android apps development by small company in japan
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Android apps development in Japan.English version.TRANSCRIPT
How to win in Android Market
-for Small Developer-�Samurai International, LLC
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Lui_AppsDev Facebook: @lui.okada
Facebook Pages: @samurai.international WEB: http://samurai-international.jp/
AndroidDev.jp Feb.21.2011
Self Introduction Lui Okada
� CEO of Samurai International, LLC.
� MBA(Globis)
� Twitter: @Lui_AppsDev
� Facebook: @lui.okada
� Facebook Pages: @samurai.international
Company
Tokyo Kobe
• Planning • Marketing • Design • Sales…
• Development
Pure smartphone apps plays.
App Showcase
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
2010.1
1.1
4
2010.1
1.0
7
2010.1
0.3
1
2010.1
0.2
4
2010.1
0.1
7
2010.1
0.1
0
2010.1
0.3
2010.9
.26
2010.9
.19
2010.9
.12
2010.9
.5
2010.8
.8.2
9
2010.8
.22
2010.8
.15
2010.8
.8
2010.8
.1
2010.7
.25
2010.7
.11
2010.7
.4
2010.6
.27
2010.6
.20
500K apps sum total downloaded!
Traffic Information [iOS/Android] Navigation category Ranked 2nd
Charity Clock [iOS] Collaborate with NGO Cause Marketing
Sengoku Busho Almanac [iOS] Education category Ranked 1st
Groupons [iOS]
End of Edo Samurai Almanac [iOS] Education Category Ranked 5th
Sosial Featurephone Browser [Android] FP web site viewer Andronavi Ranked 1st
RankingTube [iOS/Android] YouTube viewwe iOS Ranked 1st
Many apps ranked high.
Social Feature Phone Browser
Social Feature Phone Browser
� From Oct.2010
� Free. Ad CTR is 9%!
� Ranked 1st in AndroNavi.
Feture Phone Browser is added social bookmark
実績 Ranked higher in AndroNavi Market.
2011年2月14日現在
Nov. 3rd.
Dec. 1st.
Jan. 2nd
Feb. 1st.
Download of sum total
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
2.1
4
2.8
2.1
1.2
5
1.1
8
1.1
1
2011.1
.5
12.2
9
12.2
2
12.1
5
12.7
12.1
11.2
4
11.1
7
11.1
1
11.2
10.2
5
10.1
8
10.1
2
Sum Total
It has been downloaded constantly.
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
RankingTube DL Total Sum
iPhone Apps case Dramatically high and unspread.
App Store Ranking is high impact.
Marketing Mix for App Development
What is the marketing mix?
� S.T.P � Product � Price � Place � Promotion
What type app should you make and how do you deliver to customers?
Introduce our marketing .
Is the market segment big?
� Many maker has been selling smart phone.
� The users who changed smart phone from feature phone is many.
� Feature phone web site is rich in Japan.
Our app category has enough size of market.
S.T.P
Segmentation Targeting Positioning
Social
Reach to FP site
Competitor A
Competitor B
Make the original position.
Level of FP heavy user
Tim
e of chan
ge from FP
Product
“I can’t see some FP sites !” From review
Our Solution
Ø FP web site they can see listed. Ø Customers make the list on social.
Satisfy Customers!
Price
Free.
Ø As customer use many times, we can get impressions. Ø We use AD-Maker!
Using Adware.
Place
Many app store available…
Narrow down markets.
Android Market, AndroNavi, au one market.
Promotion
• Press release
• Review site
• Friends
• Link from self Apps
Increase the chance to be seen.
You must draw on social networks.
Market
Why is it difficult to sell? We cannot have a chance to sell directory.
Customer Developer
Huge new release
Draw on social media! We made the Customer List on social network and sell to them.
Market
Customer Developer
Other When is app updated, it will be on new app cotegory.
Other important things
UI and monetize.
UI and monetize Design the UI to monetize.
• Easy to notice • On the conductor.
Then, RankingTube’s case.
Before After
It is moved to top.
Result
CTR
2011/01/01 (土) 0.14%
2011/01/02 (日) 0.12%
2011/01/03 (月) 0.10%
2011/01/04 (火) 0.10%
2011/01/05 (水) 0.09%
2011/01/06 (木) 0.30%
2011/01/07 (金) 0.79%
2011/01/08 (土) 1.62%
2011/01/09 (日) 2.03%
2011/01/10 (月) 2.18%
2011/01/11 (火) 2.54%
2011/01/12 (水) 2.95%
After
Before
Dramatically increase!
Target
World App Market
アジア(含日本)
US
EU
US & EU market is 10 times larger than JP.
Target Chase the scale!
0.00%
20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
120.00%
Share Share
2010 Market 2014 Market
Others
Windows Mobile
IOS
Android
BlackBerry OS
Symbian
(IDC Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Operating System Market Shares and 2010-2014 Growth)
Free Apps Trend in US
(Destimo Report November 2010)
Paid Apps Trend in US
(Destimo Report November 2010)
最後に
� It is hard to be all.
� Build your team and discuss.
� Chase the scale.
Build team and go to sell oversea!
Collaborate and join to Samurai International!
Thank you.
� Email: [email protected]
� Twitter: @Lui_AppsDev
� Facebook: @lui.okada
� Facebook Pages: @samurai.international
� WEB: http://samurai-international.jp/