Weekly Subscription News Round-up for April 8

In this week’s subscription news, Trinity Mirror says brands should create likable ads to solve ad blocking crisis, Postmates launches a subscription delivery service,

In this edition of our weekly subscription news round-up, we bring you subscription pricing, price hikes, Pandora and Postmates. We’ve got those headlines and more right here, in case you missed them.

Trinity Mirror: Brands Should Create Likeable Advertising to Solve Ad Blocking Crisis
The Drum

Subscription Pricing Isn’t as Evil as You Think
The Mac Observer

Marketers Get SaaS-y with Auto Renewals, Bad Emails
Phoenix Business Journal

Medium Adds Suite of Monetization Tools for Publishers
Subscription Insider

Vindicia: Nine Essentials for Acquiring Subscription & Recurring Revenue Customers
Digital Media Wire

Can Pandora’s Founder Save the Company?
The Motley Fool

Postmates Launches Subscription Delivery Service to Rival Amazon Prime
Subscription Insider

Why Netflix’s Impending Price Hike Won’t Hurt Subscriber Numbers
TheStreet

Six Ways to Use Video to Increase Conversion Rates
WordStream

Apple News is Using Twitter to Bring in New Readers
The Verge

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~ The Subscription Insider Team

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!