Leveraging editorial products for growth at Republik
How does Republik acquire new email addresses and grow its subscriber base whilst maintaining its mission?
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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Subscription Lock-In: Deconstructing Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Strategy
How Netflix has used the release dates of Stranger Things as a strategic lock-in for their subscription model
When is a subscriber more than a subscriber? How Condé Nast is evolving its audience strategy with membership
How Condé Nast has made a shift from a volume-based model towards deep engagement and loyalty with a membership mindset.
The power of puzzles: How The New Yorker approached a games paywall
On the heels of The New Yorker's new word game, the team revamped their paywall strategy.
How NYT Wirecutter shipped a personalized newsletter in 4 weeks
The operational choices, guardrails, and tech powering Wirecutter For You, the new email that tailors article recommendations to each reader.
Easy cancellation is the new retention strategy: How Nat Geo Kids uses transparency to win beyond save rates
Simple cancellation is about building trust, improving CX, & turning ex-subscribers into publisher's biggest future growth opportunity.
The Washington Post: how and why we built “Ask The Post AI”
“Ask The Post AI,” is The Post’s in-house generative AI chatbot tool that uses RAG to answer user questions grounded in their journalism
Launching a weekday audio news briefing with AI at CT Insider
We speak to Ellie Miller & Derrick Ho on the strategy and processes behind this AI audio briefing project.
How DER SPIEGEL uses its engagement score: our key use cases
How DER SPIEGEL applies their engagement score, & why a one size fits all approach to a diverse audience is inefficient for sustainable revenue growth.
The Economist’s Substack experiment: building a newsletter product off-platform
In a strategic move to engage new audiences, The Economist has launched its data journalism newsletter, “Off the Charts,” on Substack.