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From page views to propensity: How the Daily Mail is retooling for a zero-click world
- The Daily Mail is shifting from page views to time spent and loyalty in a bid to boost subscriptions.
- A dynamic AI paywall now covers about 50% of the global audience, guiding what stays behind the wall.
- Direct traffic makes up roughly 60% of overall traffic, enabling deeper engagement strategies.
- The Mail is migrating from a co.uk domain to a .com to support a global operation and attract advertisers.
- Mail IQ and other AI tools automate article fields and social copy, saving significant newsroom time.
- New verticals and games are being hosted to build daily habit and keep readers returning.
- The Mail plans to reduce ad slots per page from 10 to three to boost high-value impressions.
- The company aims for one million Mail+ subscribers by 2028, expanding the subscription-led core business.
- A 'golden metric' blends traffic with dwell time and deeper engagement like sharing and saving.
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