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Pricing	
  &	
  Packaging	
  Flexibility	
  Drives	
  
Subscrip8on	
  Growth	
  
Guy	
  Marion	
  
Senior	
  Director,	
  	
  
Online	
  &	
  Customer	
  Acquisi9on	
  
Jake	
  Randall	
  
Director	
  of	
  Business	
  Opera9ons	
  
The Nine Keys to Subscription Success
$
PRICE	
   ACQUIRE	
   BILL	
   COLLECT	
  
NURTURE	
   ACCOUNT	
   MEASURE	
   ITERATE	
   SCALE	
  
Pricing & Packaging: 

Your New Strategic Weapon
Guy Marion
Senior Director, 
Online & Customer Acquisition
Agenda
•  About Zendesk
•  How Zendesk Uses Zuora
•  Our Pricing Journey
•  Secret Pricing Weapons
•  Summary
Company Highlights
CUSTOMERS
30K+
INVESTORS
400+
EMPLOYEES FOUNDED
2007
ORIGIN
Denmark
HQ
San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO
LONDON
COPENHAGEN
MELBOURNE
DUBLIN
TOKYO
MADISON
MANILA
BUENOS AIRES
OFFICES
USERS
200M+
How Zendesk Uses Zuora
Background
P L A T F O R M O V E R V I E W
Business Model
The Challenge
Zendesk: Cloud-based Customer
Service and Engagement platform
B2B SaaS (multi-tenant)
Direct: Self-serve and sales assisted
Channels: Marketplace, Service Partners
Easily add new products/services
Self-service payments, flexible billing terms
Enable easy upsell/cross of the base
Support for multi currency
Native Salesforce integration
Zendesk Pricing Journey
Plan Consolidation
Zendesk Launch (2008)
Free Trial + Bundles
August 2009
Price Change
May 2010
Enterprise
Plan
Aug 2011
“Causeware”
Feb 2012
Re-launch of
Advanced Plans
September 2013
Five Pricing & Packaging
Secrets
Secret #1:
 Start simple with a low friction offering
Causeware Freemium
Secret #2:
 De-risk your pricing launch by testing the waters first
Five Pricing & Packaging
Secrets
Secret #3:
 Evolve multiple editions to drive revenue while
keeping competitive
Customer Support App Development
Five Pricing & Packaging
Secrets
Priced per user per month
Priced per 5 users per month
Secret #4:
 Build a repeatable low touch sales model to reduce
CAC and focus your upstream sales efforts
Five Pricing & Packaging
Secrets
Secret #5:
 In SaaS, 90%+ of your MRR comes from existing
customers, so price and package to upsell
Five Pricing & Packaging
Secrets
Summary
•  Start simple with a low friction offering
•  Test the waters before releasing new pricing
•  Multiple editions drives revenue while keeping you competitive
•  Build a repeatable low-touch sales model to scale
•  Price and package to upsell your customer base
Thank you
@guy_marion	

gmarion@zendesk.com
Pricing and PackagingA finance and operations perspective
Jake Randall
Director of Business Operations
Agenda
1.  Okta Overview
2.  Evolution of Okta’s Product and Packaging
3.  Lessons Learned
4.  QA
OKTA
M a r k e t l e a d e r i n I d e n t i t y a s a S e r v i c e ( I D a a S )
Okta Pricing & Packaging Journey
Okta initially used “standard” per user per month pricing
Multi-Edition:
Per User per
Month
Customers
needed a scalable
UoM licensing
modelExperiment with
term lengths /
billing
Maximize ARR
while ensuring
customers’
success
Okta Editions
M u l t i - E d i t i o n s , O n e U o M
Use UoM to Expand Market
Scale
Predictability
ROI
Create a license model/UoM that expands your market and
increases value to existing Customers
Term Length and Billing Frequency
VolumeBasedPricing
Term Length / Billing Based Discounts
1.  Created negotiation/pricing that tied to
improved LTV of Customer
2.  Focus on how you position each
“package” to Customer
3.  Understand your churn, WACC, etc. to
know how much discount makes
sense for your business
Bundled Services
M a x i m i z e A R R – M a x i m i z e C u s t o m e r S u c c e s s
Non-­‐Recurring	
  
Fees	
  
Subscrip9ons	
  
Per	
  User	
  
Per	
  Login	
  
Professional	
  
Services	
  
Problem:
−  Customer has a limited budget for project
−  Okta wanted to maximize recurring revenue
Non-­‐Recurring	
  
Fees	
  
Subscrip9ons	
  
Per	
  User	
  
Per	
  Login	
  
“Bundled”	
  
PS	
  
Result:
−  Increased avg. ARR per deal (10% - 20%)
−  Ensured customer received appropriate on-
boarding
Lessons Learned
Flexibility
Bundle
Listen to your customers
−  Create units of measurement that tie to
your customers business model
Experiment with term length/pricing
−  Understand your churn and consider
appropriate discounts for multi-year
Maximize value of every dollar
−  Consider packaging your one-time fees as “included” to
maximize ARR/MRR.
Extend
Lessons Learned
Flexibility
Bundle
Native ability to manage UoMs
Automate renewals, billings, etc. for
different term lengths and billing cycles
Control packaging of products with “Charges” and “Rate Plans”
Extend
Q&A
Thank You!

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Pricing & Packaging Flexibility Drives Subscription Growth (Subscribed13)

  • 1. Pricing  &  Packaging  Flexibility  Drives   Subscrip8on  Growth   Guy  Marion   Senior  Director,     Online  &  Customer  Acquisi9on   Jake  Randall   Director  of  Business  Opera9ons  
  • 2. The Nine Keys to Subscription Success $ PRICE   ACQUIRE   BILL   COLLECT   NURTURE   ACCOUNT   MEASURE   ITERATE   SCALE  
  • 3. Pricing & Packaging: 
 Your New Strategic Weapon Guy Marion Senior Director, Online & Customer Acquisition
  • 4. Agenda •  About Zendesk •  How Zendesk Uses Zuora •  Our Pricing Journey •  Secret Pricing Weapons •  Summary
  • 5. Company Highlights CUSTOMERS 30K+ INVESTORS 400+ EMPLOYEES FOUNDED 2007 ORIGIN Denmark HQ San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO LONDON COPENHAGEN MELBOURNE DUBLIN TOKYO MADISON MANILA BUENOS AIRES OFFICES USERS 200M+
  • 6. How Zendesk Uses Zuora Background P L A T F O R M O V E R V I E W Business Model The Challenge Zendesk: Cloud-based Customer Service and Engagement platform B2B SaaS (multi-tenant) Direct: Self-serve and sales assisted Channels: Marketplace, Service Partners Easily add new products/services Self-service payments, flexible billing terms Enable easy upsell/cross of the base Support for multi currency Native Salesforce integration
  • 7. Zendesk Pricing Journey Plan Consolidation Zendesk Launch (2008) Free Trial + Bundles August 2009 Price Change May 2010 Enterprise Plan Aug 2011 “Causeware” Feb 2012 Re-launch of Advanced Plans September 2013
  • 8. Five Pricing & Packaging Secrets Secret #1: Start simple with a low friction offering Causeware Freemium
  • 9. Secret #2: De-risk your pricing launch by testing the waters first Five Pricing & Packaging Secrets
  • 10. Secret #3: Evolve multiple editions to drive revenue while keeping competitive Customer Support App Development Five Pricing & Packaging Secrets Priced per user per month Priced per 5 users per month
  • 11. Secret #4: Build a repeatable low touch sales model to reduce CAC and focus your upstream sales efforts Five Pricing & Packaging Secrets
  • 12. Secret #5: In SaaS, 90%+ of your MRR comes from existing customers, so price and package to upsell Five Pricing & Packaging Secrets
  • 13. Summary •  Start simple with a low friction offering •  Test the waters before releasing new pricing •  Multiple editions drives revenue while keeping you competitive •  Build a repeatable low-touch sales model to scale •  Price and package to upsell your customer base
  • 15. Pricing and PackagingA finance and operations perspective Jake Randall Director of Business Operations
  • 16. Agenda 1.  Okta Overview 2.  Evolution of Okta’s Product and Packaging 3.  Lessons Learned 4.  QA
  • 17.
  • 18. OKTA M a r k e t l e a d e r i n I d e n t i t y a s a S e r v i c e ( I D a a S )
  • 19. Okta Pricing & Packaging Journey Okta initially used “standard” per user per month pricing Multi-Edition: Per User per Month Customers needed a scalable UoM licensing modelExperiment with term lengths / billing Maximize ARR while ensuring customers’ success
  • 20. Okta Editions M u l t i - E d i t i o n s , O n e U o M
  • 21. Use UoM to Expand Market Scale Predictability ROI Create a license model/UoM that expands your market and increases value to existing Customers
  • 22. Term Length and Billing Frequency VolumeBasedPricing Term Length / Billing Based Discounts 1.  Created negotiation/pricing that tied to improved LTV of Customer 2.  Focus on how you position each “package” to Customer 3.  Understand your churn, WACC, etc. to know how much discount makes sense for your business
  • 23. Bundled Services M a x i m i z e A R R – M a x i m i z e C u s t o m e r S u c c e s s Non-­‐Recurring   Fees   Subscrip9ons   Per  User   Per  Login   Professional   Services   Problem: −  Customer has a limited budget for project −  Okta wanted to maximize recurring revenue Non-­‐Recurring   Fees   Subscrip9ons   Per  User   Per  Login   “Bundled”   PS   Result: −  Increased avg. ARR per deal (10% - 20%) −  Ensured customer received appropriate on- boarding
  • 24. Lessons Learned Flexibility Bundle Listen to your customers −  Create units of measurement that tie to your customers business model Experiment with term length/pricing −  Understand your churn and consider appropriate discounts for multi-year Maximize value of every dollar −  Consider packaging your one-time fees as “included” to maximize ARR/MRR. Extend
  • 25. Lessons Learned Flexibility Bundle Native ability to manage UoMs Automate renewals, billings, etc. for different term lengths and billing cycles Control packaging of products with “Charges” and “Rate Plans” Extend