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Kevin
Hähnlein
Principal, Strategic Advisory
Staffbase
Kevin is a go-to-market leader in B2B SaaS, with experience across Europe and North America. He’s spoken at multiple PMA summits and works on the hard part of product marketing: differentiating products in crowded and fast-moving markets. Today, he’s a Principal, Strategic Advisory at Staffbase, where he’s moved from leading marketing and revenue teams to advising the company’s largest enterprise customers. His focus is on empowering HR and IT leaders to modernize employee experience for the AI era - clarifying the role of intranet, mobile, and the broader digital workplace, and driving product adoption at scale.
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29 May 2026 09:45 - 10:15
Positioning without picking a fight: Differentiation in ecosystem-driven markets
PMMs love differentiation. Ecosystem buyers love stability. And that’s why the smartest positioning often performs the worst in ecosystem markets. When customers are deeply invested in an ecosystem platform, classic competitive positioning often backfires. The goal isn’t to replace, it’s to clarify what the platform is great at, where gaps remain, and why your product is the missing layer that makes the ecosystem work better at scale. Join Kevin as he shares field-tested tips for differentiation in ecosystem-driven markets. The emphasis is on real-world constraints, so you can apply the approach whether your ecosystem is Microsoft, Salesforce, or ServiceNow. Key takeaways: - How to differentiate without positioning against the platform your buyers already trust - A framework for clarifying where the ecosystem ends and where your product must begin - What to stop saying in your positioning when selling into Microsoft, Salesforce, or ServiceNow ecosystems - How to turn ecosystem constraints into credibility instead of friction in buyer conversations