From bdcd6fc777e678fb3d0d9b7f000b43d703fea9cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dirk Dougherty
+ Link your Google Play Developer Console with Google Analytics to learn much
+ more about how users interact with your app — before and after they
+ download it.
+
+ Start by discovering how many people visit your Google Play listing page,
+ where they come from, and how many go on to install your app. Once the app is
+ launched, use Google Analytics to see which of your features are most
+ popular, where power users spend their time, who tends to make in-app
+ purchases, and more.
+
+ Google Analytics delivers the numbers in real time, so you can act fast to
+ update your landing page and your app. Learn more.
+
+ If you have a Google Analytics account already, linking it to Google Play
+ takes just a few moments. You can also link your Google Analytics account to
+ Admob to start gaining more user insights to improve your in-app marketing.
+
- Use deep links to bring your users into your apps from social posts or
- search.
+ Use deep links to bring your users into your apps from social posts,
+ search, or ads.
Another way to bring users back to your apps is to apply for app indexing.
+
+ Related Resources
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+Deep Linking from Google Search — App Indexing
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+ Ads can remind users about the apps they already have. +
+ ++ As with deep links from Google's organic search results, AdWords deep links + send users directly to the relevant pages in apps they already have on their + mobile device. A mobile search for "flights to London," for instance, could + take a user straight to the London page in a travel app. Learn more. +
+ +- In-app advertising offers a quick and easy way to incorporate a monetization - option into both your freemium, premium, and subscription apps.
+ "{@docRoot}distribute/monetize/subscriptions.html">subscription apps. + AdMob and the Google Mobile Ads SDK let you add advertising to your apps with + just a few lines of code. + + ++ The question is: which model gets the best results for your app? Google's ad + tools are made to help you figure out what combination works best for both + your audience and your bottom line.
- + ++ Using AdMob - and the Google - Mobile Ads SDK included in Google Play Services, you’re able to add - advertising into your apps, with just a few lines of code. + and the Google Mobile Ads + SDK included in Google Play Services, you’re able to add advertising into + your apps, with just a few lines of code.
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- Placement within your apps — Well placed ads will - optimize your revenue by making it more likely that users will ‘click - through’. Poorly placed ads can result in low click-through rates, and in - the worse cases poor rating and users rapidly abandoning your apps. You - can get advice on how to best place ads from the developer training on - using - ads. + Placement within your apps — Well-placed ads make + it more likely that users will click through and convert. Poorly-placed + ads lead to lower click-through rates, and even poor ratings and users + abandoning your apps. Our developer training + on using ads shows some of the best ways to place ads.
Ad formats — Every app offers a different type of - experience for users, so it’s important to consider the format of ads - you’re using to ensure it’s compatible with the experience. While banner - ads may work well for a flashlight utility app, an immersive gaming app - may benefit more from a video interstitial. Mismatched ad formats may - negatively affect your users’ experience and ad revenue, so try to select - formats that fit well with the content and flow of your apps. + experience for users, so it’s important that your ad formats match that + experience. While banner ads may work well for a flashlight utility app, + an immersive gaming app may benefit more from a video interstitial. + Mismatched ad formats can make users unhappy and leave money on the + table.
- Maximizing your performance — Ensure you’re optimizing
- your advertising revenue by maximizing your CPMs and fill rate.
- Often ad providers will cite very high CPMs but will have a low fill rate
- that can severely decrease your effective CPM, so look at both of these
- figures. Also consider using a Maximizing your performance — Make sure you’re
+ optimizing your advertising revenue by maximizing your CPMs and fill
+ rate. Ad providers often cite their very high CPMs but don't mention low
+ fill rates that can severely decrease your effective CPM. Be sure to look
+ at both of these figures. Consider using a
mediation solution if you’d like to use multiple ad providers in your
apps. Look for solutions that offer yield management or
- Exercising control options — A variety of ads promoting a
- broad selection of other services or apps may show up within you apps.
- Depending on your goals and the type of experience you want to provide
- your users, it may make sense to Exercising control options — A variety of ads may
+ show up within your app. It may make sense to
- block certain advertisements from appearing. Some developers don’t
- want apps in a similar category showing to their users, but some don’t
- mind.
+ block
- Cross promoting your other apps — Ads can be used for - more than just earning revenue. Consider using Cross promoting your other apps — Ads can do more + than earn revenue. Consider running - house ads within your apps to create awareness and promote your - entire portfolio of apps. When launching new apps, an easy way to quickly - attract users is to promote directly to your existing customers. + house ads within your apps to promote other apps in your portfolio. + When you launch a new app, this kind of promotion is a free and easy way + to attract new users quickly.
+ Don't forget that paid channels like AdWords and YouTube can help you cast a + wider net by reaching targeted audiences outside the app ecosystem. They're a + great way to find new users at a price that you control. Learn more. +
+ ++ To start monetizing with ads, sign up for AdMob and integrate the Google + Mobile Ads SDK into your apps. If you also need to manage direct deals with + advertisers, consider using DoubleClick for Publishers Small Business. +
+ + +
To start monetizing with ads sign up for AdMob and integrate
the Google
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+ AdMob is Google's advertising platform for mobile apps. You can use it to
+ monetize your app and promote your apps, and you can link your Google
+ Analytics account to AdMob so you can analyze your apps — all in one
+ place.
+
+ AdMob is the largest mobile ad
+ app network. But you get more than just massive scale: AdMob will soon help
+ you find the right users in related apps. If your app is for bicycling, AdMob
+ can promote your app on other fitness and cycling-related apps worldwide.
+
+ Sign up for AdMob.
+
+ AdMob also offers new solutions to help you achieve app-related goals such as
+ downloads, re-engagement and in-app purchases using Google search and the
+ Google Display Network. These solutions include streamlined campaign creation
+ flows and tools to track performance across the entire app lifecycle.
+ Learn
+ More.
+Related resources
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+page.title=Promote Your App with Ads
+page.metaDescription=Promote your app through AdMob, AdWords, and YouTube to find new users at the right moment.
+page.image=/images/gp-ads-console.jpg
+page.tags="users, ads, analytics"
+
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