What does your business celebrate? Most businesses find time to celebrate their own successes – as they should. Whether it’s a bell that rings every time a purchase order comes in or a party following a great quarter, people find ways to acknowledge and rejoice in successes. Celebrations keep us going through the long haul. But […]
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Dollar Shave Club’s Billion Dollar Value
Unilever just bought Dollar Shave Club for a billion dollars. A billion dollars. When I first wrote about Dollar Shave Club in the book Subscription Marketing, it was still a scrappy startup. That was early last year. Now, it’s part of Unilever. How did it get there, with a $1 billion price tag? Hint: It’s not about the […]
The Magic Moment for Value Nurturing
The moment when someone signs up as a customer, your relationship with that person shifts. If you come from a traditional marketing and sales environment with a linear funnel, you might ring a gong to mark the deal and hand the customer off to another part of the business. But if your business depends on long-term customer relationships, recognize the […]
Thinking Like a Journalist
When it comes to marketing for subscriptions, the admonition to “think like a journalist” is great advice. Journalists understand their readers and foster long-term relationships with them. That’s what brands need to do, as well. So I was thrilled to have the chance to talk with Phoebe Chongchua on her Brand Journalism Advantage podcast recently. We chatted […]
When Marketing Adds Value: The Case for Content
Creative marketing organizations go beyond simply communicating the value they provide. They add value outside the product or service, through content, community, partnerships, and data.” These words seemed almost revolutionary when I wrote them in the book Subscription Marketing. But look around and you can find numerous examples of businesses demonstrating that, when done with […]
Value Nurturing for SaaS Marketing
I’ve been speaking with SaaS marketers about the practice of value nurturing – using marketing practices and techniques to add value to the customer experience after the sale. To put the practice in the context of software marketing, I’ve assembled a quick ebook about value nurturing practices for cloud-based software. Topics include: The free trial Demonstrating value with data Nurturing […]
