Keyword Research
9 post(s)
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VAR vs own goal: why short, event-led keywords break App Store search (ConsultMyApp)
A quick, funny APPlyzer snapshot that makes a real point: ambiguous acronyms (VAR) can send both organic results and Apple Ads targeting into the weeds.
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VAR searches in Apple Search Ads: why ambiguous acronyms break targeting (ConsultMyApp)
A credited summary of ConsultMyApp’s small-but-useful case study: in the US App Store, ‘VAR’ demand is real, but the term is ambiguous enough that Apple Search Ads can serve weather apps and a Wi‑Fi analyser. The fix is simple: add context (e.g. ‘football VAR’), then build keywords and negatives around the clearer intent.
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US streaming App Store search wars: why ‘TV streaming’ is the clean front door (ConsultMyApp)
A skimmable summary of ConsultMyApp’s US streaming keyword + Apple Ads stack analysis, including where intent is clean vs chaotic (free movies, sports, kids, and anime).
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ConsultMyApp: UK retail App Store search wars (AliExpress owns the front door, Very shows up everywhere)
A credited summary of ConsultMyApp’s UK retail Apple Ads analysis across generic, non-brand shopping intent. The big point: ‘retail app’ is basically irrelevant, intent clusters behave wildly differently, and the winners are the ones who understand where the auction is actually retail-relevant.
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UK retail Apple Ads: the App Store search wars (whitepaper + key takeaways)
A quick, skimmable summary of ConsultMyApp’s UK retail Apple Ads whitepaper, with the charts, the ‘intent not category’ lesson, and a simple workflow you can steal.
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How Apple Ads auctions actually work: relevance gates, then bids reshuffle (ConsultMyApp)
A skimmable summary of ConsultMyApp’s Apple Ads auction analysis: semantic relevance seems to gate eligibility, but bid and predicted performance do most of the ordering once you are in.
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Voice search is pushing ASO toward intent, not exact-match keywords
Phiture’s take on voice search and ASO: voice queries are longer and more conversational, so listings should reflect intent clusters and natural language benefits, even within tight metadata constraints.
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The best ASO tools of 2026: what to evaluate (so you don’t buy dashboards)
AppTweak’s 2026 ASO tooling roundup, reframed into a practical evaluation checklist: coverage, freshness, localization, automation, and how to avoid ‘tool-first’ ASO.
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Christmas ASO timing: iOS spikes early, Android stays steady (what 2025 festive apps reveal)
A credited summary of ConsultMyApp’s Christmas 2025 data roundup: when installs peak, which holiday keywords surge, and how iOS vs Android seasonality changes what you ship (and when).