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Retargeting & the 'Day 0 Dilemma': Q&A with Alexei Chemenda, Adikteev
Retargeting is a hugely powerful tool within mobile gaming to reactivate lapsed players, but there are many gaming marketers who get it wrong. TheGamingEconomy speaks exclusively with Alexei Chemenda (pictured below), chief revenue officer for apps, and managing director, U.S., [...]
Grabbing Gamers & Gaining Visibility with Rewarded Video
Awareness campaigns are a critical tool for new and established brands alike. The focus of these campaigns isn’t immediate click throughs and conversions; instead, it is on building brand recognition and consumer retention. Traditional awareness campaigns might include TV advertising [...]
Take Your Game to the Next Level: App Retargeting for Retention in Gaming
It would be foolish to underestimate the power of app retargeting to engage with your mobile gaming app users. As a consumer, you may think of retargeting as being followed around the web by the image of a pair of [...]
The Fundamentals of App Store Optimisation & the Black Hat Tactics to Avoid
What is App Store Optimisation (ASO) and are mobile gaming developers making the most of it to maximise app-store visibility and potential installs? TheGamingEconomy speaks exclusively with Katerina Zolotareva (pictured below), marketing and customer success manager, TheTool, about how to [...]
Last-Click Attribution Is Failing Marketers: Q&A with Amit Dar, Taptica
User acquisition is evolving. Where it used to be all about the number of installs, developers are becoming smarter and more discerning about campaign metrics and tying acquisition activity back to the bottom line. Now it's about finding the highest [...]
Data Democracy & the Support of Meritocratic Online Conversation: Q&A with Tim Wilson, CEO, Qutee
The gaming community is vast, dynamic, and incredibly engaged. However, in many environments, the popular misperceptions of what a gamer is reign. Tim Wilson (pictured below), CEO, Qutee, is passionate about changing this and is an ardent advocate of data [...]
How Blockchain Is the Future of the Gaming Industry
Year after year, the gaming industry produces more advanced, high-specification games that require powerful hardware which, due to high prices, is not available for all gamers. This is a problem that is not surprising, writes Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey, exclusively [...]
How Gaming Developers Can Tackle the Challenges of User Retention & Reactivation
In this piece, Elle Chen, head of strategic partnerships, Simplaex, tells TheGamingEconomy that for gaming app developers, the ultimate goal is not just to have high installs but to build a community of addicted gamers. Think about how expensive it [...]
How Brands Are Benefitting from Esports – Q&A with Minute Media
Once considered TV’s last safe bastion, the world of live sports is facing disruption. Ratings have dropped, subscriptions have fallen, and digital platforms continue to take an increasing share of eyeballs. Confronted with an ageing demographic, it’s no surprise rights [...]
Voodoo Gets Some Help from Goldman; Apple Back in the Ad Business
TheGamingEconomy rounds of some of the biggest stories in the business of gaming. In this week's edition: Voodoo Gets Some Help from Goldman; Apple Back in the Ad Business; and Zynga Grabs Gram Games for USD$250m. Voodoo Gets Some Help from Goldman There is a [...]
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