Showing posts with label Marketing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marketing. Show all posts

Pokemon Go's Lessons for Marketing


You probably know someone that plays Pokemon Go. Over the summer, the game became somewhat of a pop phenomenon, and it has been downloaded over 100 million times according to Engadget. The game hit the market as many pundits had begun predicting the "death of the app."  This summer's biggest hit game proved them wrong, though.  The app isn't dead.

In addition to the implications on mobile app developers and digital strategy in general, the app has some interesting messages for marketers and digital marketers as well. Through an ever-growing combination of tactics and techniques, Niantic (the company that makes Pokemon Go) has guaranteed themselves a good connection with the audience for some time.

The Best Way to Market Your Business

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New Content Creation Strategy Concepts I Learned From Gary Vaynerchuk

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Key Metrics to Guide Your Online Marketing Efforts

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Marketing Tricks To Learn From Black Friday

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What's Your Conversion Rate?

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When Goliath Eats Goliath

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Challenges and Change

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7 Ways Scott Sigler Has Earned Rabid Fans

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Did You Earn That Media?

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What The Heck is Content Marketing?

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Evolution of a Brand

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What Type of Product Do You Sell? [Infographic]

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Three Keys to Attracting a Following

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Early Hat Tricks and Disruption

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Book Time: Launch

So, if you have read this blog a little while, you know I have decided to periodically share some of the books I have been reading with you....

Seize the Moment

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Understanding How People Watch NCAA Sports (It's a Marketing Post)

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If You Build It

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