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Find more of your best players
with Google's machine learning
Dan Stephen
1/16/18
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DAN STEPHEN
App Partnerships Manager
Today we’ll cover …
● The opportunity in mobile gaming
● How machine learning changes the game
● How Google makes growth easy
● Any top-of-mind questions
82B
Apps downloaded
last year
Google Internal Data, May 2017
35%
More developers with
1M+ monthly installs
Google Internal Data, May 2017
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App marketing has evolved over the years
2009 2011 2014 2017
Early Tests Top Charts Demographics Actions & value
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2.2M
apps
2M
apps
Expectations
are high
Traditional approaches no longer cut it
LTV
is crucial
<
avg
LTV
avg
CPA
Complexity
is increasing
Keywords
Placements
Demo
Targeting
Device
Targeting
So many
campaigns
Creatives
KPIs
Exclusions
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Machine learning presents new ways
to solve traditional problems
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Universal App Campaigns reaches billions
of users across Google’s largest
properties
and millions of apps and sites across the Display Network
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4.4
Machine Learning
Casual/New
Economical Enthusiasts
Sporadic Spenders
Whales
Value
Scale
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Find players likely to save a baby pandamake a purchasebeat a level
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UAC Tips and Tricks
Bids Goals Creatives
Best Practices: https://goo.gl/RCN2KP
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Get more high impact reach opportunities
YouTube Native Ads Compressed Video Ads
Mask
Masters
Playable Ads
Events
Smart Bidding strategies
Installs Value
Target CPA + Target
ROAS
tCPA: bid on new users who install and convert
Install | Bid: $2
Beat level 1 | Bid: $5
Transact | Bid: $10
Save a baby panda | Bid: $8
Hypothetical user journey and bids
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10x
Acquisition cost
Revenue
2x
tROAS: dynamically bid for users likely to spend more
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Recap
● The game has changed
● How ML and UAC helps
● Find high value gamers
● Tips and tricks
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Thank you!
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Q&A

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