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Supporting EL PAÍS on the path from 120,000 to 350,000 digital subscribers

We began our partnership with EL PAÍS in late 2021 when they had around 120,000 subscribers. In the 6 months following our work with them, we were delighted to see that they had grown their subscriptions by 50% - achieving 180,000 subscribers in June of 2022. Now EL PAÍS is the top-ranking Spanish-language media outlet, with more than 350,000 digital subscribers.

How did they achieve such rapid growth and how did FT Strategies help?

Supporting EL PAÍS on the path from 120,000 to 350,000 digital subscribers

We began our partnership with EL PAÍS in late 2021 when they had around 120,000 subscribers. In the 6 months following our work with them, we were delighted to see that they had grown their subscriptions by 50% - achieving 180,000 subscribers in June of 2022. Now EL PAÍS is the top-ranking Spanish-language media outlet, with more than 350,000 digital subscribers.

How did they achieve such rapid growth and how did FT Strategies help?

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Subscriber Acquisition and Conversion Optimisation

Accelerate growth by optimising acquisition funnels, pricing strategy and user experience.
  • Pricing and packaging analysis to maximise revenue potential and perceived value.
  • Funnel diagnostics across registration, trials and conversion pathways.
  • Conversion rate optimisation using behavioural insights and journey mapping.
  • Marketing and campaign strategy support, including targeting and messaging.
  • Roadmap for acquisition growth with short-term wins and long-term levers.

OUR EXPERTS

Lisa MacLeod
Director
Lisa MacLeod
Director

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and Chair of the advisory board of the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

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Lisa MacLeod
Director
Lisa MacLeod
Director

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and Chair of the advisory board of the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

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Lisa MacLeod
Director
Lisa MacLeod
Director

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and Chair of the advisory board of the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

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Lisa MacLeod
Director
Lisa MacLeod
Director

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and Chair of the advisory board of the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

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Lisa MacLeod
Director
Lisa MacLeod
Director

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and Chair of the advisory board of the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

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Lisa MacLeod
Director
Lisa MacLeod
Director

Lisa has over 25 years of experience in print-to-digital transformation, most notably at the Financial Times where she led newsroom operations, was an Assistant Editor and Managing Editor, Associate Editor and Head of Operations for FT.com. She led group-wide digital transformation projects at both of South Africa’s biggest publishers, Tiso Blackstar (now Arena Holdings) and Naspers’s 24.com.

Lisa is a former Vice President of the World Association of News Publishers, advisor and coach with Women in News, a board member of the World Editors Forum, Leader in Residence at the University of Lancashire and Chair of the advisory board of the Journalism Innovation Leaders faculty.

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