The Guide to Snap Ads for App Downloads | Wallaroo Media

Last updated: April 6, 2017

How to Utilize Snapchat Advertising to Drive App Downloads

When it comes to social advertising, we at Wallaroo Media are constantly looking for what we call “arbitrage opportunities”. These are opportunities where ad rates are lower and ROI is higher than typical market metrics. As such, we are recommending Snap Adsfor app downloads right now. The market has not caught up to the opportunity.

In an effort to keep with with Facebook app install ad campaigns, Snapchat is making a big push with their Snap Ads to app install offerings. The first public data was discovered on the Acorns app (who was one of our clients – view our amazing work for them here). Take a look at the screenshot below of their ad, and read on to learn more about the results.

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Acorns App Snap Ad

Acorns gained a ton of early traction through Facebook Ads and Twitter Ads. We actually helped them run highly targeted download campaigns on those platforms. Late last year, Acorns wanted to test Snap Ads for their app downloads. According to Acorn’s Chief Commercial Officer, the Snap Ad campaigns actually had 40% higher install rates than those on Facebook. This is an astronomically high number, since the Facebook Ads were already performing superbly. Acorns said that the CPI was a little higher on Snapchat than on Facebook, but that it made up for the higher cost with a greater download rate.

Fullscreen, a video-streaming service, said that Snapchat targeting reduced its cost per installation by 25% because it meant more installations on the same amount of ad spending.

As mobile ad advertising continues to grow, app installs will continue to be a large piece of that pie (Business Insider reported that 25% of mobile ad revenue is from app campaigns).

Snapchat also recently enabled goal-bidding for app install campaigns on the platform. This form of targeting allow advertisers to get in front of Snapchat users who are most likely to download their app. Snapchat is using machine-learning technology it has developed in house to run these campaigns.

“We’ve been listening closely to direct-response advertisers and are excited to announce the ability to ‘bid for installs’ in our auction. This is a new, cost-efficient way to drive app installs right from Snapchat,” Peter Sellis, the director of monetization product at Snap Inc., told Business Insider in a statement.

As we get more data and case studies, we will continue to update this post.

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Brandon Doyle

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