📡 An ex-Googler’s guide to winning on iOS for Google UAC campaigns with Ashley Black, Founder, CandidConsulting LLC 💎
Apr 26, 2024
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Ex-Googler Ashley Black shares insights on Google UAC strategies post-Apple's ATT. Topics include Google's response to iOS changes, challenges with iOS ad inventory, SKAN4 improvements for web-to-app tracking, and Google's cautious post-ATT strategy. Learn about the impact of ETT on marketing strategies, the importance of video assets in Google UAC campaigns, and the significance of understanding black box algorithms and ad contexts.
Google's cautious approach to iOS changes is influenced by its complex relationship with Apple.
Limitations in tracking on iOS, like the inability to prompt for ATT in browsers, significantly impact Google's ad inventory.
Deep dives
Google UAC Strategies on iOS Post-ATT
The episode delves into the complexities of Google UAC strategies on iOS following Apple's introduction of ATT. It highlights Google's initial response to ATT, the challenges faced with iOS inventory, including limitations in prompt capabilities, and improvements brought by Scan 4, enabling web to app tracking.
Modeled Conversions and Advertiser Responses
A discussion on the use of modeled conversions by Google post-ATT reveals varied responses from advertisers based on their size and familiarity with SKAD network. Larger advertisers with multiple network engagements showed reluctance towards modeled conversions, while smaller advertisers found them acceptable due to simplicity and cost considerations.
Scan 4 Impact on Google's Inventory and Measuring Conversions
The implementation of Scan 4 by Google resulted in significant changes for iOS campaigns, enabling tracking of web to app traffic in Safari. The episode underscores challenges in measuring conversions accurately between Google and SKAD network, emphasizing the impact of on-device measurement and Firebase on performance, particularly on Android versus iOS.
Differentiating iOS and Android Inventory for User Acquisition Strategies
The discussion raises the distinction in inventory sources between iOS and Android, emphasizing the importance of strong video strategies for iOS campaigns with Google. It highlights the significance of diverse inventory formats and production quality considerations for effective user acquisition strategies, urging a contextual approach over a standardized replication of content across platforms.
In this episode, we delve into the intricacies of Google UAC strategies on iOS post Apple's introduction of App Tracking Transparency (ATT).
We love this episode as this is from an ex Googler who gives us the inside track into the dynamics at play within Google that shaped a lot of the changes that happened post ATT.
Ashley Black describes details about Google’s initial response to ATT, and talks about modeled conversions. We also uncover the challenges and limitations Google faces with iOS ad inventory, particularly the inability to prompt for ATT in browsers and the significant enhancements brought about by SKAN4, including web-to-app tracking.
Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of how Google maneuvers through changes like those that happened with ATT on iOS - and, more importantly, how you can adapt to a post-ATT world on iOS with UAC.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS 🗒 Google’s cautious approach to iOS changes stems from its complex relationship with Apple.
📈 Large and small advertisers perceive and use Google’s modeled conversions differently.
📍Tracking limitations on iOS, such as the inability to prompt for ATT in browsers, significantly impact Google’s ad inventory.
🔐 The introduction of SKAN4 marked a pivotal improvement in tracking web-to-app conversions and overall ad attribution.
✂️ Google’s strategy post-ATT involved a wait-and-see approach, which was often viewed externally as unhelpful.
🔍 Firebase enhances performance on Android but shows less impact on iOS due to limited access to device ID data.
✏️ Effective iOS campaigns with Google require a robust video strategy due to the specific inventory available on the platform.
Check out the show notes here: https://mobileuseracquisitionshow.com/episode/an-ex-googlers-guide-to-winning-on-ios-for-google-uac-campaigns-with-ashley-black/