What makes a subscription service essential? Plus news from Netflix, Snapchat+ & Apple

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this edition, we review how subscription brands can avoid becoming non-essential–and share 35 tips from marketing experts. We dive deeper into the U.S. consumer...

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Most businesses lack cross-platform subscription analytics–here’s why you need it

Increasingly, consumers are signing up for subscription products and services through app stores hosted by Apple and Google. In fact, over 50% of subscriptions were initiated through merchants’ apps hosted...

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The quick-start guide to alternative payment methods for subscriptions

Imagine this: A shopper wants to purchase your subscription, but their preferred online payment method is a card in their mobile wallet and it isn’t available at your checkout. Broken...

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Subscription success: Retention, payments & content

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this issue, we review why subscription companies must pivot to retention strategies for the rest of 2023 and how they can turn payments into...

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Register for our upcoming live demo: Streamline subscription management

Have you ever wondered what the Recurly platform is like? Well, here’s your chance: a live demo of the Recurly platform is happening on April 20th.  Our speakers–also known as...

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A look into The State of Subscriptions: How to create conversion-optimized subscriber journeys

One of the most underrated but important aspects of the subscriber experience is the relationship you create with your subscribers. This year, an expertly-crafted subscriber experience maintains its position at...

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How subscriptions make DTC brands recession-proof

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this edition, we review how subscription business models help prepare DTC brands for a recession. We check Harvard Business Review’s latest survey on social...

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How automated credit card account updaters fight subscriber churn

"Card declined." These two words can do more than spoil someone's binge-watching plans. Credit card declines can hurt a subscription business' bottom line, and at the very least interrupt your...

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Flexible payments play major role in subscriptions

Welcome back to Subscriptions Weekly! In this edition, we review credit card spending from 2022 and how flexible payment options–like digital wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later features– contribute to...

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How much do Brits spend on subscriptions?

Welcome back to the best monthly newsletter for subscription content in Europe. In this issue, we discover the total cost Brits spend on subscription services and dive deeper into Findmypast’s...

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