Posts Tagged ‘best practices’

SaaS: Building the revenue momentum you need to achieve profitability

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Lots going on in Boston this month.  Just got back from an information-rich panel discussion offered by the Massachusetts Technology Council entitled: Tricks of the Trade – Building Revenue Momentum in SaaS.    Here are my notes.

SaaS revenue momentumProgram description

Unlike traditional software business models which are based on one-time license sales and lump-sum cash payments, the SaaS model is predicated upon building annuity-type revenue and cash streams. Over the long-term this business model is highly attractive, but especially for early-stage companies ramping SaaS revenues poses a unique set of challenges. MassTLC has gathered a panel of accomplished SaaS operating executives to share their insights on getting the initial revenue ‘flywheel’ turning and building sustainable SaaS enterprises.

B2B marketing insights and tips compliments of MarketingProfs

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

So much to learn, so little time–which is why I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet and learn from hundreds of other marketing professionals this week at Marketing Profs B2B forum.  What’s more we had a lot of fun and left with a lot of ideas that many of us are already putting into action.

B2B digital marketing best practices

Over two jam-packed days, we heard about best practices in areas like search engine optimization (SEO), content strategy, lead generation and lead nurturing, and social media.  We learned about what’s worked, what hasn’t, and why from Marketing VPs that have been there, tried that.