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The CPG landscape is changing fast. Consumer expectations are shifting, and so are people’s purchasing habits. Overall demand for groceries is up. Still, global supply chains continue to suffer slowdowns and delays, and record inflation is impacting grocery prices.

Buyers are not only comfortable buying online, but they also usually prefer it. The effects of the recent pandemic events that have caused an explosion in digital commerce have influenced B2B buyers as well. As consumers shifted to online commerce, B2B buyers have also looked to ways to minimize personal contact, through both remote selling and online purchasing. But omni-channel selling means more than just different way to buy. It also alters the cost of selling as buyers can now engage via multiple channels, even if the final order is placed online.

12 data-driven best practices for subscription monetization from Michael Mansard, Principal Director Subscription Strategy & EMEA Chair of the Subscribed Institute at Zuora. Strategies include those adopted from successful B2C companies as well as new monetization strategies unique to B2B.

The latest edition of the annual Subscription Economy IndexTM (SEI), Zuora’s Subscribed Institute’s landmark index, tracks the rapid ascent of the Subscription Economy. The report reflects the growth metrics of companies around the world in sectors including SaaS, Media, Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT), Business Services, and Communications/Video Conferencing.

Subscription billing is a proxy for how you convey value, engage customers, and drive growth. That’s why automating subscription billing is so important: it enables you to maximize resources, prioritize customer relationships, and focus more on long-term strategy.

The right subscription billing system can do all this for your business — and more. That’s because subscription billing is more than just sending out an invoice and collecting payment. It’s the heart of subscription business models — a proxy for communicating value, generating customer engagement, and driving growth.

Becoming a data-driven organization is achievable through a mix of technology, people, and processes, bolstered by a broad view of data as a strategic asset. While most organizations have data-driven transformation in their sights, the shift remains elusive for many – just 38% say they’re a data-driven organization.

What do Airbnb, Lyft, Snapchat, Tinder and Peloton all have in common? Apart from being successful startups founded in the last 5-10 years, all of these companies have built their businesses on the foundation of maximizing the value of data. In other words, they have figured out how to “put their data to work.”

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