One of the most overlooked KPIs in ad monetization is completion rate for rewarded videos (RV from now on). By definition, a RV is user-initiated, meaning it is the player who decides to watch an advertisement to get a reward afterwards. If a video starts and isn’t watched until its Read more…
Without going into too much details (you can find a deep explanation here), the App-Ads.txt file is a list of providers authorized to sell their in-app inventory in the publisher app. This list must be uploaded to the URL the publisher uses on its App/Play Store page and crawlers will Read more…
It’s been a couple of years since we heard the buzz word “in-app bidding” for mobile ad monetization as it seems to be the next big thing. In theory, it should lead to more automation, better fill, less integration work (SDK, adapters..) and higher eCPM. But is it going to Read more…
While direct optimization is not really an option when it comes to Offerwall, there are still a few tips and tricks which not only can help prevent and solve issues, but can also improve the engagement and performance of this particular ad-type. Reward Delivery: there should be a clear way Read more…
When it comes to ad monetization in mobile gaming, a classic setup implies using a mediation platform and integrating several Ad Networks to make them compete in the waterfall, in order to maximize the fill rate and global eCPM. The way the mediation communicate with these Ad Network is through Read more…
The acronym eCPM stands for “effective cost per mille” and represents a standard unit of measurement that the publishers will use to compare all the ads run on their apps, whether they be based on CPM or CPI bidding. How does it work? Two advertisers might have very different goals: Read more…
How many ad networks should I integrate into my mediation setup? Should I create multiple eCPM floors? Is it necessary to set up a waterfall per geo? Many publishers and developers have these doubts, but before answering, the main question is: Is there enough ad-impressions volume? This is extremely important Read more…
When we look at rewarded video KPIs to understand how we are doing with ad monetization, it is normal to dwell on eCPM, revenue and impressions. There is, however, one metric which is very important and improvable without too many complications: fill rate. In general, we calculate fill rate as Read more…
I’ve been recently asked about best practices when it comes to waterfall optimization to increase ad revenues, here my tips: Identify the best mediation platform and ad networks mix based on the DAUs and platform distribution (i.e. having DAUs mainly in China iOS could be different than optimizing for US Android Read more…
Last week we analysed the differences between a manual and auto-optimized waterfall. This time we will introduce the concept of floors but first it is necessary to understand why the eCPM decreases as the same user watches more videos ads. Let’s say that the average eCPM from Network A is 10€ and Read more…