Some Marketing Tips

[wdcs]

Originally Posted by CharlieEvans

I've been checking out William's Game Giveaway app occasionally to see if there's any new marketing tricks out there (gotta give him credit.. if there's any new tricks his relentless quest to make his app something will surely find it).

Haven't noticed GG using any app mktg tricks, other than their unscrupulous use of bots to get into Top 25 Overall during December. (another thread on this forum has detailed discussion & proof)

But I did notice that GG has a prominent ad on TA (TouchArcade): One of the top-of-page ads in the TA forums section. GG's ad is the one that says "Promote Your App". (there are 8 advertisers that rotate into those 4 spots, so if you don't see his ad, just reload the webpage)

Just now searched through TA's threads and apparently the TA forum members (unlike the iphonedevsdk forum members) are clueless as to GG's scammish antics. so far. From TA's public stats page, there appears to be a huge amount of clickthru's to GG's advertising webpage.

[wdcs]

Originally Posted by BombAppromotion

give marketing to professionals, nowadays there are a lot of App store marketing agencies, i am sure you can find the beast one among these agencies.

@BombAppromotion,

By the above comment, along with your big e-sig, you are really pimping your own app mktg agency, right? ; - ) Okay, fair enough, so then some questions about your mktg services....


.. > 25* positive reviews by
.. > independent iTunes* reviewers

1) if I buy your service for 3 of my apps, will the same 25
usernames be used to review all three apps?

2) will all reviews come from the same pc, and same IP number?


.. > Guaranteed reviews
.. > by Top 5 app review sites

3) Does this include 148apps and TouchArcade?
Would you post here (or PM me) the names of the top 5 sites

4) Referrals/References: Would like to hear from others who used
your service. Would you list some here (or PM that info) thanks

[amkalisa]

Originally Posted by BombAppromotion

Thnx 4 ur interest in our marketing services
We have large group of reviewers so that will be be absolutely different people.
Our reviewers are located all over US and Canada so it will be absolutely different IPs but maybe some of them from one city so it could be 1 IP.
Sure we have connection with 148apps editorial stuff so we can deliver info about your app to various media resources, review sites.
If you are interested I can send you names of apps we have promoted.
We also can make 2 test reviews if you still have doubts in our company.

Hi,

I am interested in your reviews, can you review my game called
Oops! Its raining
As a start I would like to try the demo offer first, and definitely I will buy the full service if I see a result from the free review, just let me know what is required from my side.

[amkalisa]

Originally Posted by BombAppromotion

Sure we can do it for you.
Give us a link to your app and 2 promo codes for your app and our reviewers will make these reviews.

PMed with the URL, and here is the URL again

Oops! Its Raining for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Thanks,

[amkalisa]

Originally Posted by BombAppromotion

Thanx for link but could you give us 2 promo codes so our reviewers can make reviews.

I already sent as private message, check and let me know.

[ziocleto]

Originally Posted by BombAppromotion

Thanx for link but could you give us 2 promo codes so our reviewers can make reviews.

How can you make 25 reviews from 2 promo codes?!?!

And weren't these paid reviews both unethical and scummy-ish?
(Topic discussed a gazzillions times here...)

[Show Time]

#2 marketing tip: ask blogs to review your App.
#1 marketing tip: make an App worth a review...

[connect0123]

My Dear Friend,

I agree whatever you are writen in the tips.
Nice Tips
Thanks
Keep it up~

Originally Posted by clanzotti

Hi,

This is my personal experience:

BAD:

1) Paying review sites, nothing in return. Good review -> No one will read it.

2) Paying for a video review/demo. Reviewers will keep it down the way, they don't have time to FIRST test your game/application in depth (Or don't care about it, you are little). Result? Money lost and bad show! You can do better. MUCH better.

3) Social media advertising. I spent some money on it. A sample? 100 Euro for 4 days on one of the coolest. Hundreds of unuseful followers. Most of them are peoples aiming only for visibility. They will 'like' you but will not share anything for you. (But if you have money this will work, maybe...)

4) Spreading PROMO codes to the BIG sites. Actually no one worked for me. Lost codes. Better to share it on Twitter or on the useful iphoneapp-promocodes.com.

5) Sending mails to the BIGs, trying to contact them and asking for a review in many ways. No results. You are little.

6) Blah blah... Nothing.

GOOD:

1) Local review sites. Not as the big ones, but will help to rank your Game/App. I got a review on one of this in the beginning and the day after was a boom. Word of mouth will do the rest. Hoping.

2) Press Release. I used prMac and was very good. And I will use it by default! Professional and very careful on what you post. (And it's cheap!)

3) Tweets! Got some good results, but you need to work hard on it. Will take time... I'm a novice on this...

4) Free App a day! I got more than 1000+ download in one day, without saying nothing about it! Just scheduled a free download! (Will work if your Game/App contains some social media sharing feature and it is of some interest).

5) Update your Game/App frequently! (But include some new features and fix those annoying bugs!) If your Game/App is interesting even the peoples who downloaded it for free will update, and probably will share. (80% in the step 4 for me).

6) Patience! And don't give up! You are a drop in an ocean! Drop by drop...

:-)