Digital payments accelerate economic change & more

You’re reading the latest edition of Subscriptions Weekly; you’ve started the weekend on the right foot.  In this issue, we’ll learn more about scaling subscriptions and what makes digital payments the future of subscriptions. We’ll review Amazon’s new prescriptions subscription, Peacock’s Q4 2022 results, Twitter Blue’s upcoming ad-free...

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Missed our 2023 subscription trends webinar? Here’s a recap

Led by Recurly’s CEO Dan Burkhart, CMO Theresa McEndree, and Director of Business Intelligence Brian Grier, the 2023 State of Subscriptions webinar unveils the biggest, most impactful findings in the subscription industry from the past year. With these discoveries, our in-house subscription experts have predicted the year to come:...

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Managing subscriptions, real-time payments, & streaming news

Happy Subscriptions Weekly day! In this edition, we dive deeper into the strategies for managing subscriptions this year and how real-time payments will bring businesses a competitive advantage. We review the latest updates from HBO Max, Netflix, and Amazon, and Hinge’s test for a premium subscription.  7 strategies for managing...

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2023 Subscription trends upcoming webinar: Churn, acquisition, growth & payments

If one thing remains predictable within today’s erratic economy is subscriptions–especially for direct-to-consumer businesses, who are experiencing significant transformations.  The subscription economy market value expects to top $1.5 trillion by 2025. But as the industry matures and faces macroeconomic pressures, consumer expectations evolve. Is your business ready?  Keep a good...

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Buy with Prime benefits, HBO Max new prices, and the 2023 State of Subscriptions

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! Where all Fridays feel like a lucky day. Start the day with the latest subscription industry news. In this edition, we review Amazon’s Buy with Prime benefits for customers, HBO Max’s new prices for its ad-free plan in the U.S., and the Twitter blue launch...

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Webinar recap: 5 revenue recognition must-haves for subscription businesses

Recurly’s own David Krauss, Vice President of Product Marketing, Aswin Kurella, Head of Product for revenue recognition, and Steve Springsteel, Chief Financial Officer, sat down for a webinar about one of the hottest topics right now, revenue recognition. Having spent a lot of time with our merchants working around...

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January 2023 | Year in Review Launch Summary

Hello and happy new year! At Recurly, we’ve hit the ground running and are already working on new product innovations to help you keep a good thing growing in 2023. Before we say a final farewell to 2022, though, I wanted to take the opportunity to recap last year’s launches...

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Recurly leads in G2 Mid-Market Subscription Revenue Management

G2, a peer-to-peer review site for business software and services, has given accolades to Recurly in its Mid-Market Implementation and Usability Indexes for subscription revenue management for the winter 2023 period.  Every quarter, G2 highlights top-rated industry solutions from customers themselves. Recurly has been ranked as the top-rated subscription...

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Subscription monetization, streaming and the cost-of-living, and APMs in LATAM

We’re back from the holidays, ready to give you the latest updates in the subscription industry!  The first Subscriptions Weekly of the year dives deeper into strategy and trends for 2023: the evolution of app monetization, the effect of subscriptions in holiday gifting, how streaming giants are fighting the cost-of-living...

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Five insight examples & how subscription brands have used them

Subscription businesses thrive on cultivating lasting relationships with their clientele, and in an era where subscriber preferences evolve rapidly, unlocking the secrets hidden within customer data is key for sustained growth. Subscriber insights make your overall strategy more targeted and guide you in designing an effective growth plan. From innovative...

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