The AppsMarketing Blog

I sat down with Jonathan Messika, CEO and Co-Founder at Vodio to find out a little more about the process of developing an app, its marketing aspects, and what it really takes to build a sustainable business in the mobile app industry today.

It seems that lately tech brands can’t make a move without being sued for a variety of reasons that range from strange to the down-write dumb. Truth be told, with so much money at stake, is it any wonder that tech brands have spent more of their time and money, defending themselves from patent-trolls?

To celebrate the big 25th billion download, Apple will be giving away a $10,000 US App Store Gift Card. That’s enough to buy all the tunes and apps you can dream of. Just to be fair, they’ve also opened up the contest to folks who wish to participate, without the need to download an app.

There are many medical devices on the market today that can be run off an iPad or iPod. What’s so great about these iOS-enabled devices? For starters: they’re easy to use, they’re hooked up to the Web, and they’re super portable. They will prove useful in the clinic thanks to these characteristics. Plus, patients with iOS devices at home can start taking a more active role in their own care too.

This particular device comes in a wide variety of shapes in colors; some prefer it wide and robust, while others favor it to be slim, sleek and compact. Yes, it even vibrates for your discretion…

One of the most frequently asked is, “We have an app up on the app store but it isn’t generating any money, can you help?” First of all, developing an iPhone app is usually the easy part, but if you want to successfully make money from your apps, you’ll have to start thinking beyond the hard sales, ads, and in some cases even beyond the all too common in-app purchases.

You would expect that Nintendo, being at the bleeding edge of technology and having its pulse on all things gaming would realize what’s going on here? Where they like it or not, gaming is going mobile. The truth is Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, has made it crystal clear that they will never develop games for third-party platforms.

The true beauty of mobile is that it can serve as the platform for tech toys even for big kids. For those who love their mobile devices as much as we do, I’ve compiled a collection of some of the hottest, must have mobile tech toys money can buy.

There’s certainly no lack of apps to riches stories floating around the web, but one important tip I share with most of the mobile entrepreneurs I meet is; Think about how you can improve the overall mobile app life-cycle.

What does Pinterest have to do with apps or app marketing in general you ask? For one, Pinterest has a very slick app that I’ll go into detail about in just a moment. But first, follow me through this post because you simply cannot neglect this social network.!