3 Mobile User Acquisition Megatrends for 2016

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3 UA megatrends for 2016 Eric Benjamin Seufert

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3 UA megatrends for 2016

Eric Benjamin Seufert

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Who am I?

Mobile Dev Memo

Freemium Economics

VP of User Acquisition & Network Engagement

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2015 megatrends

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2015 megatrends

• Continued surge of Video;

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US Mobile Video Ad Spending2015 – 2018 (projection, billions)

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2015 megatrends

• Continued surge of Video;• Continued decline of mobile web;

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Time Spent on Mobile Devices(minutes per day)

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2015 megatrends

• Continued surge of Video;• Continued decline of mobile web;• Rise of the “viral gimmick app”;

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2015 megatrends

• Continued surge of Video;• Continued decline of mobile web;• Rise of the “viral gimmick app”;• Growing impact of ad fraud;

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2015 megatrends

• Continued surge of Video;• Continued decline of mobile web;• Rise of the “viral gimmick app”;• Growing impact of ad fraud;• Incipient development of walled gardens.

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2016!

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;• Social;

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;• Social;• Time-limited.

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;• Social;• Time-limited.

Opportunities:

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;• Social;• Time-limited.

Opportunities:• Social fantasy sports;

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;• Social;• Time-limited.

Opportunities:• Social fantasy sports;• Betting;

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Megatrend 1: Growth of the Simultaneous Second Screen

Supports app features most tightly associated with spending money:• Competitive;• Social;• Time-limited.

Opportunities:• Social fantasy sports;• Betting;• Content extension (popular TV

shows, etc.).

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Megatrend 2: Shift to Managed Services

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Megatrend 2: Shift to Managed Services

Source: Mobile Dev Memo UA Questionnaire, http://mobiledevmemo.com/mobile-ua-questionaire-responses/

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Megatrend 2: Shift to Managed Services

Source: Mobile Dev Memo UA Questionnaire, http://mobiledevmemo.com/mobile-ua-questionaire-responses/

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Megatrend 2: Shift to Managed Services

• “No man’s land” of UA spend between $50 – 200k / month;

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Megatrend 2: Shift to Managed Services

• “No man’s land” of UA spend between $50 – 200k / month;• Many companies employing 1-3 people for spending <$200k /

month, roles are becoming increasingly expensive & difficult to staff;

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Megatrend 2: Shift to Managed Services

• “No man’s land” of UA spend between $50 – 200k / month;• Many companies employing 1-3 people for spending <$200k /

month, roles are becoming increasingly expensive & difficult to staff;

• Technology and analytics requirements for effective / efficient UA are growing, probably outside scope of most developers’ non-core services.

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

• Programmatic advertising may hit its stride on mobile in 2016;

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

• Programmatic advertising may hit its stride on mobile in 2016;• Video will only become more important in 2016;

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

• Programmatic advertising may hit its stride on mobile in 2016;• Video will only become more important in 2016;• Advertising networks are increasingly pushing view-through

attribution;

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

• Programmatic advertising may hit its stride on mobile in 2016;• Video will only become more important in 2016;• Advertising networks are increasingly pushing view-through

attribution;• In order to scale, advertisers will need to track video views

across multiple devices in order to calculate ROI;

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Megatrend 3: Growth of multi-device attribution

• Programmatic advertising may hit its stride on mobile in 2016;• Video will only become more important in 2016;• Advertising networks are increasingly pushing view-through

attribution;• In order to scale, advertisers will need to track video views

across multiple devices in order to calculate ROI;• Deterministic matching will further accelerate development of

walled gardens.

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