The Future Of Media Panel
Zuora for Media
Print circulation revenue is dwindling, advertising revenue is unreliable, and giving away content for free isn't sustainable. But what's the right pricing model for online content? Is it monthly all-or-nothing access like the Wall Street Journal or a metered approach like the Financial Times? Is it pre-paid accounts and micropayments?
Z-Business for Media
Enabling Paywall 2.0 for Media
The digital revolution brings a great opportunity for the media industry to reinvent and rebuild themselves. While basic paywalls proved that customers are willing to pay for content, more focus is required to better meet the needs of subscribers and maximize subscription revenues over time. The strategy behind this transformation is what many are referring to as Paywall 2.0 and the next phase of the evolution of the media industry.
Paywall 2.0 consists of 5 strategies media companies should consider to help extend and monetize their subscription value over time.
- Increased Geographical Reach
- Cross Content Bundling
- Innovative Content Packaging
- Richer Multi-Device Content
- Predictable Subscriber-Centric Revenue Models
Resources for Media
Automated Global Billing & Payments Operations
Z-Business for Media makes it easy to receive, reconcile, and manage recurring payments at any frequency. Readers can make their payments via hundreds of different currencies, major credit cards and 9 direct debit methods. And the typically complex processes like payment exception handling and taxation are a breeze with Z-Business.
Sophisticated Subscription Management
As a means to better meet the needs of your subscribers, Z-Business for Media supports bundling of multiple items on a single subscription. And on top of that -- it simplifies your back end processes by consolidated billing across all content formats and the ability to add or remove content items without disrupting subscriptions.
Creative Content Monetization Models
The media product catalog gives publishers full pricing and packaging flexibility in hundreds of different currencies to launch new products, in even new markets, quickly. Better yet -- Z-Business for Media supports any subscription pricing model. So, whether you’re looking to offer one time, recurring, time-based discounts, or even a freemium pricing model, we’ve got you covered.
Case Study: VNU
VNU Media Deploys Pricing & Packaging the Way Their Market Demands
Multi-Device, Multi-Channel Engagement
Z-Business for Media makes supporting multi-device and multi-channel engagement a cinch. You’ll be equipped with point and click tools for creating commerce web-pages and sample code libraries to enable faster time-to-market on multiple platforms. On top of that, your subscribers can self-service their account and subscriptions across any device.
Visibility into Key Subscriber Revenue Metrics
Large or small, every media company needs centralized, real-time access to all the metrics needed to optimize and grow your business. Z-Business for Media enables you to report on key metrics like MRR, TCV, Churn and renewals, offers pre-built billing, payments and revenue reports, and allows for ad-hoc reporting.
Additional Resources
Press Release:
Zuora Unveils Z-Business for Media, Helping Media Companies Use Paywall 2.0 to Win in Today’s Digital Age
“Zuora is helping us take control of our customer relationships and, unlike other systems Z-Business for Media has been designed around the future of subscription models, not the past.” — Katie vanneck-smith, CmO, news international
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