Microsoft Invest - Running cost per install offers
This document describes the procedure for setting up cost per install offers with your mobile ad campaigns. This includes procedures for:
- Integrating with an external app install tracker.
- Setting up the right creative click URLs.
- Reporting on your installs (conversions).
Step 1: Set up third-party mobile app install tracking
Follow the steps described in Set Up Third-Party Mobile App Install Tracking to integrate with a third-party mobile app install tracker and set your creative click URLs so that Microsoft Advertising will be able to register your conversions. You may also want to associate your creative with an impression tracker. For instructions, see Create an Impression Tracker.
Note
- The instructions in Set Up Third-Party Mobile App Install Tracking will only work with Microsoft Advertising-hosted creatives at this time. Technically, our server-side conversion attribution requires the
${SSP_DATA}macro to be populated by the creative's ad server, so any ad server that populates this macro will work. In practice, there are not any other ad servers that populate this macro at this time. - You should thoroughly test the integration with your install tracking vendor before campaigns go live to avoid discrepancy issues. For more information on how to test that your conversion pixels are loading as planned, see Managing Mobile Discrepancies.
- For more information on how server-side conversion tracking works, see the descriptions in Set Up Third-Party Mobile App Install Tracking and Server-Side Conversion Pixels.
Step 2: Set up your mobile campaigns
Depending on your needs, you'll want to follow the steps outlined in one of the following:
Step 3: Report on your conversions
Use the Advertiser Attributed Conversions Report to report on the conversions coming through these creatives. This will also let you check for discrepancies with your external install tracking vendor.