The document discusses the growing subscription economy and the keys to success within it. It identifies 9 keys to success: pricing, acquiring customers, billing, payments, nurturing customer relationships, accounting, metrics, iteration, and infrastructure. Each key requires a different approach than traditional commerce models in areas like pricing, billing, and finance to properly support the needs of the subscription business model.
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2. The World is Moving to a Subscription Economy
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2011
By 2015, 35% of Global 2000 companies will
generate revenue through subscription-based
services and revenue models.
April 2011: Building a Strategy for the Subscription Economy
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25. We analyzed 6 years of data
1 million conversations
with subscription economy leaders
47. But it’s Harder Than It Seems
Gateways
Connect to
CRM
Billing
Notify
Immediate or
delayed payment
provisioning
fulfillment
Self service vs
assisted flows
Connect to
accounting
54. Every bill is an interaction with your customer
1
Confused
customers
2
Weeks
to
generate
bills
3
Billing
Errors
4
Lost
Revenue
“But
I
signed
up
for
the
$100/month
plan”
55. Firehost
Katrena
Drake
hands-off invoicing
for thousands of clients
with complex
usage billing models
in multiple countries
56. The Ability to
Create Accurate, Clear Invoices at Scale
is the third Key for
Success in the Subscription Economy
57.
58. Electronic payments
Credit Cards
Debit Cards
Non-electronic payments
Wire transfers
Manual
Lockbox
Multiple card types
Catch exceptions
Retries
Card updaters
Notify delinquents
Suspend service
Write off payment
Country specific
banking rules
Receive
payment
Reconcile
61. Xplornet
Xplornet processes hundreds
of thousands of payments in
hours
Across multiple payment methods
And manages payment
exceptions and retries
automatically
62. The Ability to
Tame the Complexity of Payments
is the fourth Key for
Success in the Subscription Economy
68. WEBSITE
CRM
BILLING
Validate
CC
PLATFORM
Confirm
Sign
Up
Sign
up
Validated
Create
Account
Create
SubscripNon
Create
Bill
Welcome
Email
Link
Account
Provision
Service
Process
Payment
69.
70. News
InternaKonal
Implemented “Holiday Stops”
in a matter of weeks
allowing hundreds of
thousands of subscribers
to suspend service
online or via call center
71. The Ability to
Nuture And Develop Deeper Customer
Relationships
is the fifth Key for
Success in the Subscription Economy
72.
73. “I’ve got this massive spreadsheet I use
to track Revenue”
94. Integrate with an ecosystem that supports
your service
Website
Customer
support
orders
invoices
Commerce
quoKng
checks
Provisioning
events
Inventory
account
status
Fulfillment
account
balance
metrics
EnKtlements
Billing
Payments
Finance
GL
95. The ability to
Run on a Scalable, Reliable, Mission
Critical Infrastructure
is the ninth key for
Success in the Subscription Economy
112. • Create clear, accurate invoices
• Scale from 1 to 10 million
invoices
• Tame the complexity of
payments and collections
• Support any payment method
115. 1494 A.D.
Luca Bartolomeo
Pacioli
inventor of
Double Entry
Bookkeeping
116. Can’t handle subscription changes
Can’t spread revenue over time
Can’t differentiate between one time and recurring amounts
117. PROBLEM :
• Don’t differentiate between onetime and recurring amounts
• Can’t spread revenue over time
• Don’t know what to do when
subscriptions change
119. ✔
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Define
rules
to
manage
complex
revenue
recogniKon
policies
Tag
charges
with
revenue
revenue
and
deferred
revenue
GL
accounts
Tag
charges
with
with
revenue
recogniKon
rules
Control
revenue
recogniKon
trigger
dates
View
earned
and
deferred
revenue
reports
Accounting Close Tools
Tools to accelerate your month-end close
120. ✔
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Define
rules
to
manage
complex
revenue
recogniKon
policies
Tag
charges
with
revenue
revenue
and
deferred
revenue
GL
accounts
Tag
charges
with
with
revenue
recogniKon
rules
Control
revenue
recogniKon
trigger
dates
View
earned
and
deferred
revenue
reports
Revenue Recognition Tools
That handle complex revenue rules
121. ✔
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Create
or
import
your
chart
of
accounts
Tag
charges
with
GL
account
codes
Tag
transacKons
such
as
payments,
credits,
refunds,
adjustments
etc
with
GL
account
codes
Chart of Accounts
to track charges through the revenue lifecycle
122. ✔
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Generate
debit
and
credit
journal
entries
to
simplify
your
general
ledger
updates
Align
journal
entries
with
GL
accounts
Easy Accounting Integration
to unburden your IT team
123. ✔
Reuse
the
audit
peace
of
mind
screen
shot
from
the
website
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Create
custom
user
roles
Associate
roles
with
granular
user
permissions
Control
visibility
and
user
acKons
on
sensiKve
financial
data
Tight Security Controls
For audit peace of mind