Maria Alegre从多个角度谈手游的营销关注点
作者Maria Alegre
提到的策略性层面包括:
1,选择一周中的哪一天作为发售日更为合适?
按照Chartboost的数据显示(2015年1月份),周六在用户流量方面更加突出,在一周中占比16.5%,领先于周日的15.5%和周五的14.9%。
其他的周一到周四四天时间比例相当都在13.3%左右。
2,选择哪一个平台作为优先投放策略?
数据上显示Android和iOS到现在这个阶段已经各有优劣倾向,Android胜在流量,而iOS明显在营收创造方面更胜一筹(这是65%:35%的问题,iOS仍然是Android的两倍左右)。
从地区来看,Android在欧洲市场有压倒性优势,而在美洲市场和iOS相当,至于亚太地区iOS看起来更有优势一些。
3,针对具体的系统有哪些优化引导?
如果是针对iOS系统,截止到今年1月份iOS8已经占据将近7成的市场,iOS6和更早版本则只有小量市场。
至于Android系统,新版本获得用户认可的速度相对缓慢,就造成了各种版本同时各有针对性用户的均衡局面。
4,需要针对哪些特定的设备进行优化?
iOS只需要考虑要不要做iPad版本,这个只是要不要多赚一些钱的问题。
而Android市场,很明显三星的Galaxy s4和s5是机型的市场主导,另外一个是摩托罗拉的Moto G。
5,有哪一些本地化市场需要考量的?
下列两幅图表分别解析了:营收层面值得关注的,比如北美之外的法国、俄联邦、德国和英国;具体国家不同的游戏喜好主导类型,比如土耳其的Board,韩国的Role Playing,印 度的Action。
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I focused on the questions rather than the answers because numbers are constantly changing, but the inquiries that lead to insights remain the same. And these are the key 7 questions:
What day of the week should I launch?
As of January 2015, the day to pay attention to is Saturday.
That said, it’s also important to watch the slower days. Case in point: Tuesdays in January created the smallest percentage of earnings, and would be an ideal day for a soft launch because it would be the least risky.
What platform should I focus on?
Android surpassed iOS in traffic for the first time in the Americas during January.
But iOS still remains the outlier for money-making, so it makes the most sense to focus on iOS first if you’re targeting the Americas.
Europe, meanwhile, leans towards Android, while Asia is a toss up. Each country is different, so be sure to watch the area you’re targeting.
What OS should I optimize for?
If you’re focusing on Apple, know that new iOS versions tend to take over quickly.
Android’s new operating systems rolls out a bit slower which gives you more time to optimize your game once you know the new OS is a lot more tested.
What devices should I optimize for?
The iPad is far and away the dominant iOS device. A game without an iPad optimized version is, quite frankly, missing out on monetization opportunities.
When looking at Android devices, attention to detail is important. Money-making devices don’t always align with those that have the most traffic.
Where should I localize?
Money-making trends show that (after the US) France, Russia and Germany are the most profitable countries right now to localize.
Localization also depends on genre: as you can see in the chart below, if you have a board game, you should definitely localize to Turkish, and if you have arole playing game you should translate it to Korean.(source:gamasutra.com)
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