Campbell, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/06/2015 -- iHookup Social, Inc. (OTC Pink: HKUP) (HKUP), a fully reporting public company that develops a mobile/social app enabling singles, groups and the socially active to connect quickly, offering local, real life 'hook-up' opportunities, is pleased to announce that it has concluded 2014 with over 45,000 downloads for the month of December. Most significantly, the Company increased its average revenue per user (ARPU) by 18% and revenue per download by 23%, raising the total registered user count above 474,000, greatly exceeding the Company's original expectations for growth in its first year of operations.

The Company is now returning to a more robust user acquisition effort for January of 2015 after a strategic marketing slow down as ad rates soared through the holiday season.

"As we reduced our advertising spends for the holiday's of 2014, we simultaneously spent considerable time and effort in increasing our monetization systems for these users," stated Robert Rositano Jr., CEO, iHookUp Social. "Now, as we return to our previous acquisition pattern in the more reasonable pricing of the first quarter of 2015, I am excited to apply this new ARPU to an increased new user acquisition effort."

"We also want to inform investors that we plan on communicating on a more in-depth basis about the achievements and lessons of 2014 and our goals for a successful 2015," added Rositano Jr.

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About iHookup Social, Inc.
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