Perplexity's Super Bowl Strategy Boosts App Installs by 50%

Perplexity's Super Bowl Strategy Boosts App Installs by 50%

Perplexity's innovative Super Bowl contest led to a 50% increase in app installs, leveraging a strategic X post instead of traditional advertising.

Perplexity AI's unconventional approach during the Super Bowl resulted in a significant boost in app installs. Instead of investing in costly TV ads like OpenAI and Google, Perplexity opted for a strategic X post, formerly known as a tweet, to promote a contest offering a $1 million prize. This initiative led to a 50% increase in mobile app downloads, according to data from Appfigures.

The contest, announced by Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, required participants to download the app and ask at least five questions during the Super Bowl game. This strategy not only increased app installs but also familiarized users with Perplexity's AI search capabilities by encouraging real-time interaction during the event.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Perplexity's app downloads surged to 45,000, up from the previous week's daily average of 30,000. The app climbed to sixth place in the U.S. App Store's Productivity chart and improved its overall ranking from 257th to 66th, peaking at 49th.

While Perplexity's campaign did not reach the broad audience of Google and OpenAI's Super Bowl ads, it effectively demonstrated the app's functionality, contrasting with the more abstract presentations of its competitors.

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