Show Me the Money: Adobe Sees Record Results from Going Subscription-Only

In 2011, Marc Andreessen, technology pioneer and currently General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, declared that “software is eating the world.” What was true then is now even more so with...

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Key Metrics You Need to Know to Ensure Your Business is Profitable

There are certain metrics that a subscription business lives and dies by. For example…   Monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)Monthly Subscriber Churn Percent (or simply “churn”)Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC);...

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Making the Most of Mobile This Holiday Season

E-commerce seems like it’s been around almost as long as personal computers have. Shopping is, after all, a national pastime, and online shopping is so much more convenient—we can do...

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EMV is coming. Are you ready?

EMV is the new credit card technology finally coming to the US after many years of use in Europe. With an embedded microchip and associated security features, these new EMV...

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Welcome to the New Recurly UI!

Thanks to all the fantastic feedback we’ve received from customers, we’re putting the final touches on the new Recurly UI design! Your comments have been instrumental in guiding our efforts...

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Music Streaming’s Summer of Love, Uncertainty, and Potential

All summer, there’s been plenty of buzz around streaming services and the impact these have had on the music industry.  Sure enough, people have streamed more than 1 trillion songs just...

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Niche Content: The Future of Streaming Video

The world of streaming video content has grown significantly as consumers look to complement with and in many cases transition away from traditional cable television. By now, we’re familiar with...

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Building for Mobile? Let Recurly Get You There

For those of you not living under your rotary phone (pics please!), you have probably noticed that more and more consumers are now conducting more transactions directly from their mobile...

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E-sports: Cutting the Cord for Video Games

What do you people enjoy watching more than basketball and baseball? Would you believe it’s watching other people playing video games?  Seriously.  Dubbed e-sports, competitive gameplay in video games has...

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Comic Books Find Superhero in Subscriptions

If you were the typical kid growing up, you probably loved comic books as much as I did.  Of course, tastes and interests changed over time, and comic book sales...

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