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Cost per engagement (CPE) VS Cost per lead (CPL)

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 lead (CPL)
CPL is a metric that shows the price an advertiser pays for each sales lead. Leads are potential customers who have expressed interest in the product, for example by completing an online registration form.
Target audience
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Advertisers
Cost per lead (CPL)
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 lead (CPL)

• Demonstrates the effectiveness of your lead-generation strategy
• Shines a light further down the funnel, by focusing on prospects who have already shown strong intent
• Helps you optimize campaigns and allocate budget to focus on high-quality leads

How to calculate
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Total advertising cost
Total engagements
Cost per lead (CPL)
Total advertising cost
Total number of leads
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 lead (CPL)

• Improve your ad quality score by making your search ads more engaging, helpful, and relevant
• Refine your keywords
• Adjust your bids to get maximum value from your ad spend
• Constantly test, monitor, and refine your campaigns to attract and engage the most profitable leads

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