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Apple Search Ads - What to expect in 2021
The document outlines developments and expectations for Apple Search Ads in 2021, highlighting the company overview, creative sets, discrepancies with mobile measurement partners, and new inventory opportunities. It details the limitations of creative testing and emphasizes discrepancies in install tracking due to changes in user privacy policies. Additionally, it mentions upcoming changes in measurement and advertising strategies aimed at optimizing performance amidst these challenges.
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- 1. What to Expectin 2021 With Thomas Petit Apple Search Ads:
- 2. Section 1 CompanyOverview and Introductions Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Creative sets: What, How, and Limitations Apple vs MMP Discrepancies: Why & How to Deal? What’s Next in 2021? Ask Thomas and Yusuf Anything! Agenda © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 3. Section 1 CompanyOverview and Introductions
- 4. Company Overview 2013 2018 Founded, releasedMobileAction.co Launched, SearchAds.com BETA 2019.2 SearchAds.com started as a SaaS product 2020.1 Apple Search Ads Partner 1. ASO Intelligence (App Store Intelligence) 2. Market Intelligence (DL, Revenue, MAU, DAU) 3. Ad Intelligence (creative, ad network share) 4. SDK Intelligence (App tech stack analysis) 5. Custom alerts (advanced notifications center) 1000+ Customers +60% Revenue YoY, 2020 $11M+ ASA Monthly Spend 1000+ API Connected 65 Countries App Store keywords database
- 5. @thomasbcn Independent mobile growthconsultant ASA & me: - Managed 7-digits across multiple accounts - Audited dozens of accounts - Consults for ASA agencies & tools - Public speaker at ASO Conference, APS, MAMA, MDM Academy & more - ASA reps worst nightmare! - Won Apple ASA “Kahoot” game in Berlin :) © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
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- 7. Section 2 CreativesSets: Why, How & Limitations
- 8. Creative Sets Pix ASOstack© 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 9. Creative Sets -Since 2018 asostack.com/apple-secretly-launched-creative-testing-in-app-store-search-ads-761a9f7b8abb © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 10. Creative Sets -How At adgroup level © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 11. Creative Sets -How © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 12. Creative Sets -Creation Limitations apptamin.com/blog/creative-sets-apple-search-ads/ ● Only from approved screenshots (no upload!) ● Only in the same order as in App Store Connect & the App Store ● Only 2 sizes (+2 ipad) ● Only in selected languages © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 13. Creative Sets -Only in order :( apptamin.com/blog/creative-sets-apple-search-ads/ © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 14. Creative Sets -use case #1 medium.com/@incipiagabe/apple-search-ads-creative-set-testing-for-aso-in-the-wild-30075a71827c © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 15. Creative Sets -use case #1 https://metrikal.io/blog/how-to-a-b-test-screenshots-on-ios-how-to-leverage-apple-search-ads-to-run-screenshot-a-b-tests © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 16. Creative Sets -Use Case #2 © 2021 @thomasbcn & searchadscom Weight loss keywords Fitness keywords Nutrition keywords
- 17. Creative Sets -Caveats © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com ● Only in the context of search ● Only on the search ad - not consistent with product page ● No control over traffic delivery - not a proper A/B test ● Biased by keywords concepts - not necessarily extrapolable ● Officially no CS on brand terms (and #1 ranked terms)... ● Painful to execute across complex structure ● Not available in all locales
- 18. Creative Sets -Caveats ● Do not use custom exports! Image & text default sets are bundled together (ID = -1) Massive bias against the default version © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 19. Creative Sets -Caveats Beware of languages bias. The default ads bundle all languages but custom Creative Sets are specific. © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 20. Creative Sets -Caveats Beware of language bias ● Campaigns with multiple countries ● Countries with multiple languages: Switzerland, Canada, Belgium, US… ● Apple ID geo: many non US users in US campaigns... © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 21. Creative Sets -Ads vs Organic! © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 22. Watch out yourscreens 1-6! © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 23. Portrait vs Landscape- Yazio © 2021 @thomasbcn & searchadscom
- 24. Portrait vs Landscape Donot upload landscape screenshots if you have a portrait video! © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 25. Section 2 Apple vsMMP Discrepancies: Why, How, What’s Next?
- 26. Apple vs MMP“installs” © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 27. Apple vs MMP“installs” © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 28. Apple vs MMP“installs” What’s my true ROAS @ MAMA Board appsflyer.com/resources/mama-boards/apple-search-ads-best-practices © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 29. Apple vs MMP“installs” © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 30. Apple vs MMP“installs” © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchaAds.com
- 31. Apple vs MMP“installs” Post-install metrics with “LAT-on factor” at campaign level, automated: © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 32. Careful about LATrate! Since October 21st, Apple only discloses LAT on/off status for iOS <14 © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 33. Careful about LATrate! iOS14 is reaching 80% (Iphone <4yrs) => high share of LAT, around 40%* (varies across vertical & countries) © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com developer.apple.com/support/app-store/
- 34. Careful about LATrate! On iOS14 , users without IDFA have raised significantly appsflyer.com/blog/zeroed-idfa-ios-14 © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com From 24% to 45%: “Prior to iOS 14, the average worldwide [LAT-on} rate was around 24%; Since the release, the numbers of zeroed-IDFA devices have skyrocketed, and now stand at an astonishing 45% of all iOS 14 devices”.
- 35. Discrepancies strategies: atrade off Targeting Pros Cons LAT-off only -Better tracking: smaller discrepancy -Clean split between new & returning users -No user under 18 -Reduced audience (<50%) = less scale, less share of voice -More expensive (higher CPI) -No user under the age of 18 All users -Bigger potential audience = more opportunity to scale & cover 90+% SoV -Often cheaper, in average by 30-40%* -Simpler account structure -Many invisible “conversions”, recorded in organic -Questionable extrapolations needed -Mix of new/returning users as well as LATon/off © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 36. Discrepancy Strategies: ATrade Off © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 37. The 3x AdgroupStrategy, © thomasbcn 1 keyword, 3 adgroups: ● “Open” group (all users) ● LAT-off, new users ● LAT-on returning users © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 38. The 3x adgroupstrategy, © thomasbcn Pros: ● Most coverage (all users) ● At the best price* ● Enhanced tracking ● Allows bidding on new vs returning according to their value Cons: ● More complex account structure ● The open group overlaps with the 2 others: random delivery happens © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 39. Section 3 What’sNext in 2021…
- 40. What’s Next? -New Measurement ASA will not be measured by SKAdNetwork. Coming soon: “AdServices” Apple new attribution API for ASA! What to expect: ● ASA only ● DIY or through your MMP (like now) ● All installs reported! No more LAT-on headache ● Adgroup & keyword level ● Conversion logic similar to SKAdNetwork? TBC ● Current API (iAd Framework) deprecated ● No deduplication with SKAdNetwork Wishlist: integrated in App Store Connect Analytics… … and the ASA interface developer.apple.com/documentation/adservices © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 41. What’s next -New Inventory Apple Search Ads display inventory in Apple Stock & News apps = 60m MAU Reach In beta since Q2 2020 What to expect: ● More scale! ● Coming very soon (Q1?) ● US only at first? ● No placement reporting ● Little creative control (approved assets) ● Same bidding/targeting options as search? ● Tracked with AdServices © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 42. What’s next -New Inventory Pix @DrBarnard © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com
- 43. What’s next -New Inventory Pix @app_vader & @rjonesy © 2021 @thomasbcn & SearchAds.com New AppStore placement! In beta US/CA Q1 2020
- 44. Section 4 AskThomas & Yusuf Anything!
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