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Merge \\\"docs: Edited \\\"Promote with Ads\\\" page; created \\\"Nearby\\\"...

Merge \\\"docs: Edited \\\"Promote with Ads\\\" page; created \\\"Nearby\\\" feature page.\\\" into mnc-io-docs am: 31302819 am: 5301f688
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- title: Get Feedback with Beta Tests
  path: /distribute/engage/beta.html

- title: Interact with Nearby Users
  path: /distribute/engage/nearby.html
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        <span class="en">Get Feedback with Beta Tests</span></a>
    </div>
  </li>
  <li class="nav-section">
    <div class="nav-section-header empty" style="font-weight:normal"><a href="<?cs
        var:toroot?>distribute/engage/nearby.html">
        <span class="en">Interact with Nearby Users</span></a>
    </div>
  </li>
</ul>

<script type="text/javascript">
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page.title=Interact with Nearby Users
page.metaDescription=Use the Nearby feature to interact with nearby people, devices, and beacons.
page.image=images/distribute/nearby_connections.png
page.tags="users, nearby, engage"
@jd:body

<p>Create experiences that seem magical for users who are in close proximity by using the unique
close-range and cross-platform capabilities of Nearby. Set up multiplayer games, ad-hoc groups,
sharing, or collaborative sessions so that your users can work or play together more easily when
they're close.</p>

<p>Learn more about <a href="https://developers.google.com/nearby/">how to add nearby interactions
to your app or game</a>.</p>

<div class="wrap">
  <div class="cols" style="margin-top:1em;">
    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        Messaging
      </h3>
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/nearby_messaging.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Find nearby devices and share messages to enable rich interactions and collaboration
        among users.
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        Connections
      </h3>
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/nearby_connections.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Discover other local devices and create connections that enable real-time, cross-device
        experiences.
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        Beacons
      </h3>
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/nearby_beacons.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Receive messages from beacons using
        <a href="https://developers.google.com/beacons/eddystone">Eddystone</a> and add context to
        location-based apps and games.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Nearby uses Bluetooth 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, and an
ultrasonic modem to function over distances of up to 100 feet.</p>

<h2 id="best-practices">Best practices</h2>

<p>The following list contains some helpful tips and best practices that will help you set up
and use Nearby effectively:

<ul>
  <li>Use Nearby features sparingly and only when they're needed because they can consume battery
  life quickly (up to 3.5 times faster than normal).
  </li>

  <li>Invoke Nearby explicitly with a button, switch, or special screen, and provide a visual
  indication when the features are actively sending or receiving content.
  </li>

  <li>Ensure that users are aware of the data that is made visible by Nearby before
  they start using the features.
  </li>

  <li>Stop any publish or subscribe operations when the user exits the app or stops the
  activity that requires Nearby.
  </li>

  <li>Use the <em>earshot</em> option, which uses only the ultrasonic modem to send and receive
  messages, to limit the range of Nearby messages to about five feet when privacy is important.
  </li>

  <li>Accelerate the exchange of messages (when appropriate) by making one device the publisher
  only, and all other devices subscribers.
  </li>
</ul>

<h2 id="related-resources">Related resources</h2>

<div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13"
  data-query="collection:distribute/users/nearby"
  data-sortOrder="-timestamp"
  data-cardSizes="9x3"
  data-maxResults="6"></div>
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<p>Users have a huge amount of choice when it comes to which apps they install and
use, so it’s important to actively find new ways to promote your app and drive
ongoing engagement. AdWords is a powerful and effective way to do both.</p>
ongoing engagement. AdWords campaigns, which you create in the
<a href="http://play.google.com/apps/publish">Google Play Developer Console</a>,
are a powerful and effective way to do both.</p>


<h2 id=drive_installs>Drive installs</h2>
<h2 id="drive_installs">Drive installs with universal app campaigns</h2>

<p><a href="http://adwords.google.com">AdWords</a> promotes your app to interested
users where they spend time on phones and
tablets – with app install ads on Google Search, YouTube, Gmail, and within
apps and across the web on  the Google Display Network. AdWords is a powerful
way to scale app promotion across Google networks and find customers that are
most likely to install your app. </p>
<p><a href="http://adwords.google.com">AdWords</a> is a powerful way to scale
app promotion across Google networks and find customers who are most likely to
install your app. AdWords promotes your app to interested users where they spend
time on phones and tablets – with app install ads on Google Play, Google Search,
YouTube, Gmail, and within apps and across the web.</p>

<p><a href="https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/6032059">Get started with AdWords
app install ads</a>.</p>
<p>By creating a <em>universal app camapign</em>, you can reach all of these
networks. This type of campaign allocates ads, bids, and budgets automatically,
making it easier to improve install volume for your app.</p>

<p>To learn more about creating universal ad campaigns, read the article about
<a class="external-link" href="https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6262700">creating
an AdWords campaign for your app</a> in the Google Play Developer Console Help
Center.</p>

<div class="wrap">
  <div class="cols" style="margin-top:1em;">
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      <h3>
        From Google Play
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_play.png">
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/promote_ads_play.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Promote your app on Google Play when users are searching and browsing
        for apps.
        Reach users as they search for apps and games on Google Play.
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        From search
        From Google Search
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_search.png">
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/promote_ads_search.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Connect with users as they search for content and services provided by
        your app.
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      <h3>
        From YouTube
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_youtube.png">
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/promote_ads_youtube.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Promote your app when users are watching related videos.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="wrap">
  <div class="cols" style="margin-top:1em;">
    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        From apps
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_apps.png">
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/promote_ads_apps.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Reach users while they’re engaged with apps and games across the AdMob
        network.
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        From the web
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_web.png">
      <img src="{@docRoot}images/distribute/promote_ads_web.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Reach users while they’re engaged with websites across the Google
        Display Network.
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        From Gmail
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_gmail.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Promote your app while users communicate and get things done in Gmail.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

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  </li>
</ul>

<h2 id="engage_with_users">
  Engage with users
</h2>

<p>
  Getting a user to install an app is one thing, but you'll also want them to
  open it regularly. AdWords offers app re-engagement tools to help your app
  stay in mind with users who’ve already installed it on their phone. AdWords
  can remind them of key features and encourage them to try your app again, or
  help them complete an activity they didn't know your app could handle.
</p>

<div class="wrap">
  <div class="cols" style="margin-top:1em;">
    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        From search
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Add deep links to your app, then bring users straight to relevant app
        content when they’re searching.
      </p>
    </div>

    <div class="col-4of12">
      <h3>
        From apps
      </h3>
      <img src="/images/distribute/promote_ads_inapp.png">
      <p class="figure-caption">
        Use remarketing and deep links to bring users to just the right place
        in your app to re-engage and convert, from other apps and games they
        love.
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<h3>
  Tips
</h3>

<ul>
  <li>Track what users do in your app after they’ve clicked an ad, by
  installing the AdWords <a href=
  "https://developers.google.com/app-conversion-tracking/">conversion tracking
  SDK</a>.
  </li>

  <li>Advertise a compelling reason for users to re-engage with your app (such
  as a reminder or a special offer).
  </li>

  <li>
    <a href="https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/webmasters/app">Add
    deep links</a> to your app that’ll take users directly to the parts of your
    app that will be most relevant and interesting to them, where they can
    easily take action.
  </li>

  <li>Re-engage your app users across the display network with remarketing
  lists and search with keywords.
  </li>

  <li>Use remarketing lists to target high value users so that you can drive
  more conversions in your app.
  </li>
</ul>

<h2 id="related-resources">Related Resources</h2>
<h2 id="related-resources">Related resources</h2>

<div class="resource-widget resource-flow-layout col-13"
  data-query="collection:distribute/users/promotewithads"
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