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CLIENT
Piano
MY ROLE
Director of Content and Communications
YEARS
2023–2025
SERVICES
Content strategy · Original research · Editorial production · Events

— RESULTS
Annual flagship reports
Speakers sourced and managed at a global conference
Countries represented at Piano Academy Live
— THE CHALLENGE
— MY APPROACH
What the Data Revealed
The 2024 Subscription Performance Benchmarks Report drew on Piano's global publisher data collected between 2022 and 2024. The findings challenged the prevailing narrative that media was struggling: while traffic had grown only 5%, conversions were up 14% and subscription revenue had surged 28%. 85% of Piano clients increased revenue over that period — even those whose traffic declined. The report covered seven major trends, from the collapse of social media referral traffic to the rise of mobile conversions, the decline of free trials, and the growing importance of lifetime value over raw subscriber volume.
It gave Piano's clients a clear, data-backed framework for making smarter decisions about acquisition, retention, and pricing.
— THE IMPACT
The Subscription Performance Benchmarks Report was well received by clients and prospects. It was presented on stage at Piano Academy Live 2024, distributed in print at the conference, and published digitally as a gated asset to support demand generation. For me, this project represented what good content leadership looks like: not just commissioning content, but understanding the audience, shaping the research questions, and making sure the final product was useful enough that people actually wanted to read it — and share it.
Read the full report at piano.io.
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