Inside Hearst’s Texting Playbook

NOVEMBER 19, 2025 | 1:00 PM EST

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Join Hearst Newspapers senior director of new content initiatives Alex Ptachick, Subtext CEO Mike Donaghue and The Rebooting’s Brian Morrissey for a one-hour, interactive case study on how Hearst is using texting to drive results. We’ll dig into how Hearst is using texting for breaking news and weather alerts, live sports coverage, critic-led city guides, membership saves, and time-boxed commerce. We’ll also cover how the team sets cadence, keeps the tone human, and proves impact.

What we’ll cover:

  • What’s working with texting campaigns
  • How to set up an effective SMS campaign built for engagement and ROI
  • How to use SMS to mitigate churn and drive new subscriptions 
  • How SMS can be used to build human connections with creators and journalists
  • Effective workflows for SMS

SPEAKERS

BRIAN MORRISSEY

FOUNDER
THE REBOOTING

MIKE DONAGHUE

CEO
SUBTEXT

ALEX PTACHICK

SR. DIRECTOR NEW CLIENT INITIATIVES
HEARST

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