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How to Use the Cohort Report in Apptrove to Measure Campaign Performance Over Time?

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Every marketer knows the frustration: a campaign looks great on install day, but two weeks later, those users have vanished. The install metric told you someone arrived. The Cohort Report tells you whether they stayed, and more importantly, why . Most MMP dashboards surface top-line numbers that hide what actually happened after the click. Apptrove’s Cohort Reporting cuts through that noise. It groups users by the day, week, or month they first engaged with your app, and then tracks their behaviour across shared time periods, so you can compare campaign-to-campaign and channel-to-channel. This guide walks you through exactly how to access, read, configure, and act on the Cohort Report inside Apptrove. What Is a Cohort Report and Why Does It Matter? A cohort is simply a group of users who share a common starting point, usually the date of their first install or first in-app event . Instead of mixing all your users together in a single average (which can mask drama...

Apptrove at GTC China 2026: Making Waves in Shenzhen

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Team Apptrove attended GTC China 2026 event being held in Shenzhen on April 23 – 24, 2026 by Mukul Kaushik, Chief Revenue Officer, and Sukie Cheung, Region Manager – Greater China, in order to demonstrate Apptrove’s commitment to global expansion and maintaining a strong presence in key regions such as APAC. GTC China is one of the leading events in digital marketing and cross-border growth. It brings together advertisers, marketers, app developers, gaming companies, and tech providers under one roof. The event took place at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and welcomed thousands of professionals from across the world. With over 200 exhibitors and a large international audience, the conference creates a strong space for networking, learning, and business growth. Why This Event Was Important for Apptrove For Apptrove, being part of GTC China 2026 was a strategic move. The event focuses on areas like traffic acquisition, digital marketing, AI-driven growth, and cross-...

Mobile Marketing Software: 10 Growth Secrets High-Performing Apps Use

Building an app is exciting. Growing it consistently is where the real challenge begins. Most app teams do not struggle because they lack ambition or talent. They struggle because growth gets messy. Campaign data lives in one dashboard, user behavior sits in another, and performance decisions are often made with incomplete information. Teams end up spending more time stitching numbers together than actually improving results. And, that is exactly why mobile marketing software has become essential for modern app businesses. The right platform helps marketers bring acquisition, attribution, engagement, and retention into one connected system. Instead of reacting late, teams can move early. Instead of guessing, they can optimize with confidence. At Apptrove , we work with app marketers who want clearer visibility, stronger campaign performance, and smoother user journeys through solutions like Unilink. Because sustainable growth rarely comes from doing more. It comes from doing the rig...

Google Tag Manager (GTM)

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Introduction Tracking things across all your apps & websites can be a mess! Each campaign you create needs a different script, the different analytics tools you use require different integrations, and even a simple change to tracking can take days to implement if you are relying on developers. That’s why Google Tag Manager is important. Google built Google Tag Manager to enable you to have complete control over your tracking environment. Instead of adding many tracking codes manually, you now manage everything from a single interface faster, neater, & with fewer mistakes. For app marketers and growth teams, this means you can launch new campaigns more quickly, measure their effectiveness more rapidly, & improve user journeys more efficiently. Combined with advanced attribution solutions like the ones detailed in Apptrove’s mobile marketing analytics guide , it is the foundation of a scalable tracking solution. What is Google Tag Manager? In essence, Google Tag Manager...

How to Use a Retention Report to Decode Long-Term User Value?

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Mobile analytics typically measure growth in discrete quantities: installs, clicks, surges in traffic, and such; however, the true strength of a product is best illustrated by how a user engages with it once the initial burst of excitement has passed. In this regard, a retention report is an essential tool. While acquisition reports indicate who was brought to an app, a report showing retention provides information about who chose to remain using it.  Apptrove provides the ability to view this information in a structured, cohort-style manner. Where cohort views enable you to compare how different groups of users are returning over time, a retention report is a lens into user intent and product value. Why a retention report has more importance than acquisition metrics: Acquisition metrics measure how effective your marketing is at bringing users onto the platform; retention metrics measure how compelling your product is once it is on the platform.  When users return to th...

How to Track Installs from LinkedIn ads in Apptrove (Step-by-Step Guide)

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Campaigns are easy to run. But determining what was effective can frustrate marketers who squint at their dashboards and make educated guesses based on overall traffic patterns. With this guide, you will see how you can connect LinkedIn ads to Apptrove to ensure that all clicks, impressions, and most importantly, installs appear accurately in your attribution reporting. At the end of this process, you will have a clear tracking bridge between LinkedIn ads and Apptrove using UniLink, meaning no confusion or loss of data for your ad performance . Why connect your LinkedIn to Apptrove? When running a LinkedIn advertisement, your audience has left LinkedIn, entered another channel (an app store, deep link, etc.), utilized a device, and continued along a user journey. If you are unable to attribute each step of this journey throughout all potential touch points on the user journey, you face many questions regarding: – Which campaigns are producing installs? – What Ads and creatives ar...

How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication in Apptrove for Stronger Account Security?

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With all campaign data, reports, and user insights stored together, keeping your dashboard protected is a top priority. Two-factor authentication provides an additional layer of verification beyond your password to ensure that only those who are authorised can access your account. If your login credentials are ever compromised, two-factor authentication will mitigate the risk of unauthorised access. All teams that work across marketing, analytics and product functions should take steps to protect sensitive data. By enabling two-factor authentication, you will ensure that your account remains protected and you are not disrupted from your day-to-day activities. What Is Two-Factor Authentication & How It Works Two-Factor Authentication is a method of security that requires two different forms of identification to gain access. The first form of identification is a password, and the second form of identification is a time-sensitive verification code that is generated by your mobile ...