Why  Subscrip-ons  are  Good  for  Customers…and  Business  

 

Brent  Leary  CRM  Essen/als  @BrentLeary  

Fed  up  and  not  taking  it  anymore…  

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Enter  the  Subscrip-on…  

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The  Evolu-on  of  Customer  Behavior  

80%  of  execu-ves  said  their  customers  are  changing  how  they  obtain  access  to  goods  and  services”    

Economist  -­‐  2013  

What’s  changed  with  Customers  …what  hasn’t?  

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Making  the  most  of  a  flee-ng  moment  

"The  aLen-on  economy  is  not  growing,  which  means  we  have  to  grab  the  aLen-on  that  someone  else  has  today."  

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Making  the  most  of  a  flee-ng  moment  

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"You  can’t  buy  aLen-on  like  you  used  to…"  

Speed  THRILLS.  Lack  of  it  KILLS  

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300  Milliseconds  to  connect  ac/ons  to  experiences  

What  is  the      

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By 2015, 35% of Global 2000 companies will generate revenue through subscription-based services and revenue models.

1999! Today

Subscrip-on  Economy?  

BUY NOW SUBSCRIBE

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Dollar  Rubber    Club  

Condoms  

Salon  

Media  

StudyDog  

Child  Learning  

Disney  

Content  

Bespoke  Post  

Luxury  Items  

Savvy  Money  

Finances  

Spice  Guides  

Date  Idea  

Spo-fy  

Music  

Businesses  Can  Subscribe  To  Anything  

NeZlix  

Movies  

VMWare  

Virtualiza<on  

Google  Apps  

Apps  

Amazon  

Infrastructure  

Dex  One  

Marke<ng  

Intacct  

GL  

DelTel  

Phone  System  

Concur  

Travel/Expense  

CRM  ServCorp  

Virtual  Office  

Consumers  Can  Subscribe  To  Anything  

Why  Subscrip-ons?  

•  Technology  •  Demand  •  FAIR  Business  Models  •  Opportunity  to  stay  connected  to  customers  

Beats  by  Dre  

Beats  Music  

Spo-fy…and  Framily  

Dre,  Beat  Up…  

The  Birth  of  a  Subscrip-on  Company  

“Before  we  knew  we  were  going  to  be  a  marke-ng  company,  we  knew  we  were  going  to  be  a  subscrip-on  company.”    

Dharmesh  Shah  -­‐  Hubspot  

The  Birth  of  a  Subscrip-on  Company  

“it's  -me  to  think  about  business  as  a  collec/on  of  customers  and  find  ways  to  drive  loyalty,  repeat  purchases,  and  greater  revenue..”    

Brian  Bell-­‐  CMO  of  Zuora  

Become  a  Data  Geek...not  a  HiPPO  

Subscrip-on  Companies  are  Data-­‐Driven  

Not  this  kind  of  hippo  

hippo  

This  Kind  of  HiPPO  

Be  A  Geek…A  DATA  Geek  

“The  great  thing  about  fact-­‐based  decisions  is  that  they  overrule  the  hierarchy.”    

The  Milkman,  Data  &  Subscrip-ons  

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Data-driven Subscription Businesses Align by Buyer Persona

Owner Oscar Team (1-50 employees)

MidMarket Mary Team (50-500 employees)

Enterprise Erica Team (500+ employees)

Group Sales & On-Boarding 1-to-1 Sales & On-Boarding Advanced Sales & On-Boarding

Oscar Marketing

OscarSales

Oscar Services

Mary Marketing

Mary Sales

Mary Services

Erica Marketing

Erica Sales

Erica Services

Ø  Replaced marketing, sales, and services meetings with buyer persona meetings Ø  Re-organized seating around cross-functional buyer persona teams Ø  Customized marketing SLA, sales effectiveness, and customer success metrics to persona

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Consistent Persona Metrics

Metric Oscar Mary Erica LTV/CAC 5.2 11.5 19.0

CAC $6,250 $15,500 $28,750 MRR Churn 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% Avg MRR $425 $1250 $2725

LTV $32,700 $179,000 $545,000 Months to Payback

14.7 12.4 10.6

MRR Growth (Q2Q)

18% 27% 34%

MRR / Rep $4,750 $7,250 $10,500 NPS 47 65 62

Leads per Cust. 540 2,400 6,625

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DATA  AS  AN  ADD-­‐ON  SERVICE  

Subscrip-on  Companies  are  Customer-­‐centric  

Subscribing  to  Ties???  

Base: All respondents (n=1026) Q.7 At which point you would start to feel …? TOA Technologies - 2011

Founda-on  of  Customer  Service  

United States  

Mayday:  Customer-­‐Centricity  in  Ac-on  

Oracle  President  on  Subscrip-ons  

Amazon  Subscribe  &  Save  

The    Subscrip-ons  Require  Different  Approach  to  Business  

•  Focus  on  Mone-zing  Customer  Rela-onships  vs.  Selling  Units  

•  Pay-­‐as-­‐you-­‐Go  Pricing  Plans  •  B2Any:  Sell  to  Consumers  &  Businesses  

Prime  Time  

•  Over  10  Million  Members  

• Membership  doubled  in  last  2  years  

•  Es-mated  to  grow  to  25  Million  members  by  2017  

*  Morningstar,  2013  

Prime  Time  •  Increase  their  purchases  on  Amazon  from  $400  a  year  to  $900  a  year  aEer  they  join*  

•  Spend  130%  more  than  regular  Amazon  customers*  

•  May  be  responsible  for  as  much  as  20%  of  Amazon’s  overall  sales  in  the  U.S  (BusinessWeek)  

*  Prac/calEcommerce.com  

Oracle  President  on  Subscrip-ons  

Time  to  be  FAIR…Doubly  FAIR  

•  Fast…and Flexible •  Analytical…and Agile •  Interactive…and Integrated •  Reliable…and Responsive

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And  the  Emmy  goes  to…neZlix???  

The  Subscrip-on  Metrics  System  

Recurring  Revenue  • Monthly  •  Annual  

The  Subscrip-on  Metrics  System  

The  Subscrip-on  Metrics  System  

Easy  as  ACV  –  Annual  Contract  Value  

Pyramid  of  Customer  Loyalty  

Thank  You!  

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