Every cricket season, brands spend crores chasing attention. Most of them drop the catch. In cricket, a single dropped catch can cost a team the match. In a campaign, a weak creative can cost you thousands of users and those who were right there, phone in hand, fully engaged, and completely unreachable because your ad didn’t speak to them. The pressure is real. The stakes are high. And unlike a Test match, you don’t get five days to recover. T20 cricket moves fast, and so does your audience. The Real Battlefield: Attention Let’s be honest about what cricket actually is…
Why Do Your Marketing Campaigns Need an AI Push This Cricket Season?
Cricket creates one of India’s biggest high-intent digital moments, with hundreds of millions of fans actively engaging on smartphones throughout the tournament.OEM advertising allows brands to appear natively on devices, reaching users during key moments like device setup, launcher interactions, and app discovery.Appnext’s AI-powered Appnext Timeline analyses contextual signals such as time, device usage, and behaviour to predict which apps users are most likely to need next.AI-driven app discovery aligns marketing with real user intent, delivering relevant app recommendations during high-engagement match moments.For marketers, combining OEM reach with AI personalisation leads to better installs, stronger engagement, and improved campaign performance…
Gözde Alemli Unpacks Her Epic 5 Year Journey and 2026 Industry Shifts
Gözde Alemli has driven Appnext’s EMEA and LATAM growth for 5 years, from launching our Turkey office to serving as Chief Growth Officer, lets deep dive into her career highlights with bold predictions for app marketing in 2026. Career Milestones at Appnext Gözde kicked off as Country Manager Turkey in 2021, achieving targets and forging partnerships that scaled to billions of monthly recommendations and more daily new devices. She advanced to Global Growth Director, then VP Global Sales & Business Development, where she unified sales for predictable revenue surges. Now as Chief Growth Officer EMEA and LATAM, she’s built high-performing…
Why Brands Must Win the Marketing Game This Cricket Season
Key Takeaways Cricket reaches millions of high-intent mobile users across India, from Tier 1 cities to the remotest regions.Cricket creates peak engagement moments that brands can turn into powerful mobile marketing opportunities.A single, one-size-fits-all marketing strategy will not connect with India’s diverse fan base effectively.Appnext’s OEM and in-app advertising partnerships give brands access to exclusive, premium mobile inventory.Appnext Timeline, the patented AI-powered technology, matches the right user with the right app at exactly the right moment. Every year, the Indian Premier League transforms India into a nation of screens. Fans across the country pick up their phones and keep engaged…
And the Oscar Goes To…OEM Advertising!
Imagine the lights dim, the orchestra swells, and a golden envelope is torn open. The winner? OEM advertising, mobile marketing’s most powerful and most misunderstood performer. While other ad formats struggle for screen time, OEM advertising has been quietly delivering Oscar-worthy results for brands across every vertical, on billions of mobile devices worldwide. In this blog, we break down exactly what OEM advertising is, why it outperforms conventional channels, and how the rise of AI-powered and Agentic AI capabilities is pushing it into a league of its own. Whether you’re a growth marketer, app developer, or brand strategist, consider this…
How Marketers can Leverage OEM Advertising During Ramadan 2026
Summary Plan by Phase: Ramadan 2026 requires a tiered strategy starting with building intent early, reinforcing habits mid-month, and converting for Eid.OEM Advantage: With OEM Advertising to reach users natively during the Q1 surge in spending, gifting, and travel.Pre-Ramadan Value: Customers acquired two weeks before the holy month often deliver higher Lifetime Value (LTV).Sector-Specific Growth: eCommerce and Travel see early intent, while Finance apps thrive through purposeful, time-bound tasks like payments and transfers. Understanding Ramadan 2026: Why Early February Changes Q1 Growth Planning Ramadan 2026 begins on the evening of February 17 and concludes around March 19, ending with the…
Love at First Swipe: Why OEM Discovery is the Heart of Valentine’s App Growth
In India, Valentine’s Day has evolved beyond a single celebration into a week of spontaneous moments, last-minute plans, and emotion-led decisions. As conversations spark and expectations rise, users turn to their smartphones to act quickly and confidently. Valentine’s Day in India is driven by emotion rather than planning. Attraction sparks suddenly, decisions are impulsive, and moments matter. Whether it is discovering a dating app, ordering a last-minute gift, or planning a quick celebration, users do not want to search endlessly. They want experiences to feel right instantly.This is why Valentine’s week has become one of the most emotionally driven periods…
How On-Device Discovery Helps Dating Apps Reach Singles Beyond Social Feeds
Valentine’s Day is one of the most competitive periods for dating apps. As singles actively look for new connections, brands flood social feeds with seasonal campaigns, making it harder for apps to stand out. On-device discovery offers a high-impact alternative. By delivering personalized app suggestions directly through the device’s interface, brands can reach singles at high-intent moments without competing in noisy social feeds. This approach improves visibility, engagement, and relevance during the peak Valentine’s season. What is On-Device Discovery for Dating Apps? On-device discovery lets users find apps and promotions integrated directly into their smartphone experience. Rather than scrolling through…
Why the T20 World Cup Is India’s Biggest Mobile App Growth Moment?
The T20 World Cup in India concentrates massive, emotion-driven mobile attention into predictable moments. For app marketers, this creates unmatched opportunities to drive installs, engagement, and in-app actions when intent peaks. The ICC T20 World Cup taking place in India and Sri Lanka presents an unprecedented app acquisition and engagement opportunity. It is driven by a billion-plus passionate viewers, constant mobile usage across screens, and repeated spikes of high-intent engagement during match moments. For app marketers, these moments translate into scale, action, and measurable outcomes when campaigns meet users at peak intent with timely, context-aware messaging. 1. The World Cup…