Facebook has been Offerpal Media. This is a company that not only utilizes Facebook in its business model, but MySpace and other social networks as it enables both advertisers and developers to monetize apps.
Exactly how do advertisers and developers benefit?
"Advertisers finally have a way to engage and interact with consumers on social web sites," explains Shukla. "Despite the high engagement and activity levels on social web sites, CTRs and conversions on these sites have historically been among the lowest of any category online. However, we allow advertisers to truly engage with social networking consumers and to generate exceptional ROIs."
"Social developers, meanwhile, have had a very difficult time trying to monetize their traffic with traditional advertising methods – CPM rates tend to be less than $1," she says. "However, with our virtual currency-based platform, developers can generate eCPMs in the $150 - $200 range or higher. The use of virtual currency also allows them to deepen their user engagement and improve user loyalty and stickiness."
Money in Apps
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Clearly there is big money to be made in social media apps. Offerpal is one example proving this, and as advertisers scramble for the most bang from their marketing bucks, applications should probably not be ignored. I don't think I have to tell anyone how popular Facebook is, not to mention mobile apps.
When asked about mobile versions, Shukla says Offerpal is currently in beta with their iPhone product. There will be one for Android and others "when the market is ready."
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