Publishing : 5 must-use integrations on Calaméo

In PRODUCT
3 October 2024
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In the publishing industry, it’s essential to stand out from the crowd and capture readers’ attention. Calaméo, our digital publishing platform, offers innovative solutions to enrich your content and deliver an engaging, interactive reading experience. But did you know that by using some of the integrations we offer, you can take interactivity even further and optimize your publications? Here are five must-use integrations on Calaméo if you’re in the publishing business.

1) Embedly: offer an enriched reading experience

Our Embedly integration lets you enrich your publications by adding various interactive elements. Whether it’s videos, images, tweets or maps, Embedly offers you a multitude of possibilities to energize your content. Thanks to this integration, your publications become immersive, interactive experiences. Your readers can interact directly with the integrated elements, making their reading experience more engaging and memorable.

READ MORE: How to integrate Embedly to my Calaméo account?

2) YouTube: add videos

The integration of YouTube on Calaméo is a major boost for publishers wishing to enrich their publications with video content. Imagine being able to include author interviews, or even book trailers, directly in your documents. Not only does this capture readers’ attention, it also allows them to access additional information without leaving the page. Videos add a visual and dynamic dimension that can transform ordinary reading into a unique experience.

READ MORE: How to integrate YouTube to my Calaméo account?

3) Typeform: gather feedback from your readers

Understanding your readers’ opinions is essential to continually improving your publications. With our Typeform integration, you can easily integrate polls, questionnaires and interactive forms directly into your documents. This feature enables you to gather detailed and constructive feedback from your readers, while keeping them engaged. With Typeform, you can ask relevant questions, analyze responses and adjust your content according to your audience’s expectations and preferences.

READ MORE: How to integrate Typeform to my Calaméo account?

4) Matomo: track your publication metrics

If you already use Matomo to collect statistics for your website, you can now also use it to track the performance of your Calaméo publications and better understand the behavior of your readers. This analysis tool provides you with precise, detailed data on the performance of your publications. You can track key metrics such as number of views, time spent on each page, click-through rates and much more. This information enables you to identify what’s working and what’s not, and adjust your strategies accordingly to maximize the impact of your content.

READ MORE: How to integrate Matomo to my Calaméo account?

TIP: if you use Google Analytics, Calaméo also offers a Google Analytics 4 integration. How to integrate Google Analytics 4 to my Calaméo account?

5) MailChimp: invite readers to subscribe to your newsletter

MailChimp‘s integration with Calaméo enables you to turn your readers into loyal subscribers. By integrating newsletter sign-up forms directly into your publications, you can easily collect the e-mail addresses of interested readers. This not only makes it easier to grow your subscriber list, but also to maintain a constant link with your audience by sending them regular updates and exclusive content. This integration simplifies the subscription process and increases your readers’ chances of loyalty.

READ MORE: How to integrate MailChimp to my Calaméo account?

Conclusion

As a professional in the publishing industry, using Calaméo and its integrations can radically transform the way you publish and share your content. Embedly, YouTube, Typeform, Matomo, and MailChimp are powerful tools that not only enrich your publications, but also enable you to better understand and interact with your readers. Adopt these integrations and offer your audience a unique, interactive reading experience that will keep them captivated and engaged.

READ OUR CASE STUDY : Building audience loyalty with Calaméo

Integrations are a new feature reserved for PLATINUM accounts. Ask for your free 14-day trial of Calaméo PLATINUM.

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When you’ve worked hard on creating a great publication, having more choices is always a good thing. That’s why we’re so pleased to announce that there is now a new option for including video in your digital publications on Calaméo!

From now on, you will be able to embed video elements that play directly on the page of your publication without opening a pop-up overlay. Your readers can move seamlessly from browsing an article to watching a video clip and back again.

All you need to do is open your publication in the Calaméo Editor, go to the page you want to modify and select the video icon.

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💡 TIP: Want embedded videos to play with sound? Don’t opt for autoplay. By default, your readers must click for sound on videos that start playing automatically.

Save your work and view your publication to see the video embedded right on the page!

Of course, you’ll still be able to choose the classic pop-up player for your videos. Just select “Pop-up” from the Display mode options when adding video to your publication in the Calaméo Editor.

Including video from YouTube, DailyMotion and Vimeo directly inside of your publication is an exclusive feature of our PLATINUM plan. Upgrade today to enjoy all the advantages of professional digital publishing on Calaméo!

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