Software Platform Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

As with all B2B SaaS marketplaces, however, the challenge is not the total available market, it is solving the “chicken and the egg” adoption problem. (See The Challenges of B2B SaaS Marketplaces. See more about Take Rates for B2B SaaS marketplaces here.). B2B vs. B2C/C2C SaaS Marketplaces.

Marketplace as a Service 40

Marketplace as a Service B2B Technical Review SaaS 40

FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It’s easy to think of online sales as a marketplace where we buy items for ourselves, but more and more B2B and SaaS sales are now happening online. According to Statista, B2B sales are now 6X larger than the business-to-consumer (B2C) market. As of 2019, B2B ecommerce sales globally have surpassed $12 trillion in revenue.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods B2B Outsourcing Services Payment Services 147

OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Business to Consumer (B2C). SMB customers will want high-touch sales engagement and service delivery but SMM SaaS companies will likely not have the budget necessary to justify providing this level of sales support. The most common strategies are Direct Sales, Inside Sales, eCommerce Marketplaces, and Partnerships. Enterprise.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 52

Neil Patel

AUGUST 5, 2021

For fitness service providers, this means one thing: you need an effective marketing strategy to stand out in this fast-growing, high-stakes marketplace. Typically, you’re marketing fitness goods and services directly to individuals, rather than businesses. The health and fitness industry is worth over $96 billion dollars.

Advertising 141

Advertising Strategy Social Media Marketplace as a Service 141

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

E-commerce is the future, but it isn’t just for B2C. B2B brands are finding huge success in the digital marketplace industry and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Globally, B2B marketplaces make up a $31 billion market. While competition is intense in the mainstream, niche B2B marketplaces are showing real promise.

Marketplace as a Service 136

Marketplace as a Service Merchant Services B2B Construction 136

Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 19, 2018

GymForLess is a desktop and mobile marketplace that gives fitness enthusiasts instant access to thousands of gyms across Spain. Services like this are a natural fit for subscriptions, but that’s not where GymForLess started. With a subscription service, there’s no registration fee, no permanence. So why the change?

Merchant Services 40

Merchant Services Payment Services Marketplace as a Service Churn 40

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Seeing a real demand for business courses in their consumer marketplace, the team identified an opening in the market to disrupt corporate training and hypothesized that employers would be more than willing to pay. Prospects were confused over how the marketplace worked and the sales team struggled to explain it.

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Marketplace as a Service Scale Sales Recruiting Business 243

User Pilot

MARCH 20, 2024

The open-source model creates revenue by charging for beyond-the-basics services. You might sell your software for a one-time fee, offer it through a subscription model, or even bundle it with other products or services. The product model monetizes user-generated data for targeted marketing , creating revenue without direct charges.

Software 59

Software Revenue Strategy Advertising 59

Sales Hacker

APRIL 1, 2021

While that can feel like a B2C trend, your B2B shoppers and targets are doing much the same thing. McKinsey notes that B2B decision-makers are pushing to e-commerce and e-commerce-like sales cycles, and up to 80% prefer either digital self-service tools or to contact teams remotely. The future of this space is digital and streamlined.

Outsourcing Services 67

Outsourcing Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Transportation 67

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 5, 2021

Together, they discuss the changing trends in B2B (and B2C) tech-driven products and services in the marketplace. What to expect: SXSW (South by Southwest) attracts key industry players in business, tech, education, music, and entertainment. Topics are organized into three tracks: Interactive, Film, and Music. Where: Online.

SaaS 83

SaaS Blockchain Marketplace as a Service Entertainment 83

Point Nine Land

MARCH 10, 2020

A strategic analysis after evaluating multiple service marketplaces Over the past few years, I’ve come across a huge number of service (or labor) marketplaces: the countless Uber for X companies, the marketplaces for lawyers, therapists, cleaners, architects, construction workers; you name it. Sounds complicated?

Marketplace as a Service 59

Marketplace as a Service Strategy B2C Systems Review 59

BitPay

MAY 25, 2023

Although this shift has so far been more pronounced among B2C companies, B2Bs also stand to benefit a great deal by offering clients the option to pay in crypto. Marketplaces and affiliates settlements - Pay out sellers and affiliates at scale. Payroll - Offer your employees the added benefits of being paid in crypto.

Payment Services 40

Payment Services Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions 40

Chart Mogul

JUNE 23, 2022

In the SaaS world, that means the consumer-facing apps & marketplace SaaS have a tougher time ahead. I’m getting a fair bit of inbound recently from B2C SaaS companies, offering me significant discounts to switch to annual billing. Trust us, we did it recently and you can read more about our migration here.

SaaS 52

SaaS DevOps as a Service Marketplace as a Service Forecasting 52

Point Nine Land

MAY 22, 2020

Businesses, on the other hand, are stuck in the dark ages, often relying on the phone, email, fax and even pen and paper when it comes to ordering goods or services. Whilst consumer-facing marketplaces have become an essential part of our daily lives, business-to-business marketplaces are only just beginning to emerge.

Marketplace as a Service 83

Marketplace as a Service B2B Payments SaaS Payments 83

Unbounce

APRIL 4, 2019

For instance, if you’re a popular retailer, like Nordstrom, or you fulfill a common need, like plumbing services, people head to Google first to search, research, validate, and then purchase. People who use Google are actively looking for something (like plumbing services). Consumers searching in Google have high purchase intent.

Business 111

Business Marketplace as a Service Advertising B2B 111

FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

But they quickly realized the market was too small and that there was a bigger opportunity elsewhere — in wider B2B and B2C commerce. So just the b2c right, which is more what I call Instagram brands, right? It starts with self service. I felt like there was an easier way to communicate goods and services online, digitally.

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Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 115

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Our predictions are made up of the trends we’re seeing in the marketplace and sales ecosystem. Trend #4: B2B follows B2C. This one isn’t just a sales trend, but also a buying trend: more people will begin to expect to access products and services this way. When growth is as rapid as this, things change quickly.

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Trends Technical Review Artificial Intelligence Sales 104

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Leading a team of innovators and experts in their Customer Success, Professional Services, and Support organization, Amanda’s goal is to ensure that every customer optimizes the business impact of Lucidworks search and analytics deployments. “My Under her direction, marketplace utilization grew 39% in one year.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Scale Marketplace as a Service 53

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Now—a happy consequence—cloud marketplaces are on a similar trajectory of growth and have opened up a powerful go-to-market channel for sellers that you probably haven’t heard of yet. Not to mention 73% of B2B buyers prefer the convenience of digital buying through ecommerce, web direct or marketplaces (more on that later). .

Marketplace as a Service 52

Marketplace as a Service Cloud Scale B2B 52

The Angel VC

AUGUST 25, 2017

We will continue to focus on two business models: SaaS and marketplaces SaaS We use a broad definition of SaaS. Marketplaces Like in the case of SaaS, we use a broad definition for marketplaces. Marketplaces Like in the case of SaaS, we use a broad definition for marketplaces.

Investment 118

Investment Marketplace as a Service Blockchain Machine Learning 118

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

268: Ryan Bonnici is the CMO @ G2, the company that allows you to get the right software and services for your business with over 897,000 user reviews to help you make smarter buying decisions. I think I would agree with that a lot more and say probably in B2C it’s quite the opposite. Ryan Bonnici: I don’t think so.

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Software Review 131

Chargify

MARCH 6, 2018

UK online education company EdPlace has emerged as a “parent champion,” providing online tutorial services designed to help parents support their children in their education (specifically Math, English, and Science) at an affordable price. To be clear, EdPlace isn’t just a B2C business. Managing both B2B and B2C business models.

B2C 40

B2C Merchant Services B2B Payment Services 40

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 2, 2019

Instacart is valued at nearly $8 billion and since joining, he’s helped to make the company’s services available to more than 80% of U.S. Even with Instacart’s enormous valuation, he continues to see tremendous growth potential for the service, similar to what he saw in Instagram’s early days. Thanks for signing up.

Marketplace as a Service 184

Marketplace as a Service B2C PayPal Scaling 184

Unbounce

JUNE 16, 2020

These are often built with agencies, consultants, and managed-service-providers (MSPs) in mind. These partners resell your product and benefit from offering ongoing services, usually on a retainer basis. Or, you might want to partner with agencies that have existing clients and want to make your product part of their service offering.

Outsourcing Services 131

Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Scale SaaS 131

FastSpring

JANUARY 8, 2019

Amazon Marketplace. Selling on the Amazon Marketplace can significantly boost volume through your store. Amazon charges fees on every sale through the Marketplace. A marketing concept where a business offers several related products or services and sells them as one package solution, often at a reduced price. Cross-sell.

Payment Methods 61

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services 61

Neil Patel

AUGUST 18, 2021

Offer Coaching Service to Motivated Clients. It doesn’t matter when you started blogging or how much experience you’ve gained in that time — offering a coaching service to motivated clients can bring in money. Coaching services are in demand because of the dramatic results the process can bring.

Scale 145

Scale Outsourcing Services Merchant Services Social Media 145

OpenView Labs

MAY 12, 2020

loyal customers, how the company differentiates its brand in the marketplace, and why they founded a thriving user community. Small businesses or teams who adopt it self-service. Ben Lang runs Notion’s B2C community. The power of B2C tactics in a B2B market and brand differentiation.

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Underperforming Technical Team Marketing Scale B2C 98

Chargify

MARCH 28, 2018

While the convenience of combo meals abounds in all fast food restaurants today, in 1958 the opportunity to purchase a main dish, side, and drink for a set price (and less than if all the items were purchased individually) was a novel idea, and one that helped them stand out in a very competitive marketplace. TV is a great example.

Pricing 47

Pricing Innovation Scale SaaS 47

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 23, 2023

TikTok’s features for businesses Creator Marketplace will help you partner with the right TikTok stars for your brand Business Creative Center is a must-visit for inspiration and guidance. The data shows the platform is powerful for more than just gathering a following, too.

Social Media 84

Social Media Business B2C Branding 84

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

No Wait, of Course That Is the Single Most Important SaaS Metric by Jason Cohen, A Smart Bear The purpose of a metric is to be a tool in service of your goals, timeline, size, circumstance, even philosophy, not as a master you are thoughtlessly obligated to obey. These are not laws. How Much Should You Pay Yourself?

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Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring SaaS 52

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Software as a Service (SaaS) is currently the most practical model of software distribution. It is the model in which a cloud service provider hosts software or application and makes them available for the end-user. The cloud service provider can either be a third party or the software vendor itself. Headquarter: Paris.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Sales Recruiting 10

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The platform integrates with 100+ shipping services and ensures discounts for many of them. was created by a team with 25+ years of experience in location-based tech, spanning various services and real-time asset tracking systems. Fadada is a SaaS-based provider of electronic signature services. Funding to Date : $1.3M

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 225

SmartKarrot

APRIL 23, 2020

Customer success is fast becoming one of the most vital functions for software as a service (SaaS) companies providing subscription solutions that deliver personalized services to customers for minimal investment. That goes back to the nature of their purchases.

Customer Success 10

Customer Success Marketplace as a Service Travel B2C 10

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The best products, services, and ideas are nothing without a way to turn them into currency, and sellers are a big part of making commerce happen. Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). Anita Nielsen. Anne Slough. Beth Sunshine.

Scale 130

Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 22, 2018

Fast forward to today, and Eventbrite is the world’s largest self-service event ticketing and registration platform – processing more than 3 million tickets each week. Going back a bit, Brian was a co-founder at SkillSlate, a local services marketplaces similar to Thumbtack. We raised a $1.5-million

Marketplace as a Service 189

Marketplace as a Service Scale Payment Solutions Payment Services 189

User Pilot

AUGUST 31, 2023

Examples of products that depend on the network effects for growth are social media sites like Facebook, messaging apps like WhatsApp, lift-sharing platforms like Uber, or marketplaces like eBay. When there are more sellers, the platform is more valuable for buyers, and when more buyers use the service, it attracts more sellers.

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Social Media Customer Lifetime Value SaaS Marketplace as a Service 100

SaaStr

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to founding Outgrow, Randy co-founded VenturePact, an invite-only marketplace that connects companies with trusted software development firms. Prior to founding Outgrow, Randy co-founded VenturePact, an invite-only marketplace that connects companies with trusted software development firms. So I think it’s fine.

Scale 191

Scale Sales Hiring Mobile Marketplace as a Service 191