The FIFA World Cup tournament is just about to kick off in Qatar, which means it’s prime time for sports app marketers to get their apps in front of global football fans. After a two- and, in some cases, three-year break from major events due to the Covid pandemic, the staging of the World Cup from November 20 to December 18 is further proof that normality is returning to sport, and with-it big opportunities for brand promotional activities and user acquisition campaigns. Major events like the World Cup generate huge interest amongst sports fans globally. For instance, the 2018 FIFA…
There’s no question that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed consumer behaviors all over the world. The way we live and work have evolved dramatically since Covid hit in…
Vietnamese smartphone users nearly top the global rankings for the time spent on their device each day with an average of 6.5 hours per person. The country, which…
The New Frontier: Emerging Markets and the Future Global App Economy
The digital revolution is showing no signs of slowing across emerging markets. Internet penetration is improving, smartphones shippings are increasing and app downloads are surging- this is clearly good news for everyone in the app industry: developers & marketers, device manufacturers and telcos.
We want to thank everyone who attended the recent ‘Future of App Marketing’ conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted by Appnext in conjunction with the mobile measurement platform…
Appnext was on my radar long before a position at the company that was a good match opened up. As an app discovery platform, Appnext is utterly unique.…
TikTok, Facebook & Generation Alpha Will Shape The Future Of Social Shopping
They are the most popular mobile apps in the world. The odds are that you have several of them on your phone that you most likely check on multiple occasions throughout the day. Social media apps are undoubtedly the most ubiquitous apps in smartphone history. Recent statistics show they are the most used and installed apps in the world. Facebook has a colossal 2.9 billion monthly average users. For Instagram, that figure is 2 billion, and TikTok — the fastest-growing social media platform — has no fewer than a billion MAUs. Even more impressive than the global number of people…
The critical role that mobile carriers play in the app economy is one that is sometimes overlooked. While much attention is given to the ways in which developers…
When Google launched its first app store, known as the Android Market in 2008, there were just 50 apps available for users to choose from. At the time, Google’s Eric Chu described the store…