Happy 300th anniversary to the newspaper publishing industry! The first official American newspaper, Publick Occurrences, Both Forreign and Domestick was shut down after only its first issue in 1690, so
Are you itching to launch a new digital magazine, but you want to do it right, and you don't want to waste money on trial and error? That's completely understandable,
The concept of carefully curated collections of magazine content that can be reformatted into special issues is not new to the publishing world, and was in fact a mainstay of
Creating the best subscription website business models starts with understanding your minimum information units—both the free minimum information units you'll use to build a loyal audience and the premium minimum information
The first rule of choosing a business model that's ad-driven is being sure that you can make more money from advertisers than from your own products. Clay Hall once said
If you could, you'd hire a professional email subject line writer. You would, because you depend on your email list to sell magazine subscriptions or ads to advertisers, so smashing
These days, when people talk about newsletter best practices, they’re usually referring to free email newsletters, used as a marketing tool to drive inbound traffic to websites. But because some
Email subject lines are just one part of the email delivery equation. Emails are delivered to inboxes based on subject lines, content, and reputation. In some cases, engagement is even
Digital magazine publishing software is important; which option are you using?
Publishers have been trying digital magazine publishing software during the last few years in hopes of creating the best digital
Audience development personnel have a very specific, and incredibly important job, within an organization. Writing an audience development job description and then finding the right audience development staff can mean
Since 2006 we have held these fourteen guidelines as the most fundamental principles of the best website design.
Every website is unique to its own audience, so you can't include things
Before we get into content marketing podcasts, let's talk about podcasting in general. Podcasting has had a culture that has been behind the scenes lurking in the background for well
The latest publishing trend isn’t just about magazine publishing in general. It’s a digital publishing trend: Launching digital-only magazines without legacy print publications behind them.
Mequoda has a client who is
It’s been reported that the average email users spends at average of 51 seconds on each email newsletter they read. If this average pertains to your market, you need to
Back in the 1990s, many publishers distributed their controlled-circulation or free magazine as a download from their website or something they would send out as an attachment to an email.
Have you ever thought about digital magazine history? Magazines were originally invented in the 15th century, shortly after the invention of the Gutenberg press. Magazines were different from books because
We currently operate more than a dozen digital magazine publishing systems in partnership with some of the country's leading content brands including Prime Publishing, Yankee Publishing, and Cabot Heritage Corporation.
What seems like an eternity ago, I was sitting in a conference room on a Caribbean island with 25 publishing colleagues, mostly CEOs of independent publishing companies with revenues of
One of the best ways to discover how you can create a successful digital publishing and marketing system for your publication is to look at how other similar publishers plan,
When you think of the top magazine companies, you probably imagine Time, Cosmopolitan, or Better Homes & Gardens. If you publish a magazine, try to instead think of the magazine
If you’re a publisher who maintains multiple websites, making the correct choice of a subscription management system is one of the most important decisions you'll make, because doing it over
In 2017, all major publishers and most independents have a website portal. What 95% don’t have is a web magazine. But those who do are flourishing.
In today's Strategy Spotlight, Don
Premium newsletters and advisory services represent the pinnacle of subscription marketing, often commanding annual membership or subscription fees that are much higher than magazines.
Web magazine consumers like to read their magazines like they read their news - online.
Users are becoming more accustomed to viewing magazine content in the form of web magazines. Web
Five steps to increase your email capture rate starting today
Converting website visitors into email subscribers is a key metric driver of your membership website. At Mequoda, we currently operate more than
One of the most important email marketing guidelines you'll encounter is how to confirm subscribers to your email list, and there's always time to change your mind.
When you think of
What makes you open an email? Urgency? Benefit? Brevity? What we've found is that the most attention-grabbing subject lines rarely have a lot in common at first glance.
If you search
In his bestseller, "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell stated that it takes 10,000 hours, or approximately ten years, so become an expert at something. That means there are very few digital product
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 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
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,
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
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
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
We begin with The Huffington Post, which has shuttered one of its audience development tools to focus on other ones. MediaPost reports, "The Huffington Post announced it would discontinue its
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
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
We report on the acquisitions of media companies when they happen because they can mean significant changes for the industry. Today we have three recent acquisitions to share.
When you set a goal, you probably have an idea in your head of how you're going to accomplish it.
For example, if you have the goal of running a marathon
Page views are a precious thing, and you should try not to waste them.
In today's Strategy Spotlight, Don Nicholas, Chairman & CEO of Mequoda explains the goals of a "smart
Time Inc. adds to its subscription website offering; SNEWS and Smore launch new sites
A brand can enhance its value through its subscription website offering, in addition to the overall design
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
MPP expanding American market; TNG acquires Ingram Periodicals; Digital publishing becoming a priority for Reader's Digest
Digital publishing transforms in a variety of ways, from new technology in the digital age,
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
I bet you have great content.
Many niche publishers do. And, at Mequoda, we are deeply appreciative of the work that independent publishers do every day. Not only that, but we
Pretty soon, most magazines won’t just be managing editorial teams in-house—they’ll be managing more editors remotely. Here’s how to make the virtual world work for your publication.
Managing editorial teams in-person
