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AppLovin Rebrands its Ad Platform as Axon, Launches Ads Manager on Referral-Only Basis

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Axon mentions

Sean Frank

CEO of ridge.com

https://x.com/Seanfrank/status/2016381885321240898

Yeah I have no idea how Applovin got their ads to work so well. I spent over $3,000,000 there last year. Just something I didn’t think was possible on that sort of ad space 24 months ago

Adam Schwartz

CEO of Knoza Consulting and FRESHeTECH

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamrschwartz_weve-been-seeing-really-strong-results-for-activity-7417594433740795905-cJH4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABoGO74BDaY2eCUHRET7t-pgCJNxMwhSYgo

We’ve been seeing really strong results for ecommerce brands using AppLovin lately. In multiple accounts, it’s outperforming Meta — even on "First Click" - NC ROAS in Triple Whale. Worth paying attention if you’re scaling paid media beyond the usual channels.

Pep Hufen

CEO Smart Marketer Agency

https://x.com/pephufen/status/2010634465760927871

Stock issues forced us to kill the Axon campaigns. Launched the first 2026 campaigns on Saturday. Early results are strong. Main goal this year of almost all our clients: scale Axon and TikTok Shop to maximize Channel diversity. Not to outperform Meta, just to match it.

David Herrman

President Herrmann Digital

https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/1999184232829321258

Applovin was the fastest growing platforms for the brands I manage this holiday season. Had two accounts spending over $70k/day. This channel is probably the easiest to scale and the easiest to win on right now.

Austin Harrison

Co-founder and CEO of @northbeam

https://x.com/MAustinHarrison/status/1998874868725805166

@JeremyThurswell, President of @kitsch, dropped a wild hot take: “I think AppLovin’s taking over the world.” Kitsch now spends almost as much on AppLovin as Meta — with similar efficiencies.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365 Holdings

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/1980675314142310729

Just onboarded another brand into AppLovin (first time doing this self serve after our other brand was not self serve last year) Shopify App Instal + pixel + end card creations in canva + video ad upload + hitting go on the campaign One hour and I’m done, highly impressed

WorkMagic

Measurement Partner

https://x.com/WorkMagic_io/status/2016536501618696618

When we moved beyond first-order efficiency and evaluated customer lifetime value in our 2026 Media Performance Index, @AxonAdsManager by @applovin stood out — delivering the highest LTV among observed cohorts. That matters.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/2018026065092870620

I’ve spent over $3M on AppLovin ads It’s a straight forward and powerful ad engine If you’re looking to scale or launch this thread is for you

Jonathan Snow, DMD

Cofounder of Inc. 5000 #2 Fastest-Growing Marketing Company in US

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drjonsnow_applovin-is-about-to-eclipse-4-of-total-activity-7354556405372133377-IZPT/

AppLovin is about to eclipse 4% of total budget share. Their share of the pie has grown 7% in 2 months. Things to note: • still in closed beta • eligible brands have ~1mo wait to onboard

Austin Urlocker

Marketing Strategy & Ad stuff for @DixxonFlannelco

https://x.com/AUrlocker/status/2014435603815989267

Very happy with how we closed out sale period/quarter. Put our focus on leveraging Applovin to keep up NC Acquisition while increasing Meta's Customer Retention's share of spend. Landed around 55% of Meta's spend allocated to existing customer targeting.

Cedric

AdManage.ai CoFounder

https://x.com/CedricGrowth/status/2002104226089218525

One of the biggest drivers of growth we’ve observed in 2025? AppLovin. Many marketers have asked: “How good is it really?” This case with True Classic offers rare, experiment-backed proof.

Elaine Wei

VP of Marketing @ WorkMagic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elaine-wei_incrementality-activity-7361755487886876672-EipN/

So when AppLovin started picking up steam as an ad channel, Immi wanted to validate its incrementality in the mix through geo-lift testing with us. Here’s what the data showed: - AppLovin drove an 11.3% incremental lift on Shopify - Plus, 7.38% lift on Amazon from halo effects (41% of total incrementality) - iCPA 46% lower when halo effects were included - iROAS 36% higher than other channels in their mix

Dennis Willeboordse

Founder D-DOUBLEUMEDIA.com

https://x.com/dwilleboordse/status/1980656610109219122

We took a brand from $200/day → $9,000/day on @AppLovin @AxonAdsManager in 2 weeks. Now it’s outspending Meta. Higher ROAS. Better stability. Most people are still crying about CPMs. Meanwhile, early adopters are scaling quietly on platforms nobody’s watching. Applovin isn’t a “side channel.” It’s becoming a real performance engine, if you get in early. If you’re spending $50K+/mo on Meta or TikTok, now’s the time to diversify.

Peter

Incremental New Customer Acquisition for Premium/Luxury & High AOV Brands

https://x.com/Peter_Quadrel/status/1998522571164360970

The future of advertising will look like applovin Almost no levers to pull Just throw ads in Select budget/bid structure Click play

Rahul Issar

Scaling High Growth Brands

https://x.com/therahulissar/status/1994809033103142962

Applovin reps out here on the weekend replying to slack DMs within minutes while we 10x budgets for clients. Never seen this type of support before from a new platform, very refreshing.

Sean Frank

CEO of ridge.com

https://x.com/Seanfrank/status/2016381885321240898

Yeah I have no idea how Applovin got their ads to work so well. I spent over $3,000,000 there last year. Just something I didn’t think was possible on that sort of ad space 24 months ago

Adam Schwartz

CEO of Knoza Consulting and FRESHeTECH

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamrschwartz_weve-been-seeing-really-strong-results-for-activity-7417594433740795905-cJH4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABoGO74BDaY2eCUHRET7t-pgCJNxMwhSYgo

We’ve been seeing really strong results for ecommerce brands using AppLovin lately. In multiple accounts, it’s outperforming Meta — even on "First Click" - NC ROAS in Triple Whale. Worth paying attention if you’re scaling paid media beyond the usual channels.

Pep Hufen

CEO Smart Marketer Agency

https://x.com/pephufen/status/2010634465760927871

Stock issues forced us to kill the Axon campaigns. Launched the first 2026 campaigns on Saturday. Early results are strong. Main goal this year of almost all our clients: scale Axon and TikTok Shop to maximize Channel diversity. Not to outperform Meta, just to match it.

David Herrman

President Herrmann Digital

https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/1999184232829321258

Applovin was the fastest growing platforms for the brands I manage this holiday season. Had two accounts spending over $70k/day. This channel is probably the easiest to scale and the easiest to win on right now.

Austin Harrison

Co-founder and CEO of @northbeam

https://x.com/MAustinHarrison/status/1998874868725805166

@JeremyThurswell, President of @kitsch, dropped a wild hot take: “I think AppLovin’s taking over the world.” Kitsch now spends almost as much on AppLovin as Meta — with similar efficiencies.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365 Holdings

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/1980675314142310729

Just onboarded another brand into AppLovin (first time doing this self serve after our other brand was not self serve last year) Shopify App Instal + pixel + end card creations in canva + video ad upload + hitting go on the campaign One hour and I’m done, highly impressed

WorkMagic

Measurement Partner

https://x.com/WorkMagic_io/status/2016536501618696618

When we moved beyond first-order efficiency and evaluated customer lifetime value in our 2026 Media Performance Index, @AxonAdsManager by @applovin stood out — delivering the highest LTV among observed cohorts. That matters.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/2018026065092870620

I’ve spent over $3M on AppLovin ads It’s a straight forward and powerful ad engine If you’re looking to scale or launch this thread is for you

Jonathan Snow, DMD

Cofounder of Inc. 5000 #2 Fastest-Growing Marketing Company in US

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drjonsnow_applovin-is-about-to-eclipse-4-of-total-activity-7354556405372133377-IZPT/

AppLovin is about to eclipse 4% of total budget share. Their share of the pie has grown 7% in 2 months. Things to note: • still in closed beta • eligible brands have ~1mo wait to onboard

Austin Urlocker

Marketing Strategy & Ad stuff for @DixxonFlannelco

https://x.com/AUrlocker/status/2014435603815989267

Very happy with how we closed out sale period/quarter. Put our focus on leveraging Applovin to keep up NC Acquisition while increasing Meta's Customer Retention's share of spend. Landed around 55% of Meta's spend allocated to existing customer targeting.

Cedric

AdManage.ai CoFounder

https://x.com/CedricGrowth/status/2002104226089218525

One of the biggest drivers of growth we’ve observed in 2025? AppLovin. Many marketers have asked: “How good is it really?” This case with True Classic offers rare, experiment-backed proof.

Elaine Wei

VP of Marketing @ WorkMagic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elaine-wei_incrementality-activity-7361755487886876672-EipN/

So when AppLovin started picking up steam as an ad channel, Immi wanted to validate its incrementality in the mix through geo-lift testing with us. Here’s what the data showed: - AppLovin drove an 11.3% incremental lift on Shopify - Plus, 7.38% lift on Amazon from halo effects (41% of total incrementality) - iCPA 46% lower when halo effects were included - iROAS 36% higher than other channels in their mix

Dennis Willeboordse

Founder D-DOUBLEUMEDIA.com

https://x.com/dwilleboordse/status/1980656610109219122

We took a brand from $200/day → $9,000/day on @AppLovin @AxonAdsManager in 2 weeks. Now it’s outspending Meta. Higher ROAS. Better stability. Most people are still crying about CPMs. Meanwhile, early adopters are scaling quietly on platforms nobody’s watching. Applovin isn’t a “side channel.” It’s becoming a real performance engine, if you get in early. If you’re spending $50K+/mo on Meta or TikTok, now’s the time to diversify.

Peter

Incremental New Customer Acquisition for Premium/Luxury & High AOV Brands

https://x.com/Peter_Quadrel/status/1998522571164360970

The future of advertising will look like applovin Almost no levers to pull Just throw ads in Select budget/bid structure Click play

Rahul Issar

Scaling High Growth Brands

https://x.com/therahulissar/status/1994809033103142962

Applovin reps out here on the weekend replying to slack DMs within minutes while we 10x budgets for clients. Never seen this type of support before from a new platform, very refreshing.

Sean Frank

CEO of ridge.com

https://x.com/Seanfrank/status/2016381885321240898

Yeah I have no idea how Applovin got their ads to work so well. I spent over $3,000,000 there last year. Just something I didn’t think was possible on that sort of ad space 24 months ago

Adam Schwartz

CEO of Knoza Consulting and FRESHeTECH

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamrschwartz_weve-been-seeing-really-strong-results-for-activity-7417594433740795905-cJH4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABoGO74BDaY2eCUHRET7t-pgCJNxMwhSYgo

We’ve been seeing really strong results for ecommerce brands using AppLovin lately. In multiple accounts, it’s outperforming Meta — even on "First Click" - NC ROAS in Triple Whale. Worth paying attention if you’re scaling paid media beyond the usual channels.

Pep Hufen

CEO Smart Marketer Agency

https://x.com/pephufen/status/2010634465760927871

Stock issues forced us to kill the Axon campaigns. Launched the first 2026 campaigns on Saturday. Early results are strong. Main goal this year of almost all our clients: scale Axon and TikTok Shop to maximize Channel diversity. Not to outperform Meta, just to match it.

David Herrman

President Herrmann Digital

https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/1999184232829321258

Applovin was the fastest growing platforms for the brands I manage this holiday season. Had two accounts spending over $70k/day. This channel is probably the easiest to scale and the easiest to win on right now.

Austin Harrison

Co-founder and CEO of @northbeam

https://x.com/MAustinHarrison/status/1998874868725805166

@JeremyThurswell, President of @kitsch, dropped a wild hot take: “I think AppLovin’s taking over the world.” Kitsch now spends almost as much on AppLovin as Meta — with similar efficiencies.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365 Holdings

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/1980675314142310729

Just onboarded another brand into AppLovin (first time doing this self serve after our other brand was not self serve last year) Shopify App Instal + pixel + end card creations in canva + video ad upload + hitting go on the campaign One hour and I’m done, highly impressed

WorkMagic

Measurement Partner

https://x.com/WorkMagic_io/status/2016536501618696618

When we moved beyond first-order efficiency and evaluated customer lifetime value in our 2026 Media Performance Index, @AxonAdsManager by @applovin stood out — delivering the highest LTV among observed cohorts. That matters.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/2018026065092870620

I’ve spent over $3M on AppLovin ads It’s a straight forward and powerful ad engine If you’re looking to scale or launch this thread is for you

Jonathan Snow, DMD

Cofounder of Inc. 5000 #2 Fastest-Growing Marketing Company in US

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drjonsnow_applovin-is-about-to-eclipse-4-of-total-activity-7354556405372133377-IZPT/

AppLovin is about to eclipse 4% of total budget share. Their share of the pie has grown 7% in 2 months. Things to note: • still in closed beta • eligible brands have ~1mo wait to onboard

Austin Urlocker

Marketing Strategy & Ad stuff for @DixxonFlannelco

https://x.com/AUrlocker/status/2014435603815989267

Very happy with how we closed out sale period/quarter. Put our focus on leveraging Applovin to keep up NC Acquisition while increasing Meta's Customer Retention's share of spend. Landed around 55% of Meta's spend allocated to existing customer targeting.

Cedric

AdManage.ai CoFounder

https://x.com/CedricGrowth/status/2002104226089218525

One of the biggest drivers of growth we’ve observed in 2025? AppLovin. Many marketers have asked: “How good is it really?” This case with True Classic offers rare, experiment-backed proof.

Elaine Wei

VP of Marketing @ WorkMagic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elaine-wei_incrementality-activity-7361755487886876672-EipN/

So when AppLovin started picking up steam as an ad channel, Immi wanted to validate its incrementality in the mix through geo-lift testing with us. Here’s what the data showed: - AppLovin drove an 11.3% incremental lift on Shopify - Plus, 7.38% lift on Amazon from halo effects (41% of total incrementality) - iCPA 46% lower when halo effects were included - iROAS 36% higher than other channels in their mix

Dennis Willeboordse

Founder D-DOUBLEUMEDIA.com

https://x.com/dwilleboordse/status/1980656610109219122

We took a brand from $200/day → $9,000/day on @AppLovin @AxonAdsManager in 2 weeks. Now it’s outspending Meta. Higher ROAS. Better stability. Most people are still crying about CPMs. Meanwhile, early adopters are scaling quietly on platforms nobody’s watching. Applovin isn’t a “side channel.” It’s becoming a real performance engine, if you get in early. If you’re spending $50K+/mo on Meta or TikTok, now’s the time to diversify.

Peter

Incremental New Customer Acquisition for Premium/Luxury & High AOV Brands

https://x.com/Peter_Quadrel/status/1998522571164360970

The future of advertising will look like applovin Almost no levers to pull Just throw ads in Select budget/bid structure Click play

Rahul Issar

Scaling High Growth Brands

https://x.com/therahulissar/status/1994809033103142962

Applovin reps out here on the weekend replying to slack DMs within minutes while we 10x budgets for clients. Never seen this type of support before from a new platform, very refreshing.