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What Makes a Great iOS Game? Stefan Bielau Managing Partner- Dynamo Partners [email protected] boutique consulting firm specializing in mobile apps & services. Concept Phase: Business & Product Development Interim Management User Acquisition & Mobile Marketing Analytics Workshops

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What Makes A Great IOS Game -- Stefan Bielau, Managing Partner at Dynamo Partners (The White Nights: Mobile Games Conference 2014 http://www.wnconf.com).

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What Makes a Great iOS Game?

Stefan Bielau Managing Partner- Dynamo Partners [email protected]

boutique consulting firm specializing in mobile apps & services.

Concept Phase: Business & Product

Development

Interim Management

User Acquisition & Mobile Marketing

Analytics

Workshops

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Dynamo'Partners'–'Our'work

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Be inspired by the opportunities but focus

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on the benefits for the User & !

on the business case!

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Will it work? Reality check!

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▪ Advertising !

▪ Paid !

▪ Freemium !

▪ Subscription !

▪ Sponsorship !

▪ White Label / SaaS / AaaS !

▪ Product / Service Extension

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LTV > CPI

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Be honest.

Plan early.

Measure.

Focus.

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1. User + Business = Idea !

2. Use technology to enhance your idea

Embraces Game Center Makes extensive use of Multi-touch, device motion Core Audio and OpenGL ES

Ridiculous Fishing Vlambeer

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FJUUL

▪ Huge power savings

▪ Does not need CPU to calculate

distance and steps

▪ Improved step count accuracy

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Badland by Frogmind ▪ Intuitive one-touch controls ▪ Immersive sound design ▪ Balanced, physics-based gameplay ▪ Heavy use of OpenGL ES ▪ Supports multi-player modes via Game Center

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Mobile'App'Marketing

Idea'&'Creation

Development

Pre8Launch

Launch

Post8Launch

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▪ Don´t launch, what you can´t measure!

▪ Analytics

▪ App Store

▪ In-App

▪ Attribution

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▪ Don´t launch, what you can´t measure! ▪ Analytics ▪ App Store ▪ In-App ▪ Attribution ▪ Marketing SDKs ▪ Style guides & Guidelines ▪ Account management ▪ Localization ▪ Tools for Testing ▪ Beta Testers ▪ Softlaunch ▪ „Wednesday is launch day”

Mobile'App'Marketing

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App'Marketing

Idea'&'Creation

Development

Pre8Launch

Launch

Post8Launch

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Retention

Engagement Virality $$$

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▪ What makes a great mobile app? !

1. Solve a problem or satisfy a need. !

2. Put your sweat, blood and tears into… …business, product, marketing, data. !

3. Build a brand. !

4. Wide eyes, ears and hearts to catch what´s new…

…because „mobile“ has just begun! !

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!@StefanBielau

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Stefan Bielau Managing Partner

!+49 175 5840160

[email protected] dynamopartners.com