Why Use Branded Games for Marketing
Posted in Other - Business & Finance on November 14th, 2009 by Simon Walklate – Be the first to commentBoth small and large businesses are using branded games to advertise online, here’s why:
Branded games are interactive
Branded games allow your audience to interact with your brand. They are no longer just passively viewing an advert they are participating in an engaging experience. This can help it stick in their minds as well as encourage them to come back more than once.
Branded games are fun
Branded games put the fun into advertising. Unlike most other forms of advertising your audience enjoys seeing your advert and interacting with it.
Branded games don’t have a fixed lifespan
Following production and distribution branded games can continue to work for you over the longer term, for no additional cost. They often continue to work for years after the initial launch.
Branded games are trackable
By using a viral Flash tracking service in your branded game you can measure the success of your campaign. Detailed information about who is interacting with your brand over hundreds of independent websites can be made available via one control panel.
Branded games give worldwide exposure
Branded games can be a great, cost effective way to spread the word about your brand, product or service outside your own country. Because the internet is worldwide it’s easy to get your game played by massive numbers of potential customers from all over the world.
You don’t need paid placements
Although you can use them, paid placements really aren’t necessary, unlike banner ads where a considerable cost is incurred to get the finished ads in front of people. There’s a huge number of online games portals and community websites that will feature quality branded games for free. Because they offer something of value above and beyond the advertising to both webmasters and players many online gaming website owners are happy to do this.
Simon Walklate is a UK based professional web game designer who specialises in the production of free-to-play online games.


