The document discusses marketing strategies for Android apps. It notes that the Android Market grew 127% in apps from Q4 2010 to Q2 2011, compared to 44% for the Apple App Store. It introduces App-Promo as an expert in custom marketing plans for apps, including PR, social media, and paid media tactics. Specific tactics covered include optimizing app store listings, reviews/ratings, branding, distribution channels, press releases, blogger outreach, and paid acquisition.
3. Many companies invest money in developing
apps but do not invest in marketing and
promotion and discovery
Lack of understanding about the importance of
consistent marketing, promotion and PR to
build the brand
Limited time or resources to start and sustain
and refine marketing & promotional efforts
Importance of customizing messaging, target
audiences, promotion and marketing channels.
Unaware of the discovery channels and
opportunities outside of the major app stores
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4. Between Q4 2010 and Q2 2011 the Android Market grew 127% in
number of apps, while the Apple App Store grew 44%
In Q3 2011, the number of active mobile applications in the Android
Market stood at 319,161 compared to 459,589 in the Apple App
Store
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5. In September 11, Android Market added a record breaking 42,000 new
apps
At the send of September 34% of active apps were PAID however this
month that figure is only 26%, which shows developers are developing
more free content than before.
Average selling price in Android currently equals $3.18 US
Nearly 50% of all new added content falls into four top categories
Games
Entertainment
Personalization
Music and Audio
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6. The average publisher on Android has placed more the 6
applications in the Market since launch compared to over 4 apps
for iOS
The Android Market has also removed more the 37% of published
apps
More than 78% of the apps removed were free applications
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7. Android users are expected to be downloading more Apps than
iOS by Summer 2012
Both stores should reach 3.2 Billion downloads per month by next
June 2012
After that Android is expected to eclipse App Store downloads
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8. We are experts in developing and executing
custom, integrated PR and marketing plans to
build awareness and drive downloads
App-Promo can connect you with the relevant
media outlets to build visibility
We use an array of marketing tools including
social media, contests &
promotions, search, mobile advertising, online
advertising and video to drive downloads and
revenues
App-Promo has generated results for every
client we have worked with and consistently
provide reports and analysis to our clients
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10. TACTICS
1. Your Product Page is a Marketing
Opportunity
2. Power of Branding: Name & Icon
3. Importance of Reviews & Ratings
4. Thinking beyond Android Market by
using 3rd party resources
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11. APP STORE MARKETING
TACTICS & TIPS
Dont forget this page is meant to Sell
Your App
Organize your page
Marketing text in first 400 characters
Max out your description with
keywords
Use page for announcements
Take advantage of promotional
graphics, text and video
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12. APP STORE MARKETING
TACTICS & TIPS
Have an existing strong brand? Use it!
Choose a name that means
something to your app
Keep it simple
Make it memorable
Think About the Audience
Look to Your Competition
Keep it consistent across all
properties
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13. APP STORE MARKETING
TACTICS & TIPS
Use those stars to stand out
Equip your app with in-app reminders
Elicit reviews from existing users
Incorporate review input into your
product strategy
Guard your page: Dont be afraid to
report spam or offensive reviews
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14. APP STORE MARKETING
TACTICS & TIPS
Increase discovery through
additional distribute points
Submit to 3rd Party App Stores
Claim Your App
Gain insights by aggregating data
Think about pricing changes to
allow app discount sites and
applications to feature
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15. TACTICS
1. Writing an effective Press Release
2. Press Release and SEO
3. Distributing Your Press Release
4. Be Friends with Bloggers
5. Use Review Sites
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16. PR & BLOGGER OUTREACH
TACTICS & TIPS
Understand your message
Articulate the user benefit
Keep it short and to the point
Get your headline right
Dont forget a quote
Include a call to action
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17. PR & BLOGGER OUTREACH
TACTICS & TIPS
Identify your keywords
Incorporate most important keywords
into the headline and first paragraph
Dont force keywords, be creative
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18. PR & BLOGGER OUTREACH
TACTICS & TIPS
Use Self-Serve Press Release Services
Start building a list
Use your contacts and network
Leverage your social networks
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19. PR & BLOGGER OUTREACH
TACTICS & TIPS
Identify Blogs and Bloggers
Start Building Relationships early
Create a Blogger Package
Reach out as a person not an
organization
Articulate the blogger benefit
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20. TACTICS
1. Work with as many traffic sources as possible
2. Focus on acquiring downloads from loyal users
3. Define cost-per-conversion
4. Target best-performing days of the week
5. Track ad performance based on downloads
6. Test, Optimize, Tweak, Test, Optimize Tweak
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21. PAID MEDIA
TACTICS & TIPS
One traffic source type (mobile ad
network) is too small a universe to be
successful
Work with as many traffic sources as
possible
Several networks enable you to:
a) Reach your largest potential audience
b) Realize the lowest-possible acquisition
c) Protect your app from saturation
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22. PAID MEDIA
TACTICS & TIPS
Define the characteristics of your loyal user
Automate the tracking of these loyal user
characteristics
Identify the traffic sources that generated
these loyal users
Steer your ad spend toward these traffic
sources
Track all of your users interactions with your
app
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23. PAID MEDIA
TACTICS & TIPS
Determine your cost-per-conversion
target for a given volume of users
You may be able to get away with a
nickel per click, but to double your
volume you may have to pay 15 or 20
cents per click
Its important to understand how
much to bid for a given volume to
deliver the best possible ROI
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24. PAID MEDIA
TACTICS & TIPS
Understand which days of the week
are best for acquiring loyal users and
adjust your ad spend accordingly.
Determine which ads and traffic
sources achieve the highest
download rates, rather than click
through rates, because you dont
want to pay for clicks that dont lead
to downloads
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