Is gamification just a buzz word? Or can it increase customer acquisition and expand user participation? How do you actually use gamification to get more customers? How does gamification work with mobile apps?
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In 2006, I was designing a social network product for a mobile content company. One of the key ideas for the social network was to engage the customers by game playing. The particular mobile social network provided cooperative social games marrying content + the users social graph + the users [...]
Paul Thompson creates the ideation and vision for great mobile and on-line products. He creates and manages the roadmap and product backlog. Paul is an agile manager and Scrum Master who coaches teams to deliver world class customer experiences.
With a software development, mobile marketing and business analysis background, Paul operates equally well in all three Product Owner areas.
As a Certified Scrum Master Paul is passionate about coaching teams and business to deliver the best possible product with the best possible customer experience. Paul is an ambassador for agile transition and encouraging team members to grow personally to reach their highest possible potential.
Paul has an IT BSc honours degree from a top ten British university, 20 years of IT experience, 12 years of marketing experience, 10 of them in mobile.