THE ASSOCIATED PRESS • BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 28, 2020– The worldwide market for smart home devices is expected to grow 4.1% year… Read More
For anyone relatively new to the topic, Wired recently published a Guide to IoT that does an excellent… Read More
“Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there… Read More
To what do we owe the current boom in subscription-based newsletters? Well, there are a number of reasons: We’re all sitting… Read More
The Covid-19 crisis has inspired a lot of creative financial thinking on the part of restaurants and small businesses, particularly when it comes… Read More
Learn how NCR is shaping the future of manufacturing with a curated mix shift to recurring software and services revenue from the latest Subscribed magazine. Read More
Unity Technologies has converted to a recurring revenue model to enable their creators to pursue success. Learn more about Unity Technologies shaping of the future gaming industry from the latest Subscribed magazine. Read More
Having conquered America, Britbox is now coming for the Brits. Britbox, a new streaming media (or OTT) service, is launching… Read More
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. Read More
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. 4 Things to Know About… Read More
By John Phillips, Managing Director EMEA, Zuora In some ways, banks are the ultimate subscription business: from the moment you open… Read More
By Jagan Reddy, Senior Vice President of RevPro, Zuora With the new accounting standards weighing on companies that offer subscriptions as at… Read More
https://zuorainternprd.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/anly1.m4v “When we talk about corporate culture, it’s not about ping pong tables and happy hours. It’s about finding our… Read More
Are you chasing margins, or volume? Profits, or penetration? You generally don’t get do both, as Mark Billige of Simon-Kucher recently noted in a sharp,… Read More
The Bookseller interviews Gabe Weisert, co-author of SUBSCRIBED, a persuasive, case-study-stuffed evangelist for subscription and streaming models, to see how publishers and booksellers might successfully employ subscription models. Read More
Intercom is an amazing company: they have a great platform that helps companies acquire, engage and retain customers, as well as one… Read More
Subscribed makes the Wall Street Journal! Check out the WSJ review of Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo’s new bestselling book, “Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company’s Future -- and What to Do About It." Read More
“There’s no reason you should have to buy anything.” CEO of software play Zuora talks enabling subscription services on CNBC. Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo… Read More
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that states can collect sales tax from online retailers even if they do not have a… Read More
By Kim S. Nash for the Wall Street Journal. Caterpillar Inc. is nurturing a growing line of subscription data services that analyze information gathered… Read More
This morning we enjoyed a frank, thought-provoking discussion led by Magdalena Yesil, CEO/Founder of Broadway Angels and the founding board member and first investor of… Read More
We are pleased to announce that thanks to the tireless efforts of our Chief Data Scientist Carl Gold, Zuora’s landmark Subscription Economy… Read More
By Sarah Boumphrey There are several key types of subscription surprise box, some offer sample size products (common in beauty); some provide a selection of… Read More
Today we’ve very excited to announce that Zuora has officially acquired Leeyo. We’ll be sharing more news at Subscribed next week, but here are… Read More
Go ahead, subscribe to something smart today — a newspaper, a magazine, or a content site that you like. You’ll be in good company. A… Read More
The trailer for the 20th Century Fox thriller “Morgan,” about an artificially enhanced human, has all the dark, creepy elements of a sci-fi thriller:… Read More
Bristol is Open is a joint venture between the University of Bristol and Bristol City Council. Private partners have worked with an advisory board to turn the city into a giant testbed that contains several hundred municipal data sets: transportation, education, waste management, crime, energy, etc. Broadly speaking, it’s an effort to comprehensively virtualize the real-time behavior of a city. Read More
The traditional Indian tea stall, an age-old cultural symbol, has taken a small but important step in the Subscription Economy. Mumbai-based Chotu Chai Wala allows… Read More
Andy Raskin helps companies develop strategic narratives. He’s worked with dozens of teams backed by Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital,… Read More
Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Robert Reiss of the CEO Show, a nationally syndicated radio show focusing on today’s business leaders. Read More
Although recurring transaction models can maximize the LTV of customers, complexities associated with processing recurring payments can impact growth. Read More
Oracle is making a lot of noise about the cloud in to distract people from a central truth: its core business, ERP, is losing relevance by the hour. Read More
“Microsoft is making Windows 10 available on a monthly subscription for enterprise users with the launch of Windows as a Service via its Cloud Solution… Read More
By Mathew Ingram, Fortune As the media landscape continues to shift and buckle under the stress of digital disruption, the marketplace has started to look… Read More
By Daniel Fisher, Forbes Staff Dollar Shave Club was just bought by Unilever for $1 billion. That’s a mighty big number for a five-year old… Read More
Last week Oracle bought NetSuite in one of the largest deals in the company’s history, and the press (and the market) reacted with a shrug. Is ERP dead? Read More
The new revenue management guidelines will be a game changer for subscription businesses -- particularly those that need to show profitability Read More
Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and devices are expected to exceed mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices in 2018, growing at… Read More
"As long as your success depends on connecting with buyers who have choices, you can differentiate your business by joining the digital membership economy." Read More
An app downloaded in the Apple App Store generates four times the revenue for developers as one that’s purchased in Google Play, according to… Read More
As Apple continues to prepare the iPhone 7, it's time to question whether or not the current pace of hardware revisions is consumer-friendly. Read More
The BBC is to push ahead with plans to launch a British rival to Netflix, after getting the go-ahead from the government to develop a… Read More
To many, Disney has become the posterchild for poor licensing decisions in digital era. Four years ago, the company sold exclusive digital rights to nearly the entire Disney catalog through the end of the decade. As a result, critics argue, Disney can do little to adapt to the OTT and D2C era – and enabled Netflix to build its own digital empire. But by focusing on Disney’s inflexibilities, this narrative overlooks the nuances of the company’s digital content strategy. Not only is Disney's future bright, it's closer than ever to fulfilling Walt own vision for the storied 'House of Mouse'. Read More
In late 2012, online shoppers fell under the spell of subscription boxes. Today, their interest is at an all-time high, so we’d like to give you a few pointers on how to start your own subscription box program. Read More
Prominent VCs weigh in on what the future tech landscape looks like. Read More
Tomasz Tunguz breaks down how SaaS company ServiceNow provided the first semblance of subscription metrics in public company reporting - and what this means Read More
The IoT, or Internet of Things, will require entirely new monetization strategies, says John Bonney, CFO of FinancialForce. Read More
As businesses look to become more competitive and meet the growing demands of globalisation, they need to develop agility and use flexible, scalable tools. Read More
Wheels Up offers a variety of new products through its membership tier subscription model. Read More
Andy Puddicombe and Rich Pierson, co-founders of Headspace, want to help people become more productive by secularizing meditation. Read More
The Subscription Economy is about customers signing up for products and services in monthly or yearly retainer-type accounts, and it's a $100 billion IT market. Read More
How did Netflix become a global, best-in-class monthly subscription service? Join our free, in-depth look at converting users into long-term members, optimizing payment solutions, and expanding into the growing global market. Read More
Stance, a maker of luxury socks, has raised $86 million. Dollar Shave Club, a grooming company that supplies subscribers with razors and moistened bathroom Read More
Want to grow your e-commerce business? Here are a few ways to generate recurring revenue by replacing or adding elements to your existing model. Read More
The App Store, Apple Music, storage center iCloud and mobile wallet Apple Pay and other services generated nearly $6 billion in revenue, up 20 percent from the previous year. Read More
Quotes captured after the initial couple days of Subscribed. Read More
By Reid DeRamus For a more detailed discussion of this topic, please visit Reid’s full post on the Ellation Blog… Read More
Bart Hacking is the CFO of BetterCloud, which provides critical insights, automated management, and intelligent data security for cloud office platforms. Bart will… Read More
Excerpt from Forbes Having coined the term, perhaps it’s not surprising that Zuora founder Tien Tzuo believes that the “subscription economy” has almost limitless… Read More
We’re very pleased to announce the inaugural issue of Subscribed, the only business quarterly dedicated to the Subscription Economy. We’ll be covering a broad array of stories around the… Read More
Worldpay is a global leader in payment processing technology and solutions for online businesses. On a typical day, they process 31 million mobile,… Read More
The following is a guest post by Pete Tomlinson, Director of Sales & Marketing, KCOM Group. What do myself, Tien Tzuo and Anthony Fletcher (the… Read More
Today we announced another vital step in Zuora’s international expansion designed to ignite the emerging Subscription Economy in Japan. The new Zuora office in Japan… Read More
A few weeks ago I had the good fortune to hear two editors from LinkedIn, Daniel Roth (Executive Editor) and Caroline Fairchild (New… Read More
Some highlights from Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo’s recent discussion with Index Venture Partner Mike Volpi: “When you net out the patterns of how companies really… Read More
Wednesday, June 17 @ 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET. Register Now. “For decades, industry has been focused on convincing buyers that they need to own more… Read More
We’re very excited to be hosting a webinar this Thursday, June 4th at 10:30 AM PST with Craig Barberich, Zuora’s Global Head of Media Solutions,… Read More
“Multi-billion dollar companies have been formed by taking care of convenience.” Professor Baba Shiv, Stanford Business School “Sixty percent of Subscription Economy CFOs… Read More
“Pricing is never over.” Joe Raczka, Dyn “Who knows, maybe some day Nike will start charging by the kilometer, the same way Michelin… Read More
In front of a packed keynote audience at Subscribed 2015, today Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo announced the upcoming launch of Z-Insights, a subscriber experience analytics solution that… Read More
Interested in hearing what Thomas Middleditch of HBO’s hit comedy Silicon Valley really thinks about the Silicon Valley? Thomas is a Canadian actor, comedian, and television writer. He… Read More
Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo is traveling to Dusseldorf, Vienna, Munich, Zurich and Berlin this week to discuss the rapidly shifting dynamics of the Subscription Economy… Read More
In September 2010, Tyler Sloat was named CFO of Silicon Valley-based Zuora Inc. Zuora’s billing software helps companies manage the subscription… Read More
Photoshop creator Thomas Knoll recently shared some interesting thoughts on engineering incentives under a subscription model to The Register: “I was originally quite concerned about… Read More
Join payment experts from Zuora as they assess dozens of proven global payment strategies to help your business expand intelligently. Read More
We do this all the time in our daily lives. We commit to a two or three year relationship with a subscription service. The cell phone… Read More
Zuora is very happy to report that we’ve won a 2015 Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award for the “Top 50 Places to Work”… Read More
As Forrester Research notes, much of the early buzz surrounding IoT, particularly in the enterprise, has focused on efficiency and cost savings. New diagnostics… Read More
Chris Bruner is a Product Manager at Zuora Checkout is a particularly crucial time period for conversion rates. If a customer has gotten that far,… Read More
When going global, the trick is to localize your payment strategy. Read More
Osman Javed is an Associate Product Manager at Zuora Zuora for Salesforce has been built to ensure your front office and back office teams… Read More
Jeff Feldstein is the Senior Director of Quality Assurance at Zuora Testing applications on subscription-based software platforms versus traditionally purchased computing environments is a night… Read More
Forrester Research, which keeps tabs on roughly 85% of the global GDP, thinks we’re at the beginning of a new 20-year business cycle that they… Read More
In Subscription Economy, Zuora's CPQ solution has inclusion and exclusion rules for IoT, dynamic calculation, mobile quoting delivery for recurring revenue. Read More
