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What would
Amazon do?
Project methodology & background
The mag
sub in
context
YouGov
Survey
(2,000)
7 focus
groups
Dovetail
SSS
(145,000)
Publisher
research
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
Report structure
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
Mapping the RRM world
The hyperactive Amazon
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
The magazine purchasing model
Magazine
Consumption
Content
Platform
Purchase
Channel
Repertoire
Flex
Magazine
Addiction
Subscription
Mentality
Magazine content platform
Magazine purchase channel
Magazine market sector map
Magazine consumption outputs
Reader
Value
£5.40
spend per month
3.0
issues read per
month
-16
trend in reading
Magazine purchasing personas
Magazine purchasing personas
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Mag Sub %
Age (% under 35)
Persona Magazine Spend
Print Zealots
Print Conservatives
121
Print Flexers
Print Dabblers
Digital Radicals
Digital Enhancers
Digital Experimenters
102
116
44 63
128
35
Older Younger
Magazine purchasing personas
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Mag Sub %
Age (% under 35)
Persona Magazine Spend
Print Zealots
Print Conservatives
121
Print Flexers
Print Dabblers
Digital Radicals
Digital Enhancers
Digital Experimenters
102
116
44 63
128
35
Older Younger
Magazine purchasing personas
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Mag Sub %
Age (% under 35)
Persona Magazine Spend
Print Zealots
Print Conservatives
121
Print Flexers
Print Dabblers
Digital Radicals
Digital Enhancers
Digital Experimenters
102
116
44 63
128
35
Older Younger
Magazine purchasing personas
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Mag Sub %
Age (% under 35)
Persona Magazine Spend
Print Zealots
Print Conservatives
121
Print Flexers
Print Dabblers
Digital Radicals
Digital Enhancers
Digital Experimenters
102
116
44 63
128
35
Older Younger
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
Unpacking the magazine subscription
Givens Enhancements Variables
Content quality Rewarding loyalty Title flexibility
Competitive pricing Payment options Membership
Easy cancellation Frictionless processes Gifting
Fast & faultless delivery Trial Content Atomisation
Fast problem resolution Added value
Control & personalisation
Subscription theatre
Content architecture
Ecommerce
Membership: who wants it?
Buyers Supporters Investors
Contract Club Community
Membership: who wants it?
Buyers Supporters Investors
Contract Club Community
• Core versus generic benefits.
• Understanding the real role of the brand.
• Magazines as benefits in a bigger club.
• Getting embedded in the “life-flow”
The overload cycle
The overload cycle
• Shifting focus from front-end to in-service.
• Reacting in real time to overloads.
• Getting the benefits right.
• Fast & frictionless cancellation.
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
The B2B / Consumer interface
• The B2B magazine landscape
• Attitudes to work
• How B2B magazines have changed
• How B2B magazines are read
• What Consumer can learn from B2B
• What B2B can learn from Consumer
• Subscribing to B2B magazines
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
What do you think about these?.....
What if?......
+ + = ?
The magazine consumer’s purchase options
Content
Platform
Delivery
Channel
Commitment
Information
Unit
Payment
Print Retail Single Copy Issue Method
Digital
Home Delivery
Post
Retail home delivery
Ongoing
Open-ended
Fixed term
Article Frequency
Click & Co
(shop save)
Minimum
Information
Unit
Digital
Stream
Download
Flow of free (access-level) content
Reimagining
the mag sub
The mag
sub in
context
Mapping
the RRM
world
Mapping
current mag
purchasing Enhancing
the mag
subscription
The B2B
dimension
Understanding the magazine now
• Understanding buying as deeply as reading
• Tracking readers’ changing digital activity
• Understanding the role of the magazine brand
• Mapping the multiples
• Preparing for the Digital Jump
Following the global RRM trends
• From front-end choice to in-service control
• From lock-in to satisfaction
• From subscription to membership
• Free as a pathway to paid
• Maximising the multiples
Optimising the existing assets
• Joining up the dots
Print + digital
Retail + direct
Reading + buying
• Moving from bolt-on to rebuild
• Maintaining quality in every dimension
• Owning the complete magazine experience
• Tailoring offers & models
4 key challenges
Balancing Retro & Relic
4 key challenges
Balancing Retro & Relic
The loyalty timebomb
4 key challenges
Balancing Retro & Relic
The loyalty timebomb
The smartphone opportunity
4 key challenges
Balancing Retro & Relic
The loyalty timebomb
The smartphone opportunity
Breaking through the noise
Some practical suggestions
• Break down the internal silos
• Take everything apart & then reassemble it
• Develop a deeper understanding of the end user
• Segment and automate everything possible
• Rethink what “customer service” really means
• Build partnerships
• Watch Amazon and grocery retail
Joining up the dots
of a multi-dimensional
medium
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Reimagining the magazine subscription in an Amazon world

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  • 6. Project methodology & background The mag sub in context YouGov Survey (2,000) 7 focus groups Dovetail SSS (145,000) Publisher research
  • 7. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension Report structure
  • 8. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension
  • 11. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension
  • 12. The magazine purchasing model Magazine Consumption Content Platform Purchase Channel Repertoire Flex Magazine Addiction Subscription Mentality
  • 16. Magazine consumption outputs Reader Value £5.40 spend per month 3.0 issues read per month -16 trend in reading
  • 18. Magazine purchasing personas 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Mag Sub % Age (% under 35) Persona Magazine Spend Print Zealots Print Conservatives 121 Print Flexers Print Dabblers Digital Radicals Digital Enhancers Digital Experimenters 102 116 44 63 128 35 Older Younger
  • 19. Magazine purchasing personas 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Mag Sub % Age (% under 35) Persona Magazine Spend Print Zealots Print Conservatives 121 Print Flexers Print Dabblers Digital Radicals Digital Enhancers Digital Experimenters 102 116 44 63 128 35 Older Younger
  • 20. Magazine purchasing personas 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Mag Sub % Age (% under 35) Persona Magazine Spend Print Zealots Print Conservatives 121 Print Flexers Print Dabblers Digital Radicals Digital Enhancers Digital Experimenters 102 116 44 63 128 35 Older Younger
  • 21. Magazine purchasing personas 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Mag Sub % Age (% under 35) Persona Magazine Spend Print Zealots Print Conservatives 121 Print Flexers Print Dabblers Digital Radicals Digital Enhancers Digital Experimenters 102 116 44 63 128 35 Older Younger
  • 22. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension
  • 23. Unpacking the magazine subscription Givens Enhancements Variables Content quality Rewarding loyalty Title flexibility Competitive pricing Payment options Membership Easy cancellation Frictionless processes Gifting Fast & faultless delivery Trial Content Atomisation Fast problem resolution Added value Control & personalisation Subscription theatre Content architecture Ecommerce
  • 24. Membership: who wants it? Buyers Supporters Investors Contract Club Community
  • 25. Membership: who wants it? Buyers Supporters Investors Contract Club Community • Core versus generic benefits. • Understanding the real role of the brand. • Magazines as benefits in a bigger club. • Getting embedded in the “life-flow”
  • 27. The overload cycle • Shifting focus from front-end to in-service. • Reacting in real time to overloads. • Getting the benefits right. • Fast & frictionless cancellation.
  • 28. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension
  • 29. The B2B / Consumer interface • The B2B magazine landscape • Attitudes to work • How B2B magazines have changed • How B2B magazines are read • What Consumer can learn from B2B • What B2B can learn from Consumer • Subscribing to B2B magazines
  • 30. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension
  • 31. What do you think about these?.....
  • 33. The magazine consumer’s purchase options Content Platform Delivery Channel Commitment Information Unit Payment Print Retail Single Copy Issue Method Digital Home Delivery Post Retail home delivery Ongoing Open-ended Fixed term Article Frequency Click & Co (shop save) Minimum Information Unit Digital Stream Download Flow of free (access-level) content
  • 34. Reimagining the mag sub The mag sub in context Mapping the RRM world Mapping current mag purchasing Enhancing the mag subscription The B2B dimension
  • 35. Understanding the magazine now • Understanding buying as deeply as reading • Tracking readers’ changing digital activity • Understanding the role of the magazine brand • Mapping the multiples • Preparing for the Digital Jump
  • 36. Following the global RRM trends • From front-end choice to in-service control • From lock-in to satisfaction • From subscription to membership • Free as a pathway to paid • Maximising the multiples
  • 37. Optimising the existing assets • Joining up the dots Print + digital Retail + direct Reading + buying • Moving from bolt-on to rebuild • Maintaining quality in every dimension • Owning the complete magazine experience • Tailoring offers & models
  • 38. 4 key challenges Balancing Retro & Relic
  • 39. 4 key challenges Balancing Retro & Relic The loyalty timebomb
  • 40. 4 key challenges Balancing Retro & Relic The loyalty timebomb The smartphone opportunity
  • 41. 4 key challenges Balancing Retro & Relic The loyalty timebomb The smartphone opportunity Breaking through the noise
  • 42. Some practical suggestions • Break down the internal silos • Take everything apart & then reassemble it • Develop a deeper understanding of the end user • Segment and automate everything possible • Rethink what “customer service” really means • Build partnerships • Watch Amazon and grocery retail
  • 43. Joining up the dots of a multi-dimensional medium