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In-app bidding is increasingly preferred over waterfall due to efficiency, with around 80% of publishers now using it. It reduces latency, manual work, and improves ARPDAU by enabling simultaneous bids from all buyers. ML models in platforms like Moloco optimize bids in real-time, while waterfalls allow manual pricing control but risk inefficiency and reduced advertiser interest.

Downloads for neobanks in Mexico are up 77% YoY, outpacing LatAm's 30% average. Nubank leads LatAm MAUs but only accounts for 18% of Mexican MAUs, where Mercado Pago and Banco Azteca dominate. DiDi Finanzas' growth in Mexico has stalled significantly. In Q3 2024, Mercado Pago and BBVA Empresas Mexico were top social advertisers, but both cut ad spend QoQ, while cohort spend rose 5%.

Google is expanding search ads with AI Overviews now live in the US, offering direct ad placements for easier product discovery. Shopping ads in Google Lens will be available by year-end, enabling visual searches.

In-app advertising is crucial for diversifying marketing beyond saturated social channels. With mobile app usage dominating 90% of mobile internet time, in-app ads offer 100% share of voice, precise targeting via AI, and higher engagement. Key data: fintech app revenue grew 118% YoY, e-commerce app installs up 43%. Marketers should test in-app ads to combat skimming and drive ROAS.

DTC brands face rising customer acquisition costs and competition in search and social. In-app advertising offers a high-engagement alternative, with users spending 5+ hours daily on apps. Key stats: 11.4% CTR in gaming apps, 3x more conversions than mobile web. Recommended for holiday scaling.

First-party data, collected directly from users with consent, is crucial for marketers due to privacy regulations limiting third-party data. It enables accurate personalization, compliance, and cost savings. Key steps include ethical collection, maintaining clean data, and using it internally for product/marketing optimization and externally via commerce media networks.

Sports betting apps face high acquisition costs and ad saturation. Success requires unbiased attribution via MMP, cross-channel cohesion, and off-season engagement through personalization and gamification. Avoid ad fraud and optimize ATT opt-ins.

Small businesses on TikTok can succeed with consistent posting, user-generated content, and trend tapping. The article highlights three cases: Chefs and Dogs grew to 2.5M followers via fun, regular posts; Driva achieved 16% CVR by incorporating UGC; Sovereign Hill used trends to gain 26K followers.

Adjust and Meta's AEM integration offers iOS advertisers privacy-centric, near real-time attribution. It expands App promotion campaigns and provides 1-day/7-day click reporting, helping optimize ad spend and ROAS while complying with privacy frameworks.

Tinder leads in revenue and downloads in Q3 2024, peaking at $538K and 51K weekly. Azar and Bumble show stable metrics, while Chamet and Poppo Live exhibit mixed trends. Active users vary, with Tinder at 338K and Poppo at 71K by quarter-end.

Retail media networks (RMNs) are rapidly growing but face myths about fragmentation and demand sourcing. Many consider building an SSP to attract demand, but this approach fails to scale. SSPs don't improve inventory performance, shift risk to advertisers, and risk commoditizing inventory. RMNs should instead leverage their unique first-party data and machine learning to drive relevance and performance, following models like Amazon, Meta, and Google to achieve sustainable growth.

Alternative app stores like Amazon Appstore and Samsung Galaxy Store offer high-quality users, vast scale, and less competition. Best practices include targeting Tier One markets, focusing on casual genres, and combining ROAS and CPI campaigns.

Indian game developers targeting global markets find success with casual genres like solitaire, chess, and board games. Key markets include Pakistan, Indonesia, Europe, and the US, with monetization strategies varying by region. Localized creatives, especially multilingual content, are crucial. Mintegral offers ad solutions like Target CPE and Target ROAS to optimize UA and revenue.

TikTok ads succeed with TikTok-first content, using features like text overlays and trending storytelling. Strong hooks, sound, and editing boost attention and action.

Unity trademarks are owned by Unity Technologies. Other names are trademarks of their respective owners. This article provides legal information about trademark usage in advertising.

TrueLink deep linking solution enables frictionless cross-platform user journeys, boosting engagement and conversion through branded links, smart banners, and web-to-app scripts.

Liftoff's creative recommendations for non-gaming apps focus on data-driven insights, user motivations, and effective ad formats like UGC and interactive elements to boost engagement and conversions.

Hitapps, a mobile game developer, uses in-app advertising and hybrid monetization to balance revenue and user experience. Early adoption of Moloco SDK boosted ARPDAU by 5-15%. Key challenges include privacy changes (ATT, iOS updates, Google's Privacy Sandbox) and loss of control in mediation. Hitapps evaluates partners based on demand quality, ease of integration, and ARPDAU uplift.

Indian mobile game developers face challenges in user acquisition due to fragmented markets and limited resources. Strategies include using AI-powered programmatic ad platforms like Mintegral for cost-effective targeting, and leveraging local culture in ad creatives. Domestic opportunities exist with low CPI for hypercasual games, while global expansion requires overcoming operational hurdles.

AI companion apps are gaining popularity, with the US, Latin America, and Southeast Asia as key markets. To attract premium users, developers should use precise targeting via large-scale data, interactive ads (e.g., character customization), and hybrid monetization (IAP+IAA). Mintegral offers tools like Target ROAS bidding to acquire high-value users efficiently.