At the recent meet up for subscription leaders, our group listened to 3 approaches to create optimal conditions for b2b subscription success – across pricing, product and data. “The End […]
What makes a knowledge manager tick?
This article is inspired by a conversation with a knowledge management expert, sharing their view of important dynamics in the information sector. Knowledge managers are information professionals responsible for considering […]
What’s the difference between subscriptions and data as a service?
Have you ever stopped to think about Data as a Service and how it differs to B2B subscriptions? What is DaaS, and why is it important to subscription brands and […]
How do PE firms unlock enterprise value?
The working report, ‘Leveraging Digital, Data & AI Technologies to Increase Enterprise Value: How Private Equity Firms Are Getting It Right’ by INSEAD is an interesting and useful read. For […]
3 ingredients for high value memberships
How successful professional memberships and expert networks evolve. It’s almost a cliche to say “we are going to be the Gartner of such and such.” It takes a fair amount […]
A cynical view of a company report – or, ‘what lies beneath?’
Inspired by reading a company report about subscription performance and retention rates, here’s an admittedly cynical take on the selective information contained in it, and why it’s useful to think […]
Why we’re launching a customer sentiment tracker
Reconnecting companies with their subscribers was a big reason for starting Substribe. The subscription model should foster a stronger connection with customers, but this isn’t always the case. Companies can […]
B2B subscription case study: exploring new/adjacent markets
We use a 2×2 grid to diagnose subscription performance. It’s helping our clients – b2b subscription companies in the information and data space – work through the steps to optimise […]
How to use retention to survive the downturn (and prepare for growth)
This is a tough period in history, with the potential for an unprecedented recession. So, if you have established subscription revenues, now is the time to double down on retention. […]
Price increases AND stronger customer relationships?
Don’t lead on price increases with inflation, lead with value.
Will Product Led Growth work for high value subscriptions?
For a few years now, the phrase Product Led Growth has become synonymous with successful SaaS b2c start-ups. Now, companies such as Slack, Canva and Hubspot have shown this go […]
Pricing right for your GTM strategy
Do you know why you price your subscriptions the way you do? Any data behind it? Using data points to inform the best pricing route for your strategy will make […]
Acquire for lifetime value? Time for a reset on retention
You want your subscription business to grow, and the most obvious solution is to go out and get more customers. But it’s easy to be dazzled by the importance of […]
What are the fundamentals of successful b2b subscriptions strategy?
We’ve got tales of success, innovation, failures and lessons learned, and pitfalls to avoid. All focused on b2b subscriptions. Below is a summary of our subscription insights from practitioners and […]
Product innovation for b2b subscriptions
Whether you’re creating a new subscription product or developing an existing proposition, there are particular protocols that you must consider. Working with leaders in product from across b2b subscription giants […]
B2B subscription pricing strategies
Subscription pricing is a critical lever for success. From acquiring customers to expanding revenues for exponential net revenue retention, getting the price right is key to unlocking growth. Here is […]
Customer success strategies for b2b subscriptions
Getting it right for the customer seems obvious, doesn’t it? But it’s a muscle that we all need to keep working on, to create customer lifetime value. So here is […]
Why do 9 out of 10 recurring revenue product launches fail?
Nine out of ten recurring revenue product launches are either relative or absolute failures for a single reason – lack of discipline. This was a statistic put forward by Tony Jaros, former […]
Turning Product Strategy Into Action
There are many different ways for B2B subscription companies to build products – but there is often a big gap between the high-level strategy and real-life practice. A product strategy […]
Account Based Strategy: faster revenue growth and higher profitability
The latest Substribe breakfast club explored account based go-to-market (GTM) strategy. Meaning, take a considered view of strategic accounts and creating appropriate one to one, one to few, and one […]
