Customer Success (CS) is a hot topic…CS in the SaaS world has taken a hammering as companies hit headwinds. But done well, CS is a growth and value driver you […]
Unlocking future value in b2b subscriptions
Future Value: the performance key to unlock b2b Subscription Growth Subscription leaders, investors and customers, let’s talk about what really drives sustainable growth. Why Future Value Matters Shifting the Mindset […]
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 […]
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 […]
3 principles to guide your DaaS solution
Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) is transforming how businesses access, manage, and leverage data. And B2B subscription services are well placed to help. The Substribe network is your portal to unlock secrets of […]
Chief Subscription Officer: a customer and talent magnet
Success in subscription means customers stick around and spend more. And repeat. Simple to say. But keeping clients hooked and compounding growth is easier said than done. Who is the […]
Why DaaS fits better than SaaS for b2b information companies
And how DaaS may trap the unwary b2b leader. We’re talking Data (data). As a Service (in the cloud). For b2b subscriptions (repeatedly sold into a customer organisation). Data as […]
When did we forget b2b corporate subscribers are humans too?
NPS. NRR. GRR. ACV. LTV. CAC. TAM. ROI. TLAs a’plenty. If you force us to pick just one, it’s MHS. Must Have Score. Measure it. Improve it. It’s the score […]
You have high growth – now how do you rocket retention?
That’s what we asked a room of b2b subscription leaders responsible for billions of NRR and GRR subscription revenues. What are the missing insights you need to carry on growing? […]
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 […]
how Substribe unlocks b2b subscription performance
At Substribe we focus on b2b subscriptions for information, data and analytics services. For years, we have rolled up our sleeves alongside teams and their customers to learn. We also […]
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. […]
How to use aha moments to light up product usage
How your customer engages with your product is a leading indicator of success or failure. But usage on its own won’t cut it. Often, increased usage is seen as a […]
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 […]
SubsClub: How to identify customer must have moments that impact retention
Product engagement scoring is a hot topic. Why? B2B subscription companies offer a multitude of products/features, sometimes 100’s, to different segments of customers and sliced again at persona/use case level. […]
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 […]
Part Four: Recurring value
In the final part of our series, we investigate the importance of ensuring your customer gains value from their subscription early on in their relationship with your product. Building block […]
Part Three: Value-based pricing
In the third part of our series, we delve into subscription pricing and how understanding customer perception of the value, is vital. Building block 3: Value-based pricing Value-based pricing is […]
Part Two: Customer obsession
In the second part of our series, we take a look at how successful b2b subscription businesses place the customer at the heart of all operations, in order to win […]
Part One: Purposeful organisation
The following checklist is useful to assess where you are now and what to do next. Use the questions as a basic diagnostic to help figure out your gaps. The […]
Revolutionising Retention
What if I told you everything you thought you knew about retention was wrong? What if I told you, you need to rip up the renewal rule book and start […]
Optimising your subscription business for customer value
Subscriptions are nothing new. Traditional subscription companies kept customers at arm’s length. Subscriptions were an efficient financial model of recurring contracts. Now, high-performing subscription companies obsess over customers. Examples of […]
