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Ad Monetization Design Patterns in F2P Games

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Ad monetization design patterns in free-to-play

gamesEric Benjamin Seufert

Heracles

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Who I Am

Partner,Heracles

Owner,Mobile Dev Memo

Author,Freemium Economics

Formerly:

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State of the App Economy

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Growth of mobile advertising continues unabated.

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Growth of mobile advertising continues unabated.

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Growth of mobile advertising continues unabated.

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Growth of mobile advertising continues unabated.

FB 10Q (Q2 2016)

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Growth of mobile advertising continues unabated.

GOOG 10Q (Q2 2016)

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Video is driving this growth...

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Video is driving this growth...

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Video is driving this growth...

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Video is driving this growth...

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Video is driving this growth...

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...and networks / publishers are facilitating this with new formats and tools.

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...and networks / publishers are facilitating this with new formats and tools.

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...and networks / publishers are facilitating this with new formats and tools.

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...and networks / publishers are facilitating this with new formats and tools.

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...and networks / publishers are facilitating this with new formats and tools.

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...but we’re still very much in the Wild West. Good information is hard to come by.

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And fraud is rampant.

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App Monetization in 2016

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The App Monetization Opportunity with Video

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The App Monetization Opportunity with Video● Tap into growing video advertising budgets on

mobile;

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The App Monetization Opportunity with Video● Tap into growing video advertising budgets on

mobile;● Leverage eyeballs into revenues by supplying

inventory to ever-increasing demand for mobile placements;

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The App Monetization Opportunity with Video● Tap into growing video advertising budgets on

mobile;● Leverage eyeballs into revenues by supplying

inventory to ever-increasing demand for mobile placements;

● Prepare for programmatic direct future marketplace with API- and backend-driven ad serving.

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The App Monetization Dilemma with Video

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The App Monetization Dilemma with VideoHow to monetize users with ads that don’t displace their attention from your app...

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The App Monetization Dilemma with VideoHow to monetize users with ads that don’t displace their attention from your app...

...yet still convert well enough to maintain viable CPMs.

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The App Monetization Imperative with Video

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The App Monetization Imperative with VideoBuild engaging mobile advertising experience on mobile that is integrated natively, brings value to the customer, and is served with intent.

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The App Monetization Imperative with VideoBuild engaging mobile advertising experience on mobile that is integrated natively, brings value to the customer, and is served with intent.

Ads must be:

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The App Monetization Imperative with VideoBuild engaging mobile advertising experience on mobile that is integrated natively, brings value to the customer, and is served with intent.

Ads must be:● Native;

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The App Monetization Imperative with VideoBuild engaging mobile advertising experience on mobile that is integrated natively, brings value to the customer, and is served with intent.

Ads must be:● Native;● User-initiated (pull, not push);

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The App Monetization Imperative with VideoBuild engaging mobile advertising experience on mobile that is integrated natively, brings value to the customer, and is served with intent.

Ads must be:● Native;● User-initiated (pull, not push);● Integrated seamlessly into content (not a distraction

from app’s use case).

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App Monetization Design Patterns

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Ads in the Content Channel

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Ads in the Content Channel

Seamless integration of ads alongside native content created opportunity for high number of impressions / session

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Ads in the Content ChannelCanonical Example: Facebook Newsfeed

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Ads in the Content ChannelInstagram

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Ads in the Content ChannelRovio Content Channel

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Rewarded Video as a Content Driver

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Rewarded Video as a Content Driver

Rewarded video serves as the primary driver of content delivery, eg. content is mostly unlocked via video rewards in the app’s (mostly games) core use case

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Rewarded Video as a Content DriverFlip Diving

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Rewarded Video as a Content DriverNonstop Knight

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Rewarded Video as a Content Accelerator

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Rewarded Video as a Content AcceleratorVideo rewards increase the pace at which content is unlocked or at which progression in the app’s core use case is permitted.

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Rewarded Video as a Content Accelerator

Flip Diving

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Brand Placements as a Content Extension

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Brand Placements as a Content ExtensionBranded ad placements extend the available content in the app. Brand advertisements take the form of native content.

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Brand Placements as a Content Extension

Facebook

LINE App

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Brand Placements as a Content Extension

Crossy Road

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