<div class="sub-cat-page-holder"><div class="sub-cat-page-img"><img src="https://persona.ly/glossary/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/group-21.svg"/></div><div class="sub-cat-page-h-holder"><h2 class="sub-cat-page-title">Attribution</h2><h4 class="sub-cat-page-subtitle"><span class="sub-cat-page-subtitle">Retargeting in the Programmatic Ecosystem</span><span class="csr-page-counter"> -> Page <span class="max-for-title">1 of <span class="sub-cat-max-page"></span></span></span></h4></div></div><div class="search-sidebar-holder"><a href="/glossary/"><h3 class="search-sidebar-holder-title">UA Glossary</h3></a>[vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id="single-page-sidebar" el_class="front-page-sidebar-holder"]<div class="search-sidebar-footer-holder"></div></div>{"id":847,"date":"2020-08-04T06:22:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T06:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2020-10-20T11:14:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T11:14:01","slug":"retargeting-in-the-programmatic-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/attribution\/retargeting-in-the-programmatic-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"Retargeting in the Programmatic Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;front-hero-section&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-post-image-back&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Retargeting in Mobile Marketing&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23191536&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-subheading&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retargeting, also known as remarketing and re-engagement, refers to a marketing strategy in which advertising efforts are taken to reach <\/span><b>existing inactive users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Users who installed and opened the app but have since been inactive.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a tendency to differentiate between different retargeting audiences and the terms used to describe these campaigns. Some refer to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">re-engagement<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as targeting users who have never been significantly active in the app but have installed it and still have it installed on their device. A re-engagement campaign will focus on introducing the app, detailing the advantages, and promoting outstanding features in the app.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retargeting<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, is referred to as campaigns targeting the most lucrative users and encouraging them to spend more. In e-commerce apps, it\u2019s by offering them coupons and presenting them with items they\u2019ve shown interest in (either being back in stock, on discount, or still available), while in gaming it\u2019s by offering them in-game currency, experience points, and other incentives.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Advantages of Retargeting&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-heading blue-back&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23|||&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Harsh Reality of Retention Rates&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23191536&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-subheading&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be argued that growth (i.e user acquisition) is more important than retargeting. Marketers may wonder why they should spend any more of their marketing budget on already existing users. The biggest argument for that would be in the following statistic:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Retention) rates remain low, reaching only 5.5% and 6.8% on day 30, for non-organic and organic respectively<\/span>\u201d &#8211; Jillian Gogel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appsflyer.com\/blog\/app-retargeting-drives-revenue-uplift\/\">Appsflyer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that most mobile apps lose over 90% of their users within 30 days of installing the app. Hence, the value of retargeting lies in bringing back already existing users rather than spending money on bringing new ones and losing 90% of them within 30 days.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<!-- Widget Shortcode --><div id=\"custom_html-7\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html widget-shortcode area-sidebar-form-mobile \"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"subscribe-footer-from-holder sidebar-form-intouch\">\r\n<h3>Looking for app growth opportunities?<\/h3>\r\n<p>Leave your email and we'll get \r\nback to you!<\/p>\r\n<form class=\"subscribe-footer-from\">\r\n\t<div class=\"subscribe-footer-from-email-holder\"><input type=\"email\" class=\"subscribe-footer-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\"><\/div>\r\n<button class=\"subscribe-footer-submit\">\r\n\tGet in Touch\r\n<\/button>\r\n<\/form>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class='subscribe-footer-from-thankyou gsifthy'>\r\n\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/02.svg\">\r\n<h3>Thank you for your interest!<\/h3>\r\n<p>Our team will contact you with more details.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"search-sidebar-footer-holder gisf\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/Widget Shortcode -->[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Why Run a Retargeting Campaign&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23191536&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-subheading&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ol class=\"default-list\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>User acquisition costs are rising<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; as the competition grows and targeting capabilities improve, CPI, and CPA costs increase. Re-engaging users that already showed intent and interest, on the other hand, is simpler and more cost-effective.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Audience segmentation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; since you have the ability to create audience segmentation, you can easily define different audiences and customize their campaigns.<\/span>For instance, you can target recently inactive heavy spenders, encouraging them to come back and spend more by showing ads that specifically highlight new content or create a campaign targeting users who reached an advanced level in the payment\\IAP funnel but did not complete a purchase, by showing them the benefits of making their initial purchase.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Performance <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; according to data gathered by Appsflyer, apps that ran retargeting campaigns saw a <\/span><a class=\"custom-link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.appsflyer.com\/blog\/app-retargeting-drives-revenue-uplift\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63% revenue uplift<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which solidifies the whole \u2018money on the table\u2019 aspect of why you should consider running retargeting campaigns in most cases<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Improve Your Overall Performance<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23191536&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-subheading&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is a marathon, not a sprint&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the immense drop in retention by D30, marketers who want to sustain an active and engaged audience have to consider retargeting. There are virtually an infinite amount of users (it truly feels like it at times of growth), the potential to bring in new users to an app is huge, but if your monetization model is based, even partially, on in-app purchases, retargeting existing recently inactive users is a way to improve your overall performance metrics.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximizing UA efforts means bringing in new users to the app &#8211; both increasing ad revenue and IAP revenue and is overall a valiant effort but combining retargeting (while running UA campaigns)\u00a0 means investing in your app for the long haul. Focusing campaigns on users who are willing to spend money in the app (or reached far in the IAP funnel) almost guarantees they\u2019ll do it again and these users (even if they only represent 5% of your overall uses) are vital to the app.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"aio-icon-component   error-noty style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-4124\" class=\"aio-icon-box left-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-left\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:71px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.01);display:inline-block;\" >\n\t<img class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"null\" src=\"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/combined-shape.svg\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aio-ibd-block\"><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-4124 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"color:#191536;\">Don't Force It<\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-4124 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"color:#191536;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your app\u2019s monetization model is based on ad impressions and when your app\u2019s life cycle is relatively short, your main KPI is getting the lowest CPI possible. In this case, retargeting isn\u2019t for you and UA should be your main focus. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div> <!-- description --><\/div> <!-- aio-ibd-block --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-box --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-component -->[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Retargeting for Gaming Apps<br \/>\n&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-heading purple-back&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23|||&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retargeting is known to work best for any app that has a transaction base (shopping, food delivery, travel, and subscription-based apps) because your campaign reaches out to active users encouraging them to take a revenue-based action.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to gaming apps, many marketers still abstain from running retargeting campaigns since it\u2019s not, in its most basic definition, transaction-based. Nonetheless, depending on the game and its monetization model, retargeting can still be a useful tool to increase revenue and improve overall performance.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Games that have a monetization model that\u2019s based on both ad revenue and in-app purchases or games that are solely based on in-app purchases (such as most social casino or hard-core RPG games) should run a retargeting campaign while looking at events that lead to a purchase as an in-app transaction. This might sound obvious, but in practice, many publishers and developers are not engaging in this activity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that a transaction in a gaming app is different from a purchase &#8211; since the product is in-game as opposed to food delivery or shopping and your segmentation should be adjusted accordingly. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"aio-icon-component   info-noty blue-noty style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-6263\" class=\"aio-icon-box left-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-left\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:71px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.01);display:inline-block;\" >\n\t<img class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"Info Container\" src=\"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/combined-shape-2.svg\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aio-ibd-block\"><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-6263 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"color:#191536;\">Put most of your eggs in one basket<\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-6263 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"color:#191536;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When starting retargeting in gaming apps, we recommend dividing the budget by dedicating 80% to the biggest spenders segment and 20% to the almost-converted segment (i.e users who went into the store or added items to the cart &#8211; depending on the app).\u00a0<\/span><\/div> <!-- description --><\/div> <!-- aio-ibd-block --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-box --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-component -->[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;When Should You Start Retargeting?&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-heading blue-back&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%23|||&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It used to be common to think that a marketer\u2019s retargeting efforts should only begin once user acquisition efforts have been exceeded, but today more and more marketers understand that the two should be combined and dealt with simultaneously.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to maximizing marketing efforts, a holistic end-to-end approach, which takes into account a complete user\u2019s journey, is realized as the most lucrative in the long run (improving the <\/span><a class=\"custom-link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/performance-metrics-temp\/the-cornerstone-kpis-for-mobile-ua\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">company\u2019s bottom line KPIs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). To achieve that, one must find <\/span><a class=\"custom-link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/real-time-bidding\/choosing-a-dsp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the right partner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a DSP that is able to run UA and retargeting campaigns simultaneously and maximize your mobile marketing capabilities.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"aio-icon-component   info-noty blue-noty style_1\"><div id=\"Info-box-wrap-3754\" class=\"aio-icon-box left-icon\" style=\"\"  ><div class=\"aio-icon-left\"><div class=\"ult-just-icon-wrapper  \"><div class=\"align-icon\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"aio-icon-img \" style=\"font-size:71px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.01);display:inline-block;\" >\n\t<img class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"Info Container\" src=\"https:\/\/persona.ly\/glossary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/combined-shape-2.svg\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"aio-ibd-block\"><div class=\"aio-icon-header\" ><h3 class=\"aio-icon-title ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-3754 .aio-icon-title'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"color:#191536;\">Choosing the Right Mobile DSP <\/h3><\/div> <!-- header --><div class=\"aio-icon-description ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='#Info-box-wrap-3754 .aio-icon-description'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"color:#191536;\"><a class=\"custom-link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adjust.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjust <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recently published a detailed article covering the importance of working with a DSP with some pointers on how to choose your partner. You can read all about it <\/span><a class=\"custom-link-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adjust.com\/blog\/choosing-the-right-mobile-dsp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in their blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/div> <!-- description --><\/div> <!-- aio-ibd-block --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-box --><\/div> <!-- aio-icon-component -->[vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This does not mean retargeting users who have churned early (you can\u2019t change users and turn them from inactive to purchasers, without significant changes in the app, as it\u2019s apparent that they didn\u2019t like what they saw, at least not enough) but combining aggregated campaigns\u2019 data with overall performance benchmarks for the specific vertical and customizing an overall acquisition plan can truly affect the bottom line.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combining UA and retargeting campaigns, targeting the correctly-segmented users (as mentioned beforehand &#8211; recently inactive with proven potential to bring in revenue), and setting realistic KPIs can be a game-changer, especially in apps where retargeting was not previously considered.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Incrementality and A\/B Testing: &#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23191536&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;styled-subheading&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deciding to run a retargeting campaign means deciding to invest money in existing users &#8211; whether they are organic or non-organic which obviously meaning you already spent resources to acquire them in the first place. For that reason, when running retargeting campaigns you have to make sure you\u2019re spending it effectively, and not just on retaining users that would retain either way.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring retargeting is best done by looking at the incremental effect. There are so many things that might affect your users\u2019 experience beside the retargeting ad \u2013 where they were acquired (maybe even organic), their stage within the app, their overall app experience \u2013 so make sure you isolate the retargeting effect<\/span>&#8221; &#8211; Jillian Gogel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appsflyer.com\/blog\/app-retargeting-drives-revenue-uplift\/\">AppsFlyer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incrementality, at its most basic, is the ability to measure if any actual change in performance is generated from paid marketing efforts. In order to measure the incremental effect of a retargeting campaign, you must compare it to an identical group (a \u2018control group\u2019) on which you make no paid marketing efforts. This means, that in order to measure the incremental effect, you first have to create two identical user groups (groups that are performing similarly) and define one as a remarketing group and the other as the control group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, you run the campaign on the remarketing group and measure both groups\u2019 performance. The difference in performance is the incremental effect created by retargeting efforts. If the retargeted group is yielding better results than the test group (after factoring in the cost of the campaign) then the retargeting campaign is working and continuing it should result in a revenue increase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, if the control group is outperforming or on par with the remarketing group then the campaign isn\u2019t working and the source and cause for these results should be tracked and dealt with. The reasons vary and it can be anything from the creatives used in the campaign, the incentive offered to users, the costs of the campaign, or anything in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, when running retargeting for your app, you should always test the incremental effect. 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