SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

So this year has been rough on SaaS and Cloud stocks, with multiples down 75% from a year ago and the markets overall down 50% or more. Leaders like ZoomInfo and Paycom that combine strong growth with strong profits have seen their stock prices stay relatively high, often at 15x ARR still. Embedded fintech often has a price. #3.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 31, 2022

There are an estimated 12 to 24 million e-commerce stores. Online retailers can sell just about anything—from shoes or baked goods to software and coaching sessions. Most e-commerce store owners have no idea how to effectively market their business. Selling products or services online requires a special touch.

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

To shed light on your doubts and questions, we have compared and analyzed the pros and cons of these two subscription pricing models , knowing how essential it is for your SaaS success. History of the subscription pricing model: From newspapers to the rise of SaaS subscription. What is the subscription pricing model?

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SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. But while it IPO’d at a $1B valuation just this past November, today its market cap is only.$218m. Historically, Weave gave away several “free” phones with each new account.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 30, 2021

The phone rings. If you chose not to answer the phone, you’d be in the majority. People love talking to you on the phone – just not necessarily when you’re selling something. Buyers need to be in control When the phone rings, or an email pops into our inbox, we are put in a reactive position. Do you pick up?

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

They expect an end-to-end shopping “experience” and this is where eCommerce subscription has a chance to shine by developing long term relationships with consumers. And subscription eCommerce seems to be the answer. The subscription eCommerce market has grown by a whopping 100% year-over-year for the past five years.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

From marketing funnel analysis to review funnel analysis, this article shows you the most important funnels for SaaS. TL;DR Funnel analysis helps map out all the steps website visitors and in-app users take to achieve conversion goals , like signing up for your tool or completing the onboarding process. Onboarding process funnel.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 Plus, since your customers pay the same price each month, a subscription box offers some degree of stability in your revenue stream, which helps you predict your finances more accurately. Target Market. Marketing Plan.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2019

There is no shortage of options when it comes to building your marketing technology stack. Pauline Fumeron | Marketing Automation Manager @ OpenC lassrooms. Guillaume : And today we’re going to talk about how to build your marketing stack. So data analytics, marketing customer analytics, and technology and acquisition.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Following in the footsteps of Amazon, Shopify first began its journey as a simple online shop, selling snowboards. Shopify Partner Apps are third party companies that sell their services or Apps to Shopify store owners. For example, a Shopify Partner App might enable a shopify store owner to email all of their customers.

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User Pilot

APRIL 3, 2024

TL;DR Product-led innovation emphasizes improving the product to attract customers, reducing reliance on marketing for growth. Product-led innovation focuses on developing a personalized product that naturally attracts and retains customers. Read on to learn all about this product-led growth model. User persona example.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

It offers a way to bring down customer acquisition costs and has been proven to keep users in a game for far longer than the pay-to-play method. EA Games, for example, increased its market value from $4 billion to $33 billion in just six years after introducing GaaS content. Games as a Service Payment Options.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 9, 2020

And how does subscription marketing differ from marketing for a more conventional selling model? What is subscription marketing? Subscription marketing refers to marketing goods and services to customers on an ongoing basis. 6 tactics to market your subscriptions. Let’s take Netflix as an example.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Looking to perform a CRO audit for your website and app? Based on the insights you generate, you can create better experiences for website visitors and users, driving more engagement, conversion, and retention. Pricing page conversions : Visitors to your pricing page have expressed interest in your product.

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Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

After product/market fit, most companies’ obsession is not thinking about how to create their next amazing product. Most companies have a primary acquisition loop that drives this scalable growth, and unfortunately, there aren’t that many acquisition loops that really scale. Product/market fit has a positive slope.

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CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) can be calculated by dividing all the Marketing and Sales costs required to acquire a new customer within a specific time. An average SaaS business spends 92% of their first-year revenue on customer acquisition. In other words, it takes 11 months to pay back their customer acquisition cost.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue refers to the total earnings a company generates through its core operations like sales of products or services, rents on a property, recurring payments , interest on borrowings, etc. Affiliate Programs : Businesses earn a commission on sales of products by promoting referral links through their website and other online platforms.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Most online businesses use a customer relationship management ( CRM ) software package and/or payment processor to manage their billings because handling many customers across regions by hand is difficult, and in a competitive market there is no room for errors. CAC per marketing channel Using CAC to make decisions Summary.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

TL;DR A SaaS conversion rate refers to the percentage of visitors who take a desired action on the website or in-app. SaaS conversion rate optimization is important to create the best customer experience that helps lower the customer acquisition cost and increase MRR. Four SaaS conversion rates are significant to focus on.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions. As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Lambda School trains people online to be software engineers. There’s a little bit of work to do still, but you know, tonight the title of my talk is how to make user acquisition practically free. I realized that I was missing something fundamental in that first company that was deep product/market fit.

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SaaSX

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Pricing is the exchange rate you put on all the tangible and intangible aspects of your business. For young SaaS founders, navigating the complex world of pricing can be very overwhelming. With such a wide variety of pricing models, billing frequency, payment methods and more – it’s not hard to see why!

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 5, 2023

TL;DR The CAC payback period measures the time it takes for a company to recover the money invested in new customer acquisition. This metric helps SaaS companies choose the most effective customer acquisition channels , diagnose inefficiencies in customer retention strategies , and inform pricing decisions.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

We typically classify SaaS companies in terms of three customer segments, enabling us to better evaluate their needs: Small/Mid-Market (SMM). In this article, one in a series of three covering each of these SaaS customer categories, we will focus exclusively on Small/Mid-Market SaaS companies. SMM SaaS Go-To-Market Strategy.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 22, 2020

There has never been a better time to test innovative pricing and monetization models to outmaneuver slow or legacy competitors. This post will guide you through 10 innovative pricing plays you should consider along with high-profile examples of companies who are testing them. Adopt more flexible payment terms and contract structures.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So, of course when it came to revenue-driving activities, Ford knew that success in marketing—and business—wasn’t about how much your marketing spend is, but how efficiently you spend it. Enter the SaaS Magic Number, which measures the return on sales and marketing spend in generating new subscription revenue.

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ProfitWell

JUNE 15, 2020

Salesforce released its “State of Marketing Report,” offering trends from 900 marketers. This report is a quick but mighty read, jam-packed with data and trends to help you optimize your DTC marketing strategies. Here are the main takeaways: Customers expect highly-personalized experiences and contextualized customer journeys.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 14, 2024

From maintaining the best quality of products and services, customer acquisition and retention, maintaining the flow of funds, to managing employees, the daily chores of entrepreneurs are never-ending. With the added features, you can surely amp up your WhatsApp marketing game, curate successful campaigns, and understand customer behavior.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Scheduled payments, aka recurring billing. Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. As the subscription universe continues to expand, you can expect to see even more subscription payment plans. What are subscription payments?

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

SaaS renewal best practices for driving free to paid conversions include: Create a personalized onboarding experience to retain trial users. SaaS renewal best practices for driving cross-sells include: Promote a new add-on with email marketing campaigns. Personalize the cross-sell messages based on user segment.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Example: An online magazine uses subscription management software to handle new sign-ups, billing, and customer inquiries. Importance: Usage-based billing allows businesses to align pricing with value and encourages customer adoption of additional features.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Enter usage-based pricing. In this guide, we’ll take a deep dive into usage-based pricing, how it works and who it’s for. What is usage-based pricing? What are the advantages of usage-based pricing? What are the advantages of usage-based pricing? What are the downsides of usage-based pricing?

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FastSpring

MAY 14, 2019

You’d park your car, mosey on into the store, and then go through the process of scouring the shelves for the pristine cardboard box that housed a physical copy of your application. The price you paid at checkout was essentially a perpetual license for the lifetime of the application. Your pricing may be the culprit.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

The much-discussed pricing strategy took over the SaaS world and helped fuel the phenomenal success of SaaS pioneers like Dropbox, Evernote, SurveyMonkey and Hootsuite. HubSpot now offers freemium versions of their CRM, Marketing and Sales products. Here’s a list of the top freemium pricing strategy resources: Table of Contents.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Depending on what calculation you use, LTV can paint an honest picture of whether your customers are spending and staying long enough to cover acquisition costs and hopefully—make you a profit. The top three reasons you need to have a firm grip on your LTV are because it: Helps Prioritize Winning Marketing and Sales Strategies.

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OPEXEngine

MARCH 10, 2020

After all, would you reveal how profitable your e-commerce store is to random strangers on the internet? However, marketing expenses, staff costs, and other operating expenses are not included in COGS. Gross margin tells you whether your e-commerce store is making a profit on each product that you sell. I didn’t think so.

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