FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. Our Guiding Principle: Our Software and SaaS Community Must Be Good for You in Order for It to Succeed.

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User Pilot

MARCH 7, 2023

Churn happens even to the most successful SaaS companies. That’s why we have ten reasons why your users are canceling their subscriptions and what you can do to mitigate them and drive long-term customer retention. Unsatisfactory customer service. Involuntary churn due to failed payments. Keeping bugs unfixed.

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Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

AUGUST 8, 2015

You've successfully lead someone through the tortuous process from a lead to a qualified opportunity, maybe to a free trialer, and finally to a paying customer. Whatever tactics you use - search engine marketing, events, email, webinars, etc. The vendor promises to deliver certain functionality over the course of the subscription.

Payment Solutions 124

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Precisely – about SaaS affiliate programs… SaaS partner programs entice both software providers and affiliate partners for various reasons: 1) SaaS products are usually low-cost. Software to track analytics, transfer payments, manage inventory, create videos and for many other things.

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. SaaS companies deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis, simplifying access and management for users. What are SaaS companies?

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 14, 2020

Get direct access to CRM data, such as accounts, contacts, opportunities, cases, subscription data (renewal date, license count, total contract value, etc.) Customer Support/Service Software and Ticketing Systems. Customer support software manages and monitors customer requests, queries, and service-related matters. Who owns it?

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Baremetrics

JULY 8, 2020

And unfortunately, a lot of SaaS and subscription-based companies don’t take any action to stop it from happening. It generally happens as a result of the customer’s payment failing and never resolving the issue. After a certain amount of time goes by without payment, their subscription doesn’t renew, which results in churn.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

If you ask any sales rep, they’ll all tell you the same thing: the SaaS sales process is absolutely grueling! Today, we’re going to walk you through the top techniques you should implement into your SaaS sales strategy. SaaS sales can be broken down into three models: self-service, transactional, and enterprise.

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SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 88

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

Existing customer renewal is a high priority for 59% of SaaS companies and a medium priority for 27%. However, the subscription business model can’t survive if you keep on acquiring new custo mers but the old ones keep on walking away. How to calculate this metric and what’s the average SaaS churn rate?

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User Pilot

APRIL 24, 2024

SaaS renewals can be a breath-holding moment. TL;DR SaaS renewals includes the process of renewing a subscription to an online-hosted software service. TL;DR SaaS renewals includes the process of renewing a subscription to an online-hosted software service.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SaaS is a global software solution created by different businesses in order to improve human activities in a matter of clicks. SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. In this saas marketing strategy guide, we are going to tell you everything about saas marketing. What is SAAS marketing?

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Navint

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In today’s chaotic business landscape, success for SaaS focused companies is based on much more than a strong product – innovations in the purchasing experience, usage, payments and service have quickly become essential for both survival, and growth. However, for many SaaS organisations. Source.

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Aaron Beashel

MARCH 9, 2018

I’ve been fortunate to work in a number of SaaS businesses in my career. In the case of a B2B SaaS company, your Go To Market model outlines the way in which you acquire customers. On the other hand, if your target market is the Fortune 500 then your market size is much smaller, and an inside sales process may make more sense.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It’s easy to think of online sales as a marketplace where we buy items for ourselves, but more and more B2B and SaaS sales are now happening online. If a product or service is being sold online—regardless if the sale itself happens through a sales-rep assisted process, online shop, or platform—it’s considered B2B ecommerce.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 30, 2024

SaaS renewal management’s primary goal is to increase customer retention and in turn, recurring revenue growth. To encourage your customers to renew their subscriptions at the end of their term, a number of procedures and tactics are involved in devising your B2B SaaS renewal strategy.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 16, 2021

Make sure your team has open lines of communication with every customer-facing team – from product to marketing to sales – so you can share eye-opening, critical insights that help drive business growth, improve your product or service, and more. There’s nothing more exciting than when a new customer signs up for your product or service.

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Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

By charting the points in your SaaS customers’ journeys, you can plan how to deliver clients’ desired outcomes and satisfying experiences that promote subscription renewals and higher revenue. Touchpoints also include occasions when clients interact with your software app in a SaaS context. Customer service.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 26, 2023

Send payment reminders both through email and in-app to prevent involuntary churn. Net Promoter Score system The Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a CX metric to track customer loyalty by asking users how likely they are to recommend your product or service to others on a scale of 0 to 10. Celebrate customer success with gamification.

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Totango

JUNE 3, 2022

An excellent opportunity to engage clients is inviting them to an event, such as a webinar or seminar. Email: Hi, [Customer Name], I wanted to let you know about a free webinar coming up that will show you how to get the most out of [product]. The webinar is available at [date, time]. Here’s a sample template.

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Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn. Tracking and improving customer satisfaction before subscription renewal deadlines.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Retention Software Review 103

ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

The subscription model is booming. Almost everything is sold as a subscription, from socks to razor blades, and of course software. Without further ado, let's look at nine subscription-based companies absolutely nailing it in 2020. What is a subscription company? So why the subscription business model?

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SaaS account management. With the emergence of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, the role of account managers has also evolved – and gotten harder. In this article, we will go over the responsibilities of a SaaS account manager and share tried-and-true strategies they can implement to drive product growth.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 24, 2022

Building a business from the ground up always has its challenges, but maintaining a subscription-based business can be particularly difficult due to its ongoing nature. One of the most effective ways to run a subscription-based business is through a customer-centric strategy. Or what is customer-centric service ?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 24, 2022

Building a business from the ground up always has its challenges, but maintaining a subscription-based business can be particularly difficult due to its ongoing nature. One of the most effective ways to run a subscription-based business is through a customer-centric strategy. Or what is customer-centric service ?

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SaaSOptics

MAY 25, 2022

The SaaS market is no longer split between product-led and sales-led strategies. Today buyers want options; they want to pay for services in the way that suits their business needs. In the past, SaaS companies have been forced to choose: Prioritize financial operations, resulting in a lack of acquisition and pricing model flexibility.

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Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments Systems Review 52

User Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2023

With more players entering the SaaS market and the growing use of digital technology in marketing, traditional marketing alone cannot sustain your business. Host webinars to promote new features. Retention: Users keep making repeat purchases after their initial subscription payment. What is the growth marketing framework?

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User Pilot

MAY 8, 2024

Deliver exceptional customer support using AI and self-service resources. Educate customers with resources in multiple formats like blogs, webinars , or videos. Customer needs are desires, requirements, and expectations customers have when they look for a product or service. What are the different types of customer needs?

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Without a proper way of filtering leads to find the ones who have the most relevant need for a product or service, marketing teams would spend a lot of time and money gathering thousands of leads with only a fraction converting on business goals. To be considered an SQL, a lead would have to show enough interest in the product or service.

Payment Solutions 95

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 95

User Pilot

AUGUST 31, 2023

What is customer acquisition for SaaS, and how can you leverage it to drive sustainable growth ? Customer acquisition funnel stages in SaaS are Awareness, Consideration, Evaluation, Conversion. What is the purpose of customer acquisition in SaaS? This article answers that and more.

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User Pilot

MAY 6, 2024

This article focuses on user profiles in the SaaS context. Demographic information like age, gender, location, and income helps tailor services for different population segments. Transactional data on purchases, plans, and payments enables revenue analysis, recommendations, and frictionless buying experiences.

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Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 86

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 14, 2021

According to this concept, your sales and marketing process resembles a giant, heavy wheel that builds momentum until a breakthrough is achieved or slows down due to customer friction. Unlike the funnel approach, the flywheel approach suggests that the sales process is never truly complete. Try Baremetrics free. Table of Contents.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Inbound marketing is the process of getting potential clients to find your company. Your SaaS company likely uses a CRM and/or payment processing software, and the data required to compute these core metrics can be all over the place. Attract Attracting customers is a two-step process. Table of Contents.

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User Pilot

MARCH 9, 2023

Want to improve the current customer attrition rate in your SaaS company? Customer attrition is one of the main problems for SaaS companies. TL;DR Customer attrition, also known as customer churn , takes place when customers leave your product or service. Here are some strategies to help you improve your customer attrition rate.

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User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

Various factors could cause customer churn, including bad product-customer fit , poor user onboarding experience , poor customer service , and weak customer relationships. Reduce churn with proactive customer service. Help existing customers master advanced features with webinars. Are your agents unknowledgeable and unhelpful?

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Calling all low-touch SaaS experts, @databoxhq churn rate in first 2 months w/ and w/out a 14 day trial. Onboarding — also a part of activation — is closely related to retention because it determines how well you can enable someone to use your product, and ultimately, the value they get from using it. Thus, the early churn.

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 24, 2021

Anyone managing a SaaS or subscription business is aware of customer churn. The benchmark customer churn for SaaS for SMBs is 5%. Transitioning to SaaS On January 1st 2020, we transitioned the company out of a strategic partnership (we were operating the platform under a non SaaS business model!).

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