The importance of targeted advertising and performance marketing for the growth of freemium apps and the negative impact of Apple's ATT policy on revenue and user acquisition efforts.
The challenges of hyper casual games in the changing privacy environment, highlighting the need for strategic user acquisition and the delicate balance between virality and user retention.
Deep dives
Eric Zufert's journey with Mobile Dev Memo
Eric Zufert shares the history and evolution of Mobile Dev Memo, his blog turned newsletter that offers insights into the freemium business model and user acquisition strategies. He discusses the reasons behind starting the blog, the focus on profitable unit economics, and the importance of user acquisition in the freemium app model.
The Impact of Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) on Mobile Acquisition
The podcast explores the effects of Apple's ATT policy on mobile acquisition. It delves into how targeted advertising and performance marketing are vital for the growth of freemium apps and how the removal of user data collection with ATT can negatively impact revenue and user acquisition efforts. The discussion also touches on other factors beyond ATT that affect mobile advertising strategies.
The Decline of Hyper Casual Games and the Varying Qualities of Virality
The podcast delves into the challenges of hyper casual games in the changing privacy environment. It highlights the negative impact of premature virality and the difficulty of retaining users when an app goes viral. The discussion emphasizes the need for strategic user acquisition and the delicate balance between creating a viral product and building strong user retention.
The Impact of Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) on Facebook's Revenue
The podcast explores the potential impact of Apple's ATT on Facebook's revenue. It discusses how Facebook's heavy reliance on personalized data for targeted advertising could lead to a significant hit to its revenue. The discussion analyzes past growth rates and the potential negative consequences of ATT's privacy changes on Facebook's advertising business.
No one who knows more about mobile marketing, the effect of ATT, and the future of hyper-casual gaming than Marketecture contributor Eric Seufert. In our latest episode of the podcast Eric joins with Ari Paparo, and Eric Franchi to talk about all of this.
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