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I made this presentation at the beginning of 2007 when I had my intern at the Belgian communication agency These Days. The goal of this presentation was to give a brief overview of the evolution the gaming and advertising scene had gone through up til then (2007). It is my personal view on the things and I am the first to admit that my opinion is not king. In the future I will make a new presentation because some opinions and conclusions need steering. I thank you for your comments.
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Gaming & Advertising
Pieter-Jan Adriaensens
Gaming & Advertisinga promising upturn
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1. What is the situation like today?2. How did the past had its influence on the
present?3. Advergaming and in-gamevertising4. They come in many forms and shapes5. Advergaming and social gaming6. Advergaming, crossmedia and communities7. Advergaming and protest8. Conslusions
What is the situation like today?
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The gaming-public has broadenedCliché images are fading
Gaming is an interesting channel for advertisers to reach the difficult
to reach target group 18-36 yrs old
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When we were young we used to hook up with our friends to play Playstation games. Nintendo’s Wii brings back those emotions
Gaming has and will become more and more a social event
How did the past had its influence on the present?
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Inception & first experiments: 60’s – 80’sThere wasn’t much technology available in this period. Creating games was almost unaffordable andthus held a huge risk . One of the first companies to start advertising through games was Ford (Mustang), quickly followed by Coca-Cola & Bud in the early 80’s (booming of the pc market)
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The advent of PC games: 90’sThe upcoming of the personal computer was promising but advertisers kept making the same mistakes as in the period before. A positive evolution of this period was the bringing of in-context advertising: content contributes to the realism of the game and is not irritating (more subtle).
A new era with new possibilities was needed and thus the Internet made her entry in the early 90’s, rapidlychanging the possibilities & experiences of the gaming industry
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Internet & Flash: the new millenniumAdvergames knew a huge popularity boost because of the fast uprise of the Internet. They could be spread more effectively and a larger audience could be reached. The introduction of Flash offered new possibilities: it was fast in development, cheap and had excellent sound.
2000: America’s Army: the biggest online advergame ever made. It was created to influence young people to choose for a career in the US military
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Gaming is booming!
89% Of Americans
watch primetime TV
4% Of Americans
watch a movie in a theater
58% Of Americans play
some kind of a computer/videogame
Source: 2006 Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.
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Video Game Advertising Revenue(in Millions)
$34.0 $71.9$173.1
$302.9
$432.7
$562.5
$69.0$83.6
$113.7
$153.3
$203.5
$259.9
$312.2
$10.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
In-Game Advertising Advergames
Source: Yankee Group, 2005Source: Yankee Group, 2005
“Offline advertisers buy time, interactives create time”
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Q. Do you play games online? (%)
55.952.6
63.6
58.8
50.453.3
58.2 57.4
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36.4
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41.8 42.6
Total Male Female 13-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45+
Yes No
More than 83 million gamers are currently online (2006)Women take in more than 60% of the online gaming population. They often play casual games and are the ones with spending power. Games are ideal to reach the difficult to reach segment 18-34 of age (they avoid traditional media more often). The green bar are the ones responsible for purchase.
Source: Nielsen Interactive Entertainment 2006 Active Gamer Benchmark Study & Media Metrix, July 2006
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Gaming in comparison with other more traditional media
The Gaming category reaches majority of web users
Total Monthly Minutes (billions)
Games tops the number of monthly minutes users spend by category
Total Monthly Online Users by Category
83MM people went to a gaming site in July 48% of online population
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Gender balance is evening out
"With the explosive growth in casual games over the past few years, it's no surprise that the gaming population, overall, is beginning to strike a more even gender balance than it had previously, when it was oriented heavily toward young males," says Mr. Verna. "This shift is creating opportunities for marketers to reach highly coveted demographic segments that in the past were not readily associated with video games."
M. Verna, eMarketer Senior Analyst of Universal McCann
16Source: http://blog.delaranja.com/?p=836 & http://business-model-design.blogspot.com/2007/01/nintendos-blue-ocean-strategy-wii.html
Nintendo focussed their attention on consumers in stead of the brand. They put ‘fun’ central.
Nintendo’s Blue Ocean Strategy
Advergaming & In-gamevertisingSay wuh?
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Advertising Format
Integration
Description
Advergames Custom-made games specifically designed around a product or service. In many cases they also bring out a message about the brand.
Static In-game Advertising
In-game Not changeable advertising inside of a game.
Dynamic or Interactive In-game Advertising
In-game Changeable and/or clickable advertising within networked games.
Inter-Level Advertising
In-game Video or rich media advertising that is presented in a natural break in game play, typically between levels.
Plot Integration In-game A product plays an active role in the game; the player experiences the product features & benefits in context with the game play situation.
Pre- Roll In-game Video or rich media advertising that is presented as the game loads
Product Placement
Around Game, In-game
Integration brand messaging, sponsorship and/or products into the game.
Sponsorships Around Game, In-game
Website, Leaderboards, Tournaments, Sweepstakes, retail promotions.
Source: IAB Belgium
They come in many forms and shapes
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Advergames: loyalty & sales
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Advergames: corporate responsibility
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Advergames: brand experience
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Advergames: online multiplayer games
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In-Gamevertising (1)Ads can not change
Static In-Gamevertising
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In-Gamevertising (2)Ads change according to time & location
Dynamic or Interactive In-Gamevertising
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In-Gamevertising (3)An activity in the game… …triggers an email to the player*
…promoting trial of the product (in this case).
*requires player opt-in
Source: AdScape
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In-Gamevertising (4)
Inter-level In-gamevertising
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In-Gamevertising (5)
Pre-Roll In-gamevertising
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In-Gamevertising (6)
Product Placement In-gamevertising
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In-Gamevertising (7)
Sponsorship In-gamevertising
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In-Gamevertising (8)
Plot Integration In-gamevertising
Plot integration is when the products play an active role in the context of the game, allowing the audience to experience specific product attributes e.g. solving crimes with the help of a car and sophesticated technology.
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Casual Games
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Based upon the old game ‘bricks’
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Mobile Games & Mobile AdvertisingMobile gamin is set to known a huge growth in 2009
Advergaming & Social Gaming
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The Lost ExperienceGames can become powerful in social networks: they can act as a katalysator between people and unite them according to interest.
Source: http://www.thelostexperience.com/
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Virgin Records ‘the collective mind’
What happens when you create a good mix between Advergaming, crossmedia & communities?
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GoSupermodel – Village gameCommunicate towards a specific community with its own values and needs. In this case girls can become a virtual supermodel by playing the advergame
Source: http://nl.gosupermodel.com/
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Community GamingDolling Shopping
Express Yourself! Socialisation Fun Economy
All elements are inter-connected
Online Mobile
Crossmedial concept
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Why do they like it?• Safe ’hang-out’
– High security, Girls only!
• Broad palette of services– Entertainment, Community, Creative
challenges, Excitement
• Real life aspiration– Users are in transition phase (Kids -> Young
adults)– Shopping, dressing up and ”Express yourself!”
• The generic ”Princess Dream”– All young girls dream of becoming a beautiful
Supermodel surrounded by ”glitter & luxury’Young females represent the fastest growing
segment of Internet usage (Mediascope Europe, 2006)
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SHOP
SHOP
Let users buy and interact virtually with your brand
In-game shop
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In-game magazine
Magazines
Establish your magazine online - in the right context
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In-game trailers
Movies
Exploit the richness of Online media
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Some figures (dk)
Target group is: Girls 12 - 17 yrs old
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• 334.000 registered profiles in Dec06
• 144.000 Unique Visitors in Dec06
• 39 million Page Impressions in Dec06
Advergaming used as a way to protest
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Criticism against corporationsAnti-advergames are to detract from or call into question a set of products or services for expressive, cathartic, social, or political purposes.
Source: http://www.mcvideogame.com/
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Let people think about something. Bring over a certain message
Disaffected – serious gameSource: http://www.persuasivegames.com/games/game.aspx?game=disaffected
What can we conclude?
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We have entered the domain of the user
• In-game advertising is an exciting prospect for brands and is a marketing tool still not being used to its fullest potential
• Always look to enhance the gaming experience, not detract from it
• Understand the gamer: their knowledge, their expertise, and their reason for playing
• Don’t interrupt your consumer unnecessarily (do not make your ad irritating)
• Make the ads relevant to the title, and make sure the title is relevant to your brand
• Don’t assume that it is enough to run your outdoor or TV ads within a game. Make them relevant
Thank You !
Pieter-Jan [email protected]