Paid Apps – Your Marketing Guide

Paid Apps: Then and Now Since the development of the smartphone, mobile apps have been the forefront of the daily lives of millions across the globe. Mobile apps allow us to work more efficiently, stay better connected, and do more than ever before. While there are countless app categories and subcategories, all apps can be divided into two hierarching categories – paid apps and free apps. Free apps tend to have higher download rates initially, but often lack engagement after download. Paid apps are often overlooked simply because they have a cost, and with so much competition in the app…

Conquer Your New Year’s Resolutions With These 7 Apps

New Year’s eve is approaching and now is the perfect time to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions. We all need that one resolution that gives us hope for the new year. A personal promise we give to ourselves that we’re going to be even more awesome in the year to come. The problem with New Year’s resolutions is that they are elusive. We hold on to them until our midnight kiss and forget all about them the next morning. It’s not our fault, we work too hard and have way too much on our minds which is exactly why…

Breaching the Japanese Game Market – Mission Impossible?

Penetrating the Asian game market can be extremely difficult for both western companies and developers. We recently hosted a Meetup at our Appnext offices featuring Tomotaka Motoyoshi, Senior Director of Global Marketing at Mixi, Japan’s top mobile publisher and gained valuable tips and insights on the measures that can be taken to expand western presence and breach the Japanese market. The Japanese Game market According to Data from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan’s current population is around 127 million. Out of the entire population, there are only 16 million smartphone users (53% smartphone penetration per person). Despite…