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Snapchat+ Reaches 4 Million Paid Subscribers

The latest Snapchat+ milestone is that it has reached 4 million paid users. That’s up from 3 million in April, 2 million in February and 1 million in August – indicating not only healthy user growth but accelerated adoption.

Pro Features

Snapchat+ Sets the Bar

The latest Snapchat+ milestone is that it has reached 3 million paid users. That’s up from 2 million in February and 1 million in August – indicating not only healthy user growth but accelerated adoption. We examine drives & dynamics.

Generative AI

Meta and Snap Jump on the AI Chat Wagon

Snap and Meta both announced AI-fueled chat features this week. For Meta, that takes place within WhatsApp and Messenger. For Snap, it involves a new chatbot altogether. We dive into both.

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Pro Features

Snap Validates a User-Pay Model

In Snap’s Q4 results, one nugget buried in the earnings call caught our attention: the continued ramping growth of Snapchat+.  It has reached two million users, up from one million in August and zero in June. We unpack strategic takeaways.

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Pro Features

Snapchat+ Taps Into Social Personalization

After launching and racking up a million+ paid users, Snapchat + has rolled out a set of new features, letting users personalize the look and feel of the app, including styling icons and the camera capture button.

social media trends
Pro Features

Can Social Media Revive Revenue Through Subscriptions?

The headline from the past week of Q3 earnings is tough times for ad-supported tech giants. Given those headwinds, can social players create more defensibility through revenue diversification. And could subscription revenue be the answer?

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Snapchat+ Racks Up One Million Paid Users

Snap has announced that its new paid tier Snapchat+ has reached 1 million users. This comes about 45 days after the service’s launch, signaling demand for premium social apps… and diversification from advertising models in the privacy era. 

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Pro Features

Snap Launches Snapchat+

Snapchat jumped on the paid-teir wagon with today’s launch of Snapchat+.  Joining the emerging crop of paid tiers in the social world – such as Twitter Blue – the subscription offers premium perks for power users.

Privacy

Snap Jumps on the Paid-Tier Wagon

Following Twitter’s much-discussed paid tier, Twitter Blue, Snap appears to be interested in something similar. Though details are scant, the company has indicated that it’s testing a paid subscription tier called Snapchat+.

Mapping

Snap Layers In More Local Discovery

Among the many interlinking pieces at Snap, mapping is an ongoing initiative. We examine the latest updates to Snap Map including local discovery “layers.”

Augmented reality

Will Snap Bring Visual Search to Local Commerce?

One emerging consumer technology that could have implications for local commerce is visual search. This positions the camera as a search input to identify items you point your phone at. We examine through the lens of Snap’s latest updates.

Mapping

Mapping Mashup, Part II: Snap

What’s the latest from Snap Maps? It recently announced a structural enhancement known as “layers.” Think of this as different data sets in the map that you can toggle on and off (food, events, etc.) depending on your interests.

channel partners

Snap and Gannett Partner to Connect SMBs to Gen-Z

Print and digital media publisher Gannett announced today that it has partnered with Snap Inc.. to distribute Snapchat ad products to SMBs.  Snapchat is uniquely positioned to connect SMBs and Gen-Z, while Gannett has the last-mile sales reach.

Mapping

Snapchat Goes Deeper on Social Mapping

The latest signal for Snap’s social mapping ambitions came this week with the acquisition of location data platform StreetCred. Mostly an “acquihire,” the deal will bring four members StreetCred team to Snap, where they’ll work on strengthening its geo-data backbone.