Publishers have been on a crucial hunt for strategies to reduce churn in recent months, particularly as readers' propensity to pay for subscriptions have begun to waver. But what happens when up to half of churn occurs unintentionally because of an expired credit card or someone reaching their credit limit ahead of payment? That’s when a process called “dunning” comes into play. Here’s a WTF breakdown.

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