How Nikkei improves user retention with new subscriber consultation

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1. 1 How Nikkei improves user retention through consultation with new

   subscribers YOSUKE SUZUKI GM Digital Business Development, Nikkei America yosuke.suzuki@nex.nikkei.com NIKKEI PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY BLOG on Medium: https://medium.com/nikkei-product-technology

2. NIKKEI Group Overview 144 year history 1400 Journalists NIKKEI+FT 2.2M

   Nikkei newspaper 700K Nikkei.com paid subs(38.9$/m) 8M Nikkei ID membership Financial Database/Index Business Live Events Educational Services Consolidated Revenue $3.2B TV/Radio networks Trade Journals

3. Nikkei Digital Edition (Nikkei.com) Paid Subscribers: 700K ($38.9 USD/month) Launched

   March 2010

4. Monthly churn rate is low: 1.5% … but large in

   absolute numbers, so churn reduction is a priority Acquisition Cost > Retention Cost Retention is highly cost-effective

5. Nikkei.com offers a wide range of apps and features…but many

   subscribers don’t use them or even know about them • iOS/Android app (86%) • ePaper app (44%) • Keyword follow • Newsletter • Search • Interactive content • Company directories 困った!

6. New Subscriber Consultation: 3 Key Questions Why do you access

   Nikkei news? [Multiple choice OK] • Daily news review • For work or business • Managing investments or assets • Self-improvement • Other reason In the past, how often did you read the Nikkei daily newspaper? • Almost every day • 3-4 times per week • 1-2 times per week • Never read the Nikkei newspaper Which viewer format do you prefer? • Article list smartphone view • ePaper app Replica viewer

7. New subscriber consultation -> Provide app and feature recommendations •

   6 app/feature recommendation profiles based on new subscriber survey responses ◦ Smartphone app Installation Guide ◦ Habit-making guidance for Morning/Evening editions ◦ Content recommendations ◦ Personalization feature

8. Results(1) 85% Answered Best result • New subscriber response rate

   to survey: 85%! (Test period: 2019 Jun ~ Jul) • The way you ask questions is important • Utilized A/B Testing Optimization Please answer the following 3 questions. Thank you for registering. Please answer the following 3 questions. (with Nikkei masthead image)

9. Results(2) • 4 point improvement in retention rate (93 day

   retention period) • 8 point improvement in ePaper app usage rate (44% -> 52%) • $546K gross profit increase

10. 10 YOSUKE SUZUKI GM Digital Business Development, Nikkei America yosuke.suzuki@nex.nikkei.com

    NIKKEI PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY BLOG on Medium https://medium.com/nikkei-product-technology