Product Development
The subscription products we develop and build are our reason for being. We build them to offer subscribers and members something they need or want, that we love to provide. But while the inspiration for creating a new product is all around us, the mechanics of defining, developing and launching that membership or subscription product are both complex and daunting. We have you covered, from know-how to help beginners to articles keeping you up on the latest trends and developments for enhancing and growing exceptional subscription products.
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2025 subscription management deal activity showing how platforms are expanding beyond billing, and what it means for subscription operators in 2026.
Law going live this week requires clear disclosures, easy cancellation, and express consent. Businesses may owe three times the unauthorized amounts as a refund or
Effective September 2, 2025, Massachusetts’ “Unfair and Deceptive Fees” regulation (940 CMR 38.00) bans hidden charges and sets strict standards for subscription trials, auto-renewals, and
This $3.4 million settlement offers four key warnings for subscription businesses, especially those in media and streaming.
Learn how to use subscription revenue data signals to reduce churn, drive upsells, and optimize renewals. A practical guide for subscription executives ready to act
Learn how subscription businesses are cutting payment costs through analytics, downgrade reduction, ACH incentives, and smarter routing.
Paavana Kumar breaks down the new disclosure, consent, and cancellation rules subscription businesses must follow under the FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule and stricter state laws.
Learn how to address payment experience-related issues to transform customer relationships, reduce churn, lower costs, and increase lifetime value.
Upselling and cross-selling are powerhouse strategies for subscription businesses that want to increase revenue and offer more value to their customers.
Improve your subscription business bottom line by tackling one of the more technical and often overlooked aspects of customer retention—payment processing efficiency.
Elevate your subscriber retention with SMS messaging. This on-demand workshop will help you learn the art of utilizing SMS messaging with AI to dramatically grow
In part 3 of this series, we share our final 3 rules for selecting the ideal vendor fory our subscription business.
In part 2, Kathy Greenler Sexton shares her top rules to find the ideal vendor for a subscription business.
Each subscription business has its own technology needs. Use our 15 rules to choose the right tech stack for your company.
Before selecting a technology partner for your subscription business, take this self-assessment.
In this members-only feature, Scott Howland of Zephr shares how to choose your subtech stack to optimize the subscriber journey.
Customer surveys are fast and cheap and are extremely effective for gathering market research, if you follow some easy tips. There is a dark side,
Resource allocation is often the Achilles heel of growing SaaS or subscription-based businesses. Many organizations opt to build their own tools to manage critical processes.
Building Customer-Focused Products: An Insiders Guide to Market Research,is a series compiled by product owners with decades of experience in creating and launching successful subscription
Building Customer-Focused Products: An Insiders Guide to Market Research,is a series compiled by product owners with decades of experience in creating and launching successful subscription
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From AI-native checkout and benefit-aware eligibility to modular “platform bundles,” NRF revealed the next operational battleground for recurring revenue teams.
Complaint states pay-TV ESPN subscribers were led to believe WWE Premium Live Events were included, then faced a separate $29.99/month plan—spotlighting bundle/entitlement risk.
2025 subscription management deal activity showing how platforms are expanding beyond billing, and what it means for subscription operators in 2026.
LB504’s operative date (Jan. 1) has arrived, with requirements spanning defaults, targeted ads, notifications, and certain engagement features for users the service knows are minors.
Disconnected systems and siloed teams are quietly draining millions from recurring-revenue businesses. Here’s how leading operators are restoring visibility, control, and growth.
Law going live this week requires clear disclosures, easy cancellation, and express consent. Businesses may owe three times the unauthorized amounts as a refund or
Walmart adds flexibility and perceived value with Paramount+ or Peacock access, while Costco leans on exclusivity and enforcement to drive tier upgrades.
YouTube’s move marks a historic shift in sports subscriptions. Yet higher costs for existing customers highlight the risk of innovation that undermines loyalty.
Amazon folds its ad-supported Freevee service into Prime Video, signaling a strategic shift toward consolidation in hybrid subscription and ad models.
Massachusetts’ new Attorney General regulations ban hidden fees and impose strict rules on subscription trials and auto-renewals, with major implications for consumer-facing businesses.
