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Apple Search Ads Changes How Creatives are Displayed

Posted on February 11th, 2020

Apple Search Ads can help an app appear at the top of search results for terms they target. Since this is important for visibility and App Store Optimization, it’s common for developers to target terms they already rank #1 for as a defensive strategy to protect their strongest keywords and brand name. When this happens, it may feel redundant for the same app to appear twice in a row. A recent update to Apple Search Ads has addressed this by changing how the creative sets are displayed.

Tap Cats App Description Spotlight

Posted on February 8th, 2020

The App Store Description is what gives users important details about an app. It should be engaging, informative and easy to read. “Tap Cats: Epic Card Battle CCG,” a mobile game available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, is the subject of this week’s App Store Spotlight, where we see how its App Store Description works on each storefront.

Pre-Order Apps and ASO

Posted on February 6th, 2020

Pre-order apps help create early buzz for an app or mobile game and build downloads for its launch. When preparing an app for pre-order, developers should be sure to consider App Store Optimization best practices and use the pre-launch period as time to fully optimize their app for when it goes live.

Google Play ASO: What You Need to Know

Posted on February 1st, 2020

Google Play ASO requires different techniques and strategies than ASO for the Apple App Store. As the stores use different algorithms and have different rules, the same optimizations cannot work on both. App developers ready to launch their Android apps should know how to optimize them for the Google Play Store.

NFL App Store Screenshot Spotlight

Posted on January 31st, 2020

App Store Screenshots are key to user conversion, especially when there’s a relevant event on the horizon. The Super Bowl is approaching, so developers of football apps should aim to capitalize on the event. In order to appeal to users searching for Super Bowl content, the screenshots should be designed with App Store Optimization best practices and seasonality. For today’s App Store Spotlight, we take a look at the NFL app and see how its App Store Screenshots are designed.

Google Play Videos Gain Auto-Play in Search

Posted on January 30th, 2020

The Google Play Store has begun rolling out an update to how videos are shown in search results. Google Play Videos now automatically play in search results for certain brands, so app developers should consider how their videos are displayed and perform.

ASO: Different Than App Store SEO

Posted on January 25th, 2020

App Store Optimization is not just App Store SEO. Whereas SEO focuses on web search engines, ASO is designed specifically for mobile App Stores. Failing to understand this distinction can lead developers to utilize inaccurate data, design App Store pages poorly or miss potential mobile marketing opportunities.

Call of Duty Mobile App Store Video Spotlight

Posted on January 24th, 2020

An App Store Video is a great way to engage users and demonstrate an app’s features in action. For mobile games, this can be a powerful tool for driving conversion. Call of Duty Mobile, a mobile version of the popular console FPS game franchise, uses an App Store Video designed to hype users and boost conversions. For today’s App Store Spotlight, we look at its App Store Video.

What Are Apple Search Ads?

Posted on January 23rd, 2020

Apple Search Ads (ASA) is a powerful tool for reaching users on the Apple App Store. In addition to gaining paid installs, a good Search Ads campaign can also benefit an app’s organic growth. As it is a helpful tool for App Store Optimization, developers and marketers looking to start an ASA campaign should know a few key things about Search Ads.

Be My Eyes App Description Spotlight

Posted on January 22nd, 2020

An App Store Description should convey the uses and purpose of an app in a way that users can read easily. It can be tricky for apps that serve an important purpose to condense everything down, but it is necessary. Be My Eyes, an app designed to help the visually impaired through user volunteers, needs a good description to convert users into new volunteers. In this week’s App Store Spotlight, we focus on Be My Eyes and its App Store Description.

Starbeard App Store Video Spotlight

Posted on January 18th, 2020

An App Store Video, whether it’s an App Preview Video on the Apple App Store or a Promo Video on Google Play, can be a powerful tool for user conversion. A good video can increase conversions by up to 25%, although a poorly-made one can have an equally detrimental effect. For apps available on both the App Store and Google Play Store, it may be necessary to create more than one video. For an example of this, we look at the mobile game Starbeard and its App Store Videos.

App Store Ranking and ASO

Posted on January 17th, 2020

App Store rankings are key to success on the App Store and Play Store. An app’s ranking determines how easy it is for users to find it in the stores. Since 70% of app discoverability happens in searches, the higher your app ranks for search terms, the better your chances of it being downloaded are. In order to succeed, app developers must understand how the stores determine rankings, as well as how App Store Optimization can help.

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