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App marketing metrics comparison

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Cost per mille (CPM) VS Effective cost per mille (eCPM)

Description
Cost per mille (CPM)
CPM indicates the price an advertiser pays for 1,000 impressions of their ad (mille is Latin for thousand).
Effective cost per mille (eCPM)
eCPM is the actual revenue earned by a publisher for every 1,000 ad impressions displayed on their app.
Target audience
Cost per mille (CPM)
Advertisers and publishers
Effective cost per mille (eCPM)
Publishers
Benefits
Cost per mille (CPM)

• Useful when you want to build awareness and recognition through maximum exposure
• No budget surprises – advertisers pay a fixed price for the impressions

Effective cost per mille (eCPM)

• Provides a universal measurement of revenue per served impression
• Helps optimize revenue streams
• Good for evaluating the impact of app changes, and comparing against monthly/annual performance

How to calculate
Cost per mille (CPM)
Total campaign spend
Number of impressions
x 1,000
Effective cost per mille (eCPM)
Total earnings
Total number of impressions
x 1,000
How to improve it?
Cost per mille (CPM)

• Compare costs for platforms, locations, and timings to determine the value of your impressions

Effective cost per mille (eCPM)

eCPM depends on multiple factors including ad placement, geography, user engagement, ad format and channel, and seasonality.

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