Subscription Economy News: Week of 10/12/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. Walmart will spread Black Friday deals over multiple days as retailers try new ways to drive holiday traffic Excerpt from an article by Tonya Garcia on MarketWatch Among the many COVID-19-related changes to this holiday shopping season, retailers are moving away […]
Every Day is Prime Day
Last week, Amazon announced that Prime Day this year will be October 13-14th, and the retail industry cheered. For those not following along, Amazon’s Prime Day is usually in July. But given the strangeness of 2020, Amazon decided to put Prime Day on hold as they focused on solving the logistical challenges they were facing. […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 10/05/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. Digital mental health subscription service Cerebral lands $35M Excerpt from an article by Laura Lovett on MobiHealthNews Digital mental health company Cerebral announced that it closed its Series A funding round with $35 million. The investment was led by Oak HC/FT […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 09/28/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. ‘A good job of retaining’: Publishers see subscription resilience as evidence of sticky coronavirus-cohorts grows Excerpt from an article by Lucinda Southern on Digiday As the reverberations of the pandemic grind on, wariness around subscriber behavior and market dynamics has kept […]
11% of Americans Have Already Subscribed to Walmart+
THE MOTLEY FOOL • BY DANNY VENA Earlier this month, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced the launch of Walmart+, a membership program that offers a host of benefits to the company’s retail customer base. At $98 per year or $12.95 per month, the service has inevitably been compared to Amazon Prime. A new survey shows that Walmart’s […]
Subscription-Based Online Grocer Thrive is Booming During the Pandemic
FORBES • BY PAMELA N. DANZIGER When the final tally is in, there are going to be a few retail winners, but many more losers from the Covid-19 pandemic. One in the winner’s column will be Thrive Market, the online grocery company that sells healthy, good-for-you-and-the-planet food and home products through a subscription model. Thrive Market […]
Subscriptions bring big rewards in tough economy [XaaS]
This article was originally written and produced by Accenture’s Kevin Dobbs. To listen to the podcast featuring Kevin and Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo, visit: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/blogs/high-tech/subscription-model-trends I thought I was a change ninja until I met Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora. In case you’re not familiar, Zuora is an enterprise software company that helps businesses launch and […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 09/21/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. A fresh publishing study argues that paid digital subscriptions are the only avenue to growth Excerpt from an article by Rick Edmonds on Poynter [Tthe latest Subscription Economy Index] has a good news/bad news mix for the publishing segment. Bottom line: […]
Apple One Steals the Show
It sure seems like everyone is expecting me to comment on Apple this week. Happy to oblige! So what was the highlight of Tuesday’s virtual Apple event? The new blood oxygen function on the Apple Watch? The new A14 bionic chip for the iPad? The fancy new retina displays? Nope. This week’s big news had […]
Apple’s New Fitness Service Takes Aim at Peloton
Apple’s new fitness subscription service will offer a direct challenge to the likes of Fitbit and Peloton, industry experts have said. On Tuesday, Apple announced its new Fitness+ service, a subscription-based platform offering a range of fitness classes connected to a user’s Apple Watch which can be viewed on an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. […]
Putting the Customer Back In the Driving Seat: Why Subscriber Experience Has Never Been More Important For Survival
This article was originally published in CXM (Customer Experience Magazine) by John Phillips, GM of EMEA at Zuora. With the UK officially entering a recession for the first time in 11 years, it’s fair to say that many organisations are facing an uncertain future. Sales and revenues have been rocked in recent months and, with the […]
Subscription Economy News: Week of 09/07/20
Every week, we bring you the top stories and analyses from the global Subscription Economy. Netflix Chairman: Disney Is Our Biggest Rival — And Role Model Excerpt from an article by Lucas Shaw on Bloomberg Every few months, Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings likes to identify a new competitor to his streaming service. Three years […]