FastSpring

JUNE 11, 2019

To help you accomplish this, we’re sharing a short list of helpful ebooks, webinars, podcasts, books, and blog posts to help you kick off your growth plan for 2019. The content and technical SEO strategies outlined in this post will also help promote better UX on your site and encourage more visitors to stay on your page.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Once again, 2019 was a great year for FastSpring, and I’m excited to share some of the major highlights below: 1. Subscription Transaction Volume Surpassed One-Time Purchase Volume. The subscription economy is clearly here to stay. This year we welcomed Kurt Smith as VP Product and Strategy.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Top Five Customer SuccessCon Berkeley 2019 Takeaways. Last week ChurnZero sponsored Customer SuccessCon 2019 in Berkley, CA. Should every customer pay an additional onboarding fee on top of their subscription cost? Upcoming Webinar: New Manager’s Guide for a Customer Success Strategy Implementation. It depends.

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SaaSOptics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The accounts receivable aging report summarizes how long invoices have been unpaid based on predefined buckets, often 30 day increments as of the report date. If many customers’ DSO are trending upwards, revisiting credit terms and policies should be in your future (think: interest, late payment fees, or early-payment discounts).

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

Let’s talk 2019 predictions. But what if you could have a better idea of the changes 2019 has in store for Customer Success professionals? As the chatbot craze subsides, I anticipate behind-the-scenes AI to become a major trend in 2019. In 2019, not only will this trend increase, it will become much more mindful.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Why you need an in-app marketing strategy. If you don’t have a strategy for reaching out to your existing users, you may lose them faster than you can onboard new ones, or you may over-message them, which is just as damaging. Carefully placed modals can drive sales, subscriptions, or upgrades to higher tier plans.

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Recur 2019 is over, but the journey toward subscription truth is not. We gathered in Boston to discuss all things subscription—kicking off with our Pricing and Monetization Workshop. Our hallmark conference followed, featuring insights and inspiration from some of the brightest in the subscription space.

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ProfitWell

JULY 22, 2020

This is why the direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy is gaining traction fast. In 2019, the total global e-commerce sales amounted to $3.53 Direct-to-consumer retail is a strategy whereby businesses sell their products directly to the end user without the involvement of wholesalers, third-party retailers, and other middlemen.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

Let’s talk 2019 predictions. But what if you could have a better idea of the changes 2019 has in store for Customer Success professionals? As the chatbot craze subsides, I anticipate behind-the-scenes AI to become a major trend in 2019. In 2019, not only will this trend increase, it will become much more mindful.

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FastSpring

JUNE 28, 2019

When companies look at strategies to scale their business there’s almost always a prevalent focus on customer acquisition. As interest in subscription services continues to rise, maximizing customer lifetime value becomes even more important than ever before. Customers may choose to opt out of a subscription service.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 12, 2020

The subscription-based economy boom has brought with it more competition than ever before, raising the bar for companies trying to offer recurring products or services to their customers. However, behind the boom lies the rising consumer demand for subscriptions. Payment processing. Customer support. Bookkeeping.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

First, we’ll talk through how B2B payments work and how they differ from B2C payments to provide a bit of context. Then, we’ll cover 10 payment solutions that can help you get a better handle on your subscription billing. What are B2B payments? Forecasted B2B payment growth via Business Insider.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Your top subscription news. For more on Slack, check out our episode of Pricing Page Teardown that tears down Slack’s pricing page and strategy. Subscription Harry Potter. A subscription service that could offer fans all the things they want exclusively from the artists themselves is a novel idea, to say the least.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 9, 2020

We spoke to Buffer’s CEO Joel Gascoigne about his experience building Buffer and the role and place subscription data plays for the company. For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. Early in 2019, I had an epiphany moment. Click To Tweet.

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Navint

MAY 21, 2019

Recurring Revenue Conference presented by Sutton Capital Partners marked its fifth year on May 1, 2019, in beautiful Marina del Rey, California. Thought leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and the investor community gathered to discuss the subscription economy and ways to attract and retain loyal customers.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 6, 2020

Our Recur 2019 conference is wrapped, but the journey toward uncovering subscription truth doesn't have to end. It takes on average, three years for a subscription company to adjust pricing. We kicked off this year's event with a Pricing & Monetization Workshop. Why should you devote time and resources to pricing?

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Valuize Consulting

AUGUST 5, 2020

Since 2015, the customer success (CS) domain has achieved a 176.54% year-over-year growth of CSM positions globally (Gainsight, 2019). This explosive growth comes predominantly from the software & IT industry, thanks to the mass migration towards the subscription-based business model.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

This podcast is an excerpt of Romain’s session at SaaStr Annual 2019. And that was around the time that I left and then since then HubSpot has built an invoice generator and a bunch of other things. Missed the session? Here’s what Romain talks about: How to build a growth machine. How you can tailor onboarding to customers.

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Navint

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Topics Include Five Phases of Recurring Revenue Business Growth and Successfully Scaling Recurring Revenue Businesses without Friction. The event is being held April 30 – May 1, 2019 in Marina del Ray, California. This year’s theme is scaling SaaS and subscription businesses. About Sutton Capital Partners.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 2, 2019

Whether you’re shopping at C ostco or signing up for the latest streaming music subscription , everybody loves a free sample. With statistics like this , it’s not surprising that a strategy once reserved for food courts has spread to other industries ; SaaS is no exception. Schedule a demo today. .

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Valuize Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2020

Since 2015, the customer success (CS) domain has achieved a 176.54% year-over-year growth of CSM positions globally ( Gainsight, 2019 ), which comes predominantly from the software & IT industry. As your company grows, you will also need to integrate automation into your customer success strategy to scale effectively. #3)

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SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

This podcast is an excerpt of Eyal and Megan’s session at SaaStr Annual 2019. So looking at multi-year deals and how they really engage us as part of their core strategy in customer service going forward. They want to be able to invest and give you feedback on your strategy. Missed the session? The emergence of new A.I.

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OPEXEngine

JULY 28, 2020

It often seems as if traditional strategy development processes have no place in the fast-moving, always changing technology industries. The critical difference is that they’ve discovered how to make strategy development faster, pragmatic and more agile by focusing on four key principles. At a Glance.

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ProfitWell

JULY 27, 2020

rise from 2019. As such, there is no better time to implement a direct-to-consumer growth strategy. However, with safe and secure payment methods such as Stripe and Paypal, it is now just as convenient for manufacturers. This is why 40% of US manufacturers are already implementing their direct-to-consumer growth strategy.

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OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It has become clear that many of the best performing SaaS companies are embracing a product led growth strategy (for evidence, check out how they describe their business model in their S-1s). There are 19 large public PLG companies and all of the top IPOs in 2019 have been PLG companies, including Zoom, Slack, Fastly and Pagerduty.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

To help, we’ve curated this watchlist of Customer Success leaders who we believe you’ll gain some inspiration from and see them do great things in 2019. In this role, she maximized software adoption and subscription revenue retention for Citrix’s Enterprise customers. So, without further ado… .

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SaaSX

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It could be argued that the biggest technological advance the 2010s brought was the rise of cloud computing and cloud-based subscription services. While 2019 saw the biggest surge in product-led growth in recent history, we can expect to see this trend engulf the industry in 2020. So what does the future of SaaS look like?

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Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series! And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 9, 2020

We spoke to Buffer’s CEO Joel Gascoigne about his experience building Buffer and the role and place subscription data plays for the company. For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. Early in 2019, I had an epiphany moment. Tweet this quote.

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Totango

MARCH 21, 2019

This includes identifying and acting on opportunities to expand a customer’s license count, to move them to a premium subscription, or to expose them to new product features. With this information at your fingertips, you can prioritize your renewal strategies around at-risk customers. Handle Escalations Promptly.

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OpenView Labs

JUNE 16, 2021

or hybrid (upfront subscription fee, and then a usage-based charge), this billing strategy is a hot topic. Usage-Based Pricing and the ‘Rule of 3s’ Subscribed.com on how companies can successfully design and implement a usage-based pricing strategy to increase customer value perception and grow revenue.

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Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

Besides it’s proven business results, this strategy helps empower end-users to get the best possible product for their needs. In a nutshell, companies adopting the PLG strategy need to solve the users’ problems instantly – look at it as an on-demand demo that needs to convince the end-user. What is Product Led Growth (PLG)?

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Outseta

JANUARY 10, 2020

Our strategy across these dimensions has been singularly focused on building a company that’s lean, healthy, and sustainable. You can see where we ended 2019 from an equity allocation standpoint below—Dimitris and Dave both own about a 35% stake in Outseta, my own is around 28%, and James’ is just north of 2%. 2017 2018 2019 Total.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This reality influences their go-to-market (GTM) strategy, which relies on a lower overall sales and marketing budget and a higher mix of marketing to sales spending. Being “stuck in the middle” drives SMM SaaS companies to invest in one of two strategies. Both these strategies require close attention by SaaS Chief Financial Officers.

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Chart Mogul

APRIL 15, 2021

He noticed almost right away that it would be easy to re-package what they created for internal use as a product and sell it as subscription-based software. In 2019, CakeHR joined Sage and re-branded itself Sage HR. A similar shift has also occurred in their strategy after the acquisition. That’s how CakeHR came to be.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Time: we try to use the most of it, but when building a subscription business there never seems to be enough of it. You can stop the clock at Recur (here in Boston December 12-14). At Recur, we stop time to bring together the best and the brightest in the subscription industry. Speaker, Author, CEO of Ambient Strategy.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 20, 2019

in Q1 2019. in revenue in Q1 of 2019. The fact that revenue continues to grow so fast, combined with where this growth is coming from (more on this below), signals that Slack’s (long-term) business strategy is working. in Q1 of 2019. Build a business model that supports your product strategy. in one year.

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