Customers

September 21, 2020 by drjim
Product managers have to adjust to dealing with customers who pose a risk

Product managers who had been working to get closer to their customers now have to find ways to keep staff and customers safe

Categories Customer Tags CostCo, Covid-19, grocery store, Home Depot, Nordstroms, pandemic, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, Walt Disney, Wegmans

Fast Food Product Managers Make It Through A Pandemic

September 14, 2020 by drjim
The pandemic was a bad thing, but fast food restaurants are coming back

The pandemic shut down many businesses but fast food product managers have seen their business start to come back

Categories Sales Tags application, Covid-19, dine in, drive through, fast food, online ordering, pandemic, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, restaurant

Product Managers Discover That Proximity Really Matters

September 4, 2020August 31, 2020 by drjim
Covid-19 has made being close much more important to customers

The product managers at Nextdoor are working to make their platform the way that neighbors communicate in order to take care of each other

Categories Communication Tags assist, Covid-19, help map, Internet, Nextdoor, pandemic, product development definition, product manager job description, product manager resume, seniors, social networks
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