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Innovation
In Propel CEO Ross Meyercord's keynote for Propulsion 2023, he illuminated the path forward for product companies on the fast track to business evolution.
Innovation
May
A Bright Future for Product Companies
Product Marketing
Here's why omnichannel expansion isn't the quick and simple win execs at CPG brands believe it to be.
Product Marketing
May
CPG Brands: Product Data Drives Omnichannel Growth (MCM)
Product Management
Three years after a global reckoning for supply chain leaders, disruptions don’t show any signs of slowing down. Read part I of our series.
Product Management
May
Why Supply Chain Resilience Needs to Stay Top of Mind
News & Updates
Returning May 17 & 18, here’s what to expect at this year’s biggest event for product innovators.
Company
May
Looking Forward to Propulsion 2023
News & Updates
How Propel's Ross Meyercord draws on his experience as CIO of Salesforce to inform success in his role as CEO.
Company
April
CIO To CEO: A Transition That Delivers Immediate Impact (Forbes)
Product Management
Breaking down the ever-pressing need for supply chain diversification based on the timeless wisdom of modern-day bard Weird Al Yankovic.
Product Management
April
How to Design for Your Supply Chain (as Dictated by Weird Al)
Product Management
The need for product value management (PVM) is overwhelmingly evident, but why now? What led us to this inflection point?
Product Management
April
How Product Value Became the New Holy Grail
Innovation
As with any business model evolution, the move toward subscription models is having a big impact on a number of key roles at product companies.
Innovation
April
How Anything as a Service (XaaS) Changes the Definition of Product Success (Fast Company)
Product Marketing
Companies are used to hearing from customers who’ve had the most negative or positive experiences with their product. But the real goldmine is in all those in-between.
Product Marketing
April
The Untapped Value of the Silent Majority
Product Marketing
In an industry where the race to market is cutthroat, don’t overlook the team who’s closest to the market itself. Here’s how to better equip them for your next launch.
Product Marketing
March
The Overlooked Potential of Marketing for MedTech
Operations
Supplier collaboration is inherent to modern-day manufacturing, yet many product companies still aren’t using the most effective and safe tools for data-sharing. Here’s how to tighten up your supplier processes.
Operations
March
Supplier Communities: The New Frontier in Secure External Collaboration
Product Marketing
Can customers trust your product info? Here’s how to avoid sending them running to the competition.
Product Marketing
March
Failing to Connect: 3 Ways to Build Customer Trust
Product Marketing
In this Converged Live webinar, Tech-Clarity's president & founder Jim Brown joins Propel's Tom Shoemaker and Mark Boles to examine the cause of the product information disconnect—and how to solve it.
Product Marketing
March
The Product Information Disconnect | Converged Live
Engineering
Here’s how companies get locked into a system with no ability to upgrade or integrate—and the key to getting out.
Engineering
March
Unlocking Your Business Potential with the Magic of Modern APIs
Innovation
Here are some tips for managing digital transformation to deliver revenue growth and cost savings.
Innovation
March
How to Succeed at Business Transformation (Fast Company)
News & Updates
Coming from all over the world, almost all members of the Propel team convened to kick off FY24, the majority meeting each other in person for the very first time.
Company
March
Business Success from Building Bonds: Why Meeting In-Person Still Matters
News & Updates
In a recent survey conducted by Propel, a majority of business leaders in product and commercial teams indicate a need for product value management (PVM). Here are the findings.
Company
February
Survey Says: Your Value Chain is Broken
Product Management
If your company hasn’t yet implemented a robust design for manufacturing (DfM) process, you’re not only missing out on cost reductions but also tangible revenue growth.
Product Management
February
One Methodology to Streamline Your Whole Value Chain
Product Marketing
If there are holes in your information channels, you could wind up dragging down your brand reputation. Here’s how to close the gaps and get shipshape.
Product Marketing
February
3 Product Information Gaps Sinking Your Customer Experience
Operations
An overview of the very involved world of logistics operations, forecasting, and planning—and the important role technology plays in all of it.
Operations
February
The Inner Workings of Logistics Management
Innovation
As the supply chain continues to grapple with an increasingly digital consumer base, a remote workforce can be a bigger boon than most realize.
Innovation
February
How the Global Supply Chain Benefits from Remote Work
Engineering
Modern product management software doesn’t ask its customers to manage new feature installments. Instead, new releases are ready to adopt on your schedule.
Engineering
February
Ready-to-Adopt Release Cycles: Upgrades That Won’t Upend Your Business
Innovation
How to get a headstart on the top trends of 2023, as predicted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
Innovation
January
3 Top Manufacturing Tech Trends to Tackle NOW
Innovation
Artificial intelligence is a part of our lives now and we should know what to expect. I’ve done the reading so you don’t have to. Here are my predictions.
Innovation
January
The Upside to Artificial Intelligence: Here’s What I Know
Quality
Learn how to hit the ground running with total quality management (TQM) and make sure it sticks for the long haul in your organization. Read part III of our series.
Quality
January
How to Succeed with Total Quality Management in the Digital Age
Innovation
As in all relationships, technology breeds stronger connection—and medical device companies are reaping the benefits with their contract manufacturing partnerships. Here’s how the trend is driving competitive advantage in the industry.
Innovation
January
How Tech Bolsters the Bond Between Medical Device Companies and CDMOs
Quality
We cover the major benefits and potential challenges of implementing the organization-wide management approach known as total quality management (TQM). Read part II of our series.
Quality
January
The Pros and Cons of Total Quality Management
Product Management
Many legacy systems have fallen to the wayside due to market evolution, but none faster than enterprise resource planning (ERP). Here’s the new solution that’s eradicating the dinosaurs.
Product Management
January
How ERP Became an Endangered Species
News & Updates
An excerpt of CIMdata’s recent report entitled “Product Value Management in the Age of Disruption.”
Company
January
CIMdata: How Product Value Management (PVM) Combats Disruption
News & Updates
Why is it important to be an agent of change for your business? At the first-ever Salesforce Manufacturing Summit in December 2022, Ray Hein of Propel and Michael Farr of MSA Safety present.
Company
January
Harmonize Product, Quality, & Customer Processes | Salesforce Manufacturing Summit 2022
Product Marketing
How the latest in product information management (PIM) can transform your documents labyrinth into a content powerhouse.
Product Marketing
2022
December
The Untapped Power of Next-Gen PIM
News & Updates
Cultivating the value of giving back in your workplace instills the message that even with the smallest of efforts, you can always make a big impact.
Company
2022
December
Fostering a Culture of Gratitude Year-Round
Innovation
In this Converged Live webinar, Propel's Tom Shoemaker is joined by CIMdata's Peter Bilello and Meyer Sound's Chris Conner to discuss how product value management (PVM) can not only ready you for the next disruption, but help you to thrive.
Innovation
2022
December
Product Value Management in the Age of Disruption | Converged Live
News & Updates
Propel’s chief strategy officer Ray Hein on his learnings from a unique event for the manufacturing industry cloud space.
Company
2022
December
My Top Takeaways from the First-Ever Salesforce Manufacturing Summit
Innovation
Standing still is not going to cut it in 2023. Here are our top 5 predictions for what’s next in product innovation.
Innovation
2022
December
Propel’s Predictions for 2023
Quality
Part I of our three-part deep dive on Total Quality Management (TQM). An overview of TQM, its principles, and how it can provide lasting customer loyalty.
Quality
2022
December
The 8 Primary Principles of Total Quality Management
Engineering
If users won’t come to you, it’s time to go to them. Here’s why product companies should consider software that integrates with familiar apps like Slack.
Engineering
2022
December
Deep Work vs Quick Work: All Users (Should Be) Created Equal
News & Updates
A message from Propel’s new CEO, Ross Meyercord.
Company
2022
November
Why I Joined Propel: My Journey from CIO to CRO to CEO
Product Management
Bonus Rule: Keep Transforming. Featuring Michael Farr, VP of Operations and Plant Manager at MSA Safety, who explains his lessons learned in his 40 years of manufacturing experience.
Product Management
2022
November
Bonus Episode: Keep Transforming (with Michael Farr)
Product Management
The supply chain job market is teeming with qualified candidates nowadays, and it’s easy to feel lost. Here’s everything you’ll need to make your resume stand out.
Product Management
2022
November
5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Supply Chain Resume
Product Marketing
When you’re sowing the seeds for customer lifetime value, you’ll need to fertilize with rich product experiences after marketplace sales to continually grow customer loyalty.
Product Marketing
2022
November
Feeding Brand Loyalty: Plant Seeds in Marketplaces, Reap Rewards with Product Experiences
Product Marketing
In this Converged Live webinar, Propel's Jill Mueller is joined by Salesforce's Frank Borovsky as they discuss the messy history of disconnected product information platforms... and how that all changes with the future of seamless, omnichannel data visibility.
Product Marketing
2022
November
A Marketer's Guide to Engaging Product Experiences | Converged Live
Innovation
In his prolific career as a manufacturing leader, the one constant that Michael Farr observed: harnessing tech will always deliver a lasting competitive advantage.
Innovation
2022
November
Four Decades in Manufacturing Leadership: How Tech Has Shaped Success for Michael Farr
Product Marketing
Product Information Management (PIM) is a powerful shortcut for marketers in a rapidly evolving omnichannel market. Director of Product Marketing Jill Mueller explains how it works in this Converged Conversation.
Product Marketing
2022
November
A Shortcut Through the Marketing Maze (The Power of PIM)
Product Management
Eradicating planned obsolescence is not only a cost-saving measure but a necessary action to engage an increasingly customer-driven and climate-focused market.
Product Management
2022
November
It’s Time to Retire Planned Obsolescence
Innovation
A recent trend in the medical device industry shows how contract manufacturers are evolving from cost-saving business requirements to valuable partners in product development.
Innovation
2022
November
How CDMOs are Evolving to Enrich Medical Device Manufacturing
Engineering
More and more digital twins are dominating conversations when it comes to speeding time to market. Here’s your full guide to implementing digital twins before getting too far behind.
2022
October
Digital Twins: The Complete Guide for Manufacturing Leaders
Engineering
The latest and greatest in enterprise software is all about allowing the user to start anywhere and go anywhere—entirely determined by their specific business needs.
Engineering
2022
October
Start Anywhere, Go Anywhere: Empowering IT Deployment Flexibility
Product Management
For Manufacturing Month 2022, we examined the state of the manufacturing industry job market. Here’s how recent trends are affecting career opportunities (the reality may surprise you!).
Product Management
2022
October
What's Next for Manufacturing Industry Jobs?
Product Management
As manufacturing jobs return to the US, companies need to determine if shifting to local supply chains is a strategic advantage or a short-term blip.
Product Management
2022
October
The Great Supply Chain Reshoring is Here
Engineering
In this Converged Live webinar, discover how composable architecture can revolutionize your user engagement. Propel's VP of Engineering Kishore Subramanian covers the basics and even demos the application so you can see it in action.
Engineering
2022
October
How to Build Composable User Experiences Using Clicks, Not Code | Converged Live Webinar
Product Management
Part numbers, SKUs, dimensions, branding assets, images, sales collateral. Amazing things happen when ALL your product information is housed under one proverbial roof.
Product Management
2022
October
Who put a DAM PIM in my PLM platform?
Operations
Simple, practical instructions to create key product management dashboards, written for both casual and seasoned enterprise software users.
Operations
2022
October
An (Almost) Step-by-Step Guide on How to Build Your Perfect Dashboard
Innovation
What happens when an increasingly customer-led market demands a stronger product experience than your established system can provide? It creates a product value gap. Propel CMO Dario Ambrosini explains more in this Converged Conversation.
Innovation
2022
October
How to Close the Product Value Gap
Innovation
Despite the outsized product success of implementing composable technology for enterprise software, we’re still years away from a majority adoption.
Innovation
2022
October
How Composable Architecture Became the Must-Have Competitive Advantage
Product Management
Our debut Converged Live webinar features VP of Product Marketing Tom Shoemaker explaining where PLM delivered, where it’s fallen short, and where it needs to go next.
Product Management
2022
October
Righting the Wrongs of PLM | Converged Live
Innovation
Though only a few years since the last in-person Dreamforce, the confluence of new tech showed off the hyper-acceleration of pandemic-era innovation.
Innovation
2022
October
Progress in Person: How Dreamforce 2022 Showcased the Rapid Pace of Change
Product Management
If your PLM and ERP systems are disconnected, undergoing integration can seem daunting. The thing to keep in mind is the profound benefits to your future product launches.
Product Management
2022
September
The Role of Integration in a Successful Product Launch
Innovation
Staying nimble is the name of the game in the age of ongoing disruption. In this Converged Conversation, Propel's Chuck Serrin and Grant Bremer cover the key tips for making it through and staying ahead.
Innovation
2022
September
The Key Between Surviving and Thriving When Disruption Hits
Innovation
In the medtech industry, product innovation is accelerating at a breakneck pace, and it’s no wonder, with the potential for life-saving care as the outcome.
Innovation
2022
September
Potential for Life-Saving Care Sparks MedTech Innovation
News & Updates
Providing strategic value at every stage of the implementation process is the key to achieving mutual success. Propel's VP of Customer Success Mary De Frenchi elaborates in this Converged Conversation.
Company
2022
September
Why Customer Success is Mutually Beneficial
Product Marketing
Most enterprise software, including traditional PLM, is difficult to use. How can PLM change course and become an application that delights users?
Product Marketing
2022
September
Enterprise Software UX and PLM: Another Dropped Ball?
News & Updates
With the Winter ‘23 release, the Propel platform will be based primarily on the Lightning Web Components (LWC) technology, allowing for more flexibility, customization, and automation.
Company
2022
September
Propel's Winter '23 Release: UI for Tomorrow’s Product Company
Operations
If you’re new to the world of reporting and executive dashboards, you may be feeling overwhelmed. Here are some quick tips to help you get started.
Operations
2022
September
A Handy Guide to Enterprise Dashboard Basics
Innovation
IT leaders have become a vital part of revenue growth strategy. Product companies should harness their skills to drive business value.
Innovation
2022
September
The Next Evolution of IT Leadership
Product Marketing
While Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) has helped make huge strides to streamline the product development process, it never quite looped in a crucial figure: the customer. Propel's VP of Product Marketing Tom Shoemaker explains how PLM fell short in this Converged Conversation.
Product Marketing
2022
September
How PLM Leaves the Customer Behind
Product Marketing
Win the race to market by connecting product and marketing teams in a single platform. Here’s how to steer them to victory (e.g. revenue and customer loyalty).
Product Marketing
2022
September
Win the Product Race with Tandem Teams
Engineering
Imagine the possibilities of a flexible, role-based user interface for your enterprise software—with no programming needed. Propel's VP of Engineering, Kishore Subramanian, explains the magic of extensibility in this Converged Conversation.
Engineering
2022
September
The Powerful Efficiency Gains of Extensibility
Quality
Implementing a cloud-based platform is critical to your defense against supply chain disruption.
Quality
2022
August
Risky Business: How to Fortify Your Supplier Management
News & Updates
Celebrating 20 years, Dreamforce is back in-person this year—and Propel wouldn’t miss it. This time, we’ll be there as category leaders with game-changing new product capabilities to showcase.
Company
2022
August
Innovation on Display: Propel is Returning for Dreamforce 2022
Quality
It may be the boogeyman of quality management, but ISO 9001:2015 compliance can be much less intimidating with the right QMS. Miguel Tam, VP of Product Success at Propel, explains in this Converged Conversation.
Quality
2022
August
How to Feel Confident about ISO 9001 Compliance
Engineering
What to know about the emerging trend of no-code/low-code development platforms, and how it’s revolutionizing efficiency for business users.
Engineering
2022
August
No Code, No Problem: The Enterprise UI Revolution
News & Updates
Advice from two panels of manufacturing, high-tech, and medtech industry veterans sharing their insights about business transformation.
Company
2022
August
How Business is Transforming: Takeaways from Industry Leaders Coast to Coast
Innovation
With seismic changes threatening our economy, global relations, legislature, and environment all at once, how can business leaders provide stability for their employees? Propel CEO Ray Hein explains in our debut Converged Conversation.
Innovation
2022
August
How to Guide Your Employees Through Uncertainty
Product Marketing
Using a single unified platform for all customer and product data delivers a more complete product thread without system barriers.
Product Marketing
2022
August
How to Cure Your Product Information Headache
Product Marketing
What exactly is the Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud? Learn all the ins and outs, plus how its value can be augmented for product companies.
Product Marketing
2022
August
Propelling the Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud
Operations
Episode 10: Daniel Matlis (Axendia)
Operations
2021
October
Supply Chain Impacts & Disruptions Across the Value Network
Quality
Episode 9: Cynthia Hitchcock (PrinterPrezz)
Quality
2021
October
A Better Approach to Quality Health and Life Sciences
Quality
Episode 8: Sherine Khalil & Ann Olaguer (Valor Compounding)
Quality
2021
October
How to Use QMS to Make Prescription Ordering Easier for Patients
Product Management
Episode 7: Michael Farr (MSA Safety)
Product Management
2021
October
Why One is Company Seeing Jaw-Dropping Benefits Across the Entire Value Chain
Quality
Episode 6: Sandeep Lad (Diality)
Quality
2021
September
QMS Deployment Strategies Sure to Improve Overall Product Quality
Quality
Episode 5: Greg Yow (Zoetis)
Quality
2021
September
Managing Product and Quality in the Cloud
Innovation
Episode 4: David Dykeman (Greenberg Traurig)
Innovation
2021
September
How a Strategic Patent Portfolio and Secure IP Help MedTech Companies Grow
Innovation
Episode 3: Carlo Stimamiglio (Alira Health)
Innovation
2021
September
Why is MedTech Growth Skyrocketing?
News & Updates
Episode 1: Meet Your Hosts Chuck Serrin and Rachel Jang
Company
2021
August
Welcome to the Product Success Podcast
Product Management
Episode 2: Vincent Wong (TOMZ)
Product Management
2021
August
Contract Manufacturing in a MedDev Environment
News & Updates
Episode 10. Rule 10: Leading in the Customer-First Revolution
Company
2022
June
Customer Success is the New Product Success: Featuring Ray Hein
News & Updates
Welcome to Converged, a new resource to educate today’s product companies and help them achieve success. Converged is a community of the best industry minds exploring topics and sparking conversations that matter to this moment.
Company
2022
August
Introducing Converged: Where Product Innovation Meets Market Evolution
Product Marketing
Tom Nogueira from Desktop Metal explores how they evolved from a scrappy startup to a hyper-growth company that achieved its initial public offering and became a serial acquirer.
2022
May
Unlocking Product Value to Drive Business Growth
Innovation
Dmitriy Geler (BekaertDeslee) is one industry expert who is especially poised to tell us more about the link between growth and transformation (hint: it's right there in his title!).
2022
May
Revenue Growth in a Build Anywhere, Buy Anywhere, Sell Anywhere World
Innovation
Zero100's Kevin O’Marah details how efficiency gains from technology improve sustainability of supply chains, while also delivering a positive impact to bottom lines.
2022
May
Reaching Carbon Zero with Supply Chain Balance
Innovation
Dr. J. Cris Salinas (Salesforce) explains how and why medtech companies who are leaning into tech adoption are taking it even further and virtually transforming the industry.
2022
May
MedTech Industry Trends, Insights and the Road Ahead
Product Management
Alex Garden, CEO of Zume, explains how their robotic technology replaces single-use plastic with compostable plant fiber-based products.
2022
May
Saving the Planet is a Team Sport
Quality
Monica Barrett of Eargo explains how her team's quality assurance process is evolving with the needs of a customer-centric economy.
2022
May
Quality Assurance for Customer-Centric MedTechs
Product Management
Joe Greibel, Director of Physical Product at Sunday, explains how his company is delivering better and more sustainable lawn care as a service.
2022
May
Product Management in the Subscription Economy
Innovation
Alexa Vignone, Geoffrey Moore, and Kirsten Allegri Williams, explore the benefits of being "obsessed" with your customers.
2022
May
Connecting Product and Commercial Teams to Deliver New Product Revenue Streams
Innovation
In Bruce Mehlman's compelling presentation "The Great Acceleration," he identifies four macro changes driving disruption.
2022
May
Inflation, War and Supply Chain—What's Next?
Quality
Dan Littleton of Fractyl details into how his team has streamlined their quality management processes by using a common platform.
2022
May
Delivering Quality Across the Whole Product
Product Marketing
Mark Rumbaugh from VIZIO describes how they've thrived during the pandemic by ensuring built-in growth and long term customer loyalty.
2022
May
Delivering Commercial Success with Whole Products
News & Updates
Vala Afshar, Chief Digital Evangelist at Salesforce, has interviewed hundreds of successful companies and noticed a pattern in how they operate. Here's what he learned.
2022
May
Electricity & Flow: Designing Your Company for Success
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