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The 2008 SoftLetter Financial Handbook

 

The Softletter Financial Handbook

The financial data you need to succeed, $249, new edition due this month

 

 

The 2008 Softletter SaaS (Software as a Service) Report

 

The Softletter Software as a Service Handbook

The best source of SaaS information and statistics for technology providers available anywhere, $249, new edition available this month

 

The Softletter Software Industry Sales and Marketing Superbook

 

The Softletter Sales and Marketing Superbook

Hundreds of tips case studies, and statistics on the software sales process, $299

The Softletter Services Marketing and Metrics Handbook

 

The Softletter Services Marketing and Metrics Handbook

Help maximize your service revenues, $99

The Softletter Open Source Development and Marketing Report

 

The Softletter Open Source Report

Important data on the Open Source movement, $79

The Services Marketing & Metrics Handbook

New information on:

  • SaaS pricing models
  • Increasing software maintenance renewals
  • Tech support cost ratios
  • Services contributions
  • Services ratios

and much more!

 

Publication date: Updated twice a year

Over 125 pages of information on services marketing and metrics

Cost: $99.99

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As the demand for traditional software products and licenses declines and the ASP and software as a service models (SAAS) grow, forward-looking software companies have found important new revenue sources in professional services, maintenance, training, and subscription-based ASP services. But software marketers have also discovered that traditional product marketing techniques and metrics are often inadequate for growing a services portfolio. This new handbook, which draws on a wealth of expert interviews and data from Softletter, helps "cross the chasm" between product and services marketing.

Check out the complete table of contents of Softletter's new Services Marketing & Metrics Handbook, along with the sample pages excerpted.

 

SERVICES MARKETING & METRICS HANDBOOK

Table of Contents

 

ASP & Subscription-Based Models

  • Lessons from an ASP Pioneer
  • The Autodesk Subscription License
  • ASP Services: Where Are the Marketing Dollars?
  • Data Points: Most Popular ASP Applications
  • Software by Subscription: Ten ASP Pioneers
  • Service Marketing: The Myth of “Annuity Revenue”
  • The Oracle Subscription Pricing Test
  • KnowledgePoint Tests Usage-Based Pricing
  • Checklist: Subscription-Based Services
  • ASP Development: A Fast Track to the Web

Maintenance & Professional Services

  • What’s Your Services Marketing Goal?
  • How to Become a Services Superstar
  • How to Inspire More Services Sales
  • How to Sell More Services
  • A Services Pricing Checklist
  • Professional Services: How to Sell Trust
  • How to Capture More Training Dollars
  • How to Price Support Contracts
  • How to Sell Fee-Based Support
  • How to Make Money on Maintenance
  • Bringing Customers Back to Life
  • Why New Services Fail
  • Maintenance Pricing Trends
  • Trends in Fee-Based Support

Relationship Marketing

  • Service Marketing: The Relationship Factor
  • On Selling Through Associations
  • How to Use Testimonials on the Web
  • CardFile: Customer Satisfaction Measurement
  • On Becoming an Expert
  • “Exceptional Guarantees”
  • The Case for E-Mail Newsletters
  • “The Anatomy of Buzz”
  • How to Manage Word-of-Mouth Advertising
  • Special Report: Tactics for Tough Times
  • CardFile: Loyalty Marketing

Seminar Selling

  • The Art of Seminar Marketing
  • How to Fill More Seminar Seats
  • How to Become a Power Panelist
  • How to Pitch a Conference Speaker
  • How to Manage a Seminar Speaker
  • CardFile: Presentation Skills Development
  • How to Run a Post-Show Training Session
  • Audio Seminars: The “Talk Radio” Model
  • Webcasting: “A Huge Audience”

Performance Metrics & Benchmarks

  • Trends: The Shift to Services
  • Profit Metrics for Professional Services
  • The Economics of Enterprise Support
  • How to Account for Services Revenues
  • How to Account for Services Revenues
  • Eight Ways to Measure Web Support ROI
  • Benchmarks: Services Margins
  • Benchmarks: Services Contribution
  • Data Points: Consulting Metrics

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UPCOMING EVENTS


Softletter's Marketing and Selling Software as a Service, 2007

 

Click to find out more about Softletter's Marketing and Selling Software as a Service, 2008 Seminar

 

Atlanta, GA (Sold Out!)

 

June 18/19, Boston, MA,

(Sold Out)

 

October 14/15/16,
San Francisco, CA

Learn how to tame the SaaS tsunami and ride the waves of change to increased revenue and profits

 

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