Sunday, 28 September 2008

How to build an effective in-game advertising campain?

Some recommandations to make your in-game ads efficient:


  • Understand the gamers: their knowledge, their expertise and their reasons for playing.

  • Always look to enhance the gaming experience, not detract it. “70% of heavy gamers state that contextual ads make games more realistic.”(Nielsen Interactive Entertainment). The ads must enhance gamers to immerse further into the game.


  • Brands and commercial content must be relevant to the game.


  • Brands shoul feel like a natural part of the game


  • don't interrupt your consumer gaming experience


  • don't assume it's enough to run your outdoor or TV ads within the game


  • Customization can strengthen gamers engagement with a brand: give gamers the opportunity to experience your brand virtually. EX: http://www.igaworldwide.com/advertisers/casestudies/bensherman/


  • In game communication must be measurable


DON'T:
Mc Donalds and Coke in a Zombie game.......relevant?!!!!


See more on recommandations:
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/8489.asp
http://www.iabuk.net/en/1/recommendationsforadvertisers.html

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