DiscoverBusiness of Apps Podcast#236: Web-first growth: the new playbook for app UA with Gessica Bicego, Marketing & Growth Consultant
#236: Web-first growth: the new playbook for app UA with Gessica Bicego, Marketing & Growth Consultant

#236: Web-first growth: the new playbook for app UA with Gessica Bicego, Marketing & Growth Consultant

Update: 2025-06-02
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If there is one feature that helps app marketers to persevere through so much of a market change, it is adaptability. As app user acquisition costs were rising and privacy constraints in mobile emerged, marketers came up with the solution - web to app user acquisition channel.


Rather than sending users directly to an app store, marketers now route users to a mobile web page first—typically one optimized for onboarding, education, or even a light product experience. This allows for better control over messaging, tracking, and personalization before nudging users to install the app.


In this episode, we’ll delve into the concept of web-first growth with Gessica, exploring the new playbook for acquiring app users.


Today’s topics include:

  • Gessica Bicego's bio

  • What convinced Gessica to switch to web-based strategies for mobile app UA

  • How to decide what specific "web to app" approach to take - go with mini landing pages, full web onboarding, or else?

  • Web versus app testing

  • How to avoid getting lost in lots of onboarding screens


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Quotes from Gessica Bicego

"I would say there are two approaches. Like either you send them to a landing page, but ultimately they convert on an app store - so all the call-to-action will lead to the App Store, or Google Play store. Or you guide them through a web funnel, where you have like lots of questions and you end up purchasing on the web."


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#236: Web-first growth: the new playbook for app UA with Gessica Bicego, Marketing & Growth Consultant

#236: Web-first growth: the new playbook for app UA with Gessica Bicego, Marketing & Growth Consultant

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