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Monetization Roundtable on Subscription Membership Strategies.

About the Event

[PAST EVENT] This event has already ended, but the recording will be available to everyone on our YouTube channel soon. Subscribing members can also find the recording on our Impact Portal soon.
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Sponsored by Neon,
this monetization roundtable is open to everyone! Join us as we explore how the best subscription membership strategies go beyond battle passes.

Our host, Talia Shmuel, will lead the conversation alongside industry experts Oxana Fomina, Shane Sareli, and Oscar Clark as they dive into actionable insights and key takeaways, including:

  • Monetization Beyond Battle Passes – 18% of top-grossing games use memberships that contribute up to 49% of IAP revenue.
  • Reward Structures – Memberships typically provide persistent perks, daily consumables, or a combination of both.
  • Driving Retention Through Routine – Daily consumables incentivize players to log in daily or weekly to claim rewards.
  • Free Trials – 23% of apps offer trial periods of their memberships.
  • Auto-Renewal as a Retention Tool – 42% of apps renew memberships automatically unless canceled.
  • Incentivize First-Time and Repeat Buys – Use purchase bonuses and renewal rewards to drive new purchases and retention.

Our Host: Talia Shmuel – Product Strategist, Product Manager and Game Design

Talia Shmuel is an experienced leader in product and game design with over a decade in the gaming industry. Talia specializes in product management, operations, and design leadership, applying her deep expertise to drive growth and innovation.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Shane Sareli
Entrepreneur, Growth Consultant & Product Advisor
Sareli Systems

Speaker biography

Shane Sareli is a seasoned growth strategist with over 20 years of experience driving results across game development, software architecture, economy design, and user experience. His expertise lies in aligning technical systems with player-centric design to unlock sustainable growth. As founder of Sareli Systems, Shane partners with mobile games, Web3 projects, and consumer app teams to deliver tailored product and growth strategies that scale.

Oxana Fomina
Live Ops & Monetization Expert
Gradient Universe

Oxana Fomina is a game analytics strategist and engagement expert with over a decade of experience optimizing retention, monetization, and user behavior in gaming. As the Founder of Gradient Universe, she has pioneered data-driven approaches that integrate psycho-social behavior patterns with game economics to maximize ROI and lifetime value (LTV).

Oscar Clark
Director & CEO
Arcanix.AI, Game Advance Academy, Fundamentally Games LTD

Oscar Clark is a leading voice in mobile and connected gaming with over 25 years of experience driving innovation across monetization, live ops, and game strategy. As CEO and co-founder of Fundamentally Games, he helps developers turn games into thriving services. His previous roles include key positions at Unity, Sony PlayStation Home, and Three UK, where he helped shape some of the industry’s earliest and most successful mobile game platforms.