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This episode of Old Fox Young Fox looks at the subscription economy. Joined by Toby Beresford of Veneficus, we explore how a move from owning to renting is transforming the landscape for both consumers and suppliers globally.

Netflix, Spotify, Apple iCloud, Office 365 and Amazon Web Services are all examples of subscriptions and whether we realise it or not, we are consuming more products and services via subscription every day. In fact, 2020 saw huge growth in subscription services globally due in part to Covid-19 and our insatiable desire to try before we buy, get it now and always have the latest and greatest.

What is surprising is how far the subscription model of pay as you go has reached with school uniforms, and even jet engines moving to this model.

But how do subscriptions actually work? What are the benefits to businesses to moving to a subscription-based model and are they better or worse for us the consumer?

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About the show:

Old Fox Young Fox is an intergenerational conversation between Jeremy Woolwich and Oliver Happy, one that explores the impacts of a rapidly changing world.

• Check out Ollie's new show: Problem Busters

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Show mentions:

• Veneficus - https://www.veneficus.co.uk/
• https://Rise.global - digital scorecards
• Book - Infinite gamification by Toby Beresford
• Netflix
• Spotify
• BarclayCard data shows we have become a subscription society
• Freddy's flowers
• Nakedwines.com - the wine club
• Relationship commerce
• Microsoft Office365
• SaaS: Software as a Service
• Free trial versus Freemium
• Apple iCloud
• Music - Jeremy Woolwich piano music
• Renting property as a form of subscription
• The role of rentals in sustaining instant gratification
• The lifetime value of a customer
• Personalisation as a method of making customers sticky
• Technology as driver of subscriptions
• Google Cloud
• Laundry tablet delivery services
• Affiliate networks
• How successful subscription businesses are buying...