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Celia Zimmermann (SoMe Community Manager, SYBO)
Location: Room 3002, West Hall
Date: Monday, March 20
Time: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass
Topic: Business & Marketing
Format: Lecture
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
With today’s never-ending list of platforms and available content, legacy games must keep up with the speed of social media to maintain momentum and stay relevant. Released in 2012, the hit mobile game Subway Surfers remains a category leader over a decade later, amassing over 20.5 million followers on TikTok, YouTube, and other social platforms.
How has SYBO kept Subway Surfers running for so long? It's all about communication, collaboration, and influence. Forming
close-knit online communities and implementing audience feedback has been key to preserving Subway Surfers’ status as the most-downloaded game of the past decade.
Join Celia Zimmermann, SoMe Community Manager at SYBO, as she shares how her team doubled Subway Surfers’ TikTok following in 2022, and the strategies they use to maintain growth and an engaged fanbase of nearly 25 million daily active users.
Her motto? Give your players a voice, they'll give you a game.
Attendees will learn how to leverage online communities to develop and publish winning games. They’ll hear why a nimble social strategy with engagement at its core plays an integral role in maintaining momentum for legacy franchises like Subway Surfers, the most-downloaded game of the past decade.
This session is for anyone interested in exploring how social media and community management can be leveraged to keep audiences engaged in meaningful ways. Whether you’re an experienced marketer or looking to break into the games industry, attendees will benefit from universal truths about the power of two-way audience dialogue.