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UGC in gaming: how brands work with player-created content without losing control
There is a version of the gaming UGC conversation that sounds simple: players make content, brands support it, everyone wins. The reality is more...
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UGC in gaming: how brands work with player-created content without losing control
There is a version of the gaming UGC conversation that sounds simple: players make content, brands support it, everyone wins. The reality is more...
The hidden rules of gaming culture that kill brand campaigns
Most brand campaigns that fail in gaming don't fail because the creative was weak. They fail because the brief never...
When financial brands cross the line in gaming: a practical ethics guide for marketers
A bank builds a virtual branch inside Fortnite. A fintech app sponsors a League of Legends tournament. An insurance company runs...
Is esports still worth your marketing budget in 2026?
Between 2017 and 2020, esports looked like the next frontier of sports marketing. Franchise fees for Overwatch League spots reached between $20 million and...
Building a brand map in Fortnite: the decisions nobody warns you about
The brief makes it sound simple. Build a branded world inside Fortnite, players show up, brand awareness grows. What actually happens is...
Gaming Influencer Marketing: How Brands Work with Streamers & Creators
Gaming influencer marketing has changed from “pay a streamer to say the name” to building brand presence inside the entertainment...
Flow state: the psychological reason gaming attention is worth more than any other media
Marketers have spent decades optimizing for time spent. Minutes, impressions, viewability seconds. Almost none of them ask what state of mind the audience is in during that time. A person watching a series is...
Product placement in games: what's possible, what works, and what makes players quit
Product placement in games is older than most marketers think and more complex than most briefs acknowledge. The same mechanic that makes a branded item feel like a natural part of...
Gaming Marketing Trends: The Future of Advertising & Brand Strategy in Gaming
Gaming marketing trends are no longer a "nice-to-have" slide in a deck. They are reshaping how brands buy media, brief creative, and measure outcomes-because gaming sits where attention...
In-game shopping for FMCG: how to build a buyer journey that starts inside a mobile game
There are 3 billion mobile gamers in the world. Most FMCG marketing briefs do not account for a single one of them. That gap is not a niche oversight. Mobile gaming is the...
Esports Marketing: How Brands Activate in Competitive Gaming
Esports marketing is where media, entertainment, and community collide. You’re not just “running esports advertising” next to gameplay - you’re entering a fandom ecosystem with its own heroes, storylines, memes, and...
Marketing to Gamers: How Brands Reach and Engage Gaming Audiences
Marketing to gamers works best when you stop thinking in “ad placements” and start thinking in contexts: what people are doing, why they’re...
Gaming 360 Marketing: Building Integrated Brand Ecosystems in Gaming
Gaming marketing 360 isn’t a standard industry term, but the idea behind it is very real: brands win in gaming when they build an ecosystem, not a...
Brands in Gaming: How Companies Build Presence in Video Games
Brands in gaming don’t have to be intrusive ads or awkward product drops. The best brand presence in video games is designed to fit the culture, respect gameplay, and...
Gaming Sponsorships: How Brands Partner with Esports, Creators & Gaming Communities
Gaming sponsorships have grown up. For many brands it’s a partnership model that can drive awareness, credibility, and community-led...
Advertising in Video Games: Formats, Strategies & Brand Activations
In-game advertising is no longer a niche add-on to media plans. It’s become a structured channel with its own formats, creative rules, and measurement standards—especially as...
How to Effectively Reach Gamers in 2026?
The attention economy is no longer just a buzzword — it's the new market reality. People aren’t paying attention to ads anymore...
Alternative Marketing Channels – How Gaming Is Redefining 360° Marketing
360° marketing, which aims to integrate promotional activities across all consumer touchpoints, now faces a major challenge: maintaining audience attention.
How to Turn a Standard Campaign into an Interactive Experience
In the age of the attention economy, where traditional advertising formats are increasingly losing their effectiveness, playable ads have become one of the most impactful ways to reach...
Who Is the Modern Gamer? A Psychographic Profile of Gen Z and Gen Alpha
Gaming culture, once considered marginal just a decade ago, is now central to the lives of young people. Generations Z and Alpha are growing up in a world where digital...
The End of the Reach Era? Why Attention Is the New Currency of Marketing in 2025
In a world where daily ad exposures reach 6,000–10,000 contacts and most impressions last less than 2.5 seconds, traditional effectiveness metrics like CPM or Unique Users (UU) are no longer...
Mobile Game Marketing: A Guide to Reaching Billions of Smartphone Gamers
Mobile games have their own attention economy: shorter, frequent sessions, F2P models and microtransactions, intensely optimized UX for thumbs and split-second decisions. It’s the largest...
Esports in Brand Strategy 2026: Tournament Sponsorship Is Just the Beginning
Just a few years ago, esports sponsorship was dominated by tech brands. Today, it’s a fully-fledged communication tool for industries ranging from fashion to FMCG. In 2025, the global esports market is...
Gaming Marketing: A Complete Guide for Brands in 2025
Gaming marketing is no longer a niche curiosity — it has become one of the most effective ways to reach truly engaged audiences. Unlike social media or traditional video, gaming provides...
In-game marketing: ads in games, formats and campaign examples
In-game marketing has become one of the most effective tools for capturing and retaining user attention. In a world where traditional media fight for a viewer’s glance during the first 1–3 seconds, games offer something rare...