{"id":2935,"date":"2017-01-06T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2018-05-22T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:17:03","slug":"media-buying-budget-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Killer Media Buying Budget Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mobid-before-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-3643387252\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/#introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/#setting-your-killer-media-buying-budget-strategy\" >Setting Your Killer Media Buying Budget Strategy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/#campaigndaily-budget-how-it-can-trick-you\" >Campaign\/Daily Budget. How It Can Trick You!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/#budget-and-roi-analysis\" >Budget and ROI Analysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/media-buying-budget-strategy\/#reinvestment-%e2%80%93-the-key-for-your-growth\" >Reinvestment &#8211; The Key For Your Growth<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Every day, no matter who you are, you\u2019ll be put down and assaulted by a whole lotta restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>They prevent you from taking certain strategic steps, keep you from getting to the top of the mountain, and make you sulk while thinking about the wishes you had for specific goals.<\/p>\n<p>One of these goals that you sometimes must say goodbye to is called money.<\/p>\n<p>Hard to earn, incredible to have, awesome to spend!<\/p>\n<p>It makes the world go round, indeed!<\/p>\n<p>However, it can also limit you.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, if you\u2019re wise and know how to play the affiliate marketing game like you ain\u2019t lame, <strong>you\u2019ll be able to invest smartly<\/strong> and get to be a money maker!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve always gotta play it smart.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the same with everything, including media buying.<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-949710176\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"semrushtrialseo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/semrushtrialseo.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In fact, us Media Buyers are always looking to know more about which offers to run, which ones are performing better, which is the traffic source we should go for, what kind of creatives we should be exploring, etc.<\/p>\n<p>In this whirlwind of major decisions, we can sometimes forget the most important part of all: strategy.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why this article will be great for you guys to understand the art of investing cash, knowing your weaknesses, and exploring the capital arena with intelligence and tenacity!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of folks out there who wanna learn about affiliate marketing and they always ask the same questions:<\/p>\n<p>How much money do I need to start media buying?<\/p>\n<p>How much do I need to <strong>spend on each campaign<\/strong> so as to gain relevant stats?<\/p>\n<p>What should the <strong>minimum and maximum budget<\/strong> be?<\/p>\n<p>How much do I need to invest to get some profit?<\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll answer these questions right now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For you to really understand it all, we\u2019re even gonna show you some cool case studies of campaigns launched on geos with very different payouts.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we\u2019re gonna <strong>analyze the differences<\/strong> and <strong>reach conclusions<\/strong> that\u2019ll help you succeed!<\/p>\n<p>Ready to learn more about affiliate marketing?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start the show!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"setting-your-killer-media-buying-budget-strategy\"><\/span>Setting Your Killer Media Buying Budget Strategy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, you need to decide<strong> which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/adult-ad-networks-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ad Network you\u2019re gonna buy traffic from<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Not all ad networks are gonna drain you of your savings!<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, PopCash has a minimum budget of $5, PopAds of $10, and PlugRush of $10, for instance.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, there are some other ad networks that are pickier with their advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>The minimum payment on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/exoclick-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ExoClick<\/a>? $200.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic Factory? $500.<\/p>\n<p>What about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/adcash\/\">Adcash<\/a>? It\u2019s gonna ask for $100.<\/p>\n<p>Now you\u2019re asking yourself:<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I select the ad network to go for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need to base that rational decision on capital, my friend!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a look at your budget<\/strong> and see what you can do with it!<\/p>\n<p>Rest assured: <strong>once your budget increases, you can explore other choices<\/strong> by reinvesting your cash like Steve Nash!<\/p>\n<p>You need to stash some real cash to have profitable campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Before optimizations and all those complex and thorough processes, you must have a reasonable amount of money invested on the traffic source to get some gold coming your way.<\/p>\n<p>When launching a campaign, you don\u2019t wanna see it get paused the next day due to a lack of budget.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why you\u2019ve gotta make sure you <strong>transfer a cool amount of money to the traffic source to keep things going<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Trust us on this:<\/p>\n<p>Updated reports are quite valuable!<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, when you set your budget, you can\u2019t forget to check your affiliate network\u2019s payment terms in order to understand the kind of cash flow you\u2019ve gotta have.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say an affiliate network has a payment limit of $50 and it pays every day, just like Mobidea.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s pretend <strong>you wanna spend $50 on your ad-network on a daily basis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That means you need to have at least $100 available, so you can run your traffic for that first day.<\/p>\n<p>Then, you\u2019re probably gonna earn $50 or more, which means you request your money.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, you still need to have $50 to run traffic for the next day, until you get your cash.<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s imagine <strong>you\u2019ve decided to spend $100 every day<\/strong> but your affiliate network pays on Net15 term.<\/p>\n<p>This means you need to invest at least $1500 before receiving the first payment.<\/p>\n<p>And now let\u2019s say you\u2019ll get to $1000 on daily spending\u2026..ufff, you better rob a bank! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>We think you\u2019ve been able to get this game, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The higher the payment term is, the more money you need to have available<\/strong> on you to invest like a true super fly pro!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"campaigndaily-budget-how-it-can-trick-you\"><\/span>Campaign\/Daily Budget. How It Can Trick You!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of traffic sources out there which <strong>let you set your daily\/campaign budget.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re gonna have to be super careful, though. You can never forget that you need to have <strong>enough budget for a campaign to run for the whole day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you manage to invest enough cash so as to keep a campaign running full-throttle, you can get precious stats for every hour of the day <strong>without missing any important hours.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p_2-2\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-3597600457\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"backlinks\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png 970w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-250x52.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-700x144.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-120x25.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"970\" height=\"200\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Imagine you didn\u2019t invest enough money?<\/p>\n<p>Imagine the campaign stopped at a paramount, more-than-critical time of the day?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go as far as to say you launched a very successful campaign but set a low budget.<\/p>\n<p>This means <strong>you may lose your chance to make that awesome money<\/strong>, while your competitors are still alive and thirsty for golden liquid!<\/p>\n<p>Even so, <strong>you can never go to the extreme of setting a budget that\u2019s just too big.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say your ad network has an agreement with a new publisher, but the traffic is of an awfully low quality, and let\u2019s say you\u2019re bidding high with an unlimited budget.<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to get a great deal of impressions for that specific new publisher, you\u2019ll pay a lot even though this rotten traffic is mind-numbingly poor and will bring you nothing but tears!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meaning what?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll keep bidding high, wasting your money on low-quality traffic until you notice the money bleed out of you and stop the campaign\/publisher.<\/p>\n<p>What to do to avoid this monumentally catastrophic mess?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limit your budget wisely,<\/strong> so it won\u2019t allow costs to go too high!<\/p>\n<p>The idea of limiting your budget is the key to an intelligent media buying strategy!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s consider another example:<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re using a high Smartbid of 5 Euros and your real bid is normally 0.8 Euros for one thousand impressions.<\/p>\n<p>At a certain moment, <strong>your competitor sets the bid of 4 Euros and your real bid goes up to 4.4 Euros per mile.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this case, for the same traffic, <strong>you just started paying 5 times more!<\/strong> However, the level of your conversions won\u2019t increase.<\/p>\n<p>This means you may be at risk of losing a whole lotta wasted cash simply because you were careless and failed to limit your budget!<\/p>\n<p>You should understand your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/frequency-capping\">capping<\/a> increase will influence your costs.<\/p>\n<p>ALWAYS bear that in mind when thinking about what your current budget should be!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"budget-and-roi-analysis\"><\/span>Budget and ROI Analysis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve figured out the whole budget situation, it\u2019s time for you to check some <strong>real-life examples of media buying campaigns<\/strong> and their development.<\/p>\n<p>In order to perform a relevant analysis, let\u2019s check different cases from very <strong>different geos (high and low traffic + payout).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Depending on the country and geo, you\u2019ll face very different situations on your media buying campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>This can happen in case you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/create-campaign-exoclick\">create a campaign<\/a> with different variables such as traffic volume and average payout value.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these situations requires an adaptable and flexible approach when it comes to budget and media buying strategy.<\/p>\n<p>A 20$ daily budget may be enough to safely launch some spots in Costa Rica, but that limit is <strong>not enough when it comes to a geo like South Africa,<\/strong> for example.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of ROI, it\u2019s almost impossible to be prepared to deal with it (unless it\u2019s a premium or WL campaign based on data you\u2019ve gathered, since you have expectations in this case).<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to ROI, you need to analyze the results and check whether or not it\u2019s worth to keep the campaign running.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easier to show you real examples, so let\u2019s jump to it right quick!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st Case \u2013 Premium Colombia Claro \u2013 Website specific zones (Average traffic) \u2013 Average payout (2\u20ac)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"164\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters-700x164.jpg\" alt=\"campaign parameters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters-700x164.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters-250x59.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters-768x180.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters-1024x240.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters-120x28.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/campaign-parameters.jpg 1572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this case, we launched a specific website zone for<strong> Colombia Claro<\/strong> to check its performance.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign ran for 6 hours, in the first position. It spent <strong>half of the daily 100 Euros budget<\/strong> in the first day.<\/p>\n<p>Launching the campaign with such a large budget was the right call.<\/p>\n<p>If we hadn\u2019t done it, we wouldn\u2019t <strong>be able to gather relevant data and optimize so quickly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For you to have an idea of the traffic volume and its price, you should know that &#8211; on the first 2 days &#8211; <strong>we got more than 20.000 impressions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As we optimized, that number was lowered to fewer than 10.000 per day.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the results of the first days failed to impress, we tried to work with the data we got and fight for the spot.<\/p>\n<p>In this relentless hunt for profitability, the campaign was <strong>optimized via bid and targeting<\/strong>, without success.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, we lowered the bid to check if we could get profitable on a lower position but the ROI turned out to be even worse.<\/p>\n<p>Since we didn\u2019t manage to achieve it on either lower or higher positions, <strong>we decided to stop it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On day 7, <strong>after investing 145\u20ac and getting an ROI of -55.3%<\/strong>, the campaign was paused.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd Case \u2013 Spain Movistar &#8211; RON (High traffic) \u2013 High payout (10\u20ac)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"243\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example-700x243.jpg\" alt=\"spain movistar example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example-700x243.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example-250x87.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example-120x42.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/spain-movistar-example.jpg 1567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our second case demonstrates the <strong>launching of a RON campaign on a Tier 1 country<\/strong> \u2013 Spain Movistar.<\/p>\n<p>Since this was a big campaign on a tough geo, we launched it with a limited budget of 50\u20ac and bid for the segment\u2019s 1st position.<\/p>\n<p>We did this because we weren\u2019t sure of the country\u2019s performance. We launched it with a <strong>safe budget of 50\u20ac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As the hours went by, we noticed the great performance and <strong>increased the max budget to 100\u20ac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, our first day was profitable and we gathered some valuable data, which allowed us to make decisions sooner than expected.<\/p>\n<p>On Day 1, we <strong>managed to get 105.000 impressions<\/strong>. On the second day, we started to optimize.<\/p>\n<p>On the following days, the decrease in cost derived from the optimizations we performed by cutting websites\/devices that weren\u2019t performing that well.<\/p>\n<p>Summing up, we started with 105.000 impressions and hit gold on Day 6 and 7 when we managed to narrow the traffic to 13.000 impressions and still <strong>generate over 20\u20ac in margins!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3rd Case Study \u2013 CL Entel \u2013RON + WL \u2013 Low traffic and a small payout<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"243\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example-700x243.jpg\" alt=\"entel run of network example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example-700x243.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example-250x87.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example-120x42.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/entel-run-of-network-example.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, we\u2019re gonna show you a case study where we\u2019ve got a non-profitable RON campaign on <strong>Chile \u2013 Entel 300&#215;100 spot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a thorough analysis and some strategic thinking, we turned it into a very profitable campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Pay attention now:<\/p>\n<p>This is how you learn how to hone your media buying strategy skills!<\/p>\n<p>The starting point is this: the campaign has been <strong>running for more than a week with a negative ROI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The great thing of keeping it running on losing ground?<\/p>\n<p>We were gathering data and conversions, which have a great value when it comes to future investment.<\/p>\n<p>After some time, the ROI and the conversions started to decrease considerably.<\/p>\n<p>That was when we found out we wouldn&#8217;t be able to get <strong>good results on a RON campaign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Super Slick Solution<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Analyze data and look for <strong>high-performance components<\/strong> (usually websites)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a separate campaign<\/strong> with the well-performing components<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fight aggressively for the first positions<\/strong> on that campaign (bid high)<\/li>\n<li>If the performance is good, <strong>increase that amazing capping<\/strong> like a master!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Following this strategy, <strong>we launched a Whitelist<\/strong> with the good performing websites and we established the previous campaign&#8217;s targeting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"196\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example-700x196.jpg\" alt=\"whitelist example\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example-700x196.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example-250x70.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example-768x215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example-1024x287.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example-120x34.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/whitelist-example.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What happened? Straight-up, no-bullshit, all-liquid, no-holds-bar super cool profit!<\/p>\n<p>We know we had low margins but this <strong>campaign is running without any supervision<\/strong> needed which means it\u2019s not that time-consuming.<\/p>\n<p>Since the results of Day 2 were so promising without any additional optimization, and we were in the first position, we automatically <strong>increased the capping<\/strong> to make sure we were getting all the money from those gold mines!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"reinvestment-%e2%80%93-the-key-for-your-growth\"><\/span>Reinvestment &#8211; The Key For Your Growth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s another thing we wanna mention: when you start playing the media buying money game on a daily basis and you get to earn get that first profit, you\u2019ll definitely have that crazy wish to spend it all on fine champagne!<\/p>\n<p>Calm down!<\/p>\n<p>Leave some of that hard-earned brass and NEVER forget about your budget.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend you <strong>reinvest a part of your revenue!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What to do with the rest?<\/p>\n<p>Treat yourself to some clothes, a cool chain, and make the whole neighborhood know who\u2019s the newly crowned king in Cash City!<\/p>\n<p>It really doesn\u2019t matter how you split your money.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t care if it\u2019s 30\/70 or 50\/50.<\/p>\n<p>However, never forget: for you to grow and develop as a media buyer, you need to <strong>invest additional money to test new spots\/countries\/offers\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-verticals\">verticals<\/a>\/traffic sources<\/strong> and expand your budget and business!<\/p>\n<p>We hope our experience and knowledge can be helpful for your campaign budget planning!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sure that you\u2019re now gonna be able to manage the amount of money you\u2019ve got to invest wisely and achieve those awesome results you know you deserve!<\/p>\n<p>Good luck to all!<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobid-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-3533706455\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Introduction Restrictions. 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