3. INTERNAL: Google Confidential and Proprietary
Three forces driving mobile app momentum
800MiTunes accounts,
most with credit card
information
47%of internet traffic came
from apps, exceeding
desktop for the
first time
$26B
Mobile app revenue
grew from $4.2B in
2009 to
Personal, taken
everywhere, vast number
of services / features.
Massive scale, driving
significant revenue growth
Robust ecosystem driven
by content, payments,
network capabilities.
Change in Use Change in Scale App Ecosystem
In Jan. 2014
Change in use, scale, and the rise of app ecosystem result in fundamental change
in 2013
5. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Over 1 million apps in each App Store (Play / Apple), however..
6. Google Confidential and Proprietary
100B Apps were downloaded in 2013,
60% increase over 2012.
91% were free.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/over-100-billion-mobile-apps-downloaded-
in-2013/article1-1124695.aspx (according to Gartner research)
and 26% were only used once
7. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Our job is to unlock the mobile power of Google
for you, the app owners and advertisers.
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Google’s In-App ads focus on a cross product approach to
take the user from app discovery to app engagement
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Gmail Sponsored Promotions (native)
Native Ads - a bit trendy, and we’re trying very hard...
11. Google Confidential and Proprietary
40% of watch time is on mobile
YouTube App Install - One of first “made for mobile” ad products
Oh, and LOTS of new targeting and volume….
12. INTERNAL: Google Confidential and Proprietary
App install advertiser segments
App Developers
● Revenue generated
exclusively from mobile apps
● Focused on ROI & attribution
● Work with many ad partners
Installs and revenue
In-app purchases; mCommerce; subscription;
ad publishing; paid apps
Strong ROI focus
Lifetime Value (LTV), Cost Per Install (CPI), Reach
Pureplay Digital
● Revenue generated online,
moving rapidly to mobile
● Apps drive purchase
consideration & brand goals
Purchase consideration
Remarketing, mCommerce, price comparison
Hybrid ROI and brand focus
Reach, Premium Inventory, CPI
Multi-channel
● Revenue generated primarily
offline
● Apps enable service
extension, acquisition
User engagement, service expansion
1. Premium inventory
2. Creative ad units
3. Reach
Who invests in mobile app advertising?
13. Google Confidential and Proprietary
Google’s Mobile App Solution
In-App Display
Acquire high quality app users
on in-app display
Measure performance with
conversion tracking
Drive re-engagement and
user lifetime value (LTV)
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In-App (AdMob)
● Display Network - Promote in Mobile Apps
● Use app / digital content ads for text and
images
● RON targeting, all placements in app store
● Setup conversions, enable conversion
optimizer
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Track and measure installs in AdWords
Android Tracking
Google uses codeless conversion
tracking from Play to seamlessly
measure installs
(AdMob & Search)
iOS Conversion Tracking
Implement the Google SDK or API
on iOS to measure installs from
ads served in other apps
(AdMob Only)
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Measuring lifetime value of your app users
Google makes it easy to integrate with other tracking companies
AdMob conversion tracking now works when using 3rd party tracking urls. Advertisers
can now see cost per install data in AdWords and in 3rd party analytics.
(Example integrations include HasOffers, AD-X (Criteo), Kochava and many others.)
3rd
party URL
AdWords
reporting
3rd party
reporting
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Measuring lifetime value of your app users
In-App Conversion Tracking allows you to understand what users do
after they download your app
Adwords allows advertisers to track and report in-app conversion events in AdWords (ex: registrations, sales).
This data can be used to optimize campaigns to acquire the highest value users
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Remarket to your app users
User added to custom list
based on in-app actions
User
leaves
Your ad across the
mobile app network
User downloads
your app
Re-engagement
Promote sales, feature updates, or your company’s other apps
BE RELEVANT
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Deep linking is fully supported
Flight Sale!
Send users to a specific page within your app
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Google Analytics:Measuring lifetime value of your app users
Cross-network measurement beyond the install with Google Analytics
Goal Benefits Reports
Discover New and
Relevant Users
Gain insight on who are your most valuable users and
where they come from so that you can expand your
audience
● Traffic sources
● Google Play Traffic Flow
● Advertising acquisition
Get Engaged Discover in real time how users are interacting with
your app: in app purchases, loyalty and app crashes
● Crash and Exception
Reporting
● In-App Flow Visualization
Measure impact Get meaningful insights on what users purchase on
your app, what is the generated revenue and what is
the path to purchase
● iOS Install Tracking (beta)
● Goal flow and tracking
● Custom reporting
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Next steps
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New to app promotion?
Work with iCrossing and Google to discuss a strategy to use AdWords app
promotion solutions to increase drive adoption of your app from engaged
users.
Already promoting your app with Google?
Expand your app promotion strategy to include in-app conversion events. Lots of
Betas to get involved in….just ask!
Promoting your app elsewhere?
We’re getting there... We're confident we can use our app promotion tools to
drive value for your business. New UI, Targeting, Re-engagement tools, GA for
Apps, Mobile DBM are all integral parts of the App Roadmap!