stay connected with mobile apps

Stay Connected With Mobile Apps

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Whether standing in a line at coffee shop, lying in bed, or waitingfor a class to start, college students can’t seem to put their phones down.

* Survey Sources – slide 19


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Example:

Upward Bound App – Both high schooland college students communicate with friends, family and teacherson their smartphones.

Interactive Link – Unlike a website, apps can deliver frequent interaction with your members.

Cross Platform App – Once launched your app will be immediately accessible on IPhone, Android and Blackberry operating systems.

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Give students reasons to open your app.

Students use mobile apps every day. Compete for their attention by providing:

- Contact with other students

- Resources for college success

- Monthly intros to useful apps

- Opportunities for mentoring

- A showcase for success stories

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Make the Mobile Connection


Alert students to ‘articles of interest’.

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Once a month, post websites and

apps that are useful to college students.


Invite students to send “college life” pictures to share with new students and old friends.


Consider adding a YouTube “Student Channel”, for the students, by the students. Invite them to share videos.


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Two times a year send a message to request a college status update.


Consider providing one-click dialing to reach Student Support.


When hosting student events, post - Math tutoring workshops- Academic counseling- Financial counseling- College tours- Stress management


Make it easy to send this app to a friend.



Membership App Template

App Modification vs Custom App Development.

Companies spend thousands of dollars to create custom apps. In contrast, by working with us to modify one of our templates you will dramatically reduce cost and development time. Cross Platform App – Once launched your app will be immediately accessible on IPhone, Android and Blackberry operating systems.

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Tracking App Traffic – Invite your members to install your new app. Then, with Google Analytics you can track their activity.


It’s Your Content – Once your app is launched managing your content is like managing a newsletter. No technical skills required.

Mobile Website – Your app will be hosted on a mobile website created for app management. Changes made on your Mobile Website will display instantly on all smartphones.

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*Survey Sources: Pew Internet & American Project “Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections,” May 2012 | University Of Colorado Boulder, Digital News Test Kitchen “Smartphone User Survey: A glimpse into the mobile lives of college students,” February 2012 | Nielsen “America’s new Mobile Majority: a Look At Smartphone Owners in the U.S.” May 2012

For more information please contact:

Andre JamesMarketwise Consulting925.938.3600
