Dear Friends,
I’m happy to send this update on the exciting progress at Cupcake Digital, Inc.
Release of New Apps
March has seen the release of several new apps including Wubbzy, The Superhero, one of our best apps to date. In addition to our new Common Core activities, this title also includes an addictive game hidden within the story. The first two people to find the game and send me a screen shot will get a $25.00 iTunes gift card (Cupcake employees are exempt). Please check it out: http://www.cupcakedigital.com/apps/wubbzy-the-superhero/
We have also released our first faith-based storybook, He is Risen: The Easter Story, for Nest Family apps. To learn more, click here: http://nestfamilyapps.com/press-and-media/
Please watch later this month for more releases, including our first Animal Planet title.
Properties & Pipeline
I am delighted to announce our partnership with Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock animated series. Please see our latest press release: http://www.cupcakedigital.com/blog/the-jim-henson-company-licenses-cupcake-digital-to-capture-the-magic-of-classic-fraggle-rock-animated-episode-reimagined-as-enhanced-story-apps/
I am also proud to announce our partnership with American Greeting’s Strawberry Shortcake. The team is already working on our first Strawberry Shortcake app. I will be sending more news on this property soon.
Continued Accolades for Cupcake Digital Apps
I am happy to report that four of our children’s apps were named Parents’ Choice Award winners. Specifically: Wubbzy’s Pirate Treasure; Wubbzy’s Space Adventure; Wubbzy’s The Night Before Christmas; and Wubbzy’s Train Adventure.
The Parents’ Choice Foundation is the nation’s oldest nonprofit guide to quality children’s media and toys. Parents’ Choice Award Seals are internationally recognized and respected icons of quality. The Foundation’s product evaluation process addresses: developmentally appropriate content and challenges; design and function; educational value; long-term play value; and benefits to a child’s social and emotional growth and well being.
Cupcake Digital has also been lauded as one of the top app companies, winning awards like the AppySmart’s Editor’s Favorite for Wubbzy’s Fire Engine, Wubbzy’s Night Before Christmas, and Wubbzy’s Space Adventure and garnering dozens of favorable reviews including iPad Kids, Jellybeans Tunes, Appolicious, Rock-A-Bye Parents, AOL Tech, Wired and many more.
Distribution Partnerships
On Friday, March 22, 2013, Wubbzy’s Space Adventure was a top feature in the special free app of the day (“FAD”) promotion for the 2013 anniversary of the Amazon apps platform in the US and EU. We’re very excited about this promotion, and look forward to seeing more customers download this app!
This is the third month in a row that Amazon has featured one of our apps. So far we have enjoyed over 136,000 downloads as a result of this partnership. For more information please visit: http://www.cupcakedigital.com/blog/cupcake-digitals-selection-as-amazons-free-app-of-the-day/
Our apps have also been prominently featured by Barnes & Noble via e-mail blasts and online for the NOOK tablets. For more information please visit: http://www.cupcakedigital.com/blog/wubbzy-interactive-storybook-app-featured-on-nook-advertisement/
In the upcoming weeks and months I will continue to update you our partnerships with our distribution partners.
Social Responsibly
Be sure to read our latest positioning paper discussing our commitment to social responsibility in the development of entertainment-based children’s apps and how we conduct business. One of Cupcake Digital’s guiding principles is to create apps that balance fun and entertainment with the priorities of safety, privacy and education. To learn more, please visit: http://www.cupcakedigital.com/blog/cupcake-digitals-commitment-to-excellent-and-educational-apps-for-children/
In addition to the positioning paper, we are adding a grown-up’s section to our website. This section provides caregivers with additional fun and educational activities to complement our apps. We have also included a Parent’s Guide that informs caregivers how Cupcake Digital’s apps are designed to be part of a child’s learning and growth process. The grown-up’s section will be updated on an ongoing basis. Plus, we’ll soon be featuring an educator’s guide. For more information, please visit: http://www.cupcakedigital.com/grown-ups-corner/
Make Your Opinion Count: Download & Review a Cupcake App Today
As always, if you have not already done so, please visit http://www.cupcakedigital.com/apps/ and click on the store icon of your choice (iTunes, Amazon, Google Play or Nook) to download our apps on any mobile phone or tablet device.
Give it a test drive and make sure to write a review! Encourage your friends, family and loved ones to do the same. Help us create a bigger viral buzz about the quality of our products.
Thank you for your support! I will continue to update you on a regular basis. In the meantime, please feel free to contact me anytime with questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Brad Powers
Chairman
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