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Click to install time (CTIT) VS Cost per engagement (CPE)

Description
Click to install time (CTIT)
CTIT describes the interval of time between a user clicking on an ad and an app being opened.
Cost per engagement (CPE)
CPE is a pricing model in which advertisers pay whenever a user takes a specific desired action within the app.
Target audience
Click to install time (CTIT)
Advertisers
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Advertisers
Benefits
Click to install time (CTIT)

• Useful in identifying and preventing mobile fraud such as click flooding

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

How to calculate
Click to install time (CTIT)
Volume of installs in a specific time period after an ad click
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Total advertising cost
Total engagements
How to improve it?
Click to install time (CTIT)

• Keep a close eye on fraud

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

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Click to install time (CTIT)
Cost per engagement (CPE)
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