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From 100K Users in 3 Countries, to 1.7M+ Users Across 120

How we engineered global growth for a streaming platform, at just $0.07 per install.

Client Profile

About RTS Planeta

RTS Planeta is the digital streaming division of Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS), a leading broadcasting organization in Southeast Europe.With a growing library of drama, news, documentaries, and variety shows, the platform makes national content accessible across web, mobile, and smart TV platforms, serving as a cultural hub for Serbian communities around the world.

From Barbie, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter, to CNN, Discovery Channel, and HBO, the company reaches hundreds of millions of viewers across platforms and languages in over 220 countries.

Industry

Streaming Media

Business Overview

$145M+ Annual Revenue
3,300K+ Employees

Audience Reach

Global
Serbo-Croatian Language Speakers

Primary Platforms

Facebook
Instagram
Google Ads

Website

https://rtsplaneta.rs

Industry

Media & Publishing

Business Overview

$100M+ Annual Revenue
200+ Employees

Audience Reach

Global Cannabis Market

Primary Platforms

Linkedin

Website

https://hightimes.com/

Gaps We Identified

Strong local traction, but the platform was struggling to scale its user base globally.

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Lifeless social presence

Posting without purpose led to limited reach, low engagement, and a social presence that felt dormant and irrelevant.

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Stuck in a local mindset

No efforts to advertise or expand outreach beyond Southeast Europe, limiting brand recognition and reinforcing their hyper-local image.

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No paid acquisition strategy

With no ad accounts, tracking, or paid campaigns in place, growth plateaued early, and there was no way to scale beyond the existing user base.

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Lack of a performance feedback loop

Without any A/B testing or data analysis, content followed a rinse-and-repeat cycle that produced little impact.

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Untapped virality potential

Binge-worthy movie clips weren’t being repurposed or distributed across short-form channels like Reels or TikTok, leading to a competitive disadvantage.

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Unprepared for global audiences

Content and branding lacked the cultural flexibility needed to appeal to the values and viewing habits of international audiences.

Posting without purpose led to limited reach, low engagement, and a social presence that felt dormant and irrelevant.

No efforts to advertise or expand outreach beyond Southeast Europe, limiting brand recognition and reinforcing their hyper-local image.

With no ad accounts, tracking, or paid campaigns in place, growth plateaued early, and there was no way to scale beyond the existing user base.

Without any A/B testing or data analysis, content followed a rinse-and-repeat cycle that produced little impact.

Binge-worthy movie clips weren’t being repurposed or distributed across short-form channels like Reels or TikTok, leading to a competitive disadvantage.

Content and branding lacked the cultural flexibility needed to appeal to the values and viewing habits of international audiences.

The Strategy That Worked

Paid acquisition, organic virality, and audience-driven content.

Persona-Led Targeting

Through in-depth market research, we identified key audience segments and analyzed their behavior across regions, using data to develop personas that shaped our paid and organic strategy.

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Full-Funnel Paid Media Execution

Armed with insights, we launched full-scale paid campaigns across Meta, YouTube, Google Search, and Display. We tested aggressively, learned quickly, and doubled down on the best-performing campaigns.

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Strategic Content Repurposing

We transformed long-form streaming content into short-form, platform-native clips and reels, designed to entertain, spark engagement, and go viral.

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How We Brought It To Life

Scaled in high-ROI markets

We tracked performance across dozens of countries, identified where CPIs were lowest and app engagement was highest, and allocated our budget to the best-performing regions.

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Created a repeatable system for virality

By turning binge-worthy clips into snackable, shareable videos, we created a repeatable system that generated millions of views monthly, with videos consistently crossing 3M+ in reach, resulting in tens of thousands of organic sign-ups for the app.

Rapidly grew their global audience

Through strategic international expansion and targeted outreach, we helped RTS expand from a regional broadcaster to a platform serving Serbian-Croatian speakers globally, building their presence in key international markets.

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The Results

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17x

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Increase in User Base

  • From 100K to 1.7 M+
  • From 3 Countries to 120+
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4M

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New Followers Across Platforms

Facebook

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5k to 70k

Instagram

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0 to 55k

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$0.07

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Cost Per Install

  • Average CPI consistently between $0.10 and $0.20

Hear It From The Client

Forleap Marketing. Testimonial Tatjana Citic

Tatjana Citic
Deputy Executive Director for Development and New Business Affairs at RTS

“The team came highly recommended, and they lived up to every word. They earned our trust early, and only strengthened it as we grew. What impressed us most was how methodical and fast they were at learning new markets, and getting traction in places we had almost no presence in.”