The document discusses strategies for game developers to stand out in a competitive app market, emphasizing the importance of distribution, social advertising, and cross-promotion. It highlights methods to acquire users without upfront costs, focusing on revenue sharing and leveraging existing traffic. Additionally, it provides tips for high-performing ads and metrics for measuring success in the gaming industry.

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8. Distribution! App stores!
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Advertising! Cross promo!
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9. Lots of traffic, scalable, predictable, doable!
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10. Advertising"
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23. Tips for high performing ads!
Clear value proposition!
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Freshness!

24. Genres with best ad CTR"
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26. 1. Metrics!
Don’t fly blind!
Double down on best channels!

27. 2. Diversity!
Don’t rely on one channel!
Experiment!

28. 3. Scalable!
Put your resources "
into channels that scale!
Play the lottery, "
but don’t depend on it!

29. 4. Own or outsource!
Either dedicate real resources"
or get a publisher!
It’s a marathon!

30. 5. Think big!
Leverage success to new titles!
Build a portfolio or borrow one
with cross-promotion!

31. Get new users for free!
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