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Aug 14, 2020 • 1h 12min

Extra Life & Indie Devs - Interview with Lou Adduci

Lou's here talking about the upcoming Extra Life event.  How indie teams  can help and how Extra Life can help indie teams! #gamedev  #indiegamedev #gamedeveloper To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie Donate to Extra Life with our link: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: https://www.extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
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Aug 13, 2020 • 53min

How Indie Developers Can Polish Their Branding with Rachel Presser

Indie developers have several challenges today when it comes to marketing their work and finding a following. A frequently overlooked aspect of this is establishing your studio and positioning with branding. What actually goes into building a brand? Why would you need to do so? How is branding different from advertising and marketing campaigns, and what are the unique aspects that game developers in particular need to be mindful of? You will learn - -The elements of branding art -Visual and written components of branding -Branding for your studio vs. titles or franchises -Why branding matters to fans and publishers alike -Slogans, taglines, and copy techniques -Building a brand style guide -And more! Here is a link to the slides that were used during this presentation. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->https://www.slideshare.net/RachelPresserEA/how-indie-developers-can-polish-their-branding-igb-2020 To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Aug 12, 2020 • 1h

Understanding LTV, the most important KPI in gaming with Lloyd Melnick

During the session, we delve into the world of Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), a metric that shows how much each customer is worth to your business. By understanding this metric, you can predict how changes to your product will impact the value of each customer. You will also learn how to apply this simple yet powerful method of predictive analytics to optimize your marketing and user acquisition. You will first learn the core components of customer lifetime value and how to calculate LTV. We will then delve into ways to improve the value of your customers, your advertising mix and overall profitability. Here is a link to the Lloyds presentation - https://www.slideshare.net/CasualGame/indiegamebusiness-understanding-ltv-the-most-important-kpi-in-gaming To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Aug 11, 2020 • 56min

An Industry Veteran's Insight Into IP Licensing For Games with Germaine Gioia

For the last 30 years, Germaine has been at the forefront of IP licensing into and out of video games.  We'll discuss the current marketing for licensing when a video game IP is ready for licensing out of games, and answer all your questions along the way.   To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jul 29, 2020 • 1h 15min

10 Reasons Why You Should Launch Your Mobile Game In Africa

Sean Gotkin joins us from Carry1st, Africa's largest mobile publisher, and he's answering your questions and breaking down the facts about this virtually untapped market. #gamedevelopment #mobilegames Reach out to Sean at: www.linkedin.com/in/SeanGotkin  https://www.carry1st.com https://www.facebook.com/carry1st/ https://twitter.com/carry1st To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 35min

Get money to make your game with Pontus Mahler from Global Top Round.

We discuss everything from how to pitch your game to an incubator to what things that investors look for that helps them decide if they want to throw money at you! Check out Pontus on ALL the social medias: https://www.facebook.com/globaltopround/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/pontusmahler/ G.Round: https://twitter.com/gameroundco https://www.facebook.com/groundcommunity/ https://bit.ly/grounddiscord Personal: https://www.facebook.com/pontus.mahler https://www.facebook.com/zlapped https://twitter.com/bzlapped To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jul 10, 2020 • 50min

A look at game development in United Arab Emirates with Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio - Part 2

On today's Indie Game Business, our special guest is Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio. We'll be talking about game development in the United Arab Emirates. You can check out Khosouf Studios in the links below. https://twitter.com/khosouf_studio  https://www.instagram.com/khosouf_studio/  https://www.facebook.com/Khosouf  https://www.khosouf.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXRJmvrGmw To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jul 10, 2020 • 44min

A look at game development in United Arab Emirates with Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio - Part 1

On today's Indie Game Business, our special guest is Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio. We'll be talking about game development in the United Arab Emirates. You can check out Khosouf Studios in the links below. https://twitter.com/khosouf_studio  https://www.instagram.com/khosouf_studio/  https://www.facebook.com/Khosouf  https://www.khosouf.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXRJmvrGmw To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndieOn today's Indie Game Business, our special guest is Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio. We'll be talking about game development in the United Arab Emirates. You can check out Khosouf Studios in the links below. https://twitter.com/khosouf_studio  https://www.instagram.com/khosouf_studio/  https://www.facebook.com/Khosouf  https://www.khosouf.com/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXRJmvrGmw To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jul 8, 2020 • 1h 13min

How to make your studio stand out at digital conferences

Today, Jay and Indie are talking about digital conferences in the gaming industry and how to bring your "A" game. You definitely want to stand out from the crowd and get noticed. They will also be fielding questions from the Discord and the live streams regarding all things gaming industry. #virtualconferences #videogames #indiegames #videogameindustry #indiegamebusiness To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jul 3, 2020 • 1h 9min

Island Life: Indie Game Development In the Azores with Marco Bettencourt

Today, we have Marco Bettencourt from the award-winning indie game studio Redcatpig from Azores, Portugal. Marco pitched their company over 160 times before getting a yes.  One of many things we covered was how to find and attend conferences outside our industry to help find that investment. https://twitter.com/redcatpig https://www.facebook.com/redcatpig/ https://www.instagram.com/redcatpig/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/redcatpigstudio www.redcatpig.online #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #workingremote To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

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