39 episodes

Looking to sell on repeat? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the Subscription Prescription Podcast where you’ll learn everything there is to know about ecommerce. From establishing your brand identity online to winning the loyalty of your customers and limiting churn, nothing is off the table in these fun and informative conversations. In a world where online selling is the new way to shop, it’s important to stand out from the competition. Tune in each week to learn from industry expert, Matthew Holman, and jumpstart your ecommerce journey today!

Subscription Prescription | Weekly Doses to Boost Ecommerce Revenue Subscription Doc

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Looking to sell on repeat? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the Subscription Prescription Podcast where you’ll learn everything there is to know about ecommerce. From establishing your brand identity online to winning the loyalty of your customers and limiting churn, nothing is off the table in these fun and informative conversations. In a world where online selling is the new way to shop, it’s important to stand out from the competition. Tune in each week to learn from industry expert, Matthew Holman, and jumpstart your ecommerce journey today!

    Cancellation Tactics | Reduce Churn by Increasing User Adoption

    Cancellation Tactics | Reduce Churn by Increasing User Adoption

    We would all love to use discounts to improve retention, but sometimes its about getting the right people on the subscription. Even better is getting someone to use the product more right away to increase retention down the road. In this week's dose, Matt walks through some key strategies to reduce churn and improve retention.

    0:00 - Cancellation Tactics | Reduce Churn by Increasing User Adoption
    0:36 - Partner Recognition: Jordan Salvit - Salvit Advisors
    1:25 - Why We Shouldn't Lead With Surprise & Delight
    4:24 - Targeting Cancellation Flows to Increase Alignment
    5:15 - Understanding Alignment, The Top Ways to Increase Engagement
    6:44 - Hunt A Killer (An Alignment Example from Salvit Advisors)
    13:08 - Keys to Leveraging Cancellation Flows
    19:24 - Why We Should Lead With Understanding Alignment & Adoption
    21:10 - How to Create Excitement To Reduce Churn: Xendurance Example
    23:47 - It's All About Alignment!
    25:22 - Partner Recognition: Jordan Salvit - Salvit Advisors

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    • 26 min
    Let SEO Bring You More Subscribers | An Interview with Josh Piepmeier

    Let SEO Bring You More Subscribers | An Interview with Josh Piepmeier

    Whether you're new to content or crank out a blog article each week, growing organically is the dream for any ecommerce business. Josh Piepmeier is an SEO expert specializing in ecommerce and in this week's dose, he share the do's and don'ts of great SEO, plus how you can find better content opportunities for your brand within your niche.

    0:00 Interview with Josh Piepmeier
    0:23 Upzelo Loyalty, Referrals and Rewards Platform
    1:44 Introducing Ecommerce SEO Expert Josh Piepmeier
    2:32 Josh Talks About His Journey with SEO
    4:46 Trafficlight Tracking - https://trafficlighttracking.com/
    5:24 Where Does SEO Sit in the Marketing Funnel?
    9:37 Driving Results with Pain Point SEO
    11:35 What is Bottom of the Funnel? What is Top of Funnel?
    12:22 What Does an SEO Plan Look Like?
    13:17 SEO Content First Steps, Topical Authority
    16:26 Content Priority: Pricing & Benefits
    17:21 Using Brand Comparison and Defense on Brand Terms
    20:02 Using Best of Lists for SEO
    21:23 SEO and the Value of Founders' Stories
    23:03 Taking SEO to the Next Level
    27:05 Building on What's Working with Trafficlight Tracking
    29:48 SEO Strategies for CBD
    31:04 The #1 Reason SEO for CBD is Different
    32:40 Finding Opportunity in Answering the Question
    36:08 How to Prioritize Information Gain
    40:22 Insights on CBD and Brand Comparison
    43:12 SEO Starts with Figuring Out What's Working
    45:03 Connect with Josh and Trafficlight Tracking
    45:24 Upzelo Loyalty Platform: https://upzelo.com/

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    • 46 min
    How to Help Subscribers Find the Right Frequency

    How to Help Subscribers Find the Right Frequency

    We've all had subscribers cancel because of too much product, but how do you craft an experience that lets customers order what they want, when they want it? In this week's dose, Matt dives into some of the ins and outs of getting subscribers on to the right frequency. Also, what that unlocks for LTV and other ways to sell products to capture better value up front.

    0:00 How to Help Subscribers Find the Right Frequency
    0:33 A New Solution Called Bottomless May Be the Answer
    2:08 This Week's Dose: Creating an Experience That Allows Frequency to Align with Consumption
    2:26 Why Frequency Is So Important, The Impact on LTV
    5:52 What Brands Can Do to Counter Subscribers Having too Much Product
    7:15 Upcoming Order Emails, Making It Easy to Delay A Shipment
    9:37 The Problem with Pause
    10:41 Cancellation Flows, Let's Find the Right Frequency For You
    12:19 Educating the Subscriber on Frequency
    12:39 Profitability and Frequency
    14:45 Tactics for Improving Upfront Profitability
    15:20 Enabling a Profitable Purchase Pattern
    18:29 Dollar Shave Club's 7-Year Subscriber
    19:34 What Part of the Subscription Are They Buying From You?

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    • 22 min
    Live Subscription Teardown | Maria Cebrian from Terraseed Sits Down with the Subscription Doc

    Live Subscription Teardown | Maria Cebrian from Terraseed Sits Down with the Subscription Doc

    Join us for a special interview: a live audit of the Terraseed subscription program. Maria Cebrian is the founder and CEO of Terraseed, a vegan vitamin brand for adults and children. She peels back the curtain to have Matt dive into what is working and what could be better with her subscription program.

    0:00:00 Guest Maria Cebrian, Founder of Terraseed
    0:02:25 Introduction to Maria Cebrian and Terraseed Vegan Supplements
    0:03:52 The Three Pillars of Terraseed: Vegan, Sustainably Sourced, Eco-Conscious
    0:05:48 Don't Miss Out On Mission Driven Opportunity
    0:10:50 Temperature Check - An Overview of Terraseed Subscription Health
    0:15:58 The Subscription Doc Dives into the Terraseed Website: Live Subscription Review 0:18:18 Utilizing the Power of a Post-Purchase Survey
    0:22:39 Analyzing Customer Retention by Using Stay AI Tools
    0:27:30 Using Data to Keep Subscribers On Board
    0:29:55 Finding Value From Why People Cancel
    0:37:32 Insights Around Onboarding New Subscribers
    0:44:03 Using Cancellation Offers to Retain Customers
    0:49:28 How to Use Data to Identify and Prempt Trends
    0:50:00 Keep Customers Excited with These Tips
    0:52:20 Closing Thoughts from the Subscription Doc
    0:53:42 Terraseed Vegan Vitamins & Supplements

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    • 54 min
    Customer Acquisition Tips | How You Can Scale Creative and Acquire More Subscribers with Jordan West

    Customer Acquisition Tips | How You Can Scale Creative and Acquire More Subscribers with Jordan West

    Retention may be the focus for most subscriptions, but you can't keep what you don't acquire in the first place. In this week's dose, Matt sits down with Jordan West, the Founder of Upgrowth Commerce. As the owner of his own brands and agency, Jordan has some great insights on utilizing content and TikTok shops to get more customers.

    00:00 - Scale creative and acquire more subscribers
    02:15 - Jordan owns and works with a variety of brands
    03:20 - Jordan's focus at Upgrowth Commerce
    03:52 - How the 6th Habit - Synergy - drives Jordan personally
    05:25 - How Jordan drives high-volume content through frameworks
    06:46 - Sarah Levinger's methodology on psychology
    07:23 - The Travers Method for Creating Content
    09:30 - Starting with Image Ads for Testing
    10:58 - Mining reviews for copy
    12:08 - Taking Ads into UGC & Videos
    14:01 - Difference between UGC and Customer Generated Content (CGC)
    14:50 - Grab Jordan's content framework (for free)
    16:52 - Leveraging Refunnel to create customer-generated content
    22:31 - New sales for commerce starting with TikTok
    26:20 - Using successful TikTok content in Ads
    27:50 - A free plus shipping offer to get subscribers
    29:30 - Subscription Offer: Get the First Order Free
    31:23 - Utilize ManyChat flows to get messaging opt-ins
    34:31 - Gathering information is invaluable for subscriptions

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    • 38 min
    Selling Psychology | Why Subscriptions Are So Different and How to Win with Them

    Selling Psychology | Why Subscriptions Are So Different and How to Win with Them

    Most ecommerce brands take the same approach for subscriptions as they do one-time purchases, but that doesn't work. In this week's dose, Matt explains how subscriptions are different and what you need to know to be successful in them. This starts with looking at the end of subscriptions to better understand how to acquire subscribers.


    00:00 How you can do better at subscriptions
    01:20 The typical e-commerce tactic: facebook ads and email
    02:35 Why the typical approach doesn't work for subscriptions
    04:09 An example of how CAC and LTV work together
    05:30 Why subscription CAC is typically higher
    07:17 How the end of subscriptions will change how you acquire subscribers
    08:42 The most common reasons for churn on subscriptions
    11:35 Understanding what people value will improve conversions
    13:40 What too much product can really mean
    16:30 Can you develop an offer that is better for you and the customer?
    18:25 How subscriptions add both complexity and insight into the purchase experience

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    • 27 min

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