Maya Lombardi

Creative Strategy Editor

Maya examines hooks, concepts, mechanics, and iteration systems. Her work asks how teams can increase creative range without losing production discipline.

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4X strategy UA reckoning: what H1 2026 actually cost

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

4X strategy UA reckoning: what H1 2026 actually cost

Anatomy of a creative that scaled, then died

creative strategy

measurement

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6 min read

Anatomy of a creative that scaled, then died

Story-led ads: where the format stands

creative strategy

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4 min read

Story-led ads: where the format stands

Web shops are 15% of mobile IAP. Xsolla's ecosystem play and the D2C creative brief

creative strategy

platforms

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3 min read

Web shops are 15% of mobile IAP. Xsolla's ecosystem play and the D2C creative brief

Creative for third-party stores: what changes when the install button is not Google's

creative strategy

platforms

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4 min read

Creative for third-party stores: what changes when the install button is not Google's

More creative testing can make you worse

creative strategy

measurement

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6 min read

More creative testing can make you worse

Seasonal creative calendars for games

creative strategy

media buying

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4 min read

Seasonal creative calendars for games

Premium mobile games: releases were up 77 percent

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

Premium mobile games: releases were up 77 percent

Sound-on creative: designing for the minority who listen

creative strategy

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3 min read

Sound-on creative: designing for the minority who listen

Writing creative briefs an agency can execute

creative strategy

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4 min read

Writing creative briefs an agency can execute

A field guide to misleading mechanics

creative strategy

measurement

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4 min read

A field guide to misleading mechanics

Creative measurement beyond CTR and IPM

creative strategy

measurement

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5 min read

Creative measurement beyond CTR and IPM