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Top Performing Campaigns — February 2025

A detailed breakdown of our highest-ROI campaigns this month. Gaming, fintech, e-commerce, and travel verticals all made the list — with full stats on CPI, CPA, CTR, and ROI.

Every month we highlight the top campaigns managed through ZinkAds DSP — chosen based on ROI, conversion efficiency, and overall performance against KPIs. February 2025 saw strong performance across gaming and fintech, with CTV inventory delivering exceptional completion rates.


🏆 Top 5 Campaigns — February 2025

#1
Casual Mobile Game — User Acquisition
Gaming · CPI Campaign

Hyper-casual mobile game targeting Android users in Tier 1 & Tier 2 markets. Native in-app ads plus playable creatives drove exceptional install rates. Budget allocated primarily to gaming app inventory with dayparting to evening hours (7–11 PM).

$0.17
CPI
4.2%
CTR
12K
Installs
5.1×
ROI
#2
Fintech Lending App — Lead Generation
Fintech · CPA Campaign

Personal loans app targeting working professionals in metro cities. Banner & native formats drove loan form completions as the primary KPI. Geo-targeting to Tier 1 cities with income-segment audience overlap significantly improved CPA efficiency.

$2.15
CPA (Lead)
2.8%
CTR
2.1K
Conversions
3.8×
ROI
#3
Fashion E-Commerce App — Retargeting
E-Commerce · CPE Campaign

Retargeting lapsed users with dynamic banners showing previously browsed products. Event-based bidding (CPE — Add to Cart) with A/B testing of 6 creative variants found a clear winner in week 1, driving 35% cost reduction before scaling.

$0.26
CPE (Cart)
5.6%
Re-engagement
8.4K
Events
4.5×
ROAS
#4
Travel Booking App — CTV Brand Campaign
Travel · CTV Video Campaign

Travel booking app ran a brand awareness push via CTV inventory during pre-summer travel season. 30-second unskippable video ads on streaming apps delivered 98% completion rates and strong aided brand recall in post-campaign surveys.

98%
Completion
1.8M
Households
$0.05CPM
Cost Per Mille
0%
Ad Fraud
#5
Mobile RPG Game — Global User Acquisition
Gaming · Global CPI Campaign

RPG game running global UA across US, UK, DE & AU markets via our DSP. Interstitial and rewarded video on gaming app inventory. High-LTV targeting using lookalike audiences from existing top-spenders drove significantly lower CPI vs cold audiences.

$1.2
Global CPI
3.1%
CTR
18K
Installs
4.8×
ROI

Key Takeaways — February 2025

  • Native ads outperform banners in CTR across all gaming campaigns consistently.
  • CTV delivered the highest completion rates — 98%+ across all video campaigns.
  • Dayparting (evening 7–11 PM) improved CTR by 22% on average for gaming.
  • A/B testing creatives in week 1 reduced CPA by 35% on average before scaling.
  • Lookalike audiences from existing users cut CPI by up to 40% vs cold audiences.

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