Category: Subscription Marketing


The Automatic Customer: A Book Review

Have you ever heard of the Blue Car Syndrome? It’s the non-scientific name for what happens when you buy a blue car, then start seeing blue cars everywhere. I’ve been experiencing the effect lately when it comes to subscription businesses….

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Marketing for the Perpetual Sale

What do socks, industrial chemicals, and Emmy-award winning television programming have in common? They’re all available by subscription. Foot Cardigan (among several subscription sock contenders), Dow Chemical, and Netflix are all rocking the subscription model. Subscriptions are working their way…

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Marketing and the Subscription Customer

Subscriptions aren’t just for magazines anymore. Technology companies, retail businesses, industrial services and suppliers, and countless other companies rely on subscriptions to sell goods and services to customers. Think about it: Amazon AWS is a technology subscription, while Amazon Prime…

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Why Marketers Should Read The New Rules of Sales and Service

If you’re in marketing, you’ve probably been influenced by David Meerman Scott’s New Rules of Marketing and PR. Originally published in 2006 (and updated several times since), it’s had a lasting impact on the practice of marketing. Now he’s got…

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