December 5, 2013

Case Study Lessons: Content Innovations That Pay Off for B2B Subscription Sites

By Minal Bopaiah A number of niche industries have been disrupted by the Internet, and few as radically as the travel industry. That’s why Northstar Media had to come up with a way to reinvent the wheel while driving in order to retain its audience of travel agents and agencies. In 2011, Northstar launched travel42, a subscription site that not only leveraged three of its existing databases for the travel industry, but also added customizable reports. Now…

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Case Study Lessons: Content Innovations That Pay Off for B2B Subscription Sites

A number of niche industries have been disrupted by the Internet, and few as radically as the travel industry. That’s why Northstar Media had to come up with a way to reinvent the wheel while driving in order to retain its audience of travel agents and agencies. In 2011, Northstar launched travel42, a subscription site that not only leveraged three of its existing databases for the travel industry, but also added customizable reports. Now its audience…

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B2B Travel Database Makes 7 Figures by Being Better Than User-Generated Travel Review Sites

Northstar Media successfully changed the tire on a moving car in 2011 by leveraging its existing databases to launch travel42, a B2B subscription database providing customizable reports to travel agents in the US and Canada. We spoke with Tom Cintorino, EVP Digital Media, about how travel42 created a site and content with a better value proposition than the free, user-generated travel reviews out there, as well as how the site acquires new subscribers through marketing deals with travel consortia. Plus, find out how the site is getting an 87% retention rate and selling site licenses with tiered pricing.

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