At Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #1, Mariela Tzvetanova, CMO and CBDO at Imperia Online, stopped by to offer ten must-know tips for free-to-play game distribution.

Her first tip was to use "strategic planning tools", such as SWOT analysis and PEST analysis, the latter being a tool for tracking larger economic concerns that may affect your game over time. She also recommended performing a competitive analysis to look at what other companies are doing.

Tzvetanova also suggested finding the right contacts from different organisation levels, including biz dev, founders, and more. And while it may seem simple, Tzvetanova pointed out that "the first rule in sales is to keep your inbox empty", which helps you prioritise what you need to do each day.

Socialising and dating

She also recommended making good use of social networks, especially Facebook for the wider world, Odnoklassniki for Russian-speaking countries, but also dating websites - Imperia, for example, has worked with Elmaz, Mamba, and Fotostrana.

Tzvetanova also suggested partnering with specific mobile apps and stores, including Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi, as well as lesser-known regional platforms such as iranApps and Naranya.

PG Connects Digital #1 is the best of our Pocket Gamer Connects conference in an online form, with an entire week of talks, meetings, and pitch events taking place from April 6th to the 10th. You can read up on all the tracks taking place through the week here.