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    Differences in User Retention Metrics: Games & Apps

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    Tara Meyer

    Differences in User Retention Metrics: Games & Apps

    There’s a gap in user retention metrics that should make every mobile game developer, studio, or marketing squirm.  In Tenjin’s ROI 101, we spoke with founder Evelin Herrera from EVHM Capital, who spends her days evaluating mobile businesses for acquisition, to understand the retention gap that’s shaping the industry. The numbers she shared reveal why...

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    Building a Viral Content Machine: How to Make Viral Content & Creatives

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    Tara Meyer

    Building a Viral Content Machine: How to Make Viral Content & Creatives

    Learn how to create viral content, generate thousands of videos, and lower CPMs The theory sounds simple: hire creators, make videos, get views, go viral, and acquire new users at a low cost. In reality, the execution is anything but that straightforward.  Over the last years, mobile apps have pivoted from traditional paid user acquisition...

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  • From Games to App Investment: Why You Should Diversify Your Mobile App Portfolio in 2026

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    Tara Meyer

    From Games to App Investment: Why You Should Diversify Your Mobile App Portfolio in 2026

    The trends we’re seeing in 2026 suggest a massive shift for gaming studios and their mobile app portfolio. According to Evelin Herrera from EHVM Capital, founder of the app mergers and acquisitions (M&A) firm, there’s already a strong redefinition that’s affecting app portfolios around the world.  “My prediction for 2026 is that capital is going...

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  • What Is The Creator Economy? Why Micro-Influencers are Redefining Mobile User Acquisition

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    Tara Meyer

    What Is The Creator Economy? Why Micro-Influencers are Redefining Mobile User Acquisition

    Rising ad costs, CPMs, and attribution challenges are driving mobile marketers from paid UA to creator-driven organic growth. For app developers and mobile marketers, the familiar roadmap of optimizing for CPMs, testing creatives, and scaling winners is becoming more expensive. What used to be predictable science of targeting and bidding has evolved into a new...

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  • Unit Economics For F2P Games: A Profitable Free-To-Play Business Model

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    Tara Meyer

    Unit Economics For F2P Games: A Profitable Free-To-Play Business Model

    In a recent episode of Tenjin 101, we sat down with Michal Tomčány, a Slovakian game designer with over a decade of experience crafting free-to-play games. He helped us demystify one of the most critical yet often misunderstood concepts in mobile gaming: unit economics. Michal brings a refreshing approach to mobile game economics. Despite holding...

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    How to Calculate Revenue for In-App Advertising: Our Proven Framework

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    Tara Meyer

    How to Calculate Revenue for In-App Advertising: Our Proven Framework

    If you’re an app developer or marketer who monetizes through in-app advertising (IAA), you probably already know the challenge: how do you calculate ad revenue accurately when the numbers don’t always add up? One dashboard might show $50,000 in ad revenue, while another shows $48,000. Your ad mediation platform reports one figure, but your ad...

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