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Monthly active users (MAU) VS Return on investment (ROI)

Description
Monthly active users (MAU)
MAU measures the number of unique users who engage with your app over the course of a month.
Return on investment (ROI)
Marketing ROI measures the revenue generated by your marketing activities.
Target audience
Monthly active users (MAU)
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Return on investment (ROI)
App owners and marketers
Benefits
Monthly active users (MAU)

• Indicates engagement and retention over time
• Shows the effectiveness of your marketing activities and user experience
• Helps you assess current and potential growth

Return on investment (ROI)

• Provides a high-level view of marketing spend and its effectiveness
• Helps justify marketing activity
• Informs long-term strategic planning and budget allocation

How to calculate
Monthly active users (MAU)
Total number of unique users who meet your defined "active" criteria and interacted with your app in a set 30-day period
Return on investment (ROI)
Sales growth – Marketing spend
Marketing spend
How to improve it?
Monthly active users (MAU)

• 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

Return on investment (ROI)

• Ensure accurate attribution data
• Measure what matters and avoid vanity metrics
• Look at the whole funnel

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