Sunday, March 25, 2012

For The First Time - Real Time Media Buying in Social Games

By: Videyah! | Sunday, March 25 2012

5 Top brands saw an average lift in purchase intent by 2.1% and message association by 7.6%

Video advertising is coming to social games
Social media gaming within Facebook, smartphone applications, gaming sites is growing fast. eMarketer estimates that, by 2012, over 68 million users will actively play games.

Large gaming audiences are increasingly of interest to brand advertisers. Last week , after five month beta testing trial, during which five brands tested out the new function, TrialPay and TubeMogul announced the new in-game Facebook placements. 4,000 random social game players were surveyed to analyze the effectiveness of the new advertising medium.
  • 2.1% increase in purchase intent
  • 7.6% lift in message association
  • Above average interaction rates
  • Longer engagement

The survey shows that video ads displayed in Facebook social games provide a unique opportunity for brand advertisers to reach consumers where they are increasingly spending their time and discovering video.

Read the original press release.


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