DoubleDown Interactive’s Faith Price On Lifecycle Marketing Tips To Extend Your App’s Lifespan
Apr 18, 2024
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Faith Price, Director of Growth Marketing at DoubleDown Interactive, shares tips on lifecycle marketing to extend app lifespan. Topics include acquiring vs retaining features, timing communications, testing routines, and reinventing oneself in the industry.
Balancing acquisition and retention is crucial in mobile game marketing by understanding user communication preferences.
Continuous testing and evolution are vital in maximizing user engagement and retention for app lifespan extension.
Deep dives
Balancing Acquisition, Retention, and Engagement
In the podcast episode, Faith Price, the Director of Growth Marketing at Doubledown, discusses the importance of balancing acquisition, retention, and user engagement in mobile games marketing. She emphasizes the significance of understanding how players want to be communicated with during the user acquisition stage and what keeps them engaged after becoming users. Faith highlights the value of testing different features and messaging to determine what appeals to new players versus retaining existing ones.
The Core Value Proposition vs. Additional Features
Faith shares insights on distinguishing between the core value proposition of a mobile app and additional features that enhance user engagement. Through testing, she found that while new players may be initially attracted to new tournaments, daily rewards, or contests, it is the core value of the app that ultimately keeps them engaged. This underscores the importance of understanding what aspects of an app drive new user acquisition versus user retention.
Continuous Testing and Evolution in Marketing Strategies
Faith emphasizes the necessity of continuous testing and evolution in marketing strategies to maximize user engagement and retention. She discusses the role of testing in the welcome journey of users, determining the optimal timing for communication channels like emails and push notifications, and adapting strategies based on user behaviors. Faith encourages marketers to remain curious, educate themselves through various resources, and proactively seek opportunities for career growth and professional evolution.
Acquiring valuable users is only half the battle. To truly power profitable growth, studios must focus on the smart strategies that retain their users for years rather than days. Faith Price, pioneers this approach in gaming as the Director of Growth Marketing at DoubleDown Interactive, a leading social casino and mobile games studio. She joins host Peggy Anne Salz in this episode to share how she uses lifecycle marketing to extend the lifespan of DoubleDown’s 13-year-old app—and the tips you can implement to do the same for your game. She opens up about her testing tactics and routine and reveals the three steps anyone can take to reinvent themselves during this industry downturn.
CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Determining the features that acquire vs retain
05:36 - Timing and testing communications and community
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