🚀 Rethinking Marketing in the Gaming Era 🎮
Games aren’t typically covered in marketing classes in business schools, and they are often still seen as fundamentally different from other media. Gaming has evolved far beyond entertainment—it's a vibrant media ecosystem where over 3 billion gamers worldwide spend time, engage deeply, and form emotional connections. For forward-thinking brands, this presents a golden opportunity to integrate games into their marketing strategies and connect with diverse, hard-to-reach audiences.
✅ Why Brands Should Care About Gaming:
- Reach younger, elusive audiences through immersive experiences (e.g., L’Oréal in Roblox, Balenciaga’s “Afterworld”).
- Build brand loyalty through interactive and emotional engagement (e.g., Lego in Fortnite).
- Leverage in-game advertising to acquire and retain customers (e.g., NYT’s success with Wordle).
🌟 Untapped Opportunities Await:
1️⃣ Capability Building: Gaming offers a training ground for brands to experiment with virtual environments and prepare for a digital future.
2️⃣ Data Insights: Gaming generates rich data that helps refine marketing and business strategies.
3️⃣ Gen AI Applications: Enhance personalized and interactive experiences with generative AI.
💡 Steps to Succeed with Games as Strategic Assets:
- Break preconceptions about gaming being niche.
- Complement existing brand experiences with gaming integrations.
- Start small using gamification, then scale up using the Crawl-Walk-Run framework.
Brands like Nike, Gucci, and e.l.f. Beauty have already embraced gaming, proving it’s time to rethink how we engage with this powerful medium. By aligning game mechanics with real-world interests and values, marketers can craft authentic, memorable experiences that resonate with consumers.
🎯 The game is changing. Are you ready to level up?
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Source: HBR
Product Management at Google
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