SaaS companies are started in many different ways. Some have a big idea, go get Angel or VC funding and start hiring executives and employees in droves. Others grow out of an existing business such as a software services company or a VAR. But what about the guy or gal that has an idea on […]
Webinar Marketing for Software Companies
Software companies have a variety of promotional opportunities available to fill the sales pipeline and move prospects along through it. The particular techniques used and their individual priority depends upon a number of factors, including but not limited to market segment, product complexity, price points and length of the sale cycle. One of my favorite […]
Software Product Marketing: Horizontal vs. Vertical
An important discussion for most software companies–both in the software product planning stage and in the downstream active software product marketing phase–is the manner in which the product will be marketed. The decisions to be made in each of these phases are separate, but closely related. The discussions on this topic need to happen regardless […]
Selling SaaS through the VAR Channel
The move toward Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has been the strongest trend in the software business in recent memory. It changes the software business model in a number of fundamental ways. For the purposes of this article, I’m assuming the reader has a basic understanding of the SaaS business model. I’m also going to assume a basic […]
Will SaaS Lead to the Death of Software Product Management?
There is a lot of talk in the software business these days about changing business models, particularly the trend toward SaaS (Software as a Service). Will SaaS business models completely dominate the software business? Many consultants, pundits and other industry figures are proclaiming that SaaS will very soon take over the world; saying if you’re […]
