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The 2008 SoftLetter Financial Handbook

The Softletter Financial Handbook

The financial data you need to succeed, $249

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, $249

The Softletter Software Industry Sales and Marketing Superbook

The Softletter Sales and Marketing SuperbookHundreds 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 ReportImportant 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

 

Jan 30/31, Atlanta, GA

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

 

OpSource's SaaS Summit 2008

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