This blog delves into the dynamic landscape of social media, specifically tailored for game developers. We will explore the strategies for utilizing these leading platforms, such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, Discord, and blogs.
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GDC’s State of the Industry Report – Lessons for Social Marketers in Indie Games
The state of the games industry is always in constant flux, especially now coming off the back of the covid pandemic. Our industry is one that can survive and indeed thrive with teams of people transitioning to working from home, especially across the indie game landscape. This year’s look at the state of the games industry by GDC reveals some interesting facts, and highlights how community focused teams such as Acorn Games are truly quite unique within video games.
Meet the Team - Trading Cards
Who makes games? People make games! Acorn is a varied team of incredible individuals all working together to help amplify indie games and bring unique and exciting experiences to new gamers.
We put together a few simple ‘trading cards’ with fun facts from our Acorn marketing team to help you learn a little more about the people behind the posts.
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When Should I Post to Social Media? - 2022 Guide.
Scheduling social media content is tricky. Each audience is unique and with variations in timezones and audience behaviours, it’s hard to know when to send out your best posts. Nobody wants to work for hours on a beautiful piece of artwork or an incredible video, only for it to be ignored. Of course, social algorithms come into play when determining the ‘affinity’ between your account and its followers (maybe we’ll share some more on this, some time soon!), but getting the timing right can make the world of difference.
Meet the Team - Timezones and Team Play
What would you say if I told you Acorn was built from the foundations of a father & son shaving company? “My background has always been in marketing, and I got my big break at 19 working in SEO for the local bed company!” laughs George, owner and Social Media Strategist here at Acorn. “Years later, my dad and I set up a men's shaving/grooming company, but you'd probably not think it, to look at me!” He’s a modest chap, with a passion for helping people and solving problems. And he’s taken that mantra (plus an extra decade of gaming industry knowledge) to create and build Acorn into what it is today.
