1) The company should launch a new version 7 of its app to keep up with the violent competition in the instant messaging market to grab it's worldwide users’ attention just like other platforms like Line, WhatsApp, Kakao Talk, WeChat, BBM, Hike, Viber and Tango.
2) Going by the social media updates, users are particularly impressed by the rebranding. From the curvy logo, it's look and feel of the new app which could translate to 1,000,000 downloads on the first day of launch.
3) Embracing one of Mxit’s ability to receive messages offline. For feature phones, they have group chats, chat tabs, and offline messages, all on data-light (technology that consume 10 times less mobile bandwidth). For iOS 7, Mxit 7 has features like doodle and voice chat, which puts it at par with the other apps in the league.
4) Continuing a fast and data-light on feature phones, a market which their big competitors tend to ignore. Mxit version 7 will run on more than 8,000 types of devices, including tablets and it embraces the capabilities of each platform to offer an immersive chat experience that feels native to each one.
5) Strategically shaping the reach of Mxit’s internal currency, called Moola. It is currently available in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Lesotho, Indonesia and the United Kingdom for users to enter Mxit Chat Zones or buy games, music, skins and wallpapers on the platform using Mxit wallet. Currently, most IM app sells only stickers on their platform.
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