Marketing
Marketing Funnel
- Awareness
- Interest
- Desire
- Action
- Advocacy (loyalty) - After sales
Marketing Plan
The purpose of a marketing plan in video games is to define the target audience, identify the most effective channels for promoting the game, establish the key messages that will resonate with the audience, and outline the specific tactics and timelines for executing the marketing campaign.
The plan aims to build awareness, generate interest, and ultimately drive sales of the game, while also building the game’s brand and engaging with the gaming community.
Marketing Tips
- Create a dev blog
- Get a website about the game, or atleast a page
- Mailing list
- Social Media
- Youtube
- Create a trailer half-way through the development phase (60 sec max)
- Presskit ()
- Contact press (as many as possible)
- Pre-Press release, extra trailer
- Review copies for
- Contact press again
- Contact influencers
References
https://www.amazon.com/22-Immutable-Laws-Marketing-Violate/dp/0887306667
https://gamejolt.com/
https://itch.io/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUAJ-HS_mD8
http://launchyourindiegame.com/build-official-game-websites-fast-cheap/
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