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
As a magazine publisher, you understand that every completed issue is the result of effective communication between staff members. The success of one department directly influences and depends on the
I’ll keep this to the point, because I know you’re busy. Registration for the upcoming Mequoda Subscription Marketing & Publishing Intensive on May 17-18 in Boston closes in one week.
This year's Intensive
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
The essential core characteristics of a magazine are those that define the user experience.
In this week's strategy spotlight with Don Nicholas, Chairman & CEO of Mequoda, explains how the attributes
"Frugality includes all the other virtues."
Old Cicero certainly knew what he was talking about. That's why I wanted to remind you that your chance to exercise frugality in attending
Testing newsletters in WhatCounts before sending them to your entire active mailing list is strongly recommended. This is a great chance to review the newsletter, make sure that it renders
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 ability to efficiently and effectively search for desired content while visiting a website is functionality that most users expect. Most sites offer some type of internal search feature, as
You don't get from point A to point B without goals and milestones. This applies to most situations in life, from a cross-country road trip, to training for a marathon,
Today is the last day you can save on your seat to this unique and powerful subscription marketing and publishing event
If you have been thinking about registering for our Subscription Marketing & Publishing
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
"Frugality includes all the other virtues." - Cicero
Old Cicero certainly knew what he was talking about. That's why I wanted to remind you that your chance to exercise frugality
Adam Smith, the father of economics, believed that economic progress was most possible by the division of labor into specialist groups. That an organization could be hugely more efficient by
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
From time to time, it’s a good idea to sit down and think about the value proposition you provide prospective subscribers. When you are running a six Sigma subscription marketing
If you've ever joined a club, purchased a membership, or even became part of a team, you understand the benefits of mutual collaboration and teamwork. This year, our goal at
Mequoda Systems empowers multiplatform publishers to grow audience, revenue, and profits by integrating web, email, and fulfillment systems into a seamless Customer Experience Management System (CXMS). Mequoda clients routinely double,
Your magazine SEO efforts will determine how much traffic arrives and eventually converts into subscribers - what are you doing to find and plug any holes in your website?
Google is
"Frugality includes all the other virtues."
Old Cicero certainly knew what he was talking about. That's why I wanted to remind you that your chance to exercise frugality in attending
Your website typically includes dozens of components or subsystems. For a legacy business, many of these components already exist and must be integrated into a larger system that consolidates all
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
We have recently been informed that starting Friday March 23rd there will be a change in the way that Twitter works with CoSchedule. Twitter will no longer allow users to
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
Back in 2014, we partnered with Prime Publishing to launch America’s first web magazine. Since then we’ve launched more than a dozen and have learned a lot. Prime’s web magazine,
An Urchin Traffic Monitor (UTM) code is the way that businesses track sales from their origination point (like a tweet, email or a brochure) down the funnel to their conversion
If your goal is generate paid subscriptions and revenue for a premium magazine business with a robust subscription website, keep following along.
In today's Strategy Spotlight, Don Nicholas, Chairman & CEO
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
All you need is a seat at the Intensive and the discipline to execute our strategies
In a little over two months, you could be starting a new path to subscription marketing
Learn how to increase your subscription revenues while riding the duck boats, or taking in a show, shopping in Quincy Market, and eating at world-class restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts.
Spring is one 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
The multiplatform and digital publishing industry experiences a lot of professionals on the move due to the high level of change that exists consistently within it.
Join the hundreds of publishers who have dramatically increased subscription revenue and profits using the Mequoda Method
Your opportunity to learn the strategies that are guaranteed to increase your subscription publishing revenues
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
The ability to efficiently and effectively search for desired content while visiting a website is functionality that most users expect. Most sites offer some type of internal search feature, as
Advertorial, native ad, sponsored content, custom content—tomato, tomahhhto—it’s all a similar scenario: a publisher creates and/or publishes content paid for by a sponsor. Regardless of how we refer to it,
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
Welcome to Mequoda Client Support Portal
We now have a way for you to create a ticket directly in our Support Portal instead of by sending an email. Using this portal
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
Converting Website visitors into email subscribers is a key metric driver of your Haven System. If your Email Capture Rate (ECR) is 2% or lower, you should initiate the ECR
Our most-read subscription website publishing posts of last year show a continued interest in building profitable subscription websites and improving their speed and ranking.
Last year, publishers focused on increasing profitability
Our top-read digital magazine publishing posts of last year showcase ways you can start a digital magazine from scratch and how to ensure it’s success
We’ve studied digital magazine publishing efforts
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.
Our top-read multiplatform publishing posts of last year talk about creating strategies to increase revenue and value for everyone involved.
Multiplatform publishing strategies were a hot topic in 2017, and
You probably remember the good old days when there was this thing called "article marketing." It involved marketing your articles, most often by re-publishing them as guest posts on external