Case Study

Playrix brings high-value consumers back to its apps with Twitter

Key results

1000%
above ROAS goal

2X
profitability vs. other channels

£0.9
CPA per purchase

The opportunity

The leading mobile game developer in the CIS region, @Playrix is also the second-highest-grossing game publisher in Europe. To date, it has released three free-to-play hits: Township, Fishdom and Gardenscapes.

@Playrix was looking for effective channels for re-engaging users who had installed its Township and Fishdom games and made an in-app purchase, but had been inactive for some time.

The strategy

@Playrix ran re-engagement campaigns on Twitter to reach its lapsed but potentially high-value users across dozens of markets. A re-engagement campaign on Twitter lets you combine strong targeting with calls to action to open your app directly from within a Tweet.

Mobile measurement partner TUNE was able to provide @Playrix with data on consumer behaviour such as app opens and in-app purchases. @Playrix then segmented these consumers into three groups, according to how much they might pay. With Tailored Audiences, it targeted these groups via Twitter.

@Playrix customised its campaign to each target group, and refreshed its creative regularly, using images and video that reflected its most recent game updates.

By choosing to run its campaign across the Twitter Audience Platform, @Playrix extended its reach beyond Twitter and into a network of thousands of mobile apps and sites.

Tags
  • Europe, Middle East, and Africa
  • Expanding Reach
  • Mobile-first Companies
  • Mobile App Growth
  • Case Study
  • Creative Canvas
  • Audience Targeting

01

Reach your most valuable audiences.

@Playrix used Tailored Audiences on Twitter to target its own specific lists of players. This let it focus its campaign on the audiences with the highest potential value, all across the Twitter Audience Platform.

02

Keep your creative fresh.

@Playrix continually refreshed its creative, reflecting game updates as well as seasonal themes.  

The success

@Playrix’s Twitter campaigns for Township and Fishdom were successful in returning paying high-value players to the apps. Twitter delivered twice the profit of its other channels combined, with a £0.09 CPA per purchase. This exceeded @Playrix’s ROAS (return on ad spend) goal by 1000%.

Twitter is becoming our main re-marketing channel. Twitter’s quality audience allows us to obtain high ROAS and results, twice as great as the results from other our retargeting channels together.

Alexander Tarasov, Director of Marketing, Playrix

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