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Cost per engagement (CPE) VS Engagement rate

Description
Cost per engagement (CPE)
CPE is a pricing model in which advertisers pay whenever a user takes a specific desired action within the app.
Engagement rate
Engagement rate measures how much users interact with your app.
Target audience
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Advertisers
Engagement rate
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Benefits
Cost per engagement (CPE)

• Good for driving interactions with an app after it’s installed, improving retention
• Advertisers can pay on a sliding scale depending on the action

Engagement rate

• Reflects the quality and relevance of your app
• Provides an insight into user behavior – what do they value most?
• Highlights opportunities to improve retention and grow revenue

How to calculate
Cost per engagement (CPE)
Total advertising cost
Total engagements
Engagement rate
Engagement rate takes into account various metrics such as active users, app opens, session length, session intervals, behavior flow, conversion, communication, and retention rates.
How to improve it?
Cost per engagement (CPE)

• Identify the most profitable user behaviors to incentivize
• Use predictive marketing to gain behavioral insights
• Combine CPI and CPE campaigns to drive both installs and post-install engagement

Engagement rate

• Optimize your onboarding strategy so users understand the true value of your app
• Engage and re-engage users through multiple channels: push notifications, in-app notifications, emails, and SMS
• Use deep links for a seamless user experience

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