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Cost per engagement (CPE) VS Cost per install (CPI)

Description
Cost per engagement (CPE)
CPE is a pricing model in which advertisers pay whenever a user takes a specific desired action within the app.
Cost per install (CPI)
The CPI is a predetermined price that the advertiser agrees to pay the publisher every time a user installs their app as a direct result of an ad served by the publisher.
Target audience
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Advertisers
Cost per install (CPI)
Advertisers and publishers
Benefits
Cost per engagement (CPE)

• Good for driving interactions with an app after it’s installed, improving retention
• Advertisers can pay on a sliding scale depending on the action

Cost per install (CPI)

• Low risk for advertisers relative to other pricing models
• Good for creating a buzz around your app
• Good indicator of the effectiveness of your campaign

How to calculate
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Total advertising cost
Total engagements
Cost per install (CPI)
Total campaign spend
Number of app installs
How to improve it?
Cost per engagement (CPE)

• Identify the most profitable user behaviors to incentivize
• Use predictive marketing to gain behavioral insights
• Combine CPI and CPE campaigns to drive both installs and post-install engagement

Cost per install (CPI)

• Make revenue the primary KPI
• Keep a close watch on fraud
• Understand incentivized traffic behaviour
• Analyze user behaviour in the app

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Cost per engagement (CPE)
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