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Kathy Greenler Sexton is a recognized authority on digital subscription business models, market strategy, and operational excellence. As CEO & Publisher of Subscription Insider, Kathy leads the charge in delivering actionable insights that empower businesses to thrive in the subscription economy. With a proven track record of driving growth and successful exits at companies like Individual.com and HighBeam Research, Kathy has also played key roles in launching and scaling prominent digital brands, including AltaVista. Previously, she led the SIIA Content Division as VP & General Manager, where she expanded membership, revenue, and influence while helping businesses adapt to transformative shifts in technology and content. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Kathy brings invaluable expertise and a forward-thinking perspective to the evolving world of subscriptions. She resides in Greater Boston with her family and is an avid skier and devoted Boston sports fan.

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Retention Point: The Single Largest Growth Factor in Your Business

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Do you know how to achieve the “Retention Point” in your business, that moment when your members fall in love with you and become Lifers? In this on-demand seminar, we’ll show you why that happens and the exact steps to make it happen more often, on purpose. With one-half of subscription revenue growth coming from retention, understanding how to achieve your own Retention Point can make a big difference in your renewals.

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Payments and Profitability: Subscription Payment Trends Impacting Your Bottom Line

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If you operate a subscription or membership business – regardless of subscription vertical, industry, consumer focus, or transaction volume – your revenue is impacted by payment trends and market dynamics happening right now. This on-demand online seminar will help you understand payment trends that will impact your business in 2018. it will also walk through the tactics and best-practices subscription merchants should employ to mitigate the negative impact on your profitability from these trends.

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How to Minimize Chargebacks For Subscription Payment Processing

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Chargebacks can be parasitic to your subscription revenues, forcing you to not only refund payments, but pay steep fines to do so. In worst case scenarios, your merchant account can be frozen, making it impossible to do business. Read on to discover the four ways chargebacks can affect your bottom line, how to handle the three main types of chargebacks, when you should contest a chargeback, and when you don’t need to worry.

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What do Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Alexander Graham Bell, Theodore Roosevelt, John D. Rockefeller and Charles Schwab have in common?

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Learn about mastermind groups and why they are uniquely capable of making a positive difference to your business and your career. If you have ever considered joining a Mastermind program of any sort, we also share tips and a consumer guide to help you find the right mastermind group for you and your subscription business.

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How to Select the Right Subscription Technology

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When it comes to choosing a subscription management platform for your company, there are many options. Choosing the right technology can be a daunting task. Make the right decision and you are a hero. Make the wrong decision and you are faced with higher costs, mismatched features, or worse. Did you know that when buying technology for your business, 35-50% of the sales go to the vendor who responds first? Crazy? For companies that bought in this manner, they typically experience a 50% greater rate of REGRET about their purchase than companies who used a more thoughtful processIn this on-demand seminar, learn the key questions to ask potential vendors, and your team, when selecting the best subscription platform for your business. Kevin Novak, CEO of 2040 Digital and subscription technology expert and Kathy Greenler Sexton, Publisher of Subscription Insider will discuss: The subscription technology landscape, how to self-assess what your company needs, understanding budget and total cost of ownership, and mapping your budget and team to the best platform for your company.

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Organic Search for Publishers: How to Build the Content Machine

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In the last part of our series, Organic Search for Publishers, Kevin Novak explains how to create and scale a system for optimizing organic search across editorial, audience development, and other teams to drive readers deeper into a media property, and support revenue creation.

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Organic Search for Publishers: The Placement and Use of Keywords and Phrases

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Kevin Novak continues his discussion on how to implement an effective SEO strategy. In part seven of Organic Search for Publishers, he explains where and how to use the keywords and phrases that are important for your business in your content and meta information. Kevin also goes deeper and explains what structured metadata is as well as why and how you should be leveraging that in your publication to more effectively communicate and provide context about your content for search engines.

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Organic Search for Publishers: Content Keyword Tools & Processes

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Kevin Novak continues his discussion on how to implement an effective SEO strategy. In part six of Organic Search for Publishers, he explains and demonstrates the tools every editorial, marketing, and audience development team should use when determining what keywords will be used as part of their organic search strategy.

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How To Maximize SaaS and Software Renewals

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Learn how to maximize SaaS and software retention rates. During this on-demand seminar, Adriana Iordan-expert in global eCommerce and payments and Chief Product Officer at Avangate-will teach attendees why SaaS subscription businesses face unique customer retention challenges and how to handle them. This session includes benchmark data, best practice tactics, and three separate case studies to help you learn how to overcome the unique challenges SaaS recurring businesses face.

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Revenue Data Signals: How to Use Data to Understand Subscription Revenue Risk and Opportunity

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Revenue signals go way beyond renewal and churn KPIs. In order to maximize potential revenue, you need to get under the hood of your subscription product or service to understand revenue-related data. These revenue signals are in your billing, product, and customer data and they show where your subscription business is at risk for lower revenue or where you losing potential revenue opportunities. In this on-demand seminar, you will learn what to look at in your own data and analytics, what learnings you can glean from each revenue signal, what actions your subscription business should think about taking, and most importantly, the revenue impact of acting or not acting on each signal.

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