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Product strategies: what publishers should be prioritising in 2025
There has never been a more fragmented or complex landscape for publishers to navigate when it comes to prioritising and investing in product strategies. Methods of...
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Author and journalist Will Hayward was one of a group of experimental paid Substack newsletters launched by regional publisher Reach plc last year. But in September, he decided to take the plunge...
How The Knowledge is experimenting with newsletters without alienating its audience
The Knowledge is a daily digest newsletter founded in 2021. Since then, its readership has grown to over "140,000 happy readers", who appreciate its format and content. But it took a while...
How German-language newsletter start-up Morningcrunch built an audience of 50,000 young professionals in just 12 months
If you were planning a daily news publication to target younger audiences, your starting point might be TikTok or WhatsApp. But after just 12 months, 50,000 young professionals in Germany...