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Getting Discovered 
Hope Is Not A Strategy 
16th June 2014 – Pocket Gamer Connects 
Don Turner 
@donturner 
BlackBerry Developer Evangelist
HELICOPTER CLONE WITH MARIO STYLE GRAPHICS 
50 MILLION DOWNLOADS
DAY ONE DOWNLOADS
WEEK ONE DOWNLOADS
What went wrong?
NOONE KNOWS 
ABOUT YOUR GAME
217,835 
GAMES IN ITUNES
89 
GAMES RELEASED PER DAY
APP STORES 
DISTRIBUTION DISCOVERY
Top 3 game discovery channels 
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 
App stores 
Word of mouth 
Websites / Social 
Source: Forrester – Mobile App Discovery Best Practices – April 2013
1. Build genuine 
relationships with players 
to create evangelists 
Word of mouth
"Plague Inc. had a marketing budget of $0. No one 
had ever heard of it or Ndemic Creations before it 
released. My approach was simple – make a 
wonderful game that people want to play. If it is 
good enough, people will spread the 
word. I have also been engaging with the 
players through email, twitter, facebook, 
shacknews and toucharcade. As the game 
has grown bigger, so has the amount of people 
talking about it.” 
James Vaughan – Creator of Plague Inc.
2. Optimise your App Store 
presence 
App Stores
sensortower.com
mobiledevhq.com appcodes.com
3. Build relationships with 
App Stores 
App Stores
Websites / Social networks 
4. Produce 
interesting content 
to draw players to 
your game
Stay for the next session  
Websites / Social networks 
5. Build relationships with 
the press
vlambeer.com/toolkit
All channels 
6. Create and 
analyse your 
channels 
Clicks twitter link 
Installs game 
Finishes tutorial 
Completes 
level 5 
Buys 100 
gems
Analyses your 
App Store Data
SDK embeds 
into your game 
to provide 
detailed usage 
analysis
App Stores 
Word of mouth 
7. Publish on 
multiple 
platforms
App Stores 
Websites / Social networks 
8. Publish on 
BlackBerry  
• Discovery much easier – 90% less 
competitors 
• Free device(s) 
• Developer support 
• Easy to port / Great performance 
• Free promotion
YOUR GAME HERE
Thank You! 
Don Turner 
@donturner 
doturner@blackberry.com

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