SaaStr

JULY 13, 2022

Only go-getters survive in the SaaS marketplace. From increasing competition to new products in the marketplace, there are too many variables for a salesperson to control. Expansion or retention is the new acquisition. Once you do that, they see you as a strategic partner rather than just a service provider.

Scale 288

Scale Sales Hiring Revenue Marketplace as a Service 288

Point Nine Land

MARCH 10, 2020

A strategic analysis after evaluating multiple service marketplaces Over the past few years, I’ve come across a huge number of service (or labor) marketplaces: the countless Uber for X companies, the marketplaces for lawyers, therapists, cleaners, architects, construction workers; you name it. Sounds complicated?

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Marketplace as a Service Strategy B2C Systems Review 59

Point Nine Land

MAY 22, 2020

Businesses, on the other hand, are stuck in the dark ages, often relying on the phone, email, fax and even pen and paper when it comes to ordering goods or services. Whilst consumer-facing marketplaces have become an essential part of our daily lives, business-to-business marketplaces are only just beginning to emerge.

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Marketplace as a Service B2B Payments SaaS Payments 83

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

An ICP aligns your product, sales, marketing, service, and executive teams to all focus on your highest-value accounts. Let’s examine how an ICP focus has helped two businesses win in a competitive marketplace. . It increases total enterprise value, lowers customer acquisition costs, and boosts net revenue retention. .

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Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 243

SaaStr

JANUARY 5, 2023

Looking back on its explosive growth, however, the company realized just how badly it needed the valuable services of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Employee Retention. Gross Retention. SaaS companies are known for their bold bets in an evolving marketplace, but these risks rest on a bedrock of metrics and data.

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Sales Hiring Acquisition Forecasting Outsourced Development 49

FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2025

Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. So it’s a marketplace, it’s a platform. And the biggest difference between the two of those statements is one, low value to sort of medium and high value, and then two, the actual service layer built into the technology underneath the hood.

Scale 93

Scale Entrepreneurship Scaling Underperforming Technical Team 93

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 10, 2018

Those working in growth and retention must continually seek “fresh powder.”. Those early experiments you’re talking about happened during a time when they knew that storing and syncing files had very high retention. Switching to a different service is something that takes a lot of effort. of their coworkers.

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Acquisition Marketplace as a Service Retention Startup 224

Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021? Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. This year, we’re shaking things up with our first ever B2B marketplace napkin! What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021?

Marketplace as a Service 59

Marketplace as a Service Payments B2B SaaS Payments 59

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 2, 2019

Instacart is valued at nearly $8 billion and since joining, he’s helped to make the company’s services available to more than 80% of U.S. Even with Instacart’s enormous valuation, he continues to see tremendous growth potential for the service, similar to what he saw in Instagram’s early days. Thanks for signing up.

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Marketplace as a Service B2C PayPal Scaling 184

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 28, 2020

Here are five quick takeaways: One of Aircall’s superpowers is that it built an App Marketplace – and then opened it up for partners to build their own integrations. Today, more than 60% of the tools on the marketplace have been built by third parties. Retention is the new conversion. Short on time?

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Marketplace as a Service Cloud Government Retention 186

Sales Hacker

MAY 16, 2022

My company is the first Integration Marketplace as a Service, so for context, we enable Business to Business SaaS companies to build and enter in-app marketplaces. When do you have 15 minutes on Friday or Monday to chat about our service? Subject line: integration marketplace. Will’s Rewrite.

Mobile 104

Mobile Marketplace as a Service Growth Marketing Engineering 104

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Adopting the right strategy will help you scale your personalized support without scaling your costs, which will have the knock-on effect of increasing your customer satisfaction (CSAT) and customer retention. so here are five top conversational support tools as reported by the world’s largest and most trusted marketplace, G2: Intercom.

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Technical Review Customer Support Payment Methods Payment Solutions 249

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 18, 2021

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. So I gathered as much information as I could about these different strategic initiatives, as well as digging into the core self-service business.

Technical Advisors 140

Technical Advisors Technical Review Scale Marketplace as a Service 140

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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Marketplace as a Service Transportation Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 171

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We pulled from my prior marketplaces experience and dove into their business quickly to develop a point-of-view on the opportunity. They had impressive GMV growth and strong cohort revenue retention, but their unit economics were upside-down. Both offered consumers a ton of convenience through their service. billion to $20.7

Marketplace as a Service 140

Marketplace as a Service Underperforming Technical Team Scale Construction 140

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It’s time to start thinking about retention at scale and bring onboard a customer success team. Kayti argues, “Even in self-service models, there’s a relationship that they’re feeling with your product.” Retention begins to take precedence over acquisition, or vice versa. Kayti’s answer for that tension?

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Churn Scale 108

Blulogix

JANUARY 1, 2025

From offering innovative service bundles to managing intricate pricing structures, the ability to provision complex subscriptions seamlessly has become a competitive necessity. In this post, well explore how businesses can simplify complex provisioning and stay ahead in a market increasingly driven by personalized service packages.

Scale 52

Scale Marketplace as a Service Payment Features Subscription 52

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

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 26, 2024

For the first time in a decade, IT services will become bigger than communication services in 2024. Gartner estimates that by 2027, nearly all of the growth in worldwide IT spending will come from software and IT services. As I said, that SKU has outsold any other new introduction we put into the marketplace.

Cloud 167

Cloud Marketplace as a Service AI Payment Features 167

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2022

The process of purchasing software is increasingly complex – the choices for products and services are endless, and customers have a harder time parsing which companies to trust and which product will better cater to their needs. But once they’re happy with a service, they can help build trust with new customers as well.

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Software Review Trends Software Marketplace as a Service 118

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. Total Addressable Market Total addressable market (TAM) is an economic framework to understand the potential revenue available for a product or service.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

User Pilot

MAY 21, 2024

Simply put, churn measures how many customers businesses are losing over time — a central concern for companies dependent on customer retention , like those in the SaaS industry. Customer churn in SaaS is the rate at which customers stop using a service within a set timeframe. What is churn ?

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Churn Retention Software Review Metrics 52

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

As the General Manager for HubSpot’s Service Hub , Michael knows a thing or two about keeping customers close. Kaitlin: You’re the General Manager HubSpot’s Service Hub. Could you give me a bit of background on why HubSpot built Service Hub in the first place and the philosophy behind it?

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Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 188

Neil Patel

APRIL 21, 2021

That could be a traditional store, an online shop or a marketplace like Amazon. Omnichannel e-commerce provides a better customer experience and allows your brand to take advantage of new platforms, increase customer retention rates, and boost sales. Increase Customer Retention Rates and Sales. Don’t stop there, though.

Marketing 110

Marketing Social Media Marketplace as a Service Branding 110

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In 2021-22, ChurnZero customers reported results including 58% reduction in churn, 100% increase in customer lifetime value, 21% increase in net revenue retention, 70% increase in user adoption, a 45-point increase in NPS and more.

Software Review 98

Software Review Software Customer Lifetime Value Marketplace as a Service 98

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

One is two thirds enterprise, one third consumer, some healthcare as well now, and I would say, over the last few months, we have still continued with the same areas that we were excited about before so very much in marketplaces and consumer subscription and SAS. Alex Konrad: We used Cameo for my 11 year old son’s birthday.

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Venture Capital Travel Investment Marketplace as a Service 280

Totango

JULY 22, 2022

When facing a struggling economy, it’s more important than ever to keep your customers engaged and reminded of why your products and services are critical to their success. You need to remain top-of-mind to ensure you stay relevant to your clients’ business and can continue to drive growth through retention and expansion.

Communication 107

Communication Marketplace as a Service Technical Review Engagement 107

User Pilot

AUGUST 12, 2024

This often strengthens customer loyalty and improves retention. This approach leads to improved customer satisfaction, higher retention rates , and increased order values. Enhancing customer retention in financial services Banks leverage customer segmentation to enhance retention rates and improve overall service quality.

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Marketplace as a Service Banking Telecommunications Mobile 95

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.

Payments 171

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 171

User Pilot

MARCH 5, 2025

For example, you can label key events like clicks on a new feature and use that data to track adoption, usage, and retention rates. Self-service support: Userpilot empowers you to build and customize in-app resource center code-free. Zendesk Zendesk is an AI-driven customer service tool similar to Intercom in many ways.

Software Review 52

Software Review Engagement Software Scale 52

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This blog post delves into advanced strategies that can help subscription services foster deeper connections with their customers, thereby improving retention rates and fostering brand loyalty. Retention, on the other hand, focuses on maintaining these subscribers over time, turning them into loyal advocates for your brand.

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Retention Engagement Strategy Marketplace as a Service 52

OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

SaaS metrics are viewed differently at different stages of growth and for different sales models, primarily whether a company is selling into an SMB or enterprise marketplace. When calculating this metric, it is important to only use contracted recurring revenue and not one-time payments from services or any other one-time payment. .

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SaaS Payments Metrics Payments Payment Services 98

Subscription Flow

APRIL 18, 2024

How do you keep increasing your revenue in a marketplace that has reached its point of saturation? Read more: The Attain & Retain Strategy for You—Membership Engagement to Boost Retention Section 1: Understanding Subscriber Engagement and its Importance. It is measured using various metrics.

Engagement 105

Engagement Customer Lifetime Value Revenue Payment Features 105

SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2019

If you’re looking for tactics and takeaways that will improve customer retention, product adoption, company-wide cross-functionality, and overall business growth, you need to be at these sessions. How to Build a CSM Team that Generates 130% Net Retention with Talkdesk (1:45 – 2:15 pm). Tuesday, February 5. Wednesday, February 6.

Scale 113

Scale Marketplace as a Service Customer Success Scaling 113

Subscription Flow

MARCH 20, 2024

Keeping all this in mind, in the first section of this blog, we will first be seeing what is SimpleCirc, its features, and why exactly is it such a hot choice for magazine owners in today’s marketplace. Say you are a small online marketplace owner whose product links customers and independent artists.

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods 105

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

Amir will lead all post-sales functions, helping customers use the full scope of their products and services to unleash the power of CentralSquare in their communities. As the lynchpin to customer retention, his history in providing best-in-class customer experience will elevate the customer journey and drive continued ComplySci growth.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Outsourcing Services Technical Review 98

ProfitWell

MARCH 11, 2020

But as cost containment becomes a priority for businesses looking to thrive in the modern digitally-transformed marketplace, keeping existing customers happy and loyal is now a primary concern. But creating customer retention strategies requires a deep understanding of your retention issues. How is customer retention measured?

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Retention Metrics SaaS Payments Underperforming Technical Team 52