Customer Case Study
Neue Zürcher Zeitung Drives App Traffic with Tailored Alerts
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) is the Swiss newspaper of record and one of the oldest papers still published.
Airship Helps NZZ Create More App Loyalty
56%
increase in time in app
40,000
monthly app downloads
Overview
Neue Zürcher Zeitung is one of the most influential German-language newspapers in Switzerland, known for its high-quality journalism and unbiased reporting. In addition to its print and web-based content, the company offers a mobile app that provides cutting-edge stories on finance, sports, science, the arts and international affairs.
Challenge
Today, more than half of NZZ’s revenue comes from loyal readers. As digital revenue continued to surge, Neue Zürcher Zeitung wanted to increase reader loyalty by driving app users to its high-quality, personalized content. Airship is a key part of the publisher’s strategy to drive users to its app, with the ultimate goal of increasing visit frequency and hitting its 200,000 paid- subscribers target by 2022.
Results
In addition to a boost in open rates and a decrease in opt-outs, NZZ saw a 56% increase in time in app after implementing targeted Push Notifications.
“Airship’s mobile engagement solution and backend support are strong — and there are great out-of-the-box capabilities. The quality of service is well worth the money.”
Niklaus Gerber
Product Manager for Apps
Solution
Enhancing the Entire Experience for Mobile Readers
Increased Engagement with Interest-Based Alerts
Users are spending about two more minutes in the app since NZZ implemented segmented, topic-based alerts based on their interests.
Improved Open Rates Using Out-of-the-Box Features
NZZ boosts click-throughs by providing a quality app experience using out-of-the-box features, including rich media, deep linking and time-of-day delivery preferences.
Leveraging Insights for Successful Retargeting
Performance Analytics gave the company a glimpse into the most popular tags added in the past seven days, empowering more effective retargeting.
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