Though the mobile app market is substantial and growing fast, most firms struggle to monetize apps profitably. Monetizing apps is done in two ways: a) selling advertising space within a free version of the app, and b) selling a paid version, termed freemium or in-app purchase strategy.In this...

The fact that the adoption rate of successful innovations is bell-shaped (cumulative S-shaped) is considered the basis for most insights and analyses of new product marketing. However, these insights have been largely based on the growth of popular durables and services. In contrast,...

Much of the research on new product introductions to date has focused on improving the initial go/no-go decision in order to reduce the probability of post-launch failure. However, one of the main problems associated with early-period assessments is the lack of data to enable further prediction....