

App Marketing by App Masters
Steve Young
Discover app marketing growth hacks from the top app publishers. Learn the secrets of app store optimization, app store features, and online marketing to drive more downloads for your mobile app.
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Apr 6, 2020 • 7min
How Do You Know If You Are Doing App Store Optimization (ASO) Right?
Here's how you can tell if your ASO strategy is a good one.
Below is a snippet of a webinar that we did with AppFollow where we brought experts from all the top ASO tools to share knowledge and answer all your burning app store optimization questions.
In this video, you will discover...
- How do you know if you are doing ASO right or wrong?
- Does Google "read" the text of icons or screenshots?

Apr 2, 2020 • 6min
App Preview Videos: Do They Lead to More Downloads?
Are App Preview Videos effective?
Below is a snippet of a webinar that we did with AppFollow where we brought experts from all the top ASO tools to share knowledge and answer all your burning app store optimization questions.
In this video, you will discover...
- How Apple Search Ads affect ASO?
- Do App Preview Videos lead to more app downloads?

Apr 1, 2020 • 13min
The Most Important App Store Optimization Factors in 2020
Discover the most important factors in getting high keyword rankings.
Below is a snippet of a webinar that we did with AppFollow where we brought experts from all the top ASO tools to share knowledge and answer all your burning app store optimization questions.
In this video, you will discover...
- What is the ASO ranking criteria?
- What is the impact of keyword optimization?
- The most important factors for ASO
- How important is keyword density?

Mar 31, 2020 • 51min
777: What Games Have The Most Potential with Joel Julkunen
Coming up today's guest is the Co-Founder and Head of Game Analysis at GameRefinery, a company specialized in predictive and prescriptive analytics in the mobile game industry. This episode is all about mobile games where you will discover which games have the most potential, what are the hottest monetization trends (spoiler alert it's Battle Pass) and what features bring your games' most value in different markets.
Joel Julkunen is the Head of Game Analysis, Co-Founder at GameRefinery.

Mar 30, 2020 • 34min
Chad Mureta’s App Marketing Strategy
Discover how Chad's "front-loading" strategy helps him better monetize his apps.
Chad Mureta is a best-selling author, full time appreneur, advisor and investor. He has built and sold five different app start ups and made millions of dollars in four different industries — mobile apps, print media, real estate, and internet marketing.
He is best known for spearheading the creation and marketing of over 200 apps with over 150+ million downloads.
He is the author and founder of App Empire, which has enabled tens of thousands of people to exit the rat race and live life on their terms.

Mar 25, 2020 • 9min
App Engagement: 5 Surefire Ways to Increase Your Retention
If they stay, they will pay. When anyone talks about growth, all you think about is downloads – the top of the funnel. However, the bottom of the funnel metrics such as app engagement (or retention rate) is one of the most important growth metrics that you should pay close attention to because without it all you have is a leaky bucket and sustained growth will be nearly impossible.
With CPIs constantly increasing, app publishers have to ensure a high-quality product with high app engagement to ensure that they can continue to spend on marketing.
In this post, you will discover surefire ways to improve your mobile app engagement.

Mar 24, 2020 • 18min
776: M&A Trends in the Mobile Gaming Space with Diwakar Rao
Coming up is a fireside chat with Zynga's VP of Corporate Development & Strategy, Diwakar Rao recorded from an event that I helped organize with Pollen VC and Silicon Valley Bank. You are about to discover what Zynga looks for in their acquisitions, if Zynga has plans to go outside of mobile, trends in M&A and how 5G and Stadia affect the mobile landscape.
Diwakar Rao is the VP of Corporate Development & Strategy at Zynga.

Mar 18, 2020 • 12min
Apple’s New App Store Categories
In this video, we explore Apple's new categories on iOS: "Developer Tools" and "Graphics & Design" and how you can capitalize on them right now!

Mar 17, 2020 • 52min
775: Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation
Hey guys, another recording from my new podcast, Games with Entrepreneurs. This time with a local friend of mine, Nick Loper. Nick's website SideHustleNation.com is read by 1.5 million visitors a year and 30,000 listeners tune into The Side Hustle Show podcast each week.
He helps people earn money outside of their day job. He’s an author, online entrepreneur, and host of the award winning Side Hustle Show podcast, which features new part-time business ideas each week. As Chief Side Hustler at SideHustleNation.com, he loves deconstructing the tactics and strategies behind building extra income streams.
Nick Loper is the Founder of Side Hustle Nation.

Mar 11, 2020 • 20min
ASO What’s Working Today in 2020 – MGS Presentation
ASO...Keyword targeting...are these still relevant in driving traffic and putting you high up there in page ranks? We will also talk about the 'secret sauce' that'll increase more downloads for your app. Hop on in, and we'll dig deeper into this today