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 1.  What is Branch?
     
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     What is Branch?
     
     If you care about driving app growth and adoption, improving user
     experiences, or optimizing performance across paid and organic campaigns,
     you’re in the right place. Branch handles all the complexity to make sure
     your links always route your users to the right place. From deep linked
     re-engagement ads …
 2.  Deep Linking
     
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     Deep Linking Use Cases:
     
     Direct deep linking users who have the app installed already to relevant
     content. Deferred deep linking users who do not have the app installed to
     relevant content immediately after the first install. Customized/branded
     URLs Store custom data parameters in link data
 3.  Ads Attribution
     
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     Ads Attribution Use Cases
     
     Connect with every ad network for running app campaigns through
     pre-configured integrations. Self-Attributing Networks Non-Self-Attributing
     Networks Measure app install and re-engagement campaigns for both clicks
     and views/impressions Track down-funnel events with real-time postbacks.
     Long-term trends, broken down by platform, ad set …
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     Journeys Use Cases:
     
     Leverage your website to drive new downloads. Direct/deferred deep link
     users to relevant in-app content they were viewing on web. Personalized
     banners and interstitials by targeting based on web-behavior. Visitor from
     organic search Visitor from email campaign High-intent repeat visitor
     Existing app user on website
 5.  Email to App
     
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     Universal Email Use Cases
     
     Deep Linking users to product pages in your app from marketing/promotional
     emails. Drive app installs through email campaigns. App re-engagement
     through deep links for transactional emails.
 6.  QR Codes
     
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     QR Codes Use Cases
     
     In-Store Signage, Posters, Flyers, etc. Purchase Materials (receipts, bags,
     cups, etc.) Physical Mailers TV Ads Email Cross Device Engagement: Desktop
     Web to App Auto-Login Referrals Promotions, Coupons, etc In-app Sharing
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     SMS Use Cases
     
     Programmatic Branch Link creation for sending through your SMS provider
     Drive users from Desktop Web to app via SMS Re-engage current users on new
     product launches, sales, etc. Attribute downstream app events to SMS
     campaigns
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     Push Notifications Use Cases
     
     Re-engage current users on new product launches, sales, etc. Attribute
     downstream app events push notification
 9.  Universal Ads Overview
     
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     Universal Ads Overview
     
     With Universal Ads from Branch, you can finally optimize campaign
     performance and track your full return on investment in one place, using
     data from every channel and platform. Track the whole journey - See the
     full value of your customers by unifying touchpoints across every platform
     and channel. Uncover more conversions …
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     Journeys Overview
     
     Converting your mobile web visitors into native app users is one of the
     most effective and efficient acquisition channels available, and Branch's
     Journeys App Banners platform makes this easy with the following features:
     Customizable presentation. Because design and dev resources can be scarce,
     we have created a "what you …
 11. Universal Email Overview
     
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     Overview
     
     Deep Linked Email allows you to automatically convert your email links into
     multi-platform deep links that take users directly to content in the app on
     mobile devices, while still maintaining the same web experience for desktop
     and mobile users without the app. Using Branch you can have deeper insights
     …
 12. Data Feeds Overview
     
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     Data Feeds Overview
     
     Data Feeds is Branch’s premium suite of tools for exporting data. If you
     want to export your Branch data programmatically or send your data to other
     analytics services, Data Feeds can help. 📘Data Feeds is a premium
     solutionData Feeds is a premium product, and can be purchased according …
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     Basic Integration
     
     Integrating the Branch iOS SDK is required for the following products:
     Universal Ads Universal Email Journeys INTEGRATE THE BRANCH SDK
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     Basic Integration
     
     Integrating the Branch Android SDK is required for the following products:
     Universal Ads Universal Email Journeys INTEGRATE THE BRANCH SDK
 15. SKAdNetwork Mobile Integration
     
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     SKAdNetwork Mobile Integration
     
     Using Branch to manage your Advertiser SKAdNetwork integration and display
     SKAdNetwork data in Branch, requires updating the Branch dashboard and
     updating your iOS app in one of two ways: OPTION 1 - Use the Branch SDK to
     manage all calls to SKAdNetworkOPTION 2 - Integrate directly with
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