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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.
App Install Ads Hacks
I am going to share to you some examples of app install ads that are crushing it. You can leverage on the winning elements of a great app install ad to lower your CPIs and dramatically improve your conversations.
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https://youtu.be/f8agL6UCubU
05:4505/07/2019
Branding Hack for Mobile App Virality
Today, I'm going to introduce a cool branding hack which I learned from one of our podcast guests, Christy Laurence of Plann. You can use tactic within your app to make it go viral.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apyIvADb8eU
04:3403/07/2019
738: The Most Important Aspect of Running a Business with Rupert Meghnot
What does it truly take to become successful in your entrepreneurial ventures? Well, you will discover the most important aspect of running a business, the four characteristics that today's guest looks for in an entrepreneur for investment and why the business model canvas is the best tool for startups to utilize.
Rupert Meghnot is the Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Burnout Game Ventures.
36:2402/07/2019
737: Why a Founder Should Do Customer Support with Owen Clark
Today's guest previously sold his tech company and you will discover the criteria he used to start his current venture. Also, listen to the part of the show where he shares why it's so critical for the founder to provide customer support.
Owen Clark is the Founder at uBrand
25:1425/06/2019
Influencer Marketing: How to Decide Who is a Good or Bad Influencer
Influencers can be impactful in marketing apps but how do you determine who to partner with?
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https://youtu.be/ZaBv6G7LTBE
11:0421/06/2019
Instagram Influencer Marketing Growth Hacks
In this video, I share three phenomenal Instagram marketing tips that I learned from our podcast guests, which you can use to market your apps as well.
These three tips are reaching out to meme accounts, turning on IG post notifications, and using Shoutcart.
Using these strategies can produce great turn out with low CPI so try them out!
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https://youtu.be/KOhdhYvyRpw
05:4319/06/2019
736: Clever Tips to Help Your App to Go Viral with Christy Laurence
Upcoming up we have a doozy for you. Today's guest is Christy Laurence who made $10,000 in sales in the first week of her app launch and you have to listen to the pre-launch marketing that she was doing. You will also discover how she brands her app to get more downloads, the clever way she used Instagram influencers and how she leverages Facebook groups.
Christy Laurence is the Founder at plann
33:0518/06/2019
App Suspension: 10 Tips to NOT Get Your App Suspended
Kripesh graces our YouTube channel to give us detailed discussions on the things which can get apps suspended, so we can avoid these.
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https://youtu.be/HU1bXvGIlqQ
09:4914/06/2019
Best Free ASO Tool: App Radar Overview
If you are on a budget and you are looking for an ASO tool which can help you find new keywords, seamlessly integrate with your ASO workflow, and help you track keyword rankings -- my recommended go-to tool is App Radar.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqiumZ7bVEU
11:5212/06/2019
735: Bring Value Before Building More Features with Chris Noto
Today's guest built a sports mindset coaching app. You will discover how he used sports meme accounts to drive targeted low-cost downloads, what works better Instagram stories or posts and how he decided to bring value first within his app instead of focusing on building more and more features.
Chris Noto is the Founder at HeadSharp Performance Corp
35:4611/06/2019
734: How to 10X Downloads with Localization with Reza Abdolahi
Want to know simple strategies that you can use to grow your downloads? Well today's guest talks about what he did to 10X his downloads by localizing his app. Also, you will discover what strategies did not work for him and his paid apps and how having an app video increased his sales.
Reza Abdolahi is the Founder, iOS Developer and Project Manager at Eccentric Team.
36:1204/06/2019
Apple Search Ads: How to Discover New Keywords
Want to know how to scale your Apple Search Ads? You will learn how to set up a campaign that allows Apple to discover new keywords and how to scale your Apple Search Ads.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZla1f1tE0k
08:0731/05/2019
Apple Feature: What to Do After You Get Featured by Apple
Did you get an Apple Feature? What to know what to do to maintain your success.
Well in this video I cover ways you can leverage the increases in keyword rankings along with the social proof that comes with an Apple Feature.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2fHofFcVfo
07:2829/05/2019
733: How to Find the Right App Ideas with Gary Levitt
Want to know if your app idea is going to be successful? Well you're about to discover how today's guest researches his ideas along with a super cool Chrome Extension. Also, he share how he got his initial growth, how changing to a subscription model has helped his business and lastly how he found his app developer and now co-founder.
Gary Levitt is the Co-Founder at Future Moments.
34:4728/05/2019
Guaranteed App Downloads Growth with App Store Optimization (ASO)
You will discover how to guarantee an increase in app downloads using app store optimization.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZw2a47Okkw
09:0522/05/2019
732: How to Optimize Your ASO Workflow with Thomas Kriebernegg
Coming up, we have the CEO of App Radar. You will discover why niching down is so important for growth, how App Radar will optimize your ASO workflow and how to optimize your Apple Search Ads. And one more thing, the ups and downs of running a SaaS company.
Thomas Kriebernegg is the CEO and Co-founder at App Radar.
31:2621/05/2019
App Store Optimization for Google Play: Top 10 Factors
Coming up, we have my friend, Sarmad Sultan, to highlight the 10 most important factors when it comes to Google Play optimization.
From on-page meta data to off-page meta data. And he talks about the most overlooked factors that big companies forget about.
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https://https:/w.youtube.com/watch?v=5l61U1lFwSo
24:4417/05/2019
Instagram Advertising: How to Lower Your Cost Per Install (CPIs)
Want to know how to drive insanely low CPIs through Instagram advertising? Well, I got a great tip from my podcast guest, Esther Crawford Co-Founder and CEO at Squad, who shared it during our podcast interview.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83grUinZypo
04:2815/05/2019
731: What’s Working in Mobile Advertising Today
Coming up is a recording from our last virtual summit where you will discover what's working in mobile advertising today including why short form video content is crushing it, how to make playable ads work for you and the potential of Messenger ads.
Shamanth Rao is CEO at RocketShip HQ and the cost of the How Things Grow podcast.
31:4414/05/2019
The Best Pricing Plan for Subscription Mobile Apps
Does a monthly, quarterly or yearly plan work best for subscription based app? Well I have my friend, Rich Wagstaff, share how he grew his revenue 50% with a simple pricing plan change.
Also, you will discover his strategy for sustained app growth.
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https://youtu.be/oVkCDLSprjU
07:2410/05/2019
Multi-Channel App Marketing Campaigns for Retention
You will discover examples of multi-channel app marketing campaigns to better engage and retain your users.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgoltgipvis
06:1008/05/2019
730: The Technology to Help You Scale a Mobile Game with Christian Calderon
We have the former CRO at Ketchapp, Christian Calderon. You will discover his go-to strategy for increasing mobile game retention, how his new company helps developers with the marketability of their games and what indie game developers are missing when launching a game.
Christian Calderon is the Co-Founder and CEO at Gamejam
35:1007/05/2019
Mobile Growth vs Mobile Features: How to Decide
Want to know if you should be building new features or driving more growth for your app? In this video, we talk about the "staircase" approach to building a sustainable app business.
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https://youtu.be/sSnTSxLqKxE
05:0401/05/2019
729: Launch Early to Launch Successfully with Squad CEO, Esther Crawford
We have Esther Crawford, CEO and Co-Founder at Squad. You will discover how she pivoted the company to its current form, how she got initial users on Instagram and the type of ads that worked the best, and how hitting the top charts in smaller countries allowed her to have a network effect. This episode is tactical and inspiring -- just the way I like it.
Esther Crawford is the Co-Founder and CEO at
47:0430/04/2019
App Mastermind in Barcelona
Join us in Barcelona, Spain on June 15, 2019 for this one day retreat that brings successful app entrepreneurs together to trade knowledge, support each other and build a community that goes beyond business.
This event is limited to 8 attendees to ensure the highest quality of founders and an environment where real relationships can be built.
Reserve Your Spot:
https://www.appmasters.com/retreat
05:1026/04/2019
728: Growth With Retention in Mind with Anna Boguslavska
We have a fun conversation where you will discover how to get your on-boarding process right (with examples), how to align your multichannel campaigns to re-engage users and how using a fun, but generic content FAILED as a marketing strategy.
Anna Boguslavska is the Engagement Manager at Blindfeed
30:2023/04/2019
727: How to Optimize Google Play Listing with Neelay Srivastava
Coming up is a coaching call with a developer of a free music player app. You will discover how to balance optimizing your current keywords or finding new ones, should you localize your app and how to run our favorite growth hack on Google Play.
Neelay Srivastava is the creator of Free Music Player
16:1116/04/2019
Google Play Link Building Strategy – How it Works
What’s up! Today, I’ve got a snippet from our upcoming App Masters Virtual Summit which will start on April 15th. This is a 10-day online-only event where you’ll get to see some of my favorite friends who are independent app developers crushing in the app space.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g1Vve0xuYI
05:2310/04/2019
726: How to Find & Scale New Growth Channels with Shoji Ueki
Today's guest is Shoji Ueki, Sr. Director, Growth Marketing at SeatGeek. You will discover the process that he uses to find new and emerging user acquisition channels and when it works how to actually scale it.
Shoji Ueki is the Sr. Director, Growth Marketing at SeatGeek.
31:0709/04/2019
How to Increase Mobile App Retention Rate Through Customer Support
Want to know a simple way to increase your mobile app retention rate? Well, today's guest shares why focusing on customer support has allowed her to successfully retain her customers. You will discover a tool she uses to manage the many requests her company receives.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGus8l6b93o
04:2005/04/2019
How to Optimize Your Download to Subscriber Conversion Funnel
Coming up, you will discover the key elements that will help you optimize your download and subscriber funnel.
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https://youtu.be/KxCqiMuVmUA
04:5203/04/2019
725: Programmatic Targeting with Eric Seufert
Today's guest is none other than Eric Seufert, author of Freemium Economics and editor of the popular mobile blog Mobile Dev Memo. This is the exact interview from our very first virtual summit in 2018 where Eric shares why there's a shift to programmatic targeting, the types of apps in the top grossing charts and what types of games can adopt a subscription-based model.
Eric Seufert leads platform at N3TWORK. Also, he is the author of Freemium Economics, published by Elsevier in 2014 and Owner / Editor at Mobile Dev Memo.
34:1002/04/2019
How to Change From In-App Purchases to Subscriptions
Want to know how to go from a one-time in-app purchase model to a subscription based app?
In this video, Sarah Boland, Founder & CEO at Life Lapse, will share how:
- How she knew that a one-time in app purchase wasn't a sustainable business model?
- Whether a monthly and annual subscription was more popular?
- Other strategies that she implemented to get conversion rates from 1% to 6%?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4O8rEg-0tk
06:1229/03/2019
The Video Ad Creative That Will Increase Your ROI
In this video, you will discover how short form videos (4-6 seconds) with one targeted message can lead to a tremendous increase in performance. Shamanth Rao is the CEO of RocketShipHQ, a boutique growth marketing firm. He is an experienced mobile growth leader with experience of 3x exits and has managed 7 figure monthly budgets to help companies grow in a capital efficient manner.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0L9X5TM7yg
02:3827/03/2019
724: Using App Store Reviews to Increase Retention
Today's guest is the CMO at AppFollow and she shares how to utilize your app store reviews to increase retention and customer loyalty. You will discover how app ratings affect rankings, why user reviews even matter and lastly, if you are a SaaS product, how to attract the top companies to use your product.
Olga Padulosi is the CMO at AppFollow.
31:1226/03/2019
How to Monetize Mobile Apps & Games on Google Play and Apple App Store
Want to know what are the best ways to make money from mobile apps and games on Google Play and the Apple App Store?
In this video we're going to look at the stats from two of the biggest mobile apps out there - Clash of Clans and Calm and see how they're making millions of dollars a month.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brMDfh3ubpc
06:0122/03/2019
Go-To-Market Strategy: The Simple and Easy Way
You will discover our easy and simple go-to-market strategy that will work for any product. We've used this to launch two different businesses and continue to use it in our business today.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Gki20BQ1E
08:0020/03/2019
723: How to Build a Consumer Centric App with Liat Mordechay Hertanu
Today's guest is the Co-Founder and CMO of an app called 24me. You will discover how they built an award winning, Apple Best of the App Store kind of app by being consumer centric. Also, you will discover how to gain attention in a crowded space, the one question you should ask your most frustrated users and finally how always being the first in build new Apple technology has been a great driver of growth.
Liat Mordechay Hertanu is the Co-Founder and CMO at 24me.
35:1519/03/2019
How to Respond to Reviews on Google Play Store
You are going to discover how to respond to user reviews on Google Play and a test that you should run to increase your keyword rankings.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiWMCYXfPXI
03:0215/03/2019
How to Respond to App Store Reviews on iOS
Responding to App Store reviews shows your potential users that you take your app seriously. And more importantly, gives the developer side of the story. In this video, you will discover how to quickly respond to your negative app store reviews with Apple's App Store Connect.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdisFs7Rgwo
03:2113/03/2019
722: How to Build a Successful Portfolio of Apps with Laura Tallardy
How do you build a successful portfolio of apps on multiple platforms including Steam? Well today's guests breaks down her process for coming up with game ideas, her revenue for her paid vs free apps and a great tip for you if you're just getting started in the app business.
Laura Tallardy is an Independent Game & App Developer.
29:5012/03/2019
App Store Optimization (ASO) for a Dating or Social Media App
Are you launching a new social media, dating or local app? You are going to discover how to target any geographic region in the world through keyword research and app store optimization.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEvT1H2RdeI
05:1008/03/2019
App Store Optimization With No Budget
Don't have money to pay for an app store optimization tool? In this video, we show you how to perform keyword research and what signals to look for to figure out the competitiveness of a keyword.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agONMCh-3T0
07:4806/03/2019
721: Mobile Growth Through Partnerships with Suze Schwartz
Today's guest has built partnerships with the Oprah Cruise line and Ritz Carlton. You will discover how she's built so many great partnerships, how she used "appbassadors" to grow her downloads and how you can describe your app in a catchy and memorable way.
Suze Yalof Schwartz is the CEO/ Founder of
30:4905/03/2019
2 Psychological Triggers to Increase Mobile Ad Revenue
How can you increase mobile ad revenue using psychology? Well in this video, you will discover two psychological triggers that you can use to increase video ad revenue in your mobile game.
The two triggers are greed and impatience. These two triggers are commonly used in any lottery system. We want money and we want money fast!
I'll show you two mobile games that are using these psychological triggers to increase their ad revenue.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHewxni2nI
04:3501/03/2019
Reddit Marketing for Mobile App Downloads
Want to know how to market your apps on Reddit? You will discover how to use Reddit to drive mobile app downloads.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT7V7O5cEj8
05:0227/02/2019
720: Pricing Tests to Increase App Subscriptions with Chetna Chandra
Coming up -- today's guest shares the pricing tests that she's ran for her clients to increase mobile app subscriptions. Also, you will discover how she balances running an agency and making her own apps; and the key decisions that have helped her company develop better products.
Chetna Chandra is the Co-Founder & COO at Studio Mosaic
29:3526/02/2019
3 Key Factors in Deciding Keywords for App Store Optimization (ASO)
What factors should you use to decide where to put your keywords? Should you put the keywords in your app title, subtitle or keyword field? In this video, you will discover 3 key factors to help you determine where to actually put your keywords.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skKpzo2CjFM
04:2322/02/2019
Analyzing a VPN App Earning $3M a Month (Hotspot Shield)
Coming up, we’re gonna analyze an app called Hotspot Shield that is making over $3 million a month and see why it’s doing well, some of the options it provides and everything else about the app. Stay tuned!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBV2HtFvmyA
07:0720/02/2019
719: Using Online Tournaments to Increase Retention with David Mok
Are you a game developer who wants to increase the holy grail of all metrics - retention? Well, you're about to discover how adding online tournaments into your games will increase retention and monetization. He also breaks down the elements of successful games, how their platform automatically creates tournaments with players of similar skills and so much more.
David Mok is the Director of Developer Partnerships at
34:3519/02/2019