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SectorNews & publishing
ProgrammesE-paper (subscription) • Empower (JEE/NEET prep)
EngagementPaid Ads Strategy
EstablishedTwo new business lines, one measurement standard
E-paper subscriptions in 2 months
new business lines, one growth discipline
acquisition approach
The challenge

Two new bets, neither one proven yet.

The Hindu Group was moving into new territory on two fronts simultaneously: a subscription-based e-paper, and Empower, an online test-prep platform for JEE and NEET aspirants. Neither business model had an established acquisition engine yet.

The challenge was proving unit economics could work on both, subscription revenue that justified the cost to acquire a subscriber, and a viable paid-registration model for Empower, while building from a standing start on each.

The approach

Two different business models meant two different acquisition logics, run under one growth discipline.

Move 01

E-paper: subscription growth with unit economics that work

Acquisition was built specifically to keep cost of subscription comfortably below subscriber value, not just to grow the base at any cost.

Move 02

Empower: paid registrations as a real acquisition model

Registration flows for Empower's JEE/NEET prep were initiated and optimised as a genuine, repeatable acquisition channel, not a one-off campaign push.

Move 03

Two businesses, one measurement standard

Both lines were held to the same discipline: growth that proved out the underlying unit economics, not just top-line volume.

The outcomes

A subscription model that pays for itself.

The e-paper subscription result is confirmed and strong, with cost of subscription held below subscriber value:
E-paper subscription base growth
Within a 2-month period, with cost of subscription kept below subscriber value.
 
 
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