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Capabilities of Subscriber Lifecycle Management for Media
Subscriber Lifecycle Management (SLM) delivers capabilities across B2B and B2C commerce to address the full spectrum of media business models. B2B features simplify complex enterprise deals by handling multi-location and multi-subscriber quoting under unified agreements. It reduces the effort required to manage large-scale media advertising and corporate subscription contracts. Headless B2C features provide API-driven subscriber journeys with built-in support for promotions, in-flight order modifications, and end-to-end lifecycle management. The feature enables streamlined experiences from acquisition through renewal.
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited editions with Media Cloud- Advanced |
B2B - Complex Media Sales:
SLM extends quoting capabilities to handle the intricate hierarchies of media advertising and corporate subscriptions.
- Multi-Location Quoting — Manage large-scale national brand and franchise deals by generating complex, multi-site quotes within a single unified agreement.
- Multi-Subscriber Quoting — Quote and manage specific terms for groups of subscribers within a larger organization, with tailored access for different departments or user tiers.
Headless B2C Commerce:
B2C capabilities reside on a headless architecture, providing full front-end flexibility to deliver smooth experiences across any device or platform.
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Browsing and Discovery APIs — Deliver personalized, context-aware product offers to anonymous visitors and logged-in members through a flexible API-first approach.
- In-Flight Order Modification — Modify or cancel orders while they’re still in flight, ensuring a smooth experience when a subscriber changes their mind mid-process.
- Promotions — Drive conversion and retention with an integrated promotions engine that supports:
- Category-level and product-level promotions for targeting specific content types or subscription tiers.
- Coupon code management and validation within the Checkout flow.
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Lifecycle Management — Native headless workflows for amend, renew, and cancel operations ensure a consistent experience throughout the subscriber journey.
This table summarizes the key benefits of SLM.
| Benefit | Description |
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| Reduced customization | Pre-built media logic eliminates the requirement to build complex workarounds for media-specific requirements. |
| Unified data architecture | Subscriber data is structured within a single architecture, enabling consistent reporting and automation. |
| Agentic AI readiness | The structured data foundation supports future autonomous AI agents that can understand and act on subscriber data. |
| Front-end flexibility | Headless B2C architecture helps you to deliver branded experiences across any channel without platform constraints. |
Subscriber Lifecycle Management requires Salesforce Revenue Cloud as its foundation. All Revenue Cloud capabilities remain available and continue to function alongside the media-specific extensions. The B2C headless capabilities require API integration with your front-end application. No built-in UI is available for consumer-facing workflows.
