Subscribed Podcast: Amy Konary and JJ Xia on COVID-19’s impact on subscriptions
On the latest Subscribed Podcast, we talk to Zuora’s Amy Konary and JJ Xia about subscription business resiliency in the face of COVID-19 and how companies are responding to the changing market.
The Agile CFO: A Conversation with Todd McElhatton
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be talking with some CFOs that I admire about the massive disruption happening in finance departments today. I’m kicking off this semi-regular series with a finance professional who impresses me enormously — Todd McElhatton, the brand new CFO of Zuora! The last 20 years of Todd’s career have been […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 06/22/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. Sony’s Plan to Wring More Revenue From Chip Arm: Subscriptions Excerpt from an article by Takashi Mochizuki and Yuki Furukawa on Bloomberg Sony Corp. is developing subscription-based services for its semiconductor customers, moving beyond just selling chips and creating a new […]
Scaling Manufacturing Services in a Post-COVID World
This article by Amy Konary, Chair of the Subscribed Institute at Zuora, was originally posted in IndustryToday The unprecedented spread of COVID-19 has prompted organizations in all industries to reassess their business models. Where companies focused on traditional (and often stagnant) product sales have experienced difficulties scaling amid today’s volatile market, those focused on building […]
Do We Really Need CFOs?
Let me begin this week’s newsletter by stating for the record that I think most CFOs are fine people. They are responsible and detail-oriented. Lots of times, they are way more friendly and outgoing than you might think. But do we really need them? As the guardian of the financial health of an organization, a […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 06/15/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. EDreams Now Has a Half Million Paying Travel Subscribers Excerpt from an article by Sean O’Neill on Skift EDreams Odigeo has added to its travel subscription service another 50,000 members since November, bringing its membership base to about 500,000 for its […]
Subscription Economy: Added Value in the Car By Subscription
This Q&A with Zuora’s Frank Föge was originally published by Irina Hübner in Elektronik Automotive Subscription services are a business model in which car manufacturers and drivers benefit from the data generated by modern cars. Frank Föge, Country Manager for Germany & Austria at Zuora, explains in an interview why the importance of subscription […]
Zuora’s Commitment to Anti-Racism and Equality
This is the time to be indignant, enraged even, over injustice. There is a segment of our society, and therefore a part of our ZEO community, that faces daily injustices, often life-threatening. The facts are clear: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Philandro Castile, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Walter […]
Netflix Marks a Turning Point in the Subscription Economy Again
This is a story that begins with Charles Darwin’s grandfather. He was an Englishman named Josiah Wedgwood, and he was one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of the 18th century. He ran a massively successful decorative homeware business (you can still buy his stuff today), but is also famous as “the godfather of modern marketing.” Wedgwood […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 06/08/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. Car subscription software Blinker, launches major platform update Excerpt from an article by Jason Cartwright on TechAU Today, Blinker has just announced its biggest platform update yet, providing car dealerships and businesses with a more streamlined experience to manage the car […]
Voices Against Injustice
The Subscribed Weekly newsletter is about the future, and one thing we can all agree on is a future where injustice no longer exists. That’s why what is going on right now is so important. At the heart of the current social protests, and the entire Black Lives Matter movement, is a plea to recognize […]
Reimagine Media: Presented by the Subscribed Institute
How news media companies should evolve and accelerate their subscription business models post-COVID, with insights from Penske Media Corporation and The Seattle Times.