Mobile News Games Llc Marketing Plan

Sample Marketing Plan

1.0 Executive Summary

Mobile News Games LLC (MNG) develops mobile games relating to current news events. This marketing plan illustrates our market segments and the strategies we are employing to get customers and create a solid revenue stream. We are not just any mobile game developer. Our unique focus of creating games with a news twist gives us an advantage over our competitors by giving customers a new outlet to enjoy mobile games. This fills a read need of not just traditional gamers but expands our reach to people who would normally not play mobile games yet are amused by the comical angle we use.

We will fund development of our own games by providing consulting services to create similar games for corporations who are looking to create mobile games for promotional purposes. These consulting assignments will come from advertising sponsorship relationships that we will establish with companies who are interested in embedding their brand and offers inside our other games and would also like something more custom that they can offer as their own game. In the first 3 years of the business, we expect consulting to constitute a large portion of our revenue stream.

1.1 Vision

Our vision is to provide people with a brief escape of fun over the course of their normal day. We do this by providing them with timely interactive games that they can access on their mobile devices - games that are easy to play and have some connection with current pop culture news.

MNG leverages our team's software development experience to create timely games quickly. Our marketing challenge is to attract visibility quickly and we intend to accomplish this by leveraging a multi-pronged approach that involves social media, email marketing and search engine optimization strategies to gain market share. As we gain traction in the marketplace, word of mouth will lift our game downloads significantly.

1.2 Objectives

1. Generate over $400,000 in sales by the end of year 1.

2. Increase sales by 100% by the end of year 2.

3. Land 4 custom consulting game development projects within 12 months.

2.0 Target Markets

Our ideal customer is between the ages of 13 and 25 who enjoys playing video games and has a mobile phone that allows applications to be downloaded, such as the iPhone, Android or Blackberry. They often have an Xbox, Wii, Playstation or other TV-based video game unit at home. They may also have a portable gaming unit such as the DS/DSi and other portable gadgets such as an iPod.

Customers are typically single and male and own or have access to a home computer, PC or Mac. They have a wide range of disposable income. Some are teenagers living at home, others are college students or those who have joined the workforce in the last 5 years.

Our game design consulting customer is the VP of marketing or equivalent position of a medium to large organization who is looking for creative promotional methods for their products and services.

2.1 Market Definition and Segmentation

We target two segments: mobile game users and organizations that want to reach them. In both of these segments, customers are computer and mobile phone savvy and enjoy creative experiences.

1. Mobile Game Users

There are two types of customers that define the demographic of mobile gamers: teens (including pre-teens) and young adults, which for the purposes of this marketing plan will include teenagers age 18 and above as they are considered young adults by the general population as well as by the law. The primary difference between the two demographic segments is who provides the money for game purchases.

Free mobile games:

* We offer trimmed back versions of our games for free so that users can get a taste of the full game without committing any money up front.>

* Some features of free versions are disabled and advertising is displayed in some strategic locations within the game so that users are not bothered or distracted by the ads. For example, a soda company may pay for a sponsorship and we might embed their name as a clickable (tappable) billboard that appears as if it is part of the game itself.

Paid mobile games:

* Our paid mobile games contain a broader set of features. The price range is between $1.99 and $4.99 in order to create very low price resistance for customers.

* Paid games are also monetized via clickable (tappable) ad sponsorships embedded within the games.

Games are available via instant download on their appropriate mobile platform (i.e., Apple's Appstore for the iPhone).

2. Organizations That Want to Reach Youth and Young Adults

Additionally, there is typically one type of customer who purchases custom mobile game development services: VP of Marketing or Chief Marketing Officer. Their intent is to promote their brand and products to the demographic that overlaps with mobile game users.

2.2 Target Market Segment Strategy

Our strategy focuses on developing an initial set of libraries containing game attributes that can be combined to create new games. Upon launching the first set of games, we will stay in regular contact with our customers via numerous online methods, including social media and email marketing. After creating these libraries and games, we will be able to market fast-turnaround consulting services to organizations who would like their own promotional games.

2.3 Target Market: Mobile Game Users

Our mobile games have a timely connection to current news events. We release new games within two weeks of major news stories. For example, if a politician is involved in a scandal, we can leverage one of our current game architectures and customize it with the names of people involved in the scandal and even make a comical interactive spoof out of events. If a celebrity makes a foolish comment, we access our library of features to put together a game that pokes fun at the celebrity. The mobile game user market enjoys interacting with games that give them a sense of power and excitement, allowing them in some way to live vicariously through the game.

2.3.1 Needs and Requirements

Mobile