Business of Apps Podcast

#249: "The Modern UA Funnel: From Acquisition to Unstoppable Retention" App Promotion Summit NYC panel


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You know it better than us - acquiring users is no longer the finish line. It’s barely the starting line.

In 2025, growth happens in the layers after the click — where segmentation, onboarding, product activation and value messaging determine whether a user becomes a one-and-done trial or a compounding revenue cohort.

In this special episode, we’re syndicating the App Promotion Summit NYC 2025 panel The Modern UA Funnel — from Acquisition to Unstoppable Retention. It’s a real-world look at how UA has changed — not just in channels, but in how teams measure success, attribute value, and design creative that bridges acquisition, activation and loyalty.

From ATT- pressure to creative fatigue to first-party signal strategy — this is where modern growth teams are now placing their bets.

Moderated by Nicole Weiss, Founder of Brass Finch, the panel of experts included:

  • Vincent Eterlet, Senior Director of Marketing at Fubo
  • 🎗️ Jonathan Reich 🎗️, CEO of ZEDGE
  • The panel’s topics include:
    • the shift from measuring ROAS to measuring incremental value across the user lifecycle
    • full-funnel UA as one system — not acquisition vs retention teams
    • how creative testing now needs first-party signals, not broad meta heuristics
    • turning trial users into long-term revenue cohorts through moments that matter
    • durable growth during ATT era — building compounding retention loops instead of chasing cheap installs
    • ...more
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