The Pricing Power Playbook: How Tiering and Bundling Protect Retention When Prices Rise

Turn pricing discussions from risky revenue grabs into strategic retention levers. A retention-first pricing framework using tiering, bundling and value sequencing.

Pricing conversations are coming. Across SaaS, media, subscription commerce and membership programs, FY26 planning pressure is building. Boards want revenue growth without additional headcount or cost. A price increase looks like the fastest path. But here is the reality:

A price increase does not create value.A price increase exposes whether value exists.

That’s why News Corp’s Q1 FY2026 caught our attention. Pricing worked — revenue, EBITDA and ARPU increased — without visible subscriber bac...

 


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