Category Archives: Advertising & Adtech

YouTube’s ad revenues rise for first time in year as advertisers return

Streaming platform YouTube’s second-quarter ad revenues bucked the trend after rising year on year. Revenues derived from adverts rose by 4.4% to US$7.76bn, a positive trajectory following three consecutive quarters of decline. Parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), which also owns Google, reported US$74.6bn in revenue and US$18.3bn in net income, with top-line growth 7% ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts. […]

Brands Are Scrambling to Get Onto Roblox. Is It Worth It?.

Creating metaverse experiences is expensive, but with 48.2 million users, it’s necessary – as many brands including Vans. Gucci. Epic Records. The BBC. Netflix. LOL Surprise Dolls. Lego. Nike and others have identified. Read more below 👇 #gaming #metaverse #mobile #advertising #marketing #gamingislife Read more here

Why The ‘Metaverse’ Will Prove To Be More Than A Buzzword

Are you metaverse ready? Right now, businesses are considering their future roles in the metaverse, while establishing a new genre of marketing in the process: “direct to avatar”. For ex: — Gucci sold a virtual bag for more $$ than the real thing in Roblox — Nike dropped virtual Jordans in Fortnite — Coca-Cola launched […]

NFTs Reshape Brand Marketing In The Creator Economy

Increasing brand awareness and affinity, mobile advertising campaigns using NFTs can be distributed programmatically across digital platforms, offering personalised gifts or vouchers to customers. Brands can monetise ads multiple times by turning them into NFTs; increase equity via storytelling and collectibles; create buzz in the lead-up to events or product launches via early access tokens. […]

The Metaverse Is Here To Stay – Are We Ready (And Do We Really Understand What It Is?!)

The term metaverse is already becoming overused and misappropriated. It’s the intersection of entertainment, gaming and communications, with its own playeconomy and ignoring conventional business models. It’s the experience of choosing a digital avatar, creating original work, finding a connection with virtual experiences to match those offline, and valuing digital goods on a par with […]

Report: South-East Asia’s eSports Gamers And Viewers Prefer A Mobile-First Experience

SEA eSports viewers are more likely to view on a phone, with 82% of SEA’s total online population playing mobile games, and 39% mobile-first (Newzoo). Game streaming also on the rise: global eSports audience for 2021 expected to hit 474 million viewers. Brands can now embrace new technologies e.g ad posters in games, skinning in-game […]

Global Time Spent Watching Livestreaming Video Game Content Has Nearly Doubled Since Q1 2020

In Q2 2021, people spent a collective 9.0 billion hours watching live streaming video game content around the world (excluding China), This is a massive increase from 3.8 billion hours in Q2 2019. This new high follows a 56.9% quarter-over-quarter jump in Q2 2020, when pandemic lockdowns set in worldwide. Watch time remains elevated a […]

Balenciaga’s 3D Fortnite billboard wows London, New York, Tokyo & Seoul

Art imitating life imitating art? Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga and Fortnite teamed up to entrance citizens of London, New York, Tokyo and Seoul by creating a spectacular real-world immersive 3D billboard experience 👏 Balenciaga now joins other high fashion brands’ migration into the world of gaming including Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Valentino – all of […]