Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this edition, we review how subscription business models help prepare DTC brands for a recession. We check Harvard Business Review’s latest survey on social media subscription sentiment, Twitter Blue’s recent feature release, and Kobo’s new subscription plan in the U.S. How subscription models help...
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"Card declined." These two words can do more than spoil someone's binge-watching plans. Credit card declines can hurt a subscription business' bottom line, and at the very least interrupt your cash flow. Card info changes all the time, and the more customers you have, the harder it is to track...
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Welcome back to the best monthly newsletter for subscription content in Europe. In this issue, we discover the total cost Brits spend on subscription services and dive deeper into Findmypast’s digital transformation with Recurly. We ask ourselves, how far can AI go in the music industry or fighting payment fraud?...
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Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this edition, we review credit card spending from 2022 and how flexible payment options–like digital wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later features– contribute to its rise. We check on the new Apple Pay Later solution, the upcoming changes in the Twitter Blue subscription, and...
Recognizing recurring revenue in subscriptions continues to become more complex and regulated. The trend toward diverse monetization and pricing models creates a greater need for accounting automation. And Recurly can help. If revenue recognition automation is of your top priorities this year, watch this 30-minute demo with Recurly’s...
From a product perspective, consumer preferences mean everything. With this kind of knowledge, you create a product or service that your ideal consumers truly want–and keep them loyal to your brand. And every year, consumer preferences change, and that is a weighty consideration for subscription businesses especially, whose goals include...
From the beginning, Recurly has helped its customers make sound strategy decisions, forecast financial performance, close books on time, and ensure financial accuracy. For more than a decade, we have worked with category-defining brands like Paramount+, BARK, Sprout Social, and Sling TV to grow their businesses successfully. As a...
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Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this issue, we review millennial consumer preferences and how subscription businesses can find growth opportunities in payments. We check the FTC’s new proposal for easy subscription cancelations and The New York Times’ successful retention strategy. Lastly, we share updates from Meta, Subway, and Paramount+....
As companies continue to incorporate subscription-based business models and deliver more personalized plans and product offerings, they face unique revenue recognition challenges that spreadsheet accounting can no longer support. High-velocity, high-volume customer contracts and modifications like upgrades, downgrades, and pause options create the need for revenue recognition automation. A revenue...
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Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly–a recap of the most relevant industry content. This time, we review the importance of finance solutions and fraud management for subscription businesses and how you can find growth opportunities in payments. Additionally, we check on GPT-4 updates and new products with Duolingo and Quora. Tough...
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