Tag Archives: Patrick Mork

GetJar responds to IDGA rant vs Amazon

Published on Friday, April 15th by Tony Dennis

Rating: Apparently, all’s not fair …

The International Game Developers Association (IDGA) has recently written an open letter to online app store Amazon about unfair pricing practices on Amazon App store. It can be found here. The letter says, “The IGDA has significant concerns about Amazon’s current Appstore distribution terms and the negative impact they may have on the game development community, and we urge developers to educate themselves on the pros and cons of submitting content to Amazon. This letter has inspired Patrick Mork, CMO of GetJar, to blog about the matter himself. Continue reading →

Posted in App stores, Games, Mobile applications, mobile developers | Tagged amazon, app stores, getjar, IGDA, International Game Developers Association, Patrick Mork | Leave a comment

GetJar’s Mork comments on App Store subs

Published on Wednesday, February 16th by Tony Dennis

Rating: Subscriptions are a good thing – mostly

“Subscription is a good thing because it allows publishers to monetize in a way that maximizes user value,” commented Patrick Mork, GetJar‘s CMO. It’s also a good thing because it gives publishers “the flexibility to charge consumers based on their preferences – i.e. one time payment versus cheaper periodic payments.” Subscription is also good for publishers since it allows them generate recurring billing which is more profitable for their bottom line. Continue reading →

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GetJar converts downloads to users for Flirtomatic

Published on Thursday, October 28th by Tony Dennis

Rating: Plus it’s doing well with inspiring Android downloads, too

Some amazing figures from GetJar which maintains it is the the world’s second largest app store after iTunes. It has achieved a remarkable 70 per cent conversion rate using its Pay-Per-Download (PPD) solution on behalf of its customer – Flirtomatic. As the name implies, Flirtomatic is an online dating service aimed at 18-30 year olds. The company decided it needed to go global and with GetJar’s help, it is doing just that. Besides helping with conversions, GetJar is drumming up downloads for the Android version of Flirtomatic’s app. In July [2010], GetJar generated 19 per cent of all Flirtomatic’s Android downloads. It competing against the Android Market to achieve that figure. Continue reading →