Fewer articles, more value: Le Nouvel Obs’ transformation to reconnect with its readers
Rather than chasing more content and more clicks, Le Nouvel Obs chose fewer articles, stronger editorial choices, and a renewed focus on reader value
Case Studies
Case studies from digital publishing brands around the world to help you better engage, convert and retain your audiences in a reader revenue model.
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From Melbourne to London: how Broadsheet is scaling culture and reader revenue
Broadsheet's international expansion strategy and the development of a subscription revenue stream, layered on top of their advertising model.
Steal this strategy: 4 membership models succeeding for publishers (and how to learn from them)
How The Guardian, The Kyiv Independent, Condé Nast and Daily Maverick are doing membership strategy right
Obligatory registration at Radio-Canada: a successful gamble
The Radio Canada team share the results of the gamble that was blocking all users with a registration wall.
Stern+: How one of Germany’s biggest magazine brands rebuilt a subscription business from scratch
Johannes Vogel, Chief Product & Revenue Officer at stern, explains how the team rebuilt the digital operation of three major German brands around reader revenue, and why the hardest problem had nothing to do with technology.
How to use a “Customer Rail” to drive retention and habit formation, just like The Times
How a simple banner within the homepage helps to drive subscriber engagement and form habits
Beyond borders and between the lines: How swissinfo.ch engages a global audience in 10 languages
The challenges of adaptation over translation, the role of community engagement across borders, & product-building for different audiences.
Owning the community and gamifying loyalty: Inside Milenio’s engagement strategies
Conversational tools, gamified loyalty... Milenio shows how to cultivate a highly engaged community
Les Coops de l’information “Pay What You Can” Campaign
4.2% increase in subscribers and higher average price for the first 3 months of subscription thanks to a "Pay what you can" campaign
Why the best subscription businesses don’t try to sell on day 1: episode 3
Figma, Miro, Calm, New York Times... they all have something in common. They focus on one goal at a time, and don't sell on day 1