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Click to install time (CTIT) VS Retention rate

Description
Click to install time (CTIT)
CTIT describes the interval of time between a user clicking on an ad and an app being opened.
Retention rate
Retention rate measures the percentage of customers or users your business or product retains (keeps) over a given period.
Target audience
Click to install time (CTIT)
Advertisers
Retention rate
App owners, marketers and product managers
Benefits
Click to install time (CTIT)

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

Retention rate

• Helps you understand the performance of your app and particular campaigns
• Helps you determine why users leave, so you can reduce churn and increase lifetime value
• Useful in analyzing customer service

How to calculate
Click to install time (CTIT)
Volume of installs in a specific time period after an ad click
Retention rate
Number of users at end of period - Number of users acquired during period
Number of users at start of period
x 100
How to improve it?
Click to install time (CTIT)

• Keep a close eye on fraud

Retention rate

• Set realistic user expectations
• Gather user feedback and use product data to analyze behavior
• Map out your user journeys and improve onboarding
• Keep re-engaging with users and reward loyalty

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