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 or break it. Taking a recent Substribe pricing project for a new product as an example. We presented two possible strategies: Penetration to drive market […]
A hero metric for product engagement
In b2b premium information products, consumption of content is not necessarily value. Time on site does not always mean value – maybe the opposite. Visits may be infrequent. So, how might we unlock the connection between engagement and retention in b2b subscriptions? The Substribe SubsLab is about compressing learnings – often built over a long […]
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 acquisition for too long – as your business matures the focus must switch to retention. Here’s why. The customer is always right The fundamental difference […]
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 subscription experts like Robbie Kellman Baxter. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss any of these topics with us directly. Key speakers Company Case […]
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 such as Wilmington, SeedLegals, The Economist and the FT, we have produced a large volume of content. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss […]
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 our showcase from b2b subscription leaders to shine the spotlight on strategies, case studies and experience. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss any […]
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 our showcase of the customer success content and case studies shared within our community, where we hear from leaders who move the customer to the […]
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 Chief Product Officer of Sirius Decisions and Strategic Advisor to Substribe, at our recent SubsLab on product strategy. Tony’s experience enabled him to […]
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 might look good on paper, but how do you turn it into action? This was an ideal topic for SubsLab #3, the third in our […]
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 4: Time-to-value (TTV) On-boarding subscribers is critical. Time-to-Value (TTV) is the amount of time it takes a new customer to realise value from your product, […]
