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How brands are jumping on the Pokémon Go bandwagon: the good and the bad

Published on 2016/07/13 By admin

Pokémon Go may not even have a worldwide release yet, as it’s only available in US, Australia and New Zealand, but it’s rapidly surpassing WhatsApp, Instagram and Snapchat in terms of usage. Over the past few days, we’ve seen several examples of brands using Pokémon Go as a jump off, and I’m sure there’ll be many more.  Not every mention was successful, so here we present the best and the worst mentions from Twitter.

Will Pokémon GO become a marketing platform for local businesses?

Published on 2016/07/12 By admin

Nintendo’s Pokémon Go , a free augmented reality (AR) mobile game, is on fire. According to Similar Web, the Android version of the app was installed on more than 5% of all Android devices in the US within two days, giving it an install base larger than Tinder, the popular dating app. And with more than 60% of US users who have downloaded the app using it daily,  SimilarWeb estimates Pokémon GO’s daily active users count will surpass Twitter ‘s