mobile marketing

sladaksladak Member Posts: 119
Hey

I was wondering if anyone has used these guys: redacted

and if so, did it lead to a significant increase in sales???

Sam

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  • sladaksladak Member Posts: 119
    Fair enough. That was my impression too
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    Hmmmmm. Thank you guys for the feedback. We are somewhat new to the app reviewing world however ya gotta start somewhere.
  • HalfBakedProductionsHalfBakedProductions Member, PRO Posts: 248
    edited July 2013
    Hey

    I was wondering if anyone has used these guys: (redacted)

    and if so, did it lead to a significant increase in sales???

    Sam
    @Sladak

    I'd stay away as well. They've tried contacting me many times through my "Contact Us" Button and they're pretty spammy.

    EDIT: After seeing a real representative, they seem like sincere guys, and I'd be fine doing business with them :D
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    Hey

    Strange just looked you up on Twitter and we're not even following you nor have we seen your site. Are you sure you're not referring to monstermobilemarketing(dot)com?

    I was wondering if anyone has used these guys: http://www.monstermobilemarketing.net

    and if so, did it lead to a significant increase in sales???

    Sam
    @Sladak

    I'd stay away as well. They've tried contacting me many times through my "Contact Us" Button and they're pretty spammy.
  • debugdesigndebugdesign Member Posts: 886
    They are a 2 man operation in the US and although relatively new they seem to know their stuff. If you are really interested in app marketing services from them I would suggest joining the weekly AppDevChat as they are always there offering advice.

    It's Thursday's at 6pm GMT | 2pm PST

    if you visit: http://www.tchat.io/ and type appdevchat you can see some of yesterday's conversation... The makers of Grav were talking about marketing their game.

    I hope this helps :)
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    They are a 2 man operation in the US and although relatively new they seem to know their stuff. If you are really interested in app marketing services from them I would suggest joining the weekly AppDevChat as they are always there offering advice.

    It's Thursday's at 6pm GMT | 2pm PST

    if you visit: http://www.tchat.io/ and type appdevchat you can see some of yesterday's conversation... The makers of Grav were talking about marketing their game.

    I hope this helps :)

    Much appreciated @debugdesign. We don't take negative feedback personal but I do disagree with the assessment here. Of course I'm biased but it's kinda funny that we're working around the clock for indie devs and once in a blue moon we get stuff like this that pops up. At any rate we do have several successful indies such as My Virtual Girlfriend and Cupid.com on our App Collage as well as several returning customers so we must be doing something right. Hehe.

  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    edited July 2013
    **Although we're not a huge company like 148apps or so on, we do roll up our sleeves and work hard to help Indie Devs gain exposure as much as humanly possible.**


    Imagine if 5,000 indie devs stood up all at once! That's what our app collage is about. Join us @ (Redacted). This is an opportunity for smaller developer companies to mass market their apps in a large group effort to possibly down the line gain serious mainstream media attention. If you remember the milliondollarhomepage concept then you will recognize our app collage with the main difference being we're not collecting & marketing internet random companies, we're exclusively helping independent developers for iOS, Google Play, (PC, Steam, & Desura, COMING SOON.) games / apps. At $0.10 a pixel we're also pricing the app collage directly for independent developers budgets. We know this because we are also indie developers. With any order over at our app collage your game or app will receive some form of additional review whether it's a written review with screenshots or a professional video demo review of your app in action. It's taken us quite some time to build a name for ourselves and we have a huge fan base as well as targeted followers & Facebook friends that are interested specifically in apps & tech stuff. We're also in the process of revamping our website to make it insanely interactive for visitors & other developers to give feedback on our reviews as well as complete reviews themselves to see how ensure indie apps can evolve into a high valued app that will increase downloads as much as possible. App value & visibility are the 2 main components of succeeding in the App Store in today's crowded market. Join us today.
  • lycettebroslycettebros Member, PRO Posts: 1,598
    Hmmm. I am seeing new users who are from these marketing companies appearing on the forum - make some comments and disappear. I suppose it is a good sign for GS attracting attention.

    Is it necessary that such individuals have a byline stating their interests to a company seeking business....to avoid any spamming getting into the conversation?

    @MonsterMike made his affiliation clear which is the right thing to do. I am just starting to wonder about some of the others starting to appear on here. Or does the forum naturally flush them out?
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    Hmmm. I am seeing new users who are from these marketing companies appearing on the forum - make some comments and disappear. I suppose it is a good sign for GS attracting attention.

    Is it necessary that such individuals have a byline stating their interests to a company seeking business....to avoid any spamming getting into the conversation?

    @MonsterMike made his affiliation clear which is the right thing to do. I am just starting to wonder about some of the others starting to appear on here. Or does the forum naturally flush them out?

    I would hope the mods wipe them out. I started off, & still am an indie dev myself with a cool little note-taking app with a sense of humor so I can understand from a dev point of view in terms of spammy posts from marketing companies that seem suspect. I simply jumped on this thread to kinda bring to light that Monster Mobile Marketing is sincerely trying to help indie devs and seeing a few comments on here that seemed a bit of base. Heck we've already given away a MacBook Pro to one of our App Collage members. We certainly don't claim to be App Advice, 148apps, or any of the other large review companies however we are legit, hard working, and in it for the long haul. Being an indie dev myself I can see the view of being skeptical when it comes to review sites reaching out to developers. My 2nd project did quite well in the App Store but I think a lot of devs expect their apps to auto pilot sell themselves in order to become an instant hit of some sort with nothing more than social media networking. Going back to the comment @sladak had made in regards to us being amateur as well as @uptimistik, the moderator no less, I can tell by their apps that we're really being judged by some pros here. The fact of the matter is especially for such an overcrowded category like games on a mobile device, smaller app companies need a valued app as well as PR in order to even begin thinking success. Half the reason for our review site and app collage being specifically aimed at indie devs is because we know all to well that large companies normally don't respond to indie devs at all for the most part. @sladak must know this as well just by looking through their Twitter feed tweeting at these companies only to receive no response. Overall we're just a 2 man company that are passionate about promoting the million apps that aren't named Angry Birds and with 64 current members on our App Collage with some well known indies being present we respectfully disagree with the amateur suggestion. We certainly respect the opinions from above comments and appreciate the feedback but in turn I decided to kick in my 2 cents as well. Enjoy the weekend all.

  • HalfBakedProductionsHalfBakedProductions Member, PRO Posts: 248
    edited July 2013
    @MonsterMike,

    Maybe I was being a little too critical. Now that I know who you guys are, you seem much more legitimate and I'll be sure to contact you if I need any help :D

    BTW, I updated my original post to include what I have just said. Sorry that I was so judgmental before knowing the full story :)

    Cheers,
    HBP
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    @MonsterMike,

    Maybe I was being a little too critical. Now that I know who you guys are, you seem much more legitimate and I'll be sure to contact you if I need any help :D

    BTW, I updated my original post to include what I have just said. Sorry that I was so judgmental before knowing the full story :)

    Cheers,
    HBP
    I truly appreciate that gesture and if there's anything we can do to help out feel free to contact us anytime. I hope I didn't come off as harsh in my last post towards anyone. Everyone have a safe & great weekend. Cheers & again much appreciated @HalfBakedProductions for taking the time to hear us out.

  • lycettebroslycettebros Member, PRO Posts: 1,598
    You have been most polite and genuine @MonsterMike and this should bode well for your business.
  • WbokoWboko Tennessee, USAMember, PRO Posts: 621
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    @lycettebros Thank you.

    :)
  • sladaksladak Member Posts: 119
    Well i now feel bad too. I originally posted this since I was unsure if the Monster site was legit.

    After hearing you guys on the GS forum I would like to wish you the best of luck with your business.

    Cheers

    Sam
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    Well i now feel bad too. I originally posted this since I was unsure if the Monster site was legit.

    After hearing you guys on the GS forum I would like to wish you the best of luck with your business.

    Cheers

    Sam
    @sladak Much appreciated for that, no worries though. Like I said above being an indie dev myself I know first hand you have to kinda question marketing sites at times but if you head over to our site or app collage project then you can see we really do have a strong fan base and a great customer base as well. :)

  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    Not really trying to plug our App Collage project here but we are running a max visibility promo for indie devs. With the purchase of a 900 pixel spot on our App Collage you also receive a full video review of your app in action and the next (2) orders of 900 pixels or above will also get a 2 week premium banner on our main page so it really gives you 3 forms of marketing all in one. Indie devs can head over to our site and click the Mash Up tab in the upper right to check it out. :)
  • WbokoWboko Tennessee, USAMember, PRO Posts: 621
    "ke I said above being an indie dev myself I know first hand you have to kinda question marketing sites"

    What games have you built?
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    edited July 2013
    @Wboko

    iPuzzledYa but it's no longer on the App Store (I'm sure you can google it though), Notes on a Roll is currently live as well as the lite version on the App Store, and my other project was a sweet security app on Cydia called iLockout. iLockout was pulled down because it was being stolen from other sources at a very fast rate. If your jailbroken and have certain sources, then you can see for yourself because they're still on there just not my paid copy. Here's an article I wrote on the iLockout mess from the good folks over at App Developer Magazine. (I'd post the link but you have to be a subscriber)

    (redacted)

    Tough image to pull from Facebook from the article showing numbers and all but have at it. You should be able to read it though.
  • MonsterMikeMonsterMike Member Posts: 13
    @Wboko

    Well I see the link didn't pull the photo as it should. Go to that link and scroll to May 29th and the 3 photos are there.
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