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Moloco growth playbook

Diagnosis

Moloco is a scaled AI advertising company with deep proof in games, a fast-growing retail media business and new surfaces in CTV and streaming.

Its marketing hiring is about telling that story at the same level: a VP of Product Marketing who owns the website and naming, a consumer product marketing director and product director to win non-gaming apps, an insights analyst to substantiate every claim, and new growth data science, activation and competitive intelligence roles.

The site lags in places: consumer apps have no industry pages, 70 of 79 case studies cannot be browsed, and a "Legal Claims" page still shows "XX" placeholders. This playbook surfaces the consumer proof first, cleans up claims and naming, then builds research, CTV tests, agency kits and MCM tools.

Growth Score

8/10

Biggest Opportunity

Win consumer (non-gaming) app budgets by putting the proof Moloco already has in front of each category, backed by research and low-risk tests.

Biggest Risk

AppLovin and other networks are courting the same consumer brands, and any unsubstantiated claim weakens a pitch built on measurable performance.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Put the consumer-app proof on the site: industry pages for entertainment, social, shopping and travel apps, and a browsable case-study library

    Tag all 79 case studies by industry, goal and region this week.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Take down or finish the "Legal Claims" page with "XX" placeholders, and start a claims register

    Unpublish /legal-claims in all seven languages today.

    High impact First result in 1 week
  3. 3

    Clean the sitemap: noindex landing pages out, English slugs for English stories

    List every noindex URL in the sitemap.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Moloco is hiring a Product Marketing Director to win consumer (non-gaming) advertisers. The proof already exists: case studies for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, ShopBack and Karrot. But the Industries menu stops at gaming, finance, iGaming, on-demand and agencies, and the Customers page links only 9 of the 79 case studies while /case-studies redirects to it. A streaming or shopping app marketer evaluating Moloco against AppLovin, which now pitches "consumer brands", cannot find its peers.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing Director

    First action

    Tag all 79 case studies by industry, goal and region this week.

    How to measure it

    Demo requests from consumer industry pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    40 a month
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Tag stories

      Industry, goal and region for all 79.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 days

    2. 2

      Pick verticals

      The four with the most stories and pipeline.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 days

    3. 3

      Write pages

      Same template as on-demand services, with sourced stats.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Check claims

      Every number through the claims gate.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 week

    5. 5

      Build the library

      Filterable /case-studies index.

      Web team 1 week

    6. 6

      Add to menu

      Consumer industries under Moloco Ads.

      Web team 1 day

    7. 7

      Measure

      Visits, demos and pipeline per page.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Writing and web time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Director, Consumer

    Smallest test

    Publish the entertainment and streaming page with the ReelShort and KukuFM stories.

    Why it works

    Publish four consumer industry pages (entertainment and streaming, social and communication, shopping and marketplaces, travel) in the same format as the on-demand page, each with sourced stats and the matching case studies. Turn /case-studies into a library filterable by industry, goal (UA, re-engagement, CTV, SDK) and region.

    Buyers trust peers in their category; surfacing the 70 hidden stories turns existing work into pipeline for the new consumer push.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistConsumer industry page checklist

    [ ] Category headline and the problem the category has
    [ ] Three sourced stats with tooltips
    [ ] Three or more case studies from the category
    [ ] Goals supported: UA, re-engagement, CTV
    [ ] Quote from a category marketer
    [ ] Demo form tagged with the category
    [ ] Claims reviewed before legal
    [ ] Linked from the Industries menu and the case-study library

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin data in some verticals

      Launch the verticals with three or more stories first.

    • Claims need substantiation

      Route every stat through the Insights analyst.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Marketing Director, Consumer: "drive Moloco's global product marketing strategy for consumer (ie non-gaming) companies"; "acquire new consumer (ie non-gaming) advertisers and drive growth from existing customers"; "Roll out positioning across web properties, sales enablement, content, events"; lead "sales narratives, event keynotes, webinars, research reports, and customer success stories". A Director of Product Management, Consumer will take "our technology footprint into a new demand pool".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
    • Your websiteIndustry pages: the on-demand services page says "45/50 of the highest-grossing mobile app publishers advertised with Moloco in 2025" (Sensor Tower) and "90%+ of Moloco Ads ad spend runs on deeper-funnel CPA and ROAS goals"; the homepage says Moloco is "pushing the frontier to new surfaces including in-app, CTV, and commerce media".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: AppLovin, "Reach over a billion daily users in mobile games. AppLovin helps consumer brands and gaming apps scale their business profitably"; Liftoff, "The Leading Growth Acceleration Platform for the Mobile Industry"; Criteo, "The Global Commerce Intelligence Platform"; Unity Ads for game growth.Source
    • HiringVP, Product Marketing (posted August 31, 2026; reports to the CMO): "own how our products are named, positioned, and explained to the market"; "so sellers, customers, and the market repeat our language back to us"; own "content partnerships, data reports, case studies, the external product roadmap, and educational content"; and "Own and evolve the Moloco website as the front door to our positioning and products".Source
  • 02

    The new Insights analyst will be "the approval gate for first-party marketing claims". Meanwhile /legal-claims, a page in the sitemap in seven languages and not marked noindex, says "Over the last XX time period, CARA AI has driven XX performance improvements." Everywhere else Moloco backs its numbers with sourced tooltips, so this draft stands out.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 week Senior Marketing Insights Ana…

    First action

    Unpublish /legal-claims in all seven languages today.

    How to measure it

    Site claims in the register

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Unpublish

      All seven language versions.

      Web team 1 hour

    2. 2

      Sitemap

      Remove the URLs.

      Web team 1 hour

    3. 3

      Inventory

      Every stat on the site.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 week

    4. 4

      Register

      Source, date, pages, review date.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 week

    5. 5

      Publishing check

      No page goes live with "XX" or an unregistered stat.

      Web team 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly refresh of dates.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst quarterly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Marketing Insights Analyst

    Smallest test

    Search the site for "XX" and fix every hit.

    Why it works

    Unpublish the page in all languages (or finish it with a substantiated number), remove it from the sitemap, then build a claims register: every public stat, its source, its date, the pages that use it and its review date, so expired or placeholder claims cannot go live.

    A company selling measurable performance should never show an unfilled number, and a register makes the analyst's gate fast and auditable.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Translations lag

      Store claims once and pull them into every language.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteA page titled "Legal Claims" at /legal-claims is listed in the sitemap in English and six other languages (fr, ko, ja, zh, vi, de), has no noindex tag, and reads: "Over the last XX time period, CARA AI has driven XX performance improvements." (checked twice on October 22, 2026). Elsewhere every headline stat carries a sourced tooltip, for example "2B+ Daily active users reached by Moloco Ads" and "2.9M Independent apps reached by Moloco Ads".Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source
    • HiringVP, Product Marketing (posted August 31, 2026; reports to the CMO): "own how our products are named, positioned, and explained to the market"; "so sellers, customers, and the market repeat our language back to us"; own "content partnerships, data reports, case studies, the external product roadmap, and educational content"; and "Own and evolve the Moloco website as the front door to our positioning and products".Source
  • 03

    The English sitemap lists account-specific landing pages that are marked noindex, and English case studies with romanized Korean slugs (the Burger King story's URL starts "beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu"). Search engines get mixed signals, and shared links look odd to English readers.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Web team

    First action

    List every noindex URL in the sitemap.

    How to measure it

    Noindex or mis-slugged URLs in the sitemap

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Crawl

      Sitemap vs robots tags.

      Web team 1 day

    2. 2

      Exclude

      Noindex pages.

      Web team 1 day

    3. 3

      Rename

      English slugs.

      Web team 2 days

    4. 4

      Redirect

      301 from old slugs.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Resubmit

      Search Console.

      Web team 1 hour

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Monthly check.

      Web team monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web team

    Smallest test

    Rename the Burger King story slug.

    Why it works

    Exclude noindex pages from the sitemap, give English case studies English slugs with 301 redirects from the old ones, and add a monthly sitemap check.

    A clean sitemap helps the new consumer and industry pages get indexed fast, and readable URLs get clicked and shared more.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Broken shared links

      Keep permanent redirects.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap hygiene: the English sitemap includes case studies with romanized Korean slugs (for example the Burger King story at /case-studies/beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu-dspreul-...) and account-specific landing pages under /growth/ that carry a noindex tag; the site runs in seven languages (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, German) and publishes an llms.txt file.Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
  • 04

    The VP of Product Marketing will own product naming so "the market repeat[s] our language back". Today the same vertical appears as "iGaming, sports & prediction" in one menu and "igaming & prediction markets" in another, and the product family spans Moloco Ads, Moloco Commerce Media, Moloco NEXT, CARA for Moloco Ads, CARA for MCM, Performance CTV and PASS.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month VP

    First action

    List every product and industry name used on the site.

    How to measure it

    Menus and titles on the naming list

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      Names used today.

      VP, Product Marketing 2 days

    2. 2

      Decide

      Approved names and short forms.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 week

    3. 3

      Update menus

      Both menus and footers.

      Web team 1 day

    4. 4

      Update titles

      Page titles and descriptions.

      Web team 1 week

    5. 5

      Update decks

      Sales and press boilerplate.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Govern

      New launches use the list.

      VP, Product Marketing ongoing

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    VP, Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Make the two iGaming menu labels match today.

    Why it works

    Publish an internal naming list (product, capability, industry, approved short forms) and update menus, page titles, decks and press boilerplate to it; add a one-line explainer for each product on the homepage.

    Consistent names make the products easier to remember, search for and buy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Renames confuse customers

      Change labels, not product names, unless needed.

    Evidence

    • HiringVP, Product Marketing (posted August 31, 2026; reports to the CMO): "own how our products are named, positioned, and explained to the market"; "so sellers, customers, and the market repeat our language back to us"; own "content partnerships, data reports, case studies, the external product roadmap, and educational content"; and "Own and evolve the Moloco website as the front door to our positioning and products".Source
    • News coverageMoloco press: on April 15, 2026 it launched "Moloco Ads for Performance CTV" for app marketers; Moloco NEXT incubates "Performance Advertising Solutions for Streaming (PASS)" for streaming providers; earlier releases include a global agency partner program and the Moloco SDK for Google AdMob and Ad Manager.Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
  • 05

    The homepage speaks to performance marketers in general and lists 2B+ daily users and 2.9M independent apps, but a consumer app marketer sees gaming-heavy logos and no route for their category. AppLovin's homepage now names "consumer brands" in its first line.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing Director

    First action

    Add the selector and track clicks for two weeks.

    How to measure it

    Share of demo requests from consumer apps

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design

      Four choices.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 days

    2. 2

      Logos

      Per category, cleared for use.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Homepage module.

      Web team 3 days

    4. 4

      Route

      Demo forms tagged by category.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Test

      Against the current hero.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 3 weeks

    6. 6

      Review

      Demos by category.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing Director, Consumer

    Smallest test

    Add a "Consumer apps" link under the hero.

    Why it works

    Add a "What are you growing?" selector on the homepage (games, consumer apps, finance, commerce media) that routes to the matching industry page and demo form, and show category logos for each choice.

    A visible path for the new segment lifts demo requests from non-gaming advertisers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Fewer gaming demos

      Keep gaming first in the selector.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteIndustry pages: the on-demand services page says "45/50 of the highest-grossing mobile app publishers advertised with Moloco in 2025" (Sensor Tower) and "90%+ of Moloco Ads ad spend runs on deeper-funnel CPA and ROAS goals"; the homepage says Moloco is "pushing the frontier to new surfaces including in-app, CTV, and commerce media".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: AppLovin, "Reach over a billion daily users in mobile games. AppLovin helps consumer brands and gaming apps scale their business profitably"; Liftoff, "The Leading Growth Acceleration Platform for the Mobile Industry"; Criteo, "The Global Commerce Intelligence Platform"; Unity Ads for game growth.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Director, Consumer: "drive Moloco's global product marketing strategy for consumer (ie non-gaming) companies"; "acquire new consumer (ie non-gaming) advertisers and drive growth from existing customers"; "Roll out positioning across web properties, sales enablement, content, events"; lead "sales narratives, event keynotes, webinars, research reports, and customer success stories". A Director of Product Management, Consumer will take "our technology footprint into a new demand pool".Source
  • 06

    The new GTM Strategy Manager will run competitive intelligence and benchmark Moloco against rivals. AppLovin, Liftoff and Unity compete for app budgets, and consumer advertisers search for comparisons before testing a new network. Moloco has no comparison pages.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 6 weeks Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manag…

    First action

    Pick the two rivals most often in consumer deals.

    How to measure it

    Comparison-page demos

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick rivals

      From deal data.

      Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Gather facts

      Public sources only.

      Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Draft

      Fair tables.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 week

    4. 4

      Substantiate

      Claims gate.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 week

    5. 5

      Legal

      Comparative advertising review.

      Legal 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Quarterly.

      Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manager quarterly

    First result
    6 weeks
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one comparison page.

    Why it works

    Publish dated, sourced pages on how Moloco compares for consumer app goals (optimization targets, CTV, supply reach, transparency, measurement), reviewed by the claims gate and Legal.

    High-intent searchers get Moloco's view, and the pages double as enablement.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Legal risk of comparisons

      Use only public, dated facts.

    Evidence

    • HiringGlobal Product Activation Lead (posted October 9, 2026): "Define product positioning, value proposition, and go-to-market (GTM) plans" and "Guide new product rollouts (Alpha/Beta/GA)" using the Voice of the Customer. Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manager (posted October 8, 2026): "Lead Moloco's Competitive Intelligence (CI) function" and "Benchmark Moloco's ad products and monetization strategies against competitors".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: AppLovin, "Reach over a billion daily users in mobile games. AppLovin helps consumer brands and gaming apps scale their business profitably"; Liftoff, "The Leading Growth Acceleration Platform for the Mobile Industry"; Criteo, "The Global Commerce Intelligence Platform"; Unity Ads for game growth.Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source

This quarter 10

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The new Senior Data Scientist will turn ad hoc activation into "a repeatable, scalable model" for the largest advertisers. The same playbook, shared publicly in a lighter form, helps every new advertiser start right.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Data Scientist

    First action

    List the five setup mistakes that most often slow new accounts.

    How to measure it

    Accounts at target ROAS by day 30

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Mistakes

      Five most common.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 1 week

    2. 2

      Framework

      Milestones by day.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Guide

      Public version.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Checklist

      In product.

      Group Product Manager, IAP Advertising Performance 1 month

    5. 5

      Train

      Regional GDS teams.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Milestones per cohort.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics

    Smallest test

    Run the checklist with five new advertisers.

    Why it works

    Write the 30-day activation path (events to send, campaign structure, ROAS vs CPA goals, budget ramp, creative refresh, readout) as a public guide and an in-product checklist, and track activation milestones per new account.

    Advertisers who set up correctly see results sooner and stay; the guide also shows Moloco's rigor.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • One size does not fit all

      Variants for games and consumer apps.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics (posted September 30, 2026): "a newly created role" to "drive performant activation of Moloco products with our largest advertisers" and "Build and scale activation frameworks that regional GDS teams can run across their books - moving the team from ad hoc activation to a repeatable, scalable model".Source
    • Your websiteIndustry pages: the on-demand services page says "45/50 of the highest-grossing mobile app publishers advertised with Moloco in 2025" (Sensor Tower) and "90%+ of Moloco Ads ad spend runs on deeper-funnel CPA and ROAS goals"; the homepage says Moloco is "pushing the frontier to new surfaces including in-app, CTV, and commerce media".Source
    • HiringGroup Product Manager, IAP Advertising Performance (posted October 22, 2026): in-app purchase advertising is "Moloco Ads' largest business", built on CARA domains "Ad Recommendations, Bidding, Signals, and Campaign Automation". Group Product Manager, GenAI Creatives: "AI-powered creative generation, optimization, and learning systems" and "Help define how Moloco brings AI-powered creative optimization to market and establishes leadership in this emerging category".Source
  • 08

    Moloco already publishes AI Disruption Index reports for fintech, on-demand and retail and a "How AI broke brand discovery" study. The consumer push needs the same flagship research for the categories it is targeting, and the Insights analyst is hired to run it with external partners.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Marketing Insights Ana…

    First action

    Reuse the index method for entertainment and streaming apps.

    How to measure it

    Consumer opportunities touching a report

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Method

      Reuse index design.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Partner

      External data partner.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    3. 3

      Analyze

      Three categories.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    4. 4

      Substantiate

      Claims review.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch

      Webinars and press.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    6. 6

      Enable

      One-pagers for sales.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 weeks

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Research partner fees
    Owner
    Senior Marketing Insights Analyst

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart from existing data on streaming apps.

    Why it works

    Run the index for entertainment and streaming, social, and shopping apps with an external data partner, publish with category webinars, and give sales a one-page summary per category.

    Category research earns press and gives the consumer team a reason to call every target.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Findings not newsworthy

      Pick questions marketers argue about.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteResearch library: 17 reports including an AI Disruption Index series (fintech, on-demand services, retail), "How AI broke brand discovery", a 2026 Holiday Season Index, the 2025 State of Mobile Gaming, finance apps and delivery-food apps reports, and a BCG report.Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Director, Consumer: "drive Moloco's global product marketing strategy for consumer (ie non-gaming) companies"; "acquire new consumer (ie non-gaming) advertisers and drive growth from existing customers"; "Roll out positioning across web properties, sales enablement, content, events"; lead "sales narratives, event keynotes, webinars, research reports, and customer success stories". A Director of Product Management, Consumer will take "our technology footprint into a new demand pool".Source
  • 09

    Moloco wants to "establish leadership" in AI creative optimization, and it has a DraftKings creative success story. Advertisers are wary of AI-made ads until they see controlled results.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Group Product Manager

    First action

    Run paired tests with five advertisers.

    How to measure it

    Accounts using AI creatives

    Now
    –
    Target
    200
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design test

      Paired creative test.

      Group Product Manager, GenAI Creatives 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Recruit

      Five advertisers.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Run

      Four weeks each.

      Group Product Manager, GenAI Creatives 1 month

    4. 4

      Benchmark

      Aggregate by category.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    5. 5

      Publish

      Report and stories.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    6. 6

      Scale

      Offer to all accounts.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 quarter

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Media credits for tests
    Owner
    Group Product Manager, GenAI Creatives

    Smallest test

    Run one paired test this month.

    Why it works

    Offer paired tests (AI-generated vs advertiser creative, same budget and audience), publish an aggregated creative benchmark by category every quarter, and turn the best results into case studies.

    Measured lift turns a new product into a reason to switch budgets.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brand safety worries

      Advertiser approval before any creative runs.

    Evidence

    • HiringGroup Product Manager, IAP Advertising Performance (posted October 22, 2026): in-app purchase advertising is "Moloco Ads' largest business", built on CARA domains "Ad Recommendations, Bidding, Signals, and Campaign Automation". Group Product Manager, GenAI Creatives: "AI-powered creative generation, optimization, and learning systems" and "Help define how Moloco brings AI-powered creative optimization to market and establishes leadership in this emerging category".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source
  • 10

    Moloco launched Performance CTV for app marketers in April 2026 and has Nexon and Devsisters CTV stories, both games. Consumer apps (streaming, shopping, travel) are natural CTV advertisers but need a low-risk first test.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Global Product Activation Lead

    First action

    Pick ten consumer advertisers already spending on mobile.

    How to measure it

    Consumer CTV tests started

    Now
    –
    Target
    25
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design

      Test package.

      Global Product Activation Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Measurement

      Readout method.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Offer

      Ten consumer advertisers.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Run

      Four-week tests.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Readout

      Decision meeting.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics ongoing

    6. 6

      Publish

      First consumer CTV story.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Test incentives
    Owner
    Global Product Activation Lead

    Smallest test

    Run one consumer CTV test.

    Why it works

    Package a four-week CTV test for consumer apps: fixed budget range, measurement set-up, incrementality readout and a decision meeting. Publish the first consumer CTV results.

    A packaged test lowers the barrier to a new channel and brings in CTV budgets alongside mobile.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Weak attribution

      Agree the measurement method before launch.

    Evidence

    • News coverageMoloco press: on April 15, 2026 it launched "Moloco Ads for Performance CTV" for app marketers; Moloco NEXT incubates "Performance Advertising Solutions for Streaming (PASS)" for streaming providers; earlier releases include a global agency partner program and the Moloco SDK for Google AdMob and Ad Manager.Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Director, Consumer: "drive Moloco's global product marketing strategy for consumer (ie non-gaming) companies"; "acquire new consumer (ie non-gaming) advertisers and drive growth from existing customers"; "Roll out positioning across web properties, sales enablement, content, events"; lead "sales narratives, event keynotes, webinars, research reports, and customer success stories". A Director of Product Management, Consumer will take "our technology footprint into a new demand pool".Source
  • 11

    Moloco runs a global agency partner program and has an agencies industry page. Agencies manage many consumer app budgets and need category proof and test packages to recommend a new network.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Head of Agency Partnerships

    First action

    List the agencies with the most consumer app clients.

    How to measure it

    New consumer accounts via agencies

    Now
    –
    Target
    30
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List agencies

      By consumer clients.

      Head of Agency Partnerships 1 week

    2. 2

      Kits

      Per category.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    3. 3

      Certify

      Agency teams.

      Head of Agency Partnerships 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Co-sell

      Joint pitches.

      Head of Agency Partnerships ongoing

    5. 5

      Report

      Agency results.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics monthly

    6. 6

      Recognize

      Top agencies in case studies.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Agency Partnerships

    Smallest test

    Run one joint pitch with an agency.

    Why it works

    Build an agency kit per consumer category (stories, benchmarks, test package, pitch slides), certify agency teams, and track agency-sourced consumer accounts.

    Agencies multiply reach into consumer advertisers faster than direct sales alone.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Agencies favor big platforms

      Lead with incrementality results.

    Evidence

    • News coverageMoloco press: on April 15, 2026 it launched "Moloco Ads for Performance CTV" for app marketers; Moloco NEXT incubates "Performance Advertising Solutions for Streaming (PASS)" for streaming providers; earlier releases include a global agency partner program and the Moloco SDK for Google AdMob and Ad Manager.Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Director, Consumer: "drive Moloco's global product marketing strategy for consumer (ie non-gaming) companies"; "acquire new consumer (ie non-gaming) advertisers and drive growth from existing customers"; "Roll out positioning across web properties, sales enablement, content, events"; lead "sales narratives, event keynotes, webinars, research reports, and customer success stories". A Director of Product Management, Consumer will take "our technology footprint into a new demand pool".Source
  • 12

    Moloco Commerce Media has "strong product-market fit" and is "a key growth engine". Retailers and marketplaces deciding whether to build an ad business need a revenue estimate before a sales call.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Director of Product Management

    First action

    Write the estimate method from existing MCM customers.

    How to measure it

    Estimator-sourced leads

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Method

      From customer data.

      Data Scientist II, MCM 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Substantiate

      Claims review.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Web estimator.

      Web team 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Route

      Leads to MCM sales.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Personal readout call.

      Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance - MCM ongoing

    6. 6

      Refine

      Accuracy vs actuals.

      Data Scientist II, MCM quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance MCM

    Smallest test

    Run the estimate by hand for ten target retailers.

    Why it works

    Build an estimator on the MCM page: monthly sessions, catalog size and category in; estimated ad revenue range, typical ramp and peer examples (Musinsa, Bucketplace, Wayfair) out, with a sourced method.

    A personal estimate starts the conversation that MCM sales wants.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Over-promising

      Show ranges and assumptions.

    Evidence

    • HiringMoloco Commerce Media hiring: a Data Scientist II says "MCM has established strong product-market fit and is a key growth engine for Moloco as we expand our footprint with leading global and regional commerce platforms"; a Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance is also open for MCM.Source
    • Your websiteMoloco Commerce Media: an agentic commerce page says "AI referrals to retail sites grew 4X year over year in 2025" (EMARKETER) and offers a whitepaper; the Customers page quotes Wayfair on "a 30% increase in Display Ad Click-Through-Rate during initial POC testing".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source
  • 13

    The MCM agentic commerce page says AI referrals to retail sites grew 4X in 2025 and offers a whitepaper. Retailers need to see how ads and recommendations work when agents shop.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Director of Product Management

    First action

    Ask three MCM customers to join.

    How to measure it

    Retailers in the pilot

    Now
    –
    Target
    3
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design

      Pilot scope.

      Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance - MCM 1 month

    2. 2

      Recruit

      Three retailers.

      Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance - MCM 1 month

    3. 3

      Build

      Agent-facing data.

      Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance - MCM 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Measure

      Revenue and relevance.

      Data Scientist II, MCM 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Publish

      Results.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 month

    6. 6

      Open

      Pilot form on the page.

      Web team 1 day

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance MCM

    Smallest test

    Add the pilot form to the page.

    Why it works

    Recruit three retailers for a pilot on agent-facing product data and sponsored placements, publish results, and add a "join the pilot" form to the page in place of the whitepaper-only call to action.

    Early pilots make Moloco the reference for retail media in agent-led shopping.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Agent platforms change fast

      Keep pilots short and modular.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMoloco Commerce Media: an agentic commerce page says "AI referrals to retail sites grew 4X year over year in 2025" (EMARKETER) and offers a whitepaper; the Customers page quotes Wayfair on "a 30% increase in Display Ad Click-Through-Rate during initial POC testing".Source
    • HiringMoloco Commerce Media hiring: a Data Scientist II says "MCM has established strong product-market fit and is a key growth engine for Moloco as we expand our footprint with leading global and regional commerce platforms"; a Director of Product Management, Ads Quality and Performance is also open for MCM.Source
  • 14

    The gPAL and growth data science roles both exist to bring customer feedback into the roadmap, and the VP of Product Marketing will own "the external product roadmap". Customers rarely see that their feedback shipped.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Global Product Activation Lead

    First action

    Collect last quarter's shipped features and the feedback behind them.

    How to measure it

    Accounts adopting new features in 30 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect

      Shipped features.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Link

      Feedback themes.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 1 week

    3. 3

      Write

      Monthly update.

      VP, Product Marketing monthly

    4. 4

      Publish

      Web and email.

      Web team monthly

    5. 5

      Enable

      Sales talking points.

      Global Product Activation Lead monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Adoption.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Global Product Activation Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one update this month.

    Why it works

    Publish a monthly product update (what shipped, which customer problem it solves, how to use it) and email it to advertisers, citing the feedback theme behind each item.

    Advertisers who see their requests delivered trust the platform with more budget.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Revealing roadmap to rivals

      Publish only shipped work.

    Evidence

    • HiringGlobal Product Activation Lead (posted October 9, 2026): "Define product positioning, value proposition, and go-to-market (GTM) plans" and "Guide new product rollouts (Alpha/Beta/GA)" using the Voice of the Customer. Moloco Ads GTM Strategy Manager (posted October 8, 2026): "Lead Moloco's Competitive Intelligence (CI) function" and "Benchmark Moloco's ad products and monetization strategies against competitors".Source
    • HiringSenior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics (posted September 30, 2026): "a newly created role" to "drive performant activation of Moloco products with our largest advertisers" and "Build and scale activation frameworks that regional GDS teams can run across their books - moving the team from ad hoc activation to a repeatable, scalable model".Source
    • HiringVP, Product Marketing (posted August 31, 2026; reports to the CMO): "own how our products are named, positioned, and explained to the market"; "so sellers, customers, and the market repeat our language back to us"; own "content partnerships, data reports, case studies, the external product roadmap, and educational content"; and "Own and evolve the Moloco website as the front door to our positioning and products".Source
  • 15

    Many of Moloco's consumer stories are Asian apps (KukuFM, ShareChat, Goibibo, Karrot, NOL Universe, Viettel Money), the site runs in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese, and a Head of Strategic Growth for APAC is open. Peers in the room persuade more than any deck.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Strategic Growth

    First action

    Book two customer speakers for the first city.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities per roadshow

    Now
    –
    Target
    15
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Cities

      Pick four.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 week

    2. 2

      Speakers

      Two customers each.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 month

    3. 3

      Content

      Research and stories.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    4. 4

      Invite

      Target advertisers.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 month

    5. 5

      Run

      Half-day events.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Follow up

      Test offers.

      Global Product Activation Lead ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Event costs
    Owner
    Head of Strategic Growth, APAC

    Smallest test

    Run the first roadshow in Seoul.

    Why it works

    Run half-day roadshows per market with two local customers presenting results, the consumer research findings, and a test offer for attendees.

    Local peer proof converts consumer advertisers in markets where Moloco is already strong.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low turnout

      Co-host with an agency or industry group.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap hygiene: the English sitemap includes case studies with romanized Korean slugs (for example the Burger King story at /case-studies/beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu-dspreul-...) and account-specific landing pages under /growth/ that carry a noindex tag; the site runs in seven languages (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, German) and publishes an llms.txt file.Source
    • Your websiteResearch library: 17 reports including an AI Disruption Index series (fintech, on-demand services, retail), "How AI broke brand discovery", a 2026 Holiday Season Index, the 2025 State of Mobile Gaming, finance apps and delivery-food apps reports, and a BCG report.Source
  • 16

    Moloco publishes an llms.txt and a deep research library, and its own "How AI broke brand discovery" study is about this shift. App marketers now ask assistants which networks work for their category.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter VP

    First action

    Ask five assistants ten category questions and record citations.

    How to measure it

    Questions where Moloco is cited

    Now
    –
    Target
    15 of 30
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Questions

      30 buyer questions.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Baseline

      Current citations.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 week

    3. 3

      Summaries

      Key numbers per report.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    4. 4

      llms.txt

      Link the summaries.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Monitor

      Monthly.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Update

      New reports.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    VP, Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Summarize the AI Disruption Index retail report.

    Why it works

    Add short, sourced summaries and key numbers to each report page, link them from llms.txt, and check monthly which sources assistants cite for 30 app-marketing questions.

    Being cited by assistants is a new top of funnel for performance buyers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Assistants change sources

      Track monthly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteResearch library: 17 reports including an AI Disruption Index series (fintech, on-demand services, retail), "How AI broke brand discovery", a 2026 Holiday Season Index, the 2025 State of Mobile Gaming, finance apps and delivery-food apps reports, and a BCG report.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap hygiene: the English sitemap includes case studies with romanized Korean slugs (for example the Burger King story at /case-studies/beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu-dspreul-...) and account-specific landing pages under /growth/ that carry a noindex tag; the site runs in seven languages (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, German) and publishes an llms.txt file.Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    Moloco has a yearly State of Mobile Gaming report but no equivalent for consumer apps, the segment its new product marketing and product leaders are hired to grow.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Product Marketing Director

    First action

    Agree the partner and the ten questions.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Questions

      Ten.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Partner

      Data partner.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    3. 3

      Analyze

      Aggregated data.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 2 months

    4. 4

      Substantiate

      Claims and legal.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Event and press.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 month

    6. 6

      Regionalize

      Local editions.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 quarter

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Partner fees
    Owner
    Product Marketing Director, Consumer

    Smallest test

    Publish a preview chart.

    Why it works

    Publish an annual report on consumer app growth (acquisition costs, retention, channel mix, CTV and AI creative effects) with an external partner, launched at a flagship event and in each region.

    A flagship report makes Moloco the reference voice for consumer app marketers, as it is for games.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Data privacy

      Aggregate across advertisers.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteResearch library: 17 reports including an AI Disruption Index series (fintech, on-demand services, retail), "How AI broke brand discovery", a 2026 Holiday Season Index, the 2025 State of Mobile Gaming, finance apps and delivery-food apps reports, and a BCG report.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing Director, Consumer: "drive Moloco's global product marketing strategy for consumer (ie non-gaming) companies"; "acquire new consumer (ie non-gaming) advertisers and drive growth from existing customers"; "Roll out positioning across web properties, sales enablement, content, events"; lead "sales narratives, event keynotes, webinars, research reports, and customer success stories". A Director of Product Management, Consumer will take "our technology footprint into a new demand pool".Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Insights Analyst (posted October 7, 2026): "Every claim we make, in marketing content, press, and published research, has to be rigorously substantiated"; the role will "Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review" and run "flagship, externally-published market research, including work with external research and data partners".Source
  • 18

    Moloco NEXT incubates PASS for streaming providers while Moloco Ads sells Performance CTV to app marketers. Together they cover both sides of performance TV, a story few competitors can tell.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Moloco NEXT lead

    First action

    Identify one streaming provider and two app advertisers for a joint pilot.

    How to measure it

    Joint pilots live

    Now
    –
    Target
    2
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Narrative

      Both sides of performance TV.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 month

    2. 2

      Provider

      One pilot partner.

      Moloco NEXT lead 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Advertisers

      Two app advertisers.

      Global Product Activation Lead 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Run

      Pilot.

      Moloco NEXT lead 2 quarters

    5. 5

      Measure

      Outcomes.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Publish

      Case study.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Pilot costs
    Owner
    Moloco NEXT lead

    Smallest test

    Map one provider's inventory to app advertisers.

    Why it works

    Package a combined narrative and pilot: streaming providers run PASS and app advertisers buy outcome-based CTV on that inventory, with a joint case study.

    Owning both sides makes Moloco the default partner for performance on TV.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Channel conflict

      Keep clear rules for inventory and data use.

    Evidence

    • News coverageMoloco press: on April 15, 2026 it launched "Moloco Ads for Performance CTV" for app marketers; Moloco NEXT incubates "Performance Advertising Solutions for Streaming (PASS)" for streaming providers; earlier releases include a global agency partner program and the Moloco SDK for Google AdMob and Ad Manager.Source
    • HiringVP, Product Marketing (posted August 31, 2026; reports to the CMO): "own how our products are named, positioned, and explained to the market"; "so sellers, customers, and the market repeat our language back to us"; own "content partnerships, data reports, case studies, the external product roadmap, and educational content"; and "Own and evolve the Moloco website as the front door to our positioning and products".Source
  • 19

    Moloco reaches 2.9M independent apps and has SDK stories (Pixel Federation grew Moloco ad revenue 74% after integrating the SDK), plus the SDK for Google AdMob and Ad Manager. More supply improves performance for every advertiser.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Head of Publisher Growth

    First action

    List the 20 publishers most likely to add the SDK.

    How to measure it

    New SDK publishers

    Now
    –
    Target
    100
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Targets

      20 publishers.

      Head of Publisher Growth 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Stories

      SDK case studies.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Estimator

      Publisher revenue.

      Web team 1 month

    4. 4

      Partners

      Mediation co-marketing.

      Head of Publisher Growth 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Sign

      Publishers.

      Head of Publisher Growth 2 quarters

    6. 6

      Measure

      Supply and performance.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Partner costs
    Owner
    Head of Publisher Growth

    Smallest test

    Publish one new SDK story.

    Why it works

    Run a publisher program: SDK case studies by category, a revenue estimate for publishers, and mediation partner co-marketing.

    More first-party supply strengthens CARA's signals and Moloco's performance edge.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Publishers fear demand loss

      Show incremental revenue tests.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap hygiene: the English sitemap includes case studies with romanized Korean slugs (for example the Burger King story at /case-studies/beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu-dspreul-...) and account-specific landing pages under /growth/ that carry a noindex tag; the site runs in seven languages (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, German) and publishes an llms.txt file.Source
    • News coverageMoloco press: on April 15, 2026 it launched "Moloco Ads for Performance CTV" for app marketers; Moloco NEXT incubates "Performance Advertising Solutions for Streaming (PASS)" for streaming providers; earlier releases include a global agency partner program and the Moloco SDK for Google AdMob and Ad Manager.Source
    • Your websiteIndustry pages: the on-demand services page says "45/50 of the highest-grossing mobile app publishers advertised with Moloco in 2025" (Sensor Tower) and "90%+ of Moloco Ads ad spend runs on deeper-funnel CPA and ROAS goals"; the homepage says Moloco is "pushing the frontier to new surfaces including in-app, CTV, and commerce media".Source

Wildcards 2

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    Moloco runs seven languages, and many case studies are Korean, Japanese, Indian or Vietnamese apps. Local visitors respond to local logos first.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Strategic Growth

    First action

    List local case studies per language.

    How to measure it

    Non-English demo requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List

      Local stories.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 week

    2. 2

      Translate

      Top five per language.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC 1 month

    3. 3

      Order

      Local first.

      Web team 1 week

    4. 4

      Logos

      Local logos.

      Web team 1 week

    5. 5

      Measure

      Demos per language.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics monthly

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Quarterly.

      Head of Strategic Growth, APAC quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Translation costs
    Owner
    Head of Strategic Growth, APAC

    Smallest test

    Reorder the Korean customers page.

    Why it works

    On each language homepage and customers page, show local customers first and translate the top five local case studies.

    Local proof raises trust in every market at low cost.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin local stories in some markets

      Use regional stories.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap hygiene: the English sitemap includes case studies with romanized Korean slugs (for example the Burger King story at /case-studies/beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu-dspreul-...) and account-specific landing pages under /growth/ that carry a noindex tag; the site runs in seven languages (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, German) and publishes an llms.txt file.Source
    • Your websiteCustomers and industries, checked October 22, 2026: the sitemap lists 79 English case studies, but the Customers page links nine of them and /case-studies redirects to /customers, so the other 70 have no page to browse. The Industries menu has mobile gaming, finance, iGaming, sports & prediction, on-demand services and agencies; there is no page for entertainment, social, shopping or travel apps, although case studies exist for ReelShort, ShareChat, Bigo Live, KukuFM, NewsBreak, Truecaller, Locket Widget, Goibibo, NOL Universe, ShopBack and Karrot.Source
  • 21

    Moloco reaches 2.9M independent apps and 2B+ daily users outside the walled gardens, and its homepage argues there are "limits" to the big platforms. That is a point of view, not yet a campaign.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters VP

    First action

    Draft the campaign idea and one hero chart.

    How to measure it

    Branded search growth

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Idea

      Campaign concept.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 month

    2. 2

      Data

      Reach by category.

      Senior Marketing Insights Analyst 1 month

    3. 3

      Stories

      Independent apps.

      Product Marketing Director, Consumer 1 month

    4. 4

      Launch

      Paid and events.

      VP, Product Marketing 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Measure

      Search and demos.

      Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics monthly

    6. 6

      Iterate

      Quarterly.

      VP, Product Marketing quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Campaign budget
    Owner
    VP, Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish the hero chart.

    Why it works

    Run a campaign on the independent app internet: a map of reach by category, short stories from independent apps, and a challenge to marketers to test outside the walled gardens.

    A clear point of view gives Moloco a category position distinct from big tech and from other networks.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Seen as anti-platform

      Frame it as additive reach.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteIndustry pages: the on-demand services page says "45/50 of the highest-grossing mobile app publishers advertised with Moloco in 2025" (Sensor Tower) and "90%+ of Moloco Ads ad spend runs on deeper-funnel CPA and ROAS goals"; the homepage says Moloco is "pushing the frontier to new surfaces including in-app, CTV, and commerce media".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap hygiene: the English sitemap includes case studies with romanized Korean slugs (for example the Burger King story at /case-studies/beogeoking-molroko-keulraudeu-dspreul-...) and account-specific landing pages under /growth/ that carry a noindex tag; the site runs in seven languages (English, French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, German) and publishes an llms.txt file.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: AppLovin, "Reach over a billion daily users in mobile games. AppLovin helps consumer brands and gaming apps scale their business profitably"; Liftoff, "The Leading Growth Acceleration Platform for the Mobile Industry"; Criteo, "The Global Commerce Intelligence Platform"; Unity Ads for game growth.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 306 ideas

    Consumer industry pages and case-study library, the placeholder claims page, sitemap cleanup, naming, a consumer path on the homepage and the first comparison page.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    Activation playbook, consumer research, GenAI creative tests, consumer CTV tests, agency kits, the MCM estimator and agentic pilot, product updates, APAC roadshows and AI-assistant citations; local-first language sites.

  3. Days 61 to 904 ideas

    Commit to the big bets: the consumer app report, the streaming story and SDK supply growth; plan the independent-internet campaign.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value finding high-value users beyond the big platforms. The most cited problem: dependence on Google and Meta.

  • Hitting ROAS targets at scale
  • Rising acquisition costs
  • In their words: “high-value users”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: AppLovin, Liftoff, Unity and Criteo.

  • Gap to exploit: Proof for consumer app categories
  • AppLovin: Newer to consumer categories
  • Liftoff: Less retail media depth

Hiring signals

Moloco is professionalizing how it tells its story and pushing into consumer apps.

  • VP, Product Marketing: Naming, positioning and the website. Ideas 4, 14, 16.
  • Product Marketing Director, Consumer: Win consumer (non-gaming) advertisers. Ideas 1, 5, 8, 17.
  • Senior Marketing Insights Analyst: Approval gate for public claims; flagship research. Ideas 2, 8.

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