I was speaking with a colleague recently who had crossed over from the magazine industry to newspaper publishing and back, about consumer marketing trends. We noted that it will be interesting to
Driven by marketplace shifts and changing consumer behavior, new membership marketing programs are multiplying profits for Mequoda’s publishing partners.
BOSTON, MARCH 1, 2019—Mequoda announces the launch of The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Driven by marketplace shifts and changing consumer behavior, new membership marketing programs are multiplying profits for Mequoda’s publishing partners.
Mequoda announces the launch of The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1792 Society, the latest Mequoda
New website performance data will be added to your MECA report in January.
Your December MECA will include new data points for site performance. In the past, MECA reports have collected
Losing subscribers without gaining new ones is a universal fear for any subscription-based organization, and rightly so. When a decrease in active subscribers leads to an overall decline in revenue,
If you don’t register for the next Mequoda Digital Publishing & Marketing Intensive by midnight, you’ll have to wait another year to start your journey to multiplatform publishing success.
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
The most successful subscription websites recognize the demographics that use their site the most. This way appropriate content targeting and marketing efforts can be made with alignment. Today we're looking
B2B subscription sales are beyond the age of phone sales and the most successful subscription marketers we know are selling them online through effective pricing and copywriting strategies
Arthur C. Clark, a
If you publish a variety of subscription products for a single audience, you have the makings of a super club. Super clubs are the easiest money you will ever generate
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
It was a very informative 2017 for all of us search-optimized publishers. Google has recently given us some insights into how they use seo meta descriptions within search results. Thanks
Last year ended with a major push by digital publishers to position themselves differently in the digital landscape. Some acquired companies that make them relevant to a broader audience, while
New offerings and products are often utilized by publishers working to increase numbers of digital subscribers. Today we're looking at two publishing that have been placing added focus on their
The millennial demographic is one publishers often wonder about. Considering millennials into an audience development plan is a great idea for publishers, and we're now seeing some interesting evolutions in
Consider the rise of talent shows on TV like America's Got Talent and American Idol. When it comes down to it, they're simply performing good old-fashioned market research. Why sign
Today we're seeing increases in a variety of digital advertisements that some publishers have been using as part of their audience development strategy.
We begin at Media Post, which is reporting
The term "subscription" is a hot topic these past few weeks, especially for new age publishers and media companies like Twitter and Medium. Twitter recently sent a survey to users
"It’s more effective than direct mail and as effective as telephone – and so much less expensive." That's a quote from ClickZ's latest report, Email and the Age of First-Person
Audience development is a major umbrella term online. There are a variety of ways online publishers develop audiences online, from content partnerships and social media to email and press releases.
There's a never-ending stream of new tools that pop up every day to help us become better web developers. We have a dashboard of tools we look to for ideas,
Subscription websites LinkedIn and New York Times expand; WSJ closes Google loophole
Subscription websites can be a profitable endeavor for content publishers.
We begin by looking at The New York Times, which
You might be surprised by the niche websites that top Alexa's list of the highest ranking websites in the U.S.
A niche website is one that centers around a specific topic
Star magazine shows us how NOT to publish sponsored content in a print magazine (or anywhere)
Although it might seem like we ignore the trends of print magazines unless they've fallen
Resolve to investigate the possibility of added revenue with a club-style business model in 2017
Every publisher and subscription marketer should recommit in 2017 to customer relationship building and asset leveraging—after
Facebook Live and other live video becoming a large testing ground for brands and publishers
Live video is at the front of mind for many brands and publishers. The only question
A series of voice-focused trends are beginning to evolve within Hearst's magazine arm
This week at Hearst, it was announced that they will be using a new Food Network persona to
Statistics show that ad blocking software isn’t being used on smartphones as much as on desktops
Ad blocking software has become a challenge for publishers and digital properties using it for
We see multiplatform publisher hirings and firings frequently as organizations continue to evolve
Our favorite multiplatform publisher hirings are ones that lead to growth and prosperity within the industry. Of course,
It's no Trump University, but LinkedIn is getting into publisher territory swiftly with Linkedin Learning.
In April 2015, LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for $1.5 billion and this September they launched LinkedIn Learning,
Major magazine publishers are getting hip to SEO, and just in time.
A couple weeks ago, Google's Penguin 4.0 update officially finished rolling out. Publishers who saw the biggest drops, if
In 2016, our clients, who we affectionately call our Gold Members, have followed the Mequoda Method using our Haven Nexus CXMS and have seen tremendous gains in traffic year over year.
Every
This dynamic duo is turning a regional parenting publication into a booming multiplatform publishing company
The Mequoda Multiplatform Publishing Hall of Fame, founded in 2006 to recognize publishing executives at the
Monitoring the latest digital ad trends finds an effort for more transparency, an elephant in the room, and a major player making a major move
Digital ad trends are as volatile
Personalization, sales structure, and data-driven publishing highlight latest trends in magazine publishing strategy
Multiplatform content, audience development, and internet revenue models. Attracting and converting. That's the crux of magazine publishing strategy
The companies behind the latest multiplatform media headlines include Time Inc., NatGeo, and Facebook
The beautiful thing about multiplatform media is that the possibilities for a digital publishing strategy are endless.
Ad block software continues to confound the digital publishing industry, but progress is being made as we see the results of various tactics to block ad blockers. Native ads, direct
For digital magazines, readership data holds a world of possibility within all of those numbers, clicks, and submissions of info. The problem for publishers is figuring out how exactly to
Online publishing strategies have grown exponentially since digital magazines have transformed the industry. It is, after all multiplatform strategy, and media companies are wise to maximize as many channels as
Branding comes into play when choosing colors for your website. Most brands stick with their main colors. However, some businesses go through an entire rebranding when they launch or
Your digital magazine website is like a basketball team, always on defense and offense simultaneously.
For a basketball team, protecting the goal keys the transition to scoring success. A rebound, a
Our friends at PubExec.com provide an online digital publishing forecast for next year; plus, what some magazines aren't getting about Facebook
If there's one thing we know about online digital publishing,
The latest updates about still evolving relationship between programmatic, publishers
On the eve of its programmatic publishers conference earlier this month, minOnline.com featured several articles on programmatic advertising, including a few
Sometimes media revenue streams flow, and sometimes they dry up
How are you generating media revenue? I hope your response isn't limited to one answer. Please, take all the time you
We're proud to number a nice mix of successful B2B and B2C magazines among our Mequoda Members. This reflects the potency of the niche strategy + multiplatform publishing combination –
We make it our business to help you publish successful magazines. How do we do it? Well, it's not a big secret, and we certainly don't keep it from our
Publishing digital magazines is not a "set it and forget it" enterprise, and monitoring the latest trends is a must
Our mission in life is to help you with publishing digital
Parse.ly releases report on friends and family algorithm that's worth sharing to your favorite Facebook publisher; plus, metrics and Messenger
If you're a Facebook publisher, you know as well as anyone
