Publications & thought leadership

Sharing what I've learned from 15 years in gaming marketing — through books, articles, and industry analysis. Practical insights backed by real campaign data.

Practical guides for marketing practitioners

Published

Minilex: 400 Words in 2 Weeks

A structured method for rapid vocabulary acquisition, designed around cognitive science principles — spaced repetition, contextual learning, and active recall. Originally developed for language learners, now applied to professional terminology mastery.

Language learning Cognitive science Methodology
In progress

Growth Marketing for Gaming: A Practitioner's Playbook

A hands-on guide covering the full marketing stack for gaming companies — from attribution modelling and influencer pipeline architecture to China market entry and multi-brand content strategy. Built on real metrics and campaign data, not abstract frameworks.

Growth marketing Gaming industry Amazon KDP 2026
Planned

The China Playbook: Gaming Market Entry for Western Companies

Deep-dive into the Chinese gaming ecosystem for Western marketing teams — platform selection (Keylol, Bilibili, XHS, Weibo, Taobao), KOL economics, localisation pitfalls, and building a sustainable traffic strategy beyond a single platform dependency.

China market Gaming Platform strategy

Selected writing

LinkedIn

Inside the Chinese PC Gaming Market: What Western Companies Get Wrong

Why most Western gaming companies fail in China — and what the successful ones do differently. Based on two years of operating ChinaPlay.

Industry analysis

State of PC Game Distribution 2025

Analysis of 306 PC game developers' distribution strategies. 88% still rely primarily on Steam — and what that means for B2B key distribution.

Case study

Building an Influencer Pipeline from Scratch

How we grew from zero influencer partnerships to a structured pipeline with 10x+ ROI across CIS, Turkey, and Brazil gaming markets.

Methodology

Attribution Modelling for Game Key Storefronts

Practical approach to measuring marketing impact when your storefront competes with Steam — UTM architecture, cohort analysis, and what metrics actually matter.

Where the thinking comes from

AI in Marketing & Product Management

HSE University · Master's program · 2024–2026

Applied AI for marketing automation, uplift modelling, RAG systems, and product analytics.

Cognitive Sciences

HSE University · M.Sc. · Graduated

Decision-making, behavioural economics, and the psychology of attention — the foundation for everything I build in marketing.

Technological Marketing

RANEPA · Lecturer · 2026

Designing and teaching a Master's-level course on modern marketing technology, automation, and AI-driven strategies.

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