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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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768: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Growth with Lomit Patel

768: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Growth with Lomit Patel

Today's guest is a speaker, author, advisor and is the VP of Growth at IMVU. You will discover what metrics matter when scaling your company, what is customer acquisition 3.0 and what types of TikTok campaigns are working well for them. Lomit Patel is the Vice President, Growth at IMVU.
37:1728/01/2020
767: Best Strategy to Get Quality Downloads for a Location-Based App

767: Best Strategy to Get Quality Downloads for a Location-Based App

Coming up is a coaching call with a former division 1 college athlete. You will discover the best strategy to get quality downloads for a location based app, how to build out systems for each geography and why building a refined product will help you grow even faster. Mike Orakpo is the Founder at Athlete Connect.
12:5223/01/2020
How to Sell: Time Blocking Tips for Sales Prospecting

How to Sell: Time Blocking Tips for Sales Prospecting

Here is a sales call hack that will help you sell more, get more clients and make you more effective. This is my exact sales strategy that many people have copied and you can too. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BfzlZG8MuQ
06:0915/01/2020
766: How to Build The Key Features of a Social App with Ian Morris

766: How to Build The Key Features of a Social App with Ian Morris

Today's guest is the CEO and Co-Founder at Likewise, a Bill Gates-funded app that helps people quickly find and share recommendations. You will discover why getting the single player mode correct is important even if your app is social and how to take time for coming up with a vision for your company. Ian Morris is the CEO and Co-founder of Likewise.
34:3414/01/2020
Questions to Ask A Digital Marketing Agency

Questions to Ask A Digital Marketing Agency

In 2020, we expect to see mobile user acquisition strategies continuing to become increasingly automated and very different from their more manual antecedents from a few years ago. Of course, if you’re looking to hire an agency, you perhaps already asked your prospective agency about their track record, their channel expertise and their case studies. While those matter and are important, it’s also crucial to vet your agency or consultant partner from a lens of their readiness for the age of algorithmic marketing.
07:3312/01/2020
3 Commonalities of Million Dollar Subscription Apps

3 Commonalities of Million Dollar Subscription Apps

In this video, we analyze dozens of apps generating over a million dollars a year to see what commonalities they have. If you're wondering how to monetize mobile apps, well this is the video for you.
06:5208/01/2020
765: How to Create Winning Ad Creatives with Jon Lau

765: How to Create Winning Ad Creatives with Jon Lau

Today’s guest is the Senior Manager of Growth at DraftKings. He shares how to create winning ad creatives, how to get started with programmatic advertising if you are a founder and how the right onboarding flow can help you get better Day 1 retention rates. Jon Lau is the Senior Manager of Growth at DraftKings.
37:5907/01/2020
764: Must-Haves for a Successful Gaming Team with Chuka Ikokwu

764: Must-Haves for a Successful Gaming Team with Chuka Ikokwu

Today's guest is the Head of Analytics for Exploding Kittens and Founder & CEO Divercity.io. You will discover must-haves for a successful gaming team, commonly overlooked retention strategies and why having gender and racial diversity leads to a more successful company. Chuka Ikokwu is the Head of Analytics at Exploding Kittens and Founder & CEO at Divercity.io.
40:2131/12/2019
763: AR Apps for Education with Robin Williams

763: AR Apps for Education with Robin Williams

You are about to hear from a company that is focused on building innovative AR apps for the education sector. You will discover how they decide which AR products to build first, how they user test each of their ideas and a growth strategy that the guest refers to as "perpetual motion machine". Robin Williams is the Head of Emerging Technology at Twinkl.
33:1524/12/2019
How to Promote App With No Budget

How to Promote App With No Budget

In this video, you will discover 5 juicy app promotion strategies to drive app downloads without any marketing budget. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNrqMJ4eUmk
12:1118/12/2019
762: Play Mobile Games for Cash Prizes with Frank Argentieri & Paul Rosa

762: Play Mobile Games for Cash Prizes with Frank Argentieri & Paul Rosa

You will hear the story of how two founders are trying to change the way we play casual mobile games. You will hear what happened to a previous startup, how they raised their initial funding and how they soft-launched and actually got feedback from their beta users. Also, there's a special offer for the App Masters community. If you use the promo code "AppMasters" you will get a $5 bonus cash prize. All you have to do is download the GameForm app and use promo code "AppMasters". Frank Argentieri and Paul Rosa are Co-Founders at GameForm.
40:1717/12/2019
Mobile Game Retention Strategies With This Kid

Mobile Game Retention Strategies With This Kid

I have been talking a lot about Mobile App Retention and I thought, who better to bring on than an 11-year-old with zero attention span. So here's my son, Noah, to talk about what brings him back into a mobile game. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NKCeMy1xWg&feature=youtu.be
08:2312/12/2019
761: Successful Retention Campaigns with Mirela Cialai

761: Successful Retention Campaigns with Mirela Cialai

Today's guest is the Director of Mobile Marketing at Zinio and she shares some of their most successful retention campaigns. You will discover one of their best campaigns for revenue, how they doubled their push notification activations and finally how they recovered from a release that led to negative app store reviews. Mirela Cialai is the Director of Mobile Marketing at Zinio LLC.
35:3310/12/2019
3 App Store Optimization Strategies You Should Be Testing for 2020

3 App Store Optimization Strategies You Should Be Testing for 2020

If there is one thing that is consistent with app store optimization (ASO), it’s that the app store stores are always changing its algorithms. Obviously, this makes sense since their objective is to give the end user the best possible experience possible. However, savvy marketers are constantly testing new and different ASO strategies to see what’s working today. Here are three strategies that you should be testing in 2020. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9waGOKhZIU
13:3710/12/2019
760: Using Email Marketing for Mobile App Retention with Matthew Sadofsky

760: Using Email Marketing for Mobile App Retention with Matthew Sadofsky

Today's guest is a mobile marketing executive with years of experience growing mobile first companies in the dating, music, gaming, and fitness industries. We talk about key metrics a data scientist can help you with and how he's using email marketing to keep users engaged and learn why they've churned. Matthew Sadofsky is the Chief Growth Officer and CMO at STUDIO.
36:5104/12/2019
759: How to Build a UA strategy for High-LTV Subscribers with Saulo Marti

759: How to Build a UA strategy for High-LTV Subscribers with Saulo Marti

Today's guest is the VP of Marketing of the highly popular 8fit app and he shares how to build a UA strategy optimized for high-LTV subscribers. Also, you will discover why performance marketing is not working as well anymore and conversion rate optimization for new subscribers. Saulo Marti is the VP of Marketing at 8fit.
46:3626/11/2019
758: Launching a New Service in a Mature Market with Guillermo Gaspart

758: Launching a New Service in a Mature Market with Guillermo Gaspart

How do you overcome the first years of launching a totally new service into a mature market? Well today's guest is the Founder & CEO of BYHOURS, a service that lets you book hotels by the hour. He shares how he started this new service, how they generated initial demand and how they are bringing users back into the app with hypertargeting. Guillermo Gaspart is the Founder & CEO at BYHOURS.
32:0219/11/2019
Apps Gone Free vs Apple Feature

Apps Gone Free vs Apple Feature

In this video, I compare my favorite mobile growth hack versus getting an Apple Feature. You will discover why this campaign is even better than an Apple Feature. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvQYfj9RQSc
09:2118/11/2019
757: Native App Preloads with Matt Tubergen

757: Native App Preloads with Matt Tubergen

Want to preload your apps directly on to a user's phone? Well today's guest talks about how their new platform allows you to run ads and with a single tap bypass the Google Play Store and have your app directly on a user's phone. Also, listen to how indies can take advantage of this platform and what categories of apps perform best. Matt Tubergen is the EVP of Global Revenues and Growth at Digital Turbine.
28:1912/11/2019
How to Calculate Accurate ROIs from Apple Search

How to Calculate Accurate ROIs from Apple Search

Shamanth Rao, founder at Rocketship HQ, talks about how your Apple Search Ads installs might be different from your MPP and how to accurately calculate ROIs from your Apple Search Ads.
07:2705/11/2019
756: Using Affiliates to Increase User Base with Nate Hunter

756: Using Affiliates to Increase User Base with Nate Hunter

Today's guest is the CTO of a daily fantasy sports app called SuperDraft. You will discover how he's using affiliates to drive targeted and engaged users, how he's incorporating retention strategies from his mobile games experience and the Facebook campaign that completely failed for him. Nate Hunter is the CTO at SuperDraft, Inc.
31:0205/11/2019
755: How to Optimize Your Programmatic Advertising with Cuneyt Unar

755: How to Optimize Your Programmatic Advertising with Cuneyt Unar

Today's guest is a user acquisition expert with experience running campaigns for the social casino game category. You're about to discover a trick for running Google UAC keyword campaigns, how to optimize Facebook ads and what metrics should a UA lead focus on. Cuneyt Unar is the VP of Marketing at Celer Network.
34:1229/10/2019
How to Increase Mobile App Retention with Paid Ads

How to Increase Mobile App Retention with Paid Ads

Are you looking for the inside mobile user acquisition secrets from the most successful mobile companies? Are you interested in discovering the strategies that the top UA (user acquisition) experts are using and testing to produce massive results? Here are their best tips from the App Masters podcast interviews with UA practitioners from the top mobile companies including Calm, Peak, Blinkist, Viber, Ketchapp and more.
04:3228/10/2019
754: How to Calculate ROAS & Manage Cashflow with Steve Hovagimyan

754: How to Calculate ROAS & Manage Cashflow with Steve Hovagimyan

Today's guest is a seasoned CFO with experience in both private and public companies. You will discover how to calculate ROAS and what a CFO wants to see, how to finance an effective UA campaign and finally what metrics you should hit before hiring a CFO. Steve Hovagimyan is the former CFO at Penn Interactive and Jump Ramp Games and now advising Armory Square Ventures.
28:3322/10/2019
App Store Optimization Marketing Tips From ASO Experts

App Store Optimization Marketing Tips From ASO Experts

My top tip for ASO publishers today is to roll with the punches on keyword ranks in the App Store.
06:5322/10/2019
753: Insights from a Mobile Gaming CFO with Peter Hansen-Chambers

753: Insights from a Mobile Gaming CFO with Peter Hansen-Chambers

If you're growing rapidly in the mobile gaming space and wondering if you should hire a CFO, then we have a great episode for you. Today's guest is the CFO at Hutch and he shares when is it the right time to hire a CFO, how CFOs and UA teams should interact and lastly trends that he's seeing in the mobile gaming space. Peter Hansen-Chambers is the CFO at Hutch
26:3715/10/2019
752: The One-Pager to Validate App Ideas with Leo J Barnett

752: The One-Pager to Validate App Ideas with Leo J Barnett

Today's guest is an entrepreneur, actor (you may have seen him on The Crown) and designer. He shares his simple process for building a one-pager to validate his app ideas. Also, you will discover how he landed an Apple Feature, what he did to maximize that feature and lastly how to slide into an influencer's DM. Leo J Barnett is an entrepreneur and app designer. Check out his website https://www.leojbarnett.co.
37:4808/10/2019
751: The Data to Focus on to Increase Downloads with Lior Barak

751: The Data to Focus on to Increase Downloads with Lior Barak

Today's guest is a data consultant with over 12 years of experience in creating actionable data. You're about to discover what you should look at to increase conversions, why you should only have 3 daily KPIs and finally why you shouldn't look at daily downloads. Lior Barak is a data consultant and you can learn more about him at Tale About Data.
32:1301/10/2019
750: Google Play ASO for Casual Games with Ronak Suvagiya

750: Google Play ASO for Casual Games with Ronak Suvagiya

Coming up is a coaching call with a developer of casual games. You will discover how to properly reskin games for ASO, how to optimize your bundle name and other ASO tricks that you should start testing. Ronak Suvagiya is an indie app developer and creator of Color Race.
18:0224/09/2019
How Often Should I Update Keywords for ASO?

How Often Should I Update Keywords for ASO?

Thomas Kriebernegg, CEO & Co-Founder at App Radar, shares his number 1 ASO tip by answering how often should we do ASO.
01:4219/09/2019
749: Fyber President, Offer Yehudai on Mobile Game Monetization

749: Fyber President, Offer Yehudai on Mobile Game Monetization

Today's guest is the President of Fyber. You're about to discover the shift to programmatic advertising and how their new ad meditation platform allows you to make more money. We also talk about why you need to A/B test a ton of campaigns using ads and in-app purchases and finally how his previous company was acquired by Fyber. Offer Yehudai is the President of Fyber.
36:1517/09/2019
10X Organic Downloads with App Store Optimization (ASO)

10X Organic Downloads with App Store Optimization (ASO)

What kind of keywords and traffic scores should you be going for to increase your downloads? What do all these data translate to? Let's find out how to 10x organic downloads using ASO.
07:4212/09/2019
748: Licensing, ASO & Ad Monetization with David Cremades

748: Licensing, ASO & Ad Monetization with David Cremades

Today's guest is the CMO at From the Bench, a company that has over 60M downloads and 100,000's of DAUs. You are about to discover how to get licenses from the biggest sports leagues, why mid-size influencers are the most effective and lastly how to optimize your ads for maximum revenue. David Cremades is the CMO at From the Bench.
44:1410/09/2019
How to Optimize Growth Funnel (Case Study 2X Revenue Growth)

How to Optimize Growth Funnel (Case Study 2X Revenue Growth)

Jordan Bryant of Chamber DS shows us how he's 2X revenues for an app optimizing the growth funnel. You will discover why so many app publishers fail to succeed and the exact process he used to fix the leaky bucket. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBzq_E04Is
12:0505/09/2019
747: Phase 10 Creator, Ken Johnson, Shares How to Generate Winning Game Ideas

747: Phase 10 Creator, Ken Johnson, Shares How to Generate Winning Game Ideas

Today's guest is the creator of the popular Phase 10 card game also available in app form. You will discover how he comes up with game ideas, how his new mobile platform allows you to get more referrals for your app and what's the best way to ask users to refer their friends. Ken Johnson is the Founder and CEO at WildFire
33:2903/09/2019
746: How to Grow Downloads Targeting Your Ideal Users

746: How to Grow Downloads Targeting Your Ideal Users

There is no one formula for success, but there is a surefire way to fail and that is to go too wide, too soon. In this episode, you will hear a coaching call I had with the founder of a social commerce app called Shara. You will discover to grow downloads by figuring out and targeting your ideal user. I think it's an important topic to cover so please let me know what you think on Twitter, @stevepyoung.
15:3727/08/2019
How to Increase In-App Purchase Conversion Rates

How to Increase In-App Purchase Conversion Rates

From designing escape rooms to crafting fiction books that capture the imagination, Semyon Polyakovskiy, Creative Entrepreneur at Maginary, has successfully interconnected his skills to get away with a one-of-a-kind game. In this interview, he walks us through his process on how to weave different elements together to create an Apple Featured game and the creative ways he employs to successfully convert users. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXoO6N41NL4
10:1423/08/2019
745: The Uber of Lawn Care with Gene Caballero

745: The Uber of Lawn Care with Gene Caballero

Today's guest built the Uber of lawn care which is now available in over 40 states in the US. You will hear how he spent 5 years working on his business on the side and then had enough traction to leave his full time job the last 2 years. You will also discover how he used SEO to build his business, how to expands to each new city and how he gets his vendors to bring on new users for him. Gene Caballero is the Co-Founder at GreenPal, Inc.
28:5820/08/2019
How to Calculate Mobile Lifetime Value (LTV) Without a Lifetime of Data

How to Calculate Mobile Lifetime Value (LTV) Without a Lifetime of Data

In this video, Shamanth Rao will show you how to calculate the LTV of your user even with little data. Follow along as he shares a simple formula that you can use. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-QupJs15P0
11:5615/08/2019
744: Marketing Strategies Before Your App Launch with Tyler Bundy

744: Marketing Strategies Before Your App Launch with Tyler Bundy

Are you on a budget for building your app? Coming up is a coaching call with a developer of a real estate app. We discuss building a native app vs a PWA, marketing tactics before you launch your app and how to engage with influencers in any niche.
20:3013/08/2019
743: How to Build a Big Digital Product Business with John Bura

743: How to Build a Big Digital Product Business with John Bura

Today's guest built a big business teaching people how to code and he shares how he stumbled upon this business by listening to the market. Also, listen to how he's cleverly using Kickstarter as part of his launch strategy, how he finds licensing deals and how creating more content continues to help him grow his business.
30:5606/08/2019
How to Multiply Mobile Growth Using Apple Search Ads & ASO

How to Multiply Mobile Growth Using Apple Search Ads & ASO

Do you multiply your app downloads? In today's video, Thomas Kriebernegg, CEO of App Radar, reveals how to harmonize app downloads using Apple Search Ads and App Store Optimization.
08:3905/08/2019
How to Get Celebrity Endorsements on Cameo

How to Get Celebrity Endorsements on Cameo

You're going to discover a simple and affordable way to get celebrity endorsements using the service, Cameo.com. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/SEU5E2PfE_A
05:3701/08/2019
742: How to Increase Downloads for a Paid Children’s App with Celeste Du Preez

742: How to Increase Downloads for a Paid Children’s App with Celeste Du Preez

Coming up is a coaching call where you will discover how to increase downloads for a paid children's app. We talk about how to properly do keyword research, hacking the "price drop" campaign and the one thing that she did to help her land an Apple Feature. Celeste Du Preez is the creator of Cheeky Beasts
27:3730/07/2019
How App Store Screenshots & Preview Videos Increase Downloads

How App Store Screenshots & Preview Videos Increase Downloads

Today's guest tells us how adding an app store preview video increased impressions and downloads for their app.How do you optimize your app store screenshots to increase downloads? In this video, you will discover how adding social proof to your app store screenshots can increase conversions. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/O_lrlyd-pY4
10:5725/07/2019
741: ASO Strategies That Took His App From 5 to 800 Downloads a Day with Altai Zeinalov

741: ASO Strategies That Took His App From 5 to 800 Downloads a Day with Altai Zeinalov

Coming up, you will discover the ASO strategies that today's guest used to grow his downloads from 5 downloads a day to now over 800 downloads a day. Also, listen to the part of the show where he shares the LinkedIn hack he used for an Apple feature and how implementing an in-app purchase bundle doubled his sales. Altai Zeinalov is an ASO specialist and CEO at Diveo Media.
38:3323/07/2019
Mobile Ad Fraud Bots & Inefficient Marketing Campaigns

Mobile Ad Fraud Bots & Inefficient Marketing Campaigns

A lot of times, we just look at the cost per install and not enough on the cost per actual conversion. So today, Michael Paxman, Global Product Communications Manager at adjust.com, talks all about attribution Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/F8e4oiraAys
10:5018/07/2019
740: 3 Viral Features You Need to Incorporate in Your App with Semyon Polyakovskiy

740: 3 Viral Features You Need to Incorporate in Your App with Semyon Polyakovskiy

Today's guest shares 3 simple strategies that has helped his app get shared with more users. Also, you'll discover the differences of being featured under the games category vs the apps category, how he was featured through a couple of different referrals and lastly how he cleverly incorporated his in-app purchase within the story of his app. Semyon Polyakovskiy is the Founder at Maginary.
42:5216/07/2019
Storytelling with Facebook Ads

Storytelling with Facebook Ads

Sailor Bear achieved over 30,000 paying customer for their app just by a simple strategy: sharing their story on Facebook. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/c07i7oaLgTM
11:0311/07/2019
739: How Augmented Reality Can Drive Engagement & Revenue with Alen Paul Silverrstieen

739: How Augmented Reality Can Drive Engagement & Revenue with Alen Paul Silverrstieen

Today's guest shares how he's built partnerships with some of the biggest brands to help them grow their engagement and revenue through their AR platform. Also, you have to hear the story of how he bought Muhammad Ali's famous robe and sold it to his eventual business partner and mentor. Alan Paul Silverstein is the CEO and President at Imagination Park Technologies.
33:0509/07/2019