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Increasing Subscriber Acquisition Through Artificial Intelligence
To sign-up click here!Join our Client and Strategy Director, Scott Jazey, in finding out how to increase subscriber acquisition through AI!Key Takeaways: • Learn how AI will revolutionize the publishing industry with transformative power • How to create AI-driven content recommendations to enhance reader satisfaction and loyalty, • How to user profile and segment with AI to deliver quality content!
WebinarsOct 19, 20231 min readFraud Prevention Strategies For Subscription Businesses
To sign up click here!Fraud is today’s greatest threat for online businesses around the world and is among the fastest-growing forms of theft. For years now, the growth of subscription-based businesses has been crippled by the effects of fraudulent practices. With that in mind, it’s important to get ahead of these digital criminals so you can learn how to effectively spot the red flags and prevent any potential financial damages or losses. In this webinar, you will learn the best practice precau
WebinarsOct 19, 20231 min readOxford American Announces Strategic Partnership with Pelcro
The Oxford American, a revered nonprofit quarterly publication, proudly announces its latest strategic partnership with Pelcro, a leading All-In-One Subscription & Membership Management Platform. This collaboration marks a significant step in Oxford American’s mission to enhance user experience and propel growth. The Oxford American, has a rich history of showcasing the best in Southern literature, art, and culture. With a commitment to delivering high-quality content, Oxford American has attra
Press ReleasesSep 19, 20232 min readLes Affaires Uses Pelcro to Boost Revenue & Increase
Introduction Les Affaires, a long-standing French-language monthly business-oriented newspaper has been in existence since 1928 and publishes 14 issues per year. With its rich history and focus on delivering quality business content, Les Affaires has built a strong readership base over the years and to continue their growth, Les Affaires entered into a fruitful partnership with Pelcro, a leading subscription and paywall platform.Problems Faced by Les Affaires Before Joining PelcroLes Affaires f
Case StudiesSep 13, 20232 min readPelcro Announces Exciting New Partnership with Wondercade
Pelcro, a leading provider of customer engagement solutions and subscription management tools, is proud to announce its new partnership with Wondercade, a free email newsletter and website from Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor, and New York Times bestselling author Neil Patrick Harris. With this collaboration, Pelcro will be supporting and enhancing Wondercade’s user sign-up and registration process, creating a seamless experience for subscribers. Wondercade is a weekly email missive and alway
Aug 9, 20232 min readBlue Tent and Pelcro Join Forces to Enhance Subscription
Blue Tent, a trusted source of news and information relied upon by donors to guide their political and philanthropic giving, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Pelcro, a leading subscription management platform. This collaboration aims to revolutionize subscription services for Blue Tent’s dedicated readership, offering an elevated user journey and seamless subscription experience. As an esteemed platform in the realm of political and philanthropic giving, Blue Tent recognizes the i
Jun 14, 20232 min readNavigating the Seas of Subscription Vendors: Maximizing ROI
Subscription vendors are the unsung heroes of media companies, helping them to boost their revenue and grow their audience. To maintain their competitive edge, media companies must keep a close eye on their subscription vendors and evaluate them regularly to ensure they are delivering the best possible Return on Investment (ROI). In this post, we’ll discuss ROI’s importance in assessing subscription vendors, key metrics, and maximizing scalability. Get ready to learn how to take your media co
May 15, 20233 min readWhat’s new in version 1.62 of Pelcro Platform!
Address management enhancements 1. We have introduced more flexibility when customer addresses are being updated. Customers will now be able to update the state field as long as the address is not tied to any active subscriptions or e-commerce orders. This will save them the trouble of having to create a new address from scratch for instance, instead, you can apply the needed changes to an already existing address. New functionality to the MailChimp integration page You can now use this function
May 8, 20233 min readHow to Drive Conversions to Increase Market Share
As the economics of the world is changing every day, one of the key objectives for any media company is to increase the number of subscribers to their media content to expand their market share. In today’s fast-paced digital world, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve and try new and innovative ways to engage with your target audience. Here are some new ways to gain subscribers for added market share. 1. Optimize your content strategy for your target audience. Before you start creating c
May 4, 20232 min readPelcro and Atex Partnership: A Game-Changer for Media Companies
Pelcro partners with Atex to give CMS-powered publishers a turnkey subscription stack — combining content workflows with monetization in a single integration.
May 2, 20231 min readEnhanced subscriptions search engine, add entitlements to
Pelcro v1.61 adds SKU-level entitlements for eCommerce orders, a stronger subscriptions search engine, and quality-of-life upgrades for ops teams.
Apr 13, 20234 min readFrom Chaos to Clarity: Revolutionize Your RFP Process
Creating a Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate subscription management vendors can be a daunting task. There are several common challenges that businesses encounter during the process. In this article, we will discuss these challenges and provide strategies you can use to overcome them. Define Project Goals The first step towards crafting a successful RFP for subscription management vendors is the most critical yet often the most neglected. It’s defining your project goals. However, this seem
Apr 10, 20232 min readCreative Scrapbooker Magazine Drives Subscription Growth
How Scrapbooker Magazine used Pelcro to automate the renewal process and streamline the billing process. Creative Scrapbooker Magazine (CSB) is a popular paper crafting magazine that offers its readers tips and techniques for scrapbooking, card making, stamping, and mixed media projects. Like many subscription-based businesses, CSB was facing challenges in managing subscriptions, renewals and location-based pricing, which were leading to a decrease in revenue and an increase in administrative
Mar 24, 20231 min readCancel and Refund Improvements, Customer Balance
Cancellations and refunds are a necessary part of doing business, but they can often be a source of frustration for both customers and companies. Pelcro is committed to improving how cancellations and refunds behave, so that you have better experiences with their interactions when dealing with cancellations and refunds. This is only the tip of the iceberg for this release, so let’s get into it. Cancellations & Refunds Improvements We’ve revisited the cancellations and refunds interface so that
Feb 10, 20234 min readStars and Stripes Undergoes Full UI Facelift With the Help of Pelcro
It has been almost four years since Stars and Stripes, an independent news publisher serving the US military community, went live with Pelcro’s subscription management platform.
Case StudiesFeb 1, 20233 min readThe Day Chooses Pelcro to Manage Print and Digital
New London, CT: Renowned newspaper The Day goes live on the Pelcro platform. The acclaimed paper advances its technical capabilities by implementing a strategic paywall solution.
Case StudiesJan 5, 20232 min readCreative Scrapbooker Magazine Goes Live With Pelcro
ALBERTA, Dec. 2022 – Canadian-based niche scrapbooking magazine chooses Pelcro as their new subscription and membership software provider. Creative Scrapbooker Magazine now manages both its print magazine subscriptions and the membership of its online VIP club (Village of Inspired People) through Pelcro’s all-in-one platform. After successfully migrating data from their previous provider, the online magazine now looks forward to utilizing the new features available in Pelcro platform to help g
Dec 15, 20222 min readAdirondack Explorer Goes Live With Pelcro
Nonprofit Conservationist Publication Adirondack Explorer Goes Live With Pelcro With a Vision To Increase Subscription Revenue Saranac Lake, NY: Nonprofit publisher Adirondack Explorer goes live with Pelcro with the hopes of attracting more readers who are motivated to protect the Adirondack Park. The main goal was to address enthusiasts who are deeply invested in preserving and conserving the park. The publisher does so by managing subscriptions through the Pelcro platform. The Adirondack Explo
Dec 8, 20222 min readStop Rates: The Paywall’s Heart Monitor
Paywall conversion rates are pivotal to the sustenance of any given digital publication, especially when the publication is primarily funded by its readers. We often get asked, “which paywall strategy works best?”. And to provide you with an answer that can help you with planning, strategizing, and accomplishing your desired conversion-oriented objectives, we will take a rather unconventional route. So, in this blog, rather than answering the question of “which paywall strategy works best?”. W
Industry TrendsDec 1, 20223 min readNew Tap Integration, Failed Payment Retries, and More with
Pelcro’s latest release, V1.56, equips you with the tools needed to tackle all your churn-related problems. Having users fall through the cracks is a thing of the past. With this release, we have incorporated new revenue recovery features and time-saving billing solutions that will uplevel your collection process. We’ve also enhanced the user experience, added better functions to our campaign builder, improved the invoicing methodology, and much more! So without further ado, let’s dive into re
Nov 24, 20222 min readHow to Setup Your Paywall on WordPress?
We understand how overwhelming it can be when thinking about setting up a paywall on your website. And in some cases, the complexity of the integration process may steer some away from deploying paywalls because of how daunting the process may seem. However, in this blog, we will demonstrate just how easy the integration process can be when implementing paywalls on your WordPress site. Set Up Your Paywall in Under Three Minutes Believe it or not, you can set up a paywall and integrate your Wor
Nov 17, 20222 min read3 Ways Pelcro Recovers Revenue and Increases Auto Renewals
As a successful subscription business, your job is to not only acquire new subscribers but to also make sure they stay and keep renewing for as long as possible. The best way to cover your bases is by using revenue recovery tactics to ensure your potential recurring customers are not falling through the cracks. Ideally, you want a platform that can automate this, so that your operational team can focus on more pressing matters, like running your business. How Pelcro Recovers Revenue Automated
Industry TrendsNov 7, 20222 min readPaywall Plugins Vs Subscription Management Platforms
The “plugin vs platform debate” is one that most paywall seekers have sparked. But first, let’s understand what they both offer, what they have in common, and their differences. They both offer an effective content-gating solution to an ongoing content monetization problem, however, navigating these tools will be entirely different. Paywall plugins and subscription management platforms both will provide you with a paywall but they do not offer the same user experience and will not deliver the
Industry TrendsOct 27, 20223 min readWhen To Use a Soft Paywall?
For the past decade, using paywalls has been the number one solution for digital publishers to help create a predictable revenue model. Monetizing content rather than relying on ad revenue empowered publishers and gave them the freedom to grow. However, selecting the right paywall strategy that would help and not hinder their business has always been a topic of debate among decision-makers. In this blog, we’ll be getting up close and personal with soft paywalls to help you decipher if this sty
Industry TrendsOct 20, 20223 min read