BetterCloud

JANUARY 3, 2025

SaaS has revolutionized how we work, but let’s be honest, managing all those subscriptions can feel like juggling flaming torches. You’re dealing with contracts, security concerns, and costs that seem to spiral out of control. This blog is your guide to conquering SaaS chaos. It’s about sanity.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 23, 2024

The ROI of Your Subscription Billing Platform By BluLogix Team Selecting a powerful subscription billing platform is a strategic move with the potential to revolutionize your business operations and yield considerable returns on investment (ROI).

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Blulogix

JANUARY 23, 2024

What is the ROI of a Subscription Billing Platform? By BluLogix Team Selecting a powerful subscription billing platform is a strategic move with the potential to revolutionize your business operations and yield considerable returns on investment (ROI).

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Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

While this may seem like a workable model on its own, it can be further automated to enhance the company’s workflows by integrating that CRM with a robust subscription management software (like, say, SubscriptionFlow). Within your CRM, payment details can be directly linked to contacts, sales, and membership records.

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Revenue run rate (RRR) is one of the simplest metrics for developing a sound business strategy. This article will discuss what revenue run rate is, how you can calculate it, its limitations, and practical applications of this valuable metric. In other words, it is the sum of subscription revenue for 12 months + recurring revenue.

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FastSpring

JULY 16, 2019

Since SaaS-friendly billing, also known as recurring billing , is designed specifically for companies who sell online services with a subscription model, it offers many advantages over a typical payment system. Keep reading to learn why implementing recurring billing is the right strategy for scaling your SaaS business.

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Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

That said, in 2024 the subscription economy is booming and there is generally a lot of intense competition in the industry. In doing all of this, we will be going over some best practices and pointers for configuring Asana integrations with SubscriptionFlow so that you can handle billing, invoicing, reporting, and subscriptions in 2024.

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SaaSOptics

MARCH 15, 2022

Why are Spreadsheets the Default in Financial Operations? SaaS companies use business rules spreadsheets for order management, contract management, revenue recognition, invoice tracking, renewal management, analytics/metrics, and general reporting. You can adjust and re-send an invoice, no big deal. But you’re busy too.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 28, 2021

As a business owner, you measure your incoming profits and revenue with several metrics. Some of the common metrics for this include net income, gross revenue, and net revenue. Baremetrics is a business metrics tool that provides 26 metrics about your business, including gross revenue, net revenue, net income, and more.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

And they do on operational efficiency frankly and our value proposition at Coupa has always been to help companies become more operationally efficient. We’re really operating on the exact opposite side of the equation. What is too efficient versus too inefficient when you’re able to be efficient?

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SaaSOptics

MARCH 15, 2022

Why are Spreadsheets the Default in Financial Operations? SaaS companies use business rules spreadsheets for order management, contract management, revenue recognition, invoice tracking, renewal management, analytics/metrics, and general reporting. You can adjust and re-send an invoice, no big deal. But you’re busy too.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Are you looking to enhance customer lifetime value, penetrate new markets, or transition to a subscription-based model? This evaluation should cover everything from your billing and subscription management systems to your data analytics capabilities and customer engagement platforms.

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In the many years I’ve worked with SaaS companies, I continue to observe a surprising lack of standardization of SaaS metrics and performance reporting. My experience reinforces the fact that SaaS business model variants and approaches to measuring performance via metrics are still very much undefined. The Value of Benchmarking.

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Valuize Consulting

JULY 13, 2022

To help you achieve this organizational unity and operational efficiency, Valuize’s Founder & CEO, Ross Fulton, spoke with CS Operations pioneer, Mary-Beth Donovan. Q: CS Operations shouldn’t be designing and engineering the strategy, data and insights in isolation. What are your Net New growth measures?

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

You’re likely tracking all your global metrics to keep apprised of your business’ performance – ARR, churn, LTV, retention rates, etc. However, if high-level metrics are all you’re checking, you’re potentially missing trends in your data that hold the secret to unlocking more growth. Let’s look at a couple examples in greater detail.

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User Pilot

JULY 22, 2024

Improved operational efficiency : Analyzing data helps companies spot inefficiencies, streamline operations, save time, and cut costs. Your next step would be to trigger an interactive walkthrough that hand-holds users and walks them through using this feature, driving feature adoption.

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Valuize Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Outcome-based pricing flips the script on traditional subscription models by aligning costs with the tangible value customers receive. For B2B SaaS companies, this means charging based on measurable outcomessuch as increased revenue, cost savings, or operational efficiencies. Defining Outcome-Based Pricing in B2B SaaS?

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Valuize Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Outcome-based pricing flips the script on traditional subscription models by aligning costs with the tangible value customers receive. For B2B SaaS companies, this means charging based on measurable outcomes—such as increased revenue, cost savings, or operational efficiencies. Defining Outcome-Based Pricing in B2B SaaS?

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SaaSOptics

JUNE 24, 2021

SaaSOptics is a financial operations platform that allows SaaS companies with term-subscriptions to automate subscription management, revenue recognition, and SaaS metrics. 900+ B2B SaaS companies and $15B in investor capital trust SaaSOptics to provide the data they need to secure funding and operate efficiently. .

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It involves the strategic use of data for decision-making, the flexibility of pricing and subscription models, and the technological integration necessary for operational efficiency and superior customer engagement.

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User Pilot

MARCH 4, 2024

The first thing you need to know is that this metric isn’t just about speeding up a process—it’s about optimizing every step of your user’s journey to make their path to conversion as smooth as possible. For instance, it’s not the same as telling every user to set payment reminders during a generic product tour.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This blog post explores how technology underpins successful monetization strategies, transforming the way businesses approach subscription models, pricing, and customer engagement. This integration ensures a unified approach to monetization, enhances operational efficiency, and provides a holistic view of the customer journey.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In recent years, the CFO role has evolved from being guardians of the compliance, accounting, F&PA, and forecasting functions to someone who can view and understand metrics to make data-driven decisions for scalable near and long-term strategy, As you plan for 2022, here are three things to help you prepare for hypergrowth.

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OPEXEngine

JANUARY 17, 2020

Eric Mersch, CFO and partner at FSG puts it this way: “The methodology for reporting subscription gross margin is so well established that using a non-standard approach will cost you several multiples of ARR in valuation. Cloud Operations / Platform Support. Digging into what you are putting into COGs is critical. Third-party Fees.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 26, 2021

With this perspective, you are ready to take on crucial metrics that impact your annual revenue like Lifetime Value (LTV), Customer Retention, and churn. For subscription businesses (Think Slack or Dropbox), retaining customers is just as important, if not more, as acquisition. Retention (Pro)*-Referrals, leave a review on G2, etc.

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Kellblog

MARCH 11, 2020

Zero-sum delusion typically presents with the following metrics: Services being less than 10% of total company revenues. SeasEdge was doing a business intelligence (BI) evaluation and were looking to use BI to improve operational efficiency across a wide range of retail use cases, from supply chain to catalog design.

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Valuize Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This is particularly important in the subscription economy, where recurring revenue models prevail. Recurring Revenue Performance This pillar centers on your organizations capacity to sustain and grow recurring revenue across your product portfolio. After all, those leaders are playing with company money.

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BetterCloud

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Nothing’s more frustrating than signing up for a free trial then automatically being rolled into a paid subscription without even realizing it. Improved Efficiency: Ensuring that licenses are only assigned to those who need them improves overall operational efficiency.

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Valuize Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2024

By connecting these four pillars, companies can create a virtuous cycle where improved customer value drives revenue growth, operational efficiencies fuel scalability, and economic performance reinforces investment in customer success. This integrated approach is not just a nice-to-haveit’s a strategic imperative.

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Valuize Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2024

By connecting these four pillars, companies can create a virtuous cycle where improved customer value drives revenue growth, operational efficiencies fuel scalability, and economic performance reinforces investment in customer success. This integrated approach is not just a nice-to-have—it’s a strategic imperative.

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Valuize Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2024

By connecting these four pillars, companies can create a virtuous cycle where improved customer value drives revenue growth, operational efficiencies fuel scalability, and economic performance reinforces investment in customer success. This integrated approach is not just a nice-to-have—it’s a strategic imperative.

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OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

And yet it’s often tucked away in a financial update while a medley of product metrics enjoy the spotlight. It needs to be treated as a top-level operational metric that a founder must know and understand. Pick a common anchoring metric that measures a core customer activity. Operational efficiency and COGS.

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Mucker Capital

AUGUST 9, 2024

Use analytics tools to measure engagement, conversion rates, and other key metrics. Time Efficiency Jasper accelerates the content creation process, allowing your team to produce high-quality content quickly. You can choose from various subscription plans based on your needs and budget. Benefits of Using Jasper for Startups 1.

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Valuize Consulting

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Nirvana is achieved when you enable an uninterrupted flow of information between your systems and automatically transfer valuable materials and assets from Sales (such as Value-based outcomes and success metrics) to your Customer Success technology platform. Value is the new currency of the subscription economy.

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Zero-sum delusion typically presents with the following metrics: Services being less than 10% of total company revenues. SeasEdge was doing a business intelligence (BI) evaluation and were looking to use BI to improve operational efficiency across a wide range of retail use cases, from supply chain to catalog design.

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SaaS Metrics

JUNE 10, 2019

However, it becomes a real concern when you are looking for the cheapest subscription plans. Numerous security tools are needed when you are paying remotely through your credit card and low-end providers might not have the security system in place to safeguard sensitive financial information. Conclusion.

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Metrics form an essential part of any business. Metrics give you precisely that information based on which you can formulate your business strategies. Out of all the metrics for different business units, we are going to discuss today about the customer success metrics. What are customer success metrics?

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