FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

That said, you might be wondering what strategies work within the confines of today’s rules and if it’s even possible to earn 50% or more of your game’s revenue through D2C. Why these strategies actually can result in >50% revenue coming from D2C. Jump to video. Jump to transcript.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 13, 2021

A great customer success team will help you to better understand your customer’s needs, identify what “success” means to them, and in turn, help your customers realize the value of your services, creating a more successful outcome for both their team and yours. How is that going and what part of your strategy are you most excited about?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It’s even harder if you don’t know all of the armies on the field, their strategies and weapons, or even who’s a friend and who’s a foe. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. This is a philosophy worthy of its own presentation.

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Payrix

JANUARY 28, 2025

This shift presents opportunities for innovative companies to leverage changes for growth. However, he cautioned that regulatory trends often swing back, urging businesses to focus on sustainable strategies. However, companies must look beyond basic payment integration to evolve into platforms offering comprehensive services.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This setup is commonly used in marketplaces, software platforms, or businesses that facilitate payments for a network of sellers, service providers, or smaller businesses. This model allows sub-merchants to focus on their core activities while benefiting from streamlined access to payment services.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 18, 2021

what the product strategy should actually be. Building a consumer marketplace to drive incremental ticket sales to event creators. Julia, our CEO, had told me she wanted me to focus on growing the self-service business faster. In other words, the product strategy lacked focus. Consumer Marketplace.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. With so many SAAS getting visibility in online marketplaces, we found that new saas businesses are struggling hard to make it to the right set of customers. In this saas marketing strategy guide, we are going to tell you everything about saas marketing. What is SAAS marketing?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Why it’s hard to build a two-sided marketplace [13:38]. And we’re just collecting and aggregating this data and presenting it in a consumable way. What we present to our users is based on data. What we can present to employers is based on data. Why it’s hard to build a two-sided marketplace [13:38].

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

He has given his memorable presentations around the world. He dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business and then co-founded LeaseExchange, an online marketplace for equipment leasing. In 2016, André joined Superlógica Tecnologias, a management system designed to service small businesses with a recurring revenue model.

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User Pilot

JULY 31, 2024

In today’s ultra-competitive landscape, your product development strategy is a roadmap that helps you navigate the journey from product idea to market success. In this article, we present a product manager’s guide to creating and successfully executing a product development strategy. Not sure where to begin?

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 5, 2020

All of this thinking, planning and building culminated most recently in the launch last week of our App Partner and Service Partner programs , which unlocks new sales, marketing and technical opportunities for companies we collaborate with. Then you have to understand that you can’t be a platform without having that marketplace point of view.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Lets explore how advanced tools and strategies can help businesses build a competitive edge through channel partnerships. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are at the forefront of this evolution, leveraging recurring revenue models to build deeper customer relationships and drive growth.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 8, 2021

According to one Microsoft Global State of Customer Service report , 90% of consumers surveyed said that customer service is an important factor in their choice of, and loyalty to, a brand, while nearly two-thirds (58%) would sever their relationship with a business due to poor customer service.

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

They announced a new “Hired Flex” option with a flexible monthly and pay-per-hire rate, a “Self Service” signup for startups to get immediate access to Hired’s marketplace, and announced that “Hired Assessments” will now be a part of every package to democratize opportunity through skills-based hiring. Blissfully .

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 10, 2018

First zero in on a strategy for achieving your desired outcome , and then pick high quality metrics to validate your tests. Switching to a different service is something that takes a lot of effort. When I’m analyzing the growth strategy of a new product, I skip the homepage. Adam Risman: Andrew, welcome to Inside Intercom.

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OpenView Labs

AUGUST 24, 2021

Before the team behind Privy discovered the power of an integrated app store distribution strategy, they were relying 100% on outbound—cold calling, cold emailing, webinars, lead nurturing, etc. Creating integrations for the sake of creating integrations is never a good strategy. An integration benefits everyone involved.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

One strategy by which to do this is comparative advertising. It requires a little finesse, so before you add comparative advertising to your marketing strategy , here’s a rundown of how it works. With comparative advertising, you present a product as better than a competitor’s version of the same (or very similar) item.

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Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

PayFac as a Service lets companies add payment processing to their platforms. Key Takeaways PayFac as a Service reduces PayFac setup time from years to days, slashing costs by millions. What Is PayFac-as-a-Service PayFac-as-a-Service is a new way for businesses to handle payments. each year since 2018.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

I leveraged many of the 52 mental models while working at various software as a service (SaaS) companies, but in truth, they can be applied anywhere, regardless of industry. Strategy - annually changes. Network effects (marketplace). A good idea is a good idea, after all. MSPOT stands for: Mission - rarely changes. Brand equity.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Sure you may have all the textbook strategies in place, integrating applications, subscriptions, site registrations with member discounts, etc. If you’re looking for strategies to push your conversions to new heights – it takes more than simply pushing products out on Google, you need to tap into building a growth focused sales funnel.

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Hitenism

DECEMBER 26, 2016

This slide deck comes from Brian’s brilliant SaaSFest 2016 presentation. In 2017, companies will find success by getting back to basics and focusing on the “service” part of Software as a Service. In a self-service SaaS, you rely on customer success drip emails to generate your upgrade revenue.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 20, 2022

In a recession, there will be a lot of “noise” in the media and marketplace. That means they can present opportunities for you to grow and outpace your competitors who may be paralysed by fear. Recessions are times when you must have an elevated view of yourself and the value of your products and services.

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FastSpring

MARCH 25, 2019

Successful software companies across the globe understand that partnering with a full-service ecommerce platform is the key to growing their business. Keep reading to find out why outsourcing your ecommerce can empower you to stay competitive in the global software marketplace.

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SaaSX

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Today’s digital marketplace is a vast and wild place. The following are our picks for the top five ways to get your channel partner strategy off the ground in 2020…and to keep it going well into the next decade. Take a cold, hard your marketing and sales strategies. It can get a little lonely out there. We’ve got you. .

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Neil Patel

MARCH 4, 2023

5 Companies That Do Well with Localizing Content Global brands need strategies to attract local markets. Given the global nature of Airbnb’s services, communication is essential amongst hosts and guests. Luckily, I have some tips on how to develop a content localization strategy without overdoing it right from the start.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

After all, this data allows you to create a winning marketing strategy and grow your business. Wouldn’t it be great if you could bring these data sources together and view, at a glance, exactly how your marketing strategies are performing? per user per month, Power BI Pro gives you access to the cloud-based service. The problem?

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many start by following self-service distribution models as a route to market, which have served as the de facto standard for helping cloud businesses grow. With customers coming to their (virtual) doorstep, these cloud companies are free to scale at their own pace, expanding sales and their reach in the marketplace.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This is one of the key challenges we faced at Eventbrite when we radically shifted our strategy in 2020. Eventbrite was historically a 50% sales and 50% self-service business. This is a very common strategy for enterprise companies with large margins. I have written about this strategy before here.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Romain Huet : Of course, besides the brand I mentioned earlier like, Google, Apple and Facebook, and so on, a lot of marketplaces also like Uber and Airbnb they tend to think of themselves as platform because they have the buyers and the sellers connecting to each other. Let’s start with our five key steps.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 4, 2021

When you draft your plan of action, you’ll likely bounce around ideas for upcoming content or even choose to create a full content strategy. As your video marketing strategy develops over time, you can upgrade and invest more time and money into video creation. Stick With What You Know. The best part? Search Matters.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Merchant A commercial entity or person authorized to accept cards and access devices when properly presented; an organization that uses credit cards to receive payments from its customers pursuant to agreement with card brands. They provide the infrastructure necessary for their merchants to accept credit card payments.

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User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Blue ocean strategy has become an increasingly popular business framework over the past two decades, especially in the SaaS industry. This article will provide an in-depth look at the blue ocean strategy, including its origins, core principles, implementation, and measurement of success. What is the Blue Ocean Strategy?

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Neil Patel

MARCH 8, 2021

A podcast sponsor, or advertiser, pays you to promote their goods or services over one or more podcast episodes. Instead of inserting an ad, you talk about the product or service and why it works for you. 4 Strategies to Get Podcast Sponsors. The simplest strategy? and identify which products or services they advertise.

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User Pilot

MAY 27, 2025

As a lifecycle specialist in B2B growth, youll drive the strategies that accelerate time to value and expansion, rigorously test them, and scale what works. You play a vital role at the intersection of GTM, Product, Design, Data Science, Marketing, and Engineering – reimagining self-service in the age of AI.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 13, 2024

For Managed Service Providers (MSPs) , real-time analytics is a game-changer when it comes to understanding customer behavior, improving service offerings, and driving business growth. Traditional billing systems, which often provide limited insights into customer activity, are no longer sufficient in a highly competitive marketplace.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 24, 2020

The only way that a good consultant can meet challenges and identify opportunities is when they have years of experience and expertise to create effective strategies. It’s almost impossible for a consultant to create any strategy for your company without having an in-depth understanding of your business objectives.

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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. Prospective customers have to be educated.

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