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The 4 Essentials of Killer Product Storytelling | Lanie Schenkelberg, VP of Product Marketing (Inovalon) | LaunchPod

The 4 Essentials of Killer Product Storytelling | Lanie Schenkelberg, VP of Product Marketing (Inovalon) | LaunchPod

Update: 2025-07-15
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Today, we’re talking with Lanie Schenkelberg, former product manager and current VP of Product Marketing at Inovalon.



In this episode, we discuss:




  • The 4 essential elements of compelling product storytelling

  • How to spot weak messaging - and what strong positioning really looks like

  • How Lanie’s team led a storytelling overhaul that contributed to Inovalon’s growth



Links



LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laineschenkelberg/

Inovalon: https://www.inovalon.com/



Resources



Make it Punchy, By Emma Stratton: https://punchy.co/make-it-punchy-book/

Obviously Awesome Positioning, April Dunford: https://www.amazon.com/Obviously-Awesome-Product-Positioning-Customers/dp/1999023005



Chapters



00:00 Intro

01:48 The Importance of Messaging and Storytelling in Product

03:01 How to go from Product Management to Marketing

06:10 Understanding the Customer's Big Win

12:45 The Hero Story Format

15:12 The Role of Positioning and Differentiation in Product Marketing

21:23 How Lanie Scaled Positioning at Inovalon

31:29 Outro



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Special Guest: Lanie Schenkelberg.

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The 4 Essentials of Killer Product Storytelling | Lanie Schenkelberg, VP of Product Marketing (Inovalon) | LaunchPod

The 4 Essentials of Killer Product Storytelling | Lanie Schenkelberg, VP of Product Marketing (Inovalon) | LaunchPod

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