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INDUSTRY — MEDIA & PUBLISHING

Media marketing for a market where your own reach no longer sells automatically.

Publishers and broadcasters compete with every app. We build brand work that wins subscribers, defends reach — and keeps the advertising business alive.

Engagements including the Wiener Zeitung — public tender won repeatedly.

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OUR THESIS

A media brand that doesn't become a brand itself ends up just selling inventory — and that gets cheaper.

Ad sales fluctuate. Subscription revenue is the more stable business. Wanting both, you need a brand that moves people to pay — not just to consume.

INDUSTRY REALITIES
01

Subscribers beat reach (long-term).

Ad sales live on inventory bought. Subscription lives on the brand read. Brand investment is subscription investment.

02

Brand strength is markup defence.

Without a strong brand, you can only sell via price — and compete with everyone. Brand work is price defence.

03

Audience data is brand pull.

Without understanding your own audience, you can't sell it to advertisers. First-party data is a brand asset.

04

Format innovation is brand work.

Newsletter, podcast, vertical video. Without being ahead in format change, you lose the audience before they pay.

KPIs WE STEER BY
Paid Subscriber Growth (Net)
Net growth, not gross sign-ups. Promo free months without conversion are vanity.
ARPU pro Subscriber
Average revenue per subscriber. Cross-sell and bundle logic make ARPU.
Engaged Reach (Time-on-Page, Scroll Depth)
Reach without engagement is inventory, not impact. Advertisers pay for engagement.
Brand Trust / Source Authority
How much trust does the brand have as a source? Correlates with willingness to subscribe.
OUR SERVICES FOR THIS INDUSTRY

Branding for Media Brands

Brand architecture for publishers, broadcasters, radio. Dignified, modern, subscription-compatible.

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Talk-of-Town for format launches

New shows, newsletters, podcasts — designed as earned-media stories.

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AI-enabled Websites for Publishers

Websites that serve subscription, advertising and editorial simultaneously — with AI-assisted personalisation.

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AISEO / GEO for source authority

Presence when AI assistants cite sources. Brand pull in the answer layer.

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QUESTIONS WE GET ASKED

Yes. We know publisher and broadcaster reality from subscription growth, ad sales and format innovation across DACH.

Yes. Net subscriber growth, onboarding journeys, retention campaigns and win-back. We ignore gross sign-ups without conversion.

Yes. Positioning your own reach and engagement depth to advertisers — without compromising the editorial brand.

Strictly. Marketing and editorial are separate worlds — that isn't an obstacle, it's a trust asset. We respect the wall.

Your content is your brand. We make it sellable.

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