Tag: esports
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B-to-C Events10 Esports Insights from Nielsen’s Games 360 Report
As the esports industry continues to grow, it’s more important than ever to understand the gaming community’s core values and attitudes, and where brands can insert themselves to deliver on their needs. In Nielsen’s ninth annual Games 360 Report, insights on gamer behavior and economic trends abound. Including the fact that in 2018, two-thirds (66 […]
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B-to-C EventsDemographics: Three Insights for Event Marketers From Nielsen’s Gaming Report
New gamers are influenced most by their friends and family, while established gamers are influenced most by interest in a game. It’s one of many insights featured in Nielsen’s eighth annual Games 360 Report 2017, a study of gamers, habits and influence. For marketers, a key takeaway in the report is that there are far […]
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Editor's PicksCover Story: How Experiential Marketing is Elevating the Esports Industry
It's one of the biggest misconceptions about gamers. That they’re solitary creatures who prefer communicating via headsets and through screens rather than in person or as a community.
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B-to-C EventsHow Intel Extreme Masters is Driving the Growth of Esport Tournaments
It’s eerily quiet in the halls of Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, when I arrive Nov. 20 for Intel Extreme Masters, or IEM—the longest running esports tournament in the world. Two groups of middle school-aged boys pass each other in the hall and offer an update: “Nine to two already? Holy shit.” I veer into […]