On boarding webinar - Aug 26
Transcript of On boarding webinar - Aug 26
Building a successful CPI campaign: A
How-To Guide
•2.5 Words about the Appnext platform•Campaign Set-up Milestones:
* App Set-Up* Campaign Set-Up* Tracking * Activation Test* Payment
•Tips and Recommendations•Q&A
Agenda
2.5 Words About Appnext
About Us
Appnext is a leading monetization and distribution platform exclusively dedicated to growing mobile businesses by promoting apps.
100% Self-Serve Platform Programmatic CPI Bidding
25,000 380 Million 12 Billion 180 Developers Unique Users App Requests Countries Monthly
Appnext GEO Distribution 2015 Installs
Where your apps will be promoted
Go Launcher
Optimal Campaign Set-Up
Optimal Campaign Set-up
• App Set-Up
• Campaign Set-Up* Network vs. Direct-Buy Campaigns* GEO Targeting* CPI Set-Up* Creative* Tracking
- Appnext SDK- 3rd Party - S2S
• Activation Test
• Payment
App Set-Up | URLs
! Android: Market URL + Package URL
Market URL: the link of the page when you are on your app page at the store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gettaxi.android&hl=en Package URL: part of the market URL, starting from the “=” and end at the “&”. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gettaxi.android&hl=en
! iOS: Market URL
App Set-Up | URLs
! Android: Market URL + Package URL
Market URL: the link of the page when you are on your app page at the store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gettaxi.android&hl=en Package URL: part of the market URL, starting from the “=” and end at the “&”. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gettaxi.android&hl=en
! iOS: Market URL
com.gettaxi.android
Campaign Set-Up | Network vs. Direct-Buy Campaigns Network campaign - is a campaign that run on all the publishers within the selected GEO
Note: you should start your campaign as a network campaign.
Direct Buy - is a campaign that run only on the specific publishers you chose.
Note: We Recommend to first run the campaign as network, identify the best publishers, then create a personal white list based on which you will create a direct buy campaign.
Campaign Set-Up | Network vs. Direct-Buy Campaigns Benefits of Network:
Run on thousands of different direct publishers Find new publishers as they join the Appnext market
Benefits of Direct Buy:
Optimal CPI bids – your current position per publisher Manage by individual performance
Network campaign
all publisherscompetitive rate
Stage I Stage II
TIP: remember to add publishers along the way
Direct-Buy campaignwhite list publishers
highest rate
Network campaignall publishers - in order to get the
new ones
TIP: remember to exclude publishers
along the way
Campaign Set-Up | GEO Targeting! Run different campaigns for different GEOs
Benefits:
Optimal CPI Set-Up Bigger picture with no noise Localization Edge
Global vs. Local Campaign performance and KPIs
Campaign Set-Up | CPI Set-Up
! The choice of the optimal CPI rate is affected by: OS - iOS rates are always higher than Android GEO - the chosen country will affect the rates Publishers - your current position with each publisher
Min bids, competitive bids, logic of high rates
Benefits of a higher CPI rate:
Run on the best publishers (have min CPI rates) Get higher current position= get more traffic Optimize faster and more affectively
Campaign Set-Up | Creative
! Experiment - Run up to 3 creatives per campaign - A/B testing
! Be McDonalds - Strive to localize for the campaign GEO
Image creative evolution
! The Future is Now- VIDEO!
The benefits of video:
Better conversion Better user engagement
Why Use Tracking?
The benefits of tracking:
Getting to know your users Better future planning Paying only what you should
! Post Installation Behavior
The benefits of Post Installation monitoring:
Keep track of your best users – quality assessment per publisher Add a few post install events in order to get a full picture of your users Easy integration -
http://wiki.appnext.com/hc/en-us/articles/203768901-Reporting-Post-Install-Events-to-Appnext
Campaign Set-Up | Tracking
! Android:* Appnext SDK* 3rd Party* S2S- Server to Server
! iOS:* 3rd Party* S2S- Server to Server
! Appnext SDK
Benefits of SDK:
Free Reliable Simple to integrate
Campaign Set-Up | Tracking
! 3rd Party Tracking: we are integrated with all 9 leading tracking systems:
! Server to Server (S2S)
Campaign Set-Up | Tracking
Campaign Set-Up | Activation Test! The activation test’s goal is to make sure your tracking link is working correctly
App PageAdd
tracking button
Send the test URL to your
app
Press the link
Install the app from the store
Open app
Status = Active
Make sure to use the right
GEO and a fresh device
Campaign Set-Up | Payment
! PayPal –> post-payment and no bureaucracy
! Wire Transfer –> Pre-payment. Though you can get a refund for money you have not used
Reports
By DateBy App
By Country
By Creative
What we believe in
Transparency
Community Marketplace
Control
Thank You