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Marketing Your Video Game Outside of Game Marketplaces & App Stores

FastSpring

Todd Harris knows how to leverage effective video game marketing strategies to get games in front of players. As the former COO and Co-Founder of Hi-Rez Studios, he spent 15 years making games and marketing them to gamers — with the studio’s games reaching 150 million players. (At

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7 Business Models for Monetizing Digital Content

GetElastic

In a recent webinar, Monetizing Content in a World of Digital Disruption , we covered a number of examples from across industries of innovative ways to leverage eCommerce best practices to get paid for digital products and content. Offering your digital content for free may also be a way to drive sales in another channel.

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How a Lack of Direct-to-Consumer Options Hurts Players

FastSpring

A lot of big changes around direct-to-consumer options in the games industry have been going on in the past few months. A ruling in favor of Epic in Epic Games v. Amidst these Goliaths fighting over revenue from games and in-app purchases are the players. For example: The settlement between U.S.

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7 Business Models for Monetizing Digital Content

GetElastic

In our latest webinar Monetizing Content in a World of Digital Disruption I covered a number of examples from across industries of innovative ways to get paid for digital products and content. Remember, no business is married to just one business model over the life of a product or service.). Subscriptions.

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News: Tentative Settlement in Google Play Direct-to-Consumer Antitrust Lawsuit Announced

FastSpring

Google , 37 attorneys general maintain that Google uses illegal, anticompetitive, and/or unfair business practices that restrict competition, drive up prices, and limit choices, all of which harm consumers that purchase games and other digital goods through the Google Play store. Led by Utah Attorney General Sean D. What about Apple?

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Subscription Ecommerce Websites Saw 4,461% Revenue Boom in 5 Years: 20 Brands Reaping the Benefits

BigCommerce

In 2016, that revenue jumped to $2.6 Even Amazon is in on the game (of course). The various types of subscription services (and if your business model currently fits). A subscription website is a site that collects a recurring payment from customers in exchange for recurring product replenishment or on-going service.

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How to Make Money From OTT Platforms and Video on Demand

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One of the most popular VOD services is Netflix, which started as a DVD mailing service and kept ahead of the game by adopting streaming early. As a result, you could monetize your brand faster and easier via VOD. This method is best suited to subscription-based businesses. Monetizing VOD. What Is OTT?

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