Strategy, Discovery & Prototyping: How FoCus Has Helped Our Clients

  We’ve written in length about the importance of product discovery and definition and the benefits of mobile app prototyping. We do these phases with all of our clients as part of our end-to-end development process, but we also offer a service called Focus that specifically involves mobile app strategy, product definition, and interactive app […]

The High-Tech Era: Adapting For Survival

Adapting For Survival Consumers are expecting constant innovation in the high-tech era we live in today and if companies can’t keep up, the consequences aren’t as forgiving. Brands aren’t as resilient today as they once were and many are being forced from a highly competitive market because they lack the qualities it takes to survive. […]

Introducing FoCuS: The Comprehensive Mobile App Prototyping Solution

Mobile app prototyping is a tremendously valuable exercise. It allows you to create a visualization of how your mobile app will function, demonstrate user flows, and give an idea of design and layout. For those who have a good idea of what their mobile strategy is and have already gone through the product definition phase, […]

Why Mobile App Deep Linking Matters

What is Mobile Deep Linking?     Mobile deep linking (also called mobile app deep linking), is the process of using a URI to link to specific pages or locations within a mobile application. It can be used in a variety of ways – via notifications, email, SMS, social media, etc. – and directs users to relevant […]

Using Video Metrics To Drive Product Evolution: QoS Metrics

  This is the third and final post in our Video Metrics Series   In the previous two posts in our Video Metrics Series, we discussed that there are three distinct but interrelated categories of video playback metrics that are important to track: Content/Business Objective Metrics QoE (Quality of Experience) Metrics QoS (Quality of Service) […]

Using Video Metrics to Drive Product Evolution: Quality of Experience Metrics

  This is the second post of our three-part Video Metrics Series.       In our previous post of this series, we discussed that video playback metrics can be divided into three distinct but related categories:   Content/Business Objective Metrics QoE (Quality of Experience) Metrics QoS (Quality of Service) Metrics   Part one of […]

Using Video Metrics to Drive Product Evolution: Content & Business Metrics

  This is the first of three posts in our Video Metrics Series.   For media and content providers, video playback metrics are integral to improving products, retaining and growing user base, and opening up new opportunities for monetization. As is true of analytics across the board, data collection is iterative, allowing you to learn […]

Deliver Quickly, Deliver Often: Why App Submission is Only The Beginning

  Shipping a product is a big benchmark, but initial release is just the beginning. Expecting an app to perform well, drive downloads, and have sustained usage without working to improve the product is a mistake that is all-too-common.   The “publish and pray” approach has two major issues: it assumes that at launch, your […]

Building for Long-Term Success: The Principles of Sustainable App Development

  A major challenge in product development is creating an app that is built with longevity in mind. With OS updates, changing market conditions, and continually increasing competition, many apps become irrelevant quickly – it’s a reality of the industry. While there is no manual for future-proofing your mobile app, there are steps you can take […]

Why Enterprise Mobile Apps Fail

  Many enterprises fail on their mobile app projects before a single line of code is even written.   From the perspective of enterprise, failure isn’t defined by how many downloads or how much revenue an app generates, but where it falls short operationally: over budget, over time, scope creep, etc.   Mobile: Does Anything […]