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App marketing metrics comparison

App marketing is all about the data - but how do you know what to measure? Quickly compare metrics to be sure you're tracking what matters, giving you confidence in your campaign decisions.

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Engagement rate VS Predicted lifetime value (pLTV)

Description
Engagement rate
Engagement rate measures how much users interact with your app.
Predicted lifetime value (pLTV)
pLTV combines past learnings with current measurements to predict how much revenue a user will bring in over the time they use your app.
Target audience
Engagement rate
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Predicted lifetime value (pLTV)
App owners and marketers
Benefits
Engagement rate

• Reflects the quality and relevance of your app
• Provides an insight into user behavior – what do they value most?
• Highlights opportunities to improve retention and grow revenue

Predicted lifetime value (pLTV)

• Protects user anonymity by analyzing behavioral clusters, rather than individual user data
• Segments users based on their acquisition source so you identify the highest-performing sources
• Provides behavioral insights to shape acquisition and re-engagement campaigns, highlighting characteristics of high-potential users

How to calculate
Engagement rate
Engagement rate takes into account various metrics such as active users, app opens, session length, session intervals, behavior flow, conversion, communication, and retention rates.
Predicted lifetime value (pLTV)
N/A - models are based on machine learning algorithms
How to improve it?
Engagement rate

• Optimize your onboarding strategy so users understand the true value of your app
• Engage and re-engage users through multiple channels: push notifications, in-app notifications, emails, and SMS
• Use deep links for a seamless user experience

Predicted lifetime value (pLTV)

• Constantly feed your pLTV model with accurate, relevant data
• Choose the right KPIs
• Segment your audience into behavioral clusters
• Define team responsibilities and consider outsourcing your model if you lack expertise in house

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