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The Problem with the Big Reveal

Change is hard, especially in the Membership Economy. Members prefer incremental constant change to big reveals. Anytime that you unveil something with jazz hands (see above) and a loud "ta da!" you run a risk that your members will reconsider...

The Physical Membership Economy

The physical membership economy is when people’s membership includes physical product. For the most part, there are flavors: subscription boxes (Birchbox, Stitchfix) or replenishment models (Amazon’s Subscribe-and-Save, Dollar Shave Club).

Recent podcasts on the Membership Economy

If you're interested in joining the Membership Economy to build loyalty, engagement and recurring revenue, check out some of these recent podcasts: Entrepreneur on Fire Empowering Her Business CMO Radio on CMO.com The More Clients Podcast...

Video: Freemium & The Membership Economy

You can make more money by giving stuff away. In this video, I'll explain how you can incorporate free subscriptions to drive trial, networked effect and even to serve as a marketing channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQZex4MkIM&feature=youtu.be

10 Secrets to Recurring Revenue

Whenever I speak, audience members invariably ask the most questions about how to build recurring revenue. Here are the best things you can do if you want to build the kind of loyalty and engagement that results in predictable revenue streams. Let me know if you have...

What Makes a Great CMO?

The best Chief Marketing Officers know their market, know their offerings, and know how to connect the two…very simple. CMOs understand who they are trying to reach, what they are offering them and why it matters.
Understanding WHAT and WHY requires a strategic mind and makes a great marketing leader—and the need for strategy hasn’t changed.
What has changed (so much!) is HOW we reach our audience, and WHERE.