FastSpring

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We asked five SaaS and software companies what they did for existing customers around the holidays. Bookyourdata.com offers a loyalty program that includes lesser fees, faster service and 24/7 support from our customer services staff. Repeat customers also get several charges waived for our services,” CEO Gary Tailor explained.

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FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). In the language of SaaS, I churned. In part two, we’ll cover five churn-prevention strategies that have been successful in other SaaS businesses. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks. Is There an Ideal Churn Rate for SaaS?

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Taking advantage of SaaS tools will help you accomplish this. If you aren’t using SaaS tools yet, by the end of this article you’ll understand why you should. There are a wide number of reasons why SaaS tools are taking over. SaaS tools are easy to use and come equipped with updated features. Avoiding SaaS tool bloat.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There are many ways to classify SaaS companies, but differentiating companies based upon who their customers are presents the best approach for measuring performance and driving success for SaaS businesses. Business to Consumer (B2C). SMM SaaS Company Overview & Market Dynamics. Enterprise.

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ProfitWell

MAY 21, 2020

We've been working around the clock to develop an index displaying MRR and growth trends across SaaS companies. Table of Contents: Overall SaaS and subscription index. Table of Contents: Overall SaaS and subscription index. Impact of COVID-19 on SaaS and subscription companies. Why you need to focus on retention.

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ProfitWell

APRIL 2, 2020

If you take a moment to think about it, can you confidently tell somebody how many subscription services you're a member of? Even if you can list off every subscription service you're a die-hard fan of, you may eventually find yourself feeling dissatisfied on a mission to sign up for even more subscriptions.

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Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. So if you’re a US-based startup, you might be able to shoot slightly higher ;) Unlike SaaS companies which have been around for years, B2B marketplaces are a relatively new category and not many investors have invested in them yet.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 30, 2021

I certainly didn’t have “global pandemic” on my 2020 bingo card and, even if I somehow did, I would never have coupled that with “booming stock market” and median SaaS price/revenue multiples in the 15x range. I loved Manav’s vision for securing the set of cloud-based data services that we can collectively call the “data cloud.”

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2019

I’ve worked at multiple high growth SaaS businesses as a growth leader, and the data we’re seeing right now … This is from … is that CAC is increasing both in B2B and B2C, and you’re going to see how that relates, right? What’s the essential marketing stack every SaaS should have regardless of size?

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

As we wrote in our launch post about expanding SaaStock New York into SaaStock East Coast , our main aim is to foster a community of top SaaS companies that spans all the way from Florida to Quebec. The SaaS industry’s beating heart will probably always be New York, and it will also be the home of SaaStock East Coast on June 4-6.

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FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

FastSpring previously presented on SaaS fees pricing and packaging to combat stagflation in 2022, but this article is based on an updated presentation delivered in March 2023 by David Vogelpohl. This article offers tips for optimizing pricing and packaging of your SaaS products in a less-than-stellar economy: What is stagflation?

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FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Send invoices and/or payment notifications. In this guide, we compare five solutions by looking at the billing and subscription management features they provide and the additional features they offer — starting with a deep dive into our solution for SaaS companies, FastSpring. Manage active subscriptions (e.g.,

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 8, 2022

Her blog posts continue to serve as a valuable resource for people who seek to understand and master customer success processes. A star in the world of Customer Success, Amarachi Ogueji is known for her exceptional skills in retaining B2B and B2C SaaS clients. Amarachi Ogueji. Anita Toth. Annette Franz.

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SmartKarrot

AUGUST 10, 2021

It is especially true of SaaS products – where the value in an intangible implication that adoption could lead to better practices and revenue growth. The key to building successful service/products is data. That’s why behavior analytics forms the core function for SaaS. New users acquisition User retention.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I think it’s a challenge to folks that think we are in some sort of terrible downturn for SaaS and cloud. While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. So clearly there are areas of our economy that are slow growing and B2C has its challenges.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 2, 2022

Customer experience is crucial for any B2B SaaS business. Any B2B SaaS business must keep the customers with the business with a good customer experience. While B2C brands offer a great customer experience, B2B companies need to meet higher expectations around customer experience. 8 Inspiring B2B Customer Experience Examples.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

As we wrote in our launch post about expanding SaaStock New York into SaaStock East Coast , our main aim is to foster a SaaS community that spans from Florida to Quebec. The SaaS industry’s beating heart will probably always be New York, and it will also be the home of SaaStock East Coast on June 4-6. Funding to date: $234M.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 2, 2020

We’ll talk through the importance of audience targeting, the kinds of resources that are helpful, and the ways to differentiate between B2C and B2C sales. The most important distinction you can make between different customers is whether your company is selling to individual customers (B2C) or to businesses (B2B). Let’s dive in.

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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 this means that B2B marketplaces may be tougher to build than their B2C counterparts, it should, in theory, result in more engagement and higher retention rates.

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Baremetrics

MAY 13, 2021

While we’ve spoken at length about working on financial modeling for your SaaS business , it’s important not just to have that data—you need to apply it. In addition to your financial model, you need to select a SaaS sales model that helps you improve the metrics and grow your business. Try Baremetrics free. Table of Contents.

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Do you want to grow your SaaS sales team and improve your processes? maintain healthy atmosphere in your Smarketing team, make smart choices regarding your SaaS sales model, strategy, pricing, . build smoother connections both with your prospects through optimized sales process. And from SaaS sales models to SaaS pricing.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. What is SaaS?

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Whether Customer Success or Sales should own the renewal, expansion, and upsell is a hot-button issue in today’s SaaS sphere. As such, we decided to tap industry experts for a verbal duel on the subject where the winners take home the esteemed (and priceless) prize of bragging rights and SaaS street cred. Enter the Sales Manager.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 30, 2021

A product analytics tool is a type of software that enables you to measure and visualize user data. It helps you gain actionable insights into your customers' behavior – enabling you to create meaningful experiences for your users, identify opportunities for product growth and development, and fix pain points in the user journey.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

We’re a team of former investors and operators from the likes of Facebook, Deliveroo, and the Swedish payments company Klarna. Education has impacted both the supply of … we’re talking about the B2B SaaS entrepreneurs and the supply of investors. Maybe fifty of them are B2B SaaS. It’s become cheaper.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 6, 2018

The introduction of a Family plan — Spotify’s Family plan allows multiple users in the same household to share a subscription — sees significantly higher retention (lower churn). Perhaps Spotify isn’t bothered by this, given that the retention is higher? Things are very different for B2C though. What decreases churn?

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ProfitWell

APRIL 30, 2020

Building customer loyalty is a huge factor in terms of retention and renewal. C ustomer acquisition is the process of gaining new customers. It’s a popular growth lever for SaaS businesses because it’s the most literal way to grow your customer base. Focusing your spend on loyalty and retention will generate better returns.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Customers are more likely to leave if a service no longer provides value. Basically, as long as customers see a product or service as a vital part of their own business model, they’ll continue to pay for it. Subscription businesses thrive only when customers derive long-term value from the product or service the company provides.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

I love reading stories of SaaS companies that truly get it when it comes to renewal rates. Companies like Front , the shared inbox service that keeps growing like a weed every month , despite having average user churn rates. Having a good handle on your renewal rate is crucial for every SaaS company.

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GetUplift

DECEMBER 12, 2021

This guide provides a detailed breakdown of my emotional marketing process. It’s a process that my team and I at GetUplift have used to 10x our clients’ conversion rates. The process for using your research to create social media ads, landing pages, and email sequences that actually convert. So, let’s dive in. Introduction.

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User Pilot

JUNE 19, 2023

There’s no magic number when it comes to conversions, but knowing B2B SaaS funnel conversion benchmarks can benefit any SaaS product manager. In this article, we will discuss the most common B2B SaaS conversion rate metrics and their benchmarks. Education-related SaaS platforms come second with 7.5% adoption rate.

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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 now Homeadvisor).

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