As tech industry observers like to note, the world of apps is wild and wacky. There are almost two million apps in the Apple and Google app stores. If you
Last week we discussed scorecards and how they can help you increase the engagement and profitability of your site. The social scorecard is a great way to use other forms
You may often hear us talking about scorecards. They are our guideline to ensure that we are getting the most out of not only our posts, but also free reports,
How lucky are we, as publishers, to live in the age of content marketing and search engines. While other marketers struggle to become adept at content creation, it’s already in
On May 25, 2018, a new European Union (EU) data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), takes effect. The GDPR gives individuals in the EU more control over
Every experience you've ever had building and rebuilding a magazine website typically begins with you explaining what you want, and then you telling a group of developers and designers what
One thing we've noticed about the most successful publishers we know is that they have three major things in common. And it has nothing to do with being a household
New and evolved technologies can be an audience development manager's dream if it leads to bigger audiences.
Where are your audience development strengths and weaknesses? Today's news focuses on pertinent information
You wouldn't hire a lawn mower repairman to fix your car, so why do so many publishers seek the support and advice of consultants and web developers that have never
If your goal is to generate advertising and sponsorship revenue from a free newsletter or advisory service with a robust subscription and advertising website, the Mequoda Haven CXMS can do
Mequoda is a little unusual as an organization, people tend to feel puzzled about us. Are we a consultancy? Are we a developer? Most often this confusion becomes apparent when
Stop wasting your money on unprofitable marketing channels
Losing subscribers without gaining new ones is a universal fear for any subscription-based organization, and rightly so. When a decrease in active subscribers
Spend two days with us, and you could become our next success story.
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If you're a magazine publisher in the digital age, you're certainly savvy enough to succeed. And perhaps you're
One thing we've noticed about the most successful publishers we know is that they have three major things in common. And it has nothing to do with being a household
If you are a legacy print-only magazine publisher, not understanding multiplatform publishing strategy - the future spells doom for your magazine and your publishing career.
Did you know that most media
Today, online publishers should try to maximize their time, experience and content similarly. One of the Internet marketing strategies that Mequoda strongly recommends in order to achieve this is the “Re” system of
It’s amazing to see the evolution of the email newsletter – how brands use it to communicate, how the designs have changed over the years, and how the strategies of
In two of our recent executive advisories, we reviewed how to use the concepts of Six Sigma in subscription marketing and testing (read here) and then creative offer testing for
In our last two executive advisories, we reviewed how to use the concepts of Six Sigma in subscription marketing and testing (read here) and then creative offer testing for subscription
“Never stop testing, and your advertising will never stop improving,” said David Ogilvy, known as “The Father of Advertising” the “Original Mad Man”.
Even our best performing Gold Members—who publish on multiple
If your goal is to generate advertising and sponsorship revenue from a free newsletter or advisory service with a robust subscription and advertising website, the Mequoda Haven CXMS can do
Our top-read audience development posts of 2017 give valuable insight into email and copywriting best practice methods.
We've put together our most-read audience development posts from 2017 on the Mequoda Daily.
The evolution of audience development comes through the evolution of online tools, social networks and communities.
Today we're looking at some recent news for audience development, including a set of standards
It's not uncommon that when we talk to a group of niche publishing professionals, and we end up in a big discussion about cleaning your email lists.
In today's Strategy Spotlight,
How often do you publish an email newsletter? Once a week? Twice? For our clients, many of them publish 5 to 7 days per week. Sound crazy?
In today's Strategy Spotlight,
Don't scoff—we truly believe that web magazines can be the ultimate platform for periodical content for most magazine publishing brands. The problem is that, as we've covered in prior weeks,
The magazine industry has lost their way.
It's been a long time since the dawn of digital publishing and publishers bringing their content online, but at this point we hoped that
Now that so many publishers are issuing digital editions, it’s time to take a look around and quantify some best practices that we’ve noted in researching apps and digital magazines.
First,
Multiplatform publishers have a lot more choices – and decisions – to make about marketing campaigns. It’s almost enough to make even a strong person run screaming for the
I have complete confidence in saying this: "your web magazine design is not very good."
And why does this roll off the tongue so easily as such a blanket statement? Because
Link-building. It seems like that term is as old as the marketable internet. Since publishers have been developing content, we have known that we need traffic to our websites, and
As a publisher, you should make your website's top goal to maximize your NOPX (New Orders Per Ten Thousand) page views by making sure that every page on your website
If you are on an upgrade retainer, you probably already know about Ultra Subscriber Uploader because it you got this enhancement as part of your monthly expense. However if you
How you manage, update, and optimize your blockbuster articles can make or break your organic traffic growth. Although blockbuster management is core to the Mequoda Method - and a topic
Driving website traffic happens beyond Facebook in the world of social; Meredith launches brand for Facebook and hubs; Google outlines Flexible Sampling for publishers
Driving website traffic is always on the
Although a text ad could refer to any ad consisting of text, we’re currently referring to those that are part of your conversion architecture. These ads are placed in the
As a publisher, you should make your website's top goal to maximize your TOPX (Total Orders Per Ten Thousand) page views by making sure that every page on your website
Website redesigns come from Salon and ProPublica; Harvard Business Review utilizes new website tool
Content publishers who make website redesigns and try new tools as part of an evolving digital strategy
This year, our winner was Countryside Network, who launched their Mequoda System in February 2016. Countryside was founded in 1969 and today includes four farming-related magazines (Backyard Poultry, Countryside, Dairy
The best part of attending a Mequoda Summit is that you get to sit in a room and have conversations all day, for two days, with the brightest niche publishers on
If you're a publishing professional, don't wait a minute longer before downloading our best practice handbooks. They were carefully curated into what we think are the most comprehensive handbooks on
We talk a lot about how to convert website visitors into subscribers when we discuss email marketing for publishers, but once someone is on your email list, what should you
Take this information to the bank … 2016 Mequoda American Magazine Reader Study & Handbook & Handbook polled 3,241 U.S. adults with internet access and found that nearly 42% of
This handbook takes you from the big picture of building an audience to the minute but critical details website architecture that helps you build email lists. You’ll learn how the
Content recycling—it's all around us! At some point you've probably had dinner, maybe watched the news, and watched an early-evening episode of Big Bang Theory, or Two and a Half
There's a quote out there from Jonathan MacDonald I heard recently at an IMAG event that says, the rate of change you're experiencing now represents the slowest rate of technological
Over the last 3-6 months desktop and mobile conversion best practices have changed in response to Google, who continues to challenge us in an effort to make the web a
Ask yourself these seven questions before starting your journey towards digital magazine transformation
I'm going to go ahead and assume if you're reading this, you have a print publication who is
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