SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. This wasn’t the case.

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SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 237

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

Join Steven’s research, take a short survey Growth Strategies in 2022. These companies might have introduced a new usage limit for their free plan or for an entry-level paid subscription, for example, rather than testing a more disruptive pay-as-you-go offering. Customer Value Management will supercede customer success, Steven Forth.

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Pricing Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

An additional non-financial constraint is a fact that these customers typically lack experience in software procurement and implementation, and this adds friction to the sales cycle. Customer success is usually staffed by a mix of customer support, sales, and engineering folks contributing some portion of their time to the Cost of Revenue.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At ChurnZero, our mission is to be the best Customer Success platform out there – and Customer Success teams sit at the heart of this goal. Since the field of Customer Success is still maturing, we feel it’s key to learn from others in the industry. Amanda Berger, Chief Customer Officer, Lucidworks.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Scale Marketplace as a Service 53

SaaSHolic

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Product onboarding is an essential part of customer activation and retention for businesses that are SaaS providers. One of the best things you can do for your customers’ success as a SaaS provider is to ensure that you walk them through a wholesome onboarding experience. What Is Successful Onboarding? Product Tours.

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Onboarding Strategy SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 52

OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The shift to cloud-based subscription models is creating even more value in a thriving sector. But while software’s success in the marketplace has lifted the valuations of software companies, our analysis suggests that some firms may still be undervalued. Sticky after all. Four ways to drive value.

Software Review 52

Software Review DevOps as a Service Software Underperforming Technical Team 52

FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2019

What is most exciting to me about this milestone is that it enables us to reinvest in innovation to further our customers’ success. 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.

Technical Review 64

Technical Review Software Review Marketplace as a Service Innovation 64

OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Pricing is an incredibly important part of any SaaS product’s go-to-market strategy. In a market that requires companies to earn their customers’ business each and every day, it can literally make or break your entire business model. I’ve had roles in almost every function from sales to product to customer success.

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Sales Hiring Part-Time VPE CTO Hire Technical Review 40

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2019

They didn’t know it at the time, but they had also created an entire business category: an on demand, short-term rental marketplace, which has shot the value of their business north of $38 billion. There isn’t a canon of resources that can provide you with a tried-and-true strategy to deploy. So too has Gainsight’s revenue.

Scale 112

Scale Sales Recruiting Marketplace as a Service Sales Hiring 112

Valuize Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Cutting-edge Customer Intelligence and impactful customer insights are powerful competitive advantages in the new subscription economy, and if you’re not making the most of your customer data, your NDR could take a hit. . 5 Steps to Unlocking Revenue-Driving Customer Intelligence. Watch Webinar.

Revenue 52

Revenue Scale Marketplace as a Service Data 52

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Congratulations you’ve built a product that’s proven itself in the marketplace! So how can you leverage that product’s success to obtain the valuation and funding you need to scale? I say investment strategy, but really it’s like how do you build a company that’s focused on product-led growth? They were so helpful.

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SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2020

317: Rachel Hepworth is VP of Marketing @ Pilot, the startup that offers the best bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for growing businesses. How does Rachel see marketing move ever close to the function of customer success today? What is the optimal way for customer success and marketing to work together? *

SMB 180

SMB Scale Startup Marketplace as a Service 180

ProfitWell

JANUARY 15, 2020

The subscription model is booming—meaning more and more companies are acquiring the model—giving your SaaS business even more motivation to remain competitive. Our pricing analysts build surveys and use ProfitWell’s algorithm to collect actionable data to guide business strategy in a manner that is measurable and implementable.

Pricing 54

Pricing Marketplace as a Service Subscription Payment Features 54

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. This builds on the first essay in the series of how there has been an increase in interest of SAAS-like models interested in becoming marketplaces over time.

Payments 56

Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It might be the same core product, but it’s a completely different strategy. 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.

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Marketplace as a Service Scale Sales Recruiting Business 243

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. What’s your TikTok strategy? Forget about Threads.

Scale 52

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring SaaS 52

Totango

JANUARY 17, 2019

We’ve outlined six focus areas that will help you improve customer engagement and retention : Rapid onboarding. The right solution for the right customer. Customer nurturing. Have a customer-centered renewal strategy in place. #1. You’re on a journey with your customers. Escalation preparation.

SaaS 74

SaaS Marketplace as a Service Underperforming Technical Team Scale 74

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Of course, competition is always going to be a thing in any marketplace, but sometimes we can get so wrapped up in the bubble of the company we work for that we become naive and blind to the outside world and the competitive landscape. Plan of Action: First you log into your CS platform and take a look at their customer health score.

Churn 40

Churn Marketplace as a Service Customer Success Subscription 40

SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Now that we are venturing into 2022, offering a cloud solution to your customers with a subscription model is no longer innovative and neither an out-of-the-box idea. You will have to come up with ways to position your SaaS product in a way that grows faster and reaches out to more customer base. Table of Contents.

Strategy 10

Strategy SaaS Social Media Marketplace as a Service 10

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

No matter the specifics of how your company adapts and grows, it’s crucial to be aware of how your pricing strategy relates to other aspects of your business. It’s all too easy to make the mistake of adopting a pricing model that is ill-suited to other aspects of your company, such as the go-to-market strategy or sales strategy.

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Business Model Scale Pricing Payment Methods 195

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

As the demand for Customer Success surges within SaaS, so too does the need for effective leaders to spearhead this expanding function and steer its strategy and success. Over the course of the pandemic, Customer Success has cemented itself as a central business driver of growth and profit.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Outsourcing Services Technical Review 98

All that Saas

JULY 8, 2021

In this roundup, we are going to talk about some of the best email marketing services and software on the market for effective delivery, automated marketing, and increased outreach & sales. Do you want to build strong customer relationships? Email marketing is considered to be one of the most effective marketing strategies.

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Marketing Scale 52

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. Join CEO Romain Lapeyre as he walks you through how to close your first 1000 customers based solely on data.

Sales Hiring 131

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Software Review 131

Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2017

Check out The Subscription Metrics 8 Top SaaS Companies Obsess Over & Why ). Your company’s NPS (Net Promoter Score) is the ultimate barometer of customer satisfaction and separates the promoters from the detractors. Start there. Curious what metrics industry leaders obsess over? If you aren’t, START NOW. The problem?

Scale 53

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Artificial Intelligence 53

SmartKarrot

JUNE 12, 2020

If you’re in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business, by now you’d know that SaaS is no longer a business luxury – it is everywhere. So, what is a good product led growth strategy? . Why a great PLG strategy is the Brahmastra for your SaaS success .

Scale 10

Scale Marketplace as a Service SaaS Technical Review 10

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

But as more business companies choose the SaaS (Software as a Service) path, now is a fantastic time to enter this industry. . Another area where quality must stand out is in customer service. Large enterprise clients operate in highly competitive marketplaces and sectors where it takes a lot of effort to make a difference.

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Enterprise Outsourcing Services Scale Payment Services 10

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. To make these distinctions more clear, ask yourself, “who owns the selling and customer success functions, you or your partner?”

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Outsourcing Services Sales Recruiting Scale SaaS 131

SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2020

They’ve got to find their travelers and get them home, but there’s more than that that we’re hearing from our customers. Everyone, customer success. Launch it to our customers, launch it to the sales team, launch it to prospects.” It’s a competitive marketplace. Meagen, sales.

Travel 176

Travel Marketing Scale Outsourcing Services 176

Sales Hacker

APRIL 21, 2021

“It looked like being the pain in the butt BDR who asked way too many questions, broke anything that could possibly be broken, and paid for my own subscriptions to software just because I wanted to tinker with things before I had to bother asking for approval and budget.”. What about using data analysis to create sales strategies?

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Scale Technical Review Sales Recruiting Technical Advisors 100

Sales Hacker

APRIL 6, 2022

Sales teams often struggle with configuration of price quotes when dealing with complex products or services or large product catalogs. If you’re selling a limited number of products or services, or have an extremely simple pricing model, a CPQ system may be beyond your needs. 5 benefits of CPQ software.

Scale 93

Scale Software Review Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development 93

Totango

MAY 1, 2020

Retaining existing customers is especially important during uncertain economic times, when fewer new customers may be signing on with your service. That’s why customer retention management software is a vital component of your retention strategy. What Are the Benefits of Customer Retention Management Software?

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Retention Software Management Marketplace as a Service 62

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Your Customer Success program is a telling datapoint when comparing great companies apart from their peers. The effects of CS run deeper than just customer retention – this instrumental function can have a profound impact on your long-term corporate success. Adoption Hero – Sibme.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Systems Review Scale Point of Sale 98

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Announcing the Winners of ChurnZero’s 2021 ChurnHero Awards Your Customer Success program is a telling datapoint when comparing great companies apart from their peers. The effects of CS run deeper than just customer retention – this instrumental function can have a profound impact on your long-term corporate success.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Systems Review Scale Point of Sale 52

SmartKarrot

APRIL 23, 2020

Customer Success vs Customer Experience: The Difference Between the Journey and the Destination : Customer experience concentrates on touchpoints, while customer success focuses on the end game. It spans the entire customer journey, from product development and adoption to customer retention and growth.

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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. Following Sailthru’s sale to CM Group in 2018, Cassie took on the expanded role of Chief Customer Officer for CM Group’s 200MM+ martech portfolio. Anita Nielsen.

Scale 130

Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

SmartKarrot

MAY 27, 2020

The marketplaces over the globe have drastically evolved in the recent period, becoming more utility-based than ever. The dawn of the subscription economy has been one of the reasons for this illustrious evolution. Roots of the Subscription Economy . Customer data to be kept as an open book . Were we aware of this?

Subscription 10

Subscription Payment Features Retention Marketplace as a Service 10

SmartKarrot

JUNE 22, 2020

This can be summed up in a single line: Turning a potential customer into a paid consumer of your product/service is SaaS conversion. … But the bottom line is, it’s a measure to see how many of those potential ‘in the trial’ phase customer you can convert into a paying consumer. On what basis are the success rations benchmarked?

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Benchmarks SaaS Marketplace as a Service Innovation 10