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Subscription Services Mean Big Money for Microsoft

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On pace to earn $6.3 billion in annualized subscription revenue this year, Microsoft’s migration to cloud-based software subscriptions is proving successful, said CFO.com last week. Like other companies, this newer revenue stream is a departure from a time when users purchased one-time licenses for a particular version of software like Microsoft Office and Azure. Instead of purchasing CDs for a one-time licensing fee, users of Microsoft products download the software for a monthly subscription fee, which…

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Subscription News Round-up

Business Strategy, FInance, News, Technology / Dana E. Neuts

It’s been another busy week in the Subscription Industry, as first quarter financials roll out and new subscription companies enter the market. Here is a quick roundup of some of the week’s highlights. Q1 Financials: How Did Subscription Companies Fare? Subscription Insider RingCentral Announces 35% Revenue Growth for First Quarter 2015 MarketWatch Tinder’s Paid Version is a Hit Business Insider CoreLogic First-Quarter Revenue Jumps 12% HousingWire Tour Notebook: PGA Tour Live Increasing Coverage Jacksonville.com Spherady’s Pay-For-Access Subscription Model Turns Fans & Followers Into Revenue Subscription Insider Microsoft Earnings…

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Evernote Expands Offerings with Tiered Subscription Plan

Business Strategy, Industry Announcements, News / Dana E. Neuts

Earlier this week, Evernote announced its new tiered subscription plan, adding Evernote Plus to its already popular basic and premium plans. If you’ve never used Evernote, this is a “must have” for anyone who wants to be more organized and productive. Whether you use the desktop version or the mobile app, Evernote allows users to create and share notes, add reminders and alarms, and sync across devices. Its clean, simple design helps users to streamline their…

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Hulu Predicts a Breakout Year in 2015

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, News / Dana E. Neuts

Yesterday Hulu, the TV-streaming site, revealed its stellar success in 2014, and predicted that 2015 will be its breakout year, according to CNET. Here are the highlights: Paid subscriptions are up to nearly 9 million, a 50% increase over last year. Compare that to Netflix who has 60 million global subscribers, including 40 million from the U.S. 9 million subscribers x $7.99/month = $71.9 million in revenue Video streams for the first quarter of 2015 are up 77%. Viewers…

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Spherady’s Pay-For-Access Subscription Model Turns Fans & Followers Into Revenue

Business Strategy, Industry Announcements, News / Dana E. Neuts

On Sunday, Spherady, Inc. announced the launch of a subscription platform tailored to authors, athletes and “social celebrities,” allowing them to earn revenue by offering exclusive content to subscribers. Here’s how it works. Authors and others can create private online channels on Spherady and post unique content – videos, photos, music, live streams, Q&A sessions, podcasts, interviews, coaching, etc. – that is only accessible to subscribers. Subscribers pay for this exclusivity on a monthly or annual…

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Q1 Financials: How Did Subscription Companies Fare?

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, News, Technology / Dana E. Neuts

With the first quarter of 2015 behind us, let’s take a look at how some subscription companies fared.tfl McClatchy takes $11 million hit due to decreased ad revenue Last week McClatchy Co. reported that it lost $11 million in the first quarter of the year. Though that’s a big hit, it is an improvement over the $16 million hit the publishing giant took following the first quarter of 2014. The biggest culprits in the loss were declining…

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Subscription News Round-Up

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, FInance, Magazines, News, Paywall, Subscriber Acquisition, Subscription Apps / Dana E. Neuts

Happy Friday, everyone! This week we officially announced the relaunch and rebranding of Subscription Insider, as well as our Insider Guides and new partnerships. It’s been a wild ride as we moved content from our old sites to the new one, but it is an exciting change that will bring additional value to our members. We hope you’ll take a moment to browse our main site with lots of new features and premium content, as…

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Google Bets Consumers Will Pay to See Fewer Ads

Business Strategy, News / Dana E. Neuts

Raise your hand if you hate online ads. Us too. And that’s what Google was counting on when it created Google Contributor, an ad-blocking subscription service, recently launched in beta. Invitations to try the service are arriving in email inboxes this week, giving consumers the opportunity to see fewer ads – for a price. Here’s how it works. The subscriber chooses a monthly payment amount to be paid via Google Wallet. The reduction in ads a…

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Angie’s List Stock Gets Unexpected Boost After Reporting Q1 Profit

Business Strategy, FInance, News, Technology / Dana E. Neuts

After years of being in the red, Angie’s List (ANGI) is finally showing a profit, reporting $4.4 million in net income for the first quarter of 2015. This is a big improvement over recent year-end losses: Year Net Loss (rounded to nearest million) 2012 $53 million 2013 $33 million 2014 $12 million Comparing year-over-year, Angie’s List reported a $3.8 million loss for the first quarter of 2014. Coupled with decreasing losses since FYE 2012, could this signal a positive trend for the Indiana-based company? Wall…

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Mobilegeddon is here. Are you ready?

Business Strategy, News, Subscription Apps / Dana E. Neuts

In case you missed the news, Mobilegeddon started yesterday, and that’s big news for website owners. What exactly is Mobilegeddon, and why should we care? Here’s the 4-1-1. Mobilegeddon is Google’s latest attempt to control the Web. As of yesterday, Google changed its search algorithm – yes, again – to favor sites that are mobile friendly. If your site is not optimized for mobile traffic, then your search ranking will drop and, in some cases, dramatically.…

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Insight to drive subscription growth

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