Sean Oliver leads Mobile Product Marketing at Optimizely. Prior to Optimizely, Sean worked on Consumer Product Marketing at LinkedIn and Microso . When he’s not optimizing all things mobile, he can be found hiking and traveling the world.
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Why Optimize?
To successfully start a process of optimization, you’ll need:
Customer Acquisition Costs Quantifying LTV:CAC Monetization Retention Virality Acquisition Costs Lifetime Value :
2 Acquisition Activation Retention
Defining Acquisition:
How Users Discover Apps
First Impressions
App Store Optimization: Opportunities to influence a download decision
App Store Optimization: Test your value prop with assets you have
App Store Optimization: Use a landing page to test elements of ASO. Low-cost traffic
3 Acquisition Activation Retention
Defining Activation: Converting someone who has downloaded an app into an active user. This metric also indicates the quality of your First Time User Experience (FTUE).
Activation Hurdles 81% of users say an app needs to make a good first impression for them to continue using it
Keys to a Great User Onboarding Experience Optimizing
Increased activation from 25% to 66.5%
Activation—Retention “For us, activation is directly correlated to retention. Without activation, retention is poor.”
When optimizing for activation, consider: • Does your app require registration? • What is the order of operations for first time users? • Does your app help users complete actions on first-time use? • Does your app live up to its value prop during onboarding? Optimizing for Activation
4 Acquisition Activation Retention
Defining Retention: A measure of how many of your customers/users come back over time.
Mobile app retention varies widely by app category Optimizing User Retention Source
Retention Hurdles iOS notifications are opt-in.
Optimizing for Retention Optimize when and how you ask for push notification permissions:
Ideas for Tests:
5 Acquisition Activation Retention BONUS: Reviews!
Reviews are important because they affect ASO
The Result: Optimize for App Store Reviews More, High-Quality Reviews = Higher App Store Ranking = More Efficient Acquisition Learn More in their Blog Post
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