In addition the portability of mobile games means that users can play at home, at work, on vacation and virtually everywhere that their daily life takes them.<\/p>\n

Because of this high level of engagement, many marketers are realizing that it is important to integrate gaming in their mobile strategies. A recent article published by Media Brix<\/strong> Co-Founder Ari Brandt <\/strong>in Adotas<\/strong>, suggest 5 key things that marketers need to consider when considering their mobile gaming strategies:<\/p>\n

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Evolving beyond web-based ad units:<\/strong>
\nMarketers need to think beyond the current web ad units such as interstitials, banners and pre-roll video ads and look towards ad units that offer player rewards, value exchange video advertising, rich media creative, branded content and more. These ad units appear in a high quality environment in front of truly engaged users.<\/p>\n
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Tapping into players emotions:<\/strong>
\nMobile gamers feel a variety of emotions while playing from elation to frustration depending on successful completion of their mission or not. Marketers need to understand how to complement these emotions in order to maximise the ROI.<\/li>\n
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Appearing in the right place at the right time: <\/strong>
\nEmotional targeting creates breakthrough moments, which occur when a players gets a new high score, reaches a new level which are moments that marketer can utilise to associate themselves with the positive emotion that the user is feeling at that moment.<\/li>\n
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Position the brand as the hero:<\/strong>
\nMarketers can position their brand as the hero by offering rewards or helps when a player get\u2019s in difficulty. This allows the brand to appear as the hero in the users eyes while not disturbing his enjoyment of game.<\/li>\n
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Brand specific metrics and performance:<\/strong>
\nMobile metrics can deliver data such as brand lift, interaction, time spent, video completion and engagement rates that allow marketers to judge the effectiveness of their campaigns as well as add value to the users mobile game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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