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    15 Ways We Made It Through 2016!

    How TNL's Product and Audience team nailed 2016 - including wins, winces and grinches

    The Product Audience development team was formed. Wit, intelligence and sheer grit were the requirements

    … And the ability to thrive in an intensely busy office

    July 28, 2016: Registered Access launched to much excitement

    Initial signs were good… Could it be we were on to something?

    But then things started to slow down

    No matter what we tried, the target began to stretch out of reach

    And we tried EVERYTHING

    But then, just when all seemed lost...

    We had a breakthrough!

    Things started to pick up

    A task force was launched!

    And the target zoomed back into view

    The lessons learned?

    test! Test! TEST!

    Here’s to 2017!