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…
When it comes to monetizing through ads in a mobile app, the easiest way to go is to setup a mediation layer, integrate a few ad networks and leave the waterfall management to the mediation algorithm. The so called “waterfall” is basically the order in which the integrated ad networks Read more…
In collaboration with Rubén Barrena Crespo We talked about the theory behind the decomposition tree, let’s now move on and see how it can be used to analyze your ad monetization data and get conclusions out of it. Here the link to download the excel file. To update the document, you Read more…
By Amir Tapiro SOOMLA: Industry’s First Mobile Ad LTV Benchmarks Report – Q4 2018 For the first time in the mobile industry, SOOMLA (funded 2.5m USD on December 2018), the market leader in mobile monetization measurement, published a unique report that we believe is a must read for Read more…
In collaboration with Rubén Barrena Crespo Decomposition tree: Concept (Part I) When you want to understand why your Ad Revenues have increased or decreased, it is easy to waste your time (and lose your mind!) diving inside the Data to find explanations. Why has revenue decreased? Was it because of a Read more…
When publishers want to increase their ad revenue, the first idea they tend to come up with is getting users to watch more rewarded videos. There is a thin line here though, as the focus should be on the number of users who watch videos (so called engagement) rather than Read more…
Today we listen to the Expert Voice of Sofia Gilyazova who will share her opinion on Ad Revenue per User and how to take advantage of it. “Ad revenue per user” has been a hot topic lately. Is it something you are looking into at the moment from Read more…
Whenever you are optimizing your waterfall, especially if you use multiple calls to the same network, making sure you have both optimized eCPMs and maximized fill rate is key. During the conversation with the Ad Networks, it’s common to agree on a specific eCPM so we can guarantee an exact Read more…
In this first Expert Voice interview, Jan Pollack will share his view on the importance of ad revenue per user and the status of its precise calculation. “Ad revenue per user” has been a hot topic lately. Is it something you are looking into at the moment from Read more…