SaaStr

MARCH 25, 2025

The “Give Away the Store” Pricing Strategy That Actually Worked Most SaaS founders I talk to are terrified of giving away too much value. built their own AI stack instead of relying on APIs, making this pricing sustainable. But here’s the catch – you need to own your infrastructure to make this work.

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Meeting Price Strategize Growth 96

Martech

JULY 31, 2024

On the pricing front, advertisers experienced some relief as the cost-per-click (CPC) growth rate slowed to 12% year-over-year, following four quarters of accelerating CPC growth. Advertiser spending on Google search ads increased by 14% year-over-year, a slight deceleration from the 17% growth observed in the previous quarter.

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Click Through Rate Retail Sports Growth 118

SaaStr

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Raising prices may or may not work for you. At least take market share. All the best are now multi-product. And most of us regret not having gone there a bit earlier. A related post here. #6. Launch a truly more valuable, new higher-end edition. Be thoughtful. Thats a value-add, done right. A bit more here. #7. It’s time.

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E-commerce Healthcare Promote Launch 114

Hubspot

APRIL 25, 2019

When Redbox entered the movie rental market in 2002, they led with an aggressively competitive price of $1.00/per It was drastically cheaper than Blockbuster’s rental prices of $2.99 This is an example of penetration pricing and the beginning of the end for Blockbuster. What is penetration pricing? Find out below.

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Price Gambling Retail Up-sell 85

Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

New documents detail the alleged deceptive practices used to boost consumer prices by more than $1 billion including deliberately making Amazon search worse – a strategy reportedly approved by chairman Jeff Bezos. Raising prices for consumers. Consumers pay the price. Why we care. The impact of Junks Ads.

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Price Commission Retail User Experience 102

Hubspot

OCTOBER 6, 2020

So much about a SaaS products’ success hinges on a smart pricing model. Given this, developing a well-thought-out pricing plan is extremely important. Customers might opt-out of re-subscribing if they feel your prices are too high, but you also need to charge enough to keep your company afloat. What is SaaS Pricing?

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Price Product Objectives and Key Results Promote 88

Hubspot

MARCH 9, 2021

Now, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess he wasn't talking about pinning down a pricing strategy for your business, but that quote still applies in that context — although maybe with a little less dramatic flair. Pricing objectives are an essential component to consider when pinning down an ideal price point.

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Price Strategize Service Market share 93

Salesforce

JULY 19, 2021

In conversation with Salesforce’s Gavin Patterson, Sievert shares how values and vision – and a deeply-entrenched customer-centricity – have taken T-Mobile from 20 million to more than 100 million customers, from a “single digit” market cap to more than $165 billion, and a 70% rise in stock price.

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Market share Networking Technology Technology 98

Hubspot

JUNE 3, 2022

Imagine not having to take other companies’ pricing strategies into account when deciding how much you’ll sell your products for — or being the company that sets the standard for pricing in your space. That's the premise behind a prominent pricing strategy known as price leadership. Types of Price Leadership.

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Price Market share Up-sell Follow-up 81

Martech

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Final prompt template Please analyze the following market segments for [Company Name], considering: Business Context: Current offerings: [List from website] Target segments: [List from website] Company objectives: [Specify] Core competencies: [Specify] Available resources: [Specify financials, team size, capabilities] Evaluation Criteria: Market metrics (..)

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

But as I touched on, regional markets are unique, and some are further or less accessible than others. In many cases, your pricing strategy needs to reflect that variability. That process — folding location-based considerations into your pricing strategy — is known as geographical pricing. Zone Pricing.

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Price Territory Manufacturing Agriculture 87

Hubspot

JUNE 22, 2022

Pricing is one of the trickier, more delicate processes almost every business has to deal with. Some companies try to match the ebbs and flows of demand for their products by leveraging something known as High-Low pricing strategy — a method that essentially pegs a product's prices to consumers' waning interest in it.

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Price Profit margin Entertainment Promote 80

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

With prices readily available online and in-store, it’s likely transactions are moving this way. However, companies employing the value-based pricing model need to think about what the answer to that final question would be, if they want to employ the strategy successfully. What is Value-Based Pricing? Analyze your customers.

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The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

You’re all set to increase your price and then you get cold-feet. The big reason a price increase doesn’t stick is due to a failure to have a plan everyone believes in. Again, this issue of confidence strikes both large and small companies, whether they have high market share or low market share.

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Price Pipeline Drivers/motivators Market share 64

SaaStr

MARCH 5, 2025

Corporate development teams switch to “deal mode” when they know there’s competition, and bankers can minimize games on pricing with multiple offers. Honest Self-Assessment Determines Success The hardest questions to answer honestly: Are you truly gaining market share? Do you have a genuinely great team?

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Sell Negotiate Healthcare Drivers/motivators 85

Salesforce

MARCH 13, 2025

This is especially important when introducing an innovative or entirely new product to the market, and it’s where value theory comes into play. For example, you might compete with a rival by focusing on lower pricing, introducing new products or features, or highlighting superior service. When it’s time, expand your TAM.

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Minimum Viable Product Strategic planning Territory E-commerce 100

SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2020

Multiples and share prices are at all time highs. Not some tiny startup that might take years to get to material revenue or market share. Q: Which merger and acquisition trends, if any, do you expect to unfold in the next 12 months? I expect more mega-mergers: $2b-$10b+ deals.

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Growth Price Market share Meeting 136

Martech

MAY 17, 2024

Market share The Federal Trade Commission defines a monopoly as “conduct by a single firm that unreasonably restrains competition by creating or maintaining monopoly power.” Market share is the first thing courts consider when determining if a monopoly exists. How was that market share gained? That 89.2%

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Commission Government Market share Engineering 123

Salesforce

MARCH 12, 2024

One of the easiest ways to keep tabs on your competitors is to watch their prices. Making regular price adjustments to match or undercut similar offerings in the same market is a common tactic used by companies of all types and sizes. It’s called competition based pricing. But this is not just about getting ahead.

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Price Profit margin Territory E-commerce 52

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Therefore, marketing strategies revolve around product price and promotion, with four possible options: 1. The rapid skimming strategy involves launching your product at a high price with high promotional costs. Slow skimming also involves launching your product at a high price, but instead with low promotion.

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Product Minimum Viable Product Price Launch 142

SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2021

Second, raise if the price is insane. If you are hot and you can get an incredible price (i.e., >=3x more than you are worth), just take it if you will need it later. So add discipline in burn to a crazy price, and you have a solution to ultimately skip half a funding (and dilution) round in VC financing. If it can, do it.

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Finance Price Market share Start-ups 133

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

For example, if a significant portion of customers intend to repurchase simply because you offer the lowest prices, give less weight to brand loyalty in the final analysis. Market share. Market share is a good measure of your brand position relative to your competitors, as it’s a zero-sum game. Image source.

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Objectives and Key Results A/B testing Growth Market share 157

SaaStr

JANUARY 2, 2020

Second, you’ll likely 5x your market share over the next 5 years. At $10m ARR, very few of us have even 1% market share of our truly addressable market. Over the next 5 years at least, and probably much faster, you’ll 5x that market share. At least to 5%! Most of us do.

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Market share Price Up-sell Sell 127

Hubspot

JANUARY 8, 2016

Dynamic pricing has certainly been gaining traction in the online retail space. Popular in industries like hospitality and sports entertainment, dynamic pricing has led to the retail price tag's obsolescence in those industries. That's why dynamic pricing is a growing practice in online retail.

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Price Retail Customers A/B testing 53

Martech

JULY 25, 2022

More than half of consumers (56%) reported seeing instances of shrinkflation (reducing size or quantity of packaged goods without reducing the price) in food and groceries. S]top price gouging, stop being so greedy, explain why, stop changing the amount of food in the container, or changing the container to hold less. Its giant 23 oz.

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Customers Price Market share Launch 105

SaaStr

JANUARY 1, 2024

So once you cross 3,500, let alone 10,000 — you’re starting to saturate most B2B markets. Your hitting 10%-20% market share or more, especially of your core customer base, and grow almost always slows at that point in SaaS.

Product 139

Product Cross-sell CRM Growth 139

SaaStr

APRIL 10, 2024

Many in SaaS have found a way to drive their ACV and ARPU up over the past 18-24 months with price increases, more products, and more. Still, at this maturity, even a modest increasing in ARPU makes a difference, and pricing is up 4%. ARPU Up 4% at $139.38 But DropBox’s ARPU has stayed relatively flat the past few years.

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Drivers/motivators Price Contract Growth 122

SaaStr

APRIL 5, 2021

Once the players in a new market get pretty big themselves, they’ll ultimately most likely raise prices. Once sales and marketing gets to be all about the top line, you need to let some marginal customers just go, if for no other reason than holding on price. Limited M&A Opportunities, and Very Low Prices.

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Price Start-ups Up-sell Closing 117

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

75%-90% of the time, enterprises have already made a tentative decision which vendor to choose before they pick up the phone or hit the Contact Me button or issue the RFP: In an established category, customers will pre-pick one of the Top 2–3 vendors based on brand, market share and research. Price rarely wins per se.

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Negotiate Price Contact Prospecting 116

Salesforce

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Figuring out the right way to price your products can be tricky. Whether you’re selling software or designer handbags, your pricing strategy has a big impact on your sales success. There are a lot of ways to go about it, but if you’re looking for simplicity, cost-plus pricing might be a good bet.

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Price Profit margin Manufacturing Retail 52

Martech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Competition fuels innovation and helps keep prices low. Dig deeper: Adobe’s roadmap for B2B, CDP and product analytics Market share. Figma is the best-selling program in the collaborative design and prototyping category, according to 6Sense , with 33,185 customers and a 36.36% market share. Possible response.

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Commission UX Government Market share 116

Martech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Competitive Landscape: Assess the competitive landscape to determine if there are strong competitors offering similar products or services at a lower price or with better features. Pricing Strategy: Evaluate your pricing strategy to ensure it aligns with the perceived value of your product in the market.

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Price Strategic planning Referrals Sales 115

Force Management

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A channel program is an effective way to increase your capacity and expand market share, helping you reach your growth goals faster. When executed well, your channel program will decrease the cost of a sale, improve reach into new markets, and grow overall seller capacity without increasing internal headcount.

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Negotiate Education Market share Growth 136

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Marketing led. Marketing-led strategies often scale more efficiently than sales-led strategies, but rising PPC costs—especially in established markets—can price-out startups in some channels. A marketing-led strategy requires strong communication and data-sharing between marketing and sales teams—true demand generation.

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Product Price Growth Campaign 124

Martech

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In my personal observations, successful alignment can produce more than double the revenue, even in challenging environments, than a major-sales, minor-marketing arrangement. Price and product are only two of many operational GTM levers. Many CEOs regret not prioritizing market share during periods of resiliency and growth.

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GTM Market share Growth Technology 132

Search Engine Land

JULY 24, 2024

Auction insights : Compare your performance against competitors to see if you’re losing market share. Issues with the market Market conditions can significantly impact your PPC performance. Ad preview and diagnosis : Check if your ads are showing for your intended keywords and locations.

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CTR Objectives and Key Results Click Through Rate Campaign 96

SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2020

Except with Salesloft and Outreach both are winning in the same space , each with dominant market share. If you’re #2, you don’t need to necessarily cut your prices. 2 Can Go Down Market Easier. 2 often finds whitespace one market level below #1. Doing sort of kind of the same thing. As you should.

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CRM Gaming Price Presentation 129