June 21, 2012

Politico’s 96% Paid Subscription Renewal Rate Not As Crazy As It Seems

Sorry Adweek, but your big ‘scoop’ this week revealing that Politico’s first year paid subscription renewal rate is 96% isn’t as surprising as you think. That’s because the subscription service is Politico Pro (emphasis on the word “pro”) with site license deals starting at $8,500 year. Our industry-wide data shows it would be insane for any publisher — online or off — to expect to achieve a 96% renewal rate for a subscription service sold to…

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HighBeam’s Conversion Optimization Tests Sell More Subscriptions to Consumers and Business Execs

Highbeam Research provides students, journalists, academics and business execs a convenient subscription database of 90 million newspaper, magazine and journal articles. In this Case Study, Joe Miller, Vice President of Product, UX & Marketing, and Sarah Hough, Analytics Manager, reveal the company’s extensive testing of trial offers, conversion tactics, and pricing — including special pricing for students and how to word your annual rate to get more conversions!

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