Thursday, September 20, 2012

Advergames

 
‘Advergame’, a term comes with combination of advertisement and video game, which has been a popular way to promote recently. The purpose of ‘advergame’ is to create consumers’ attention to the brand and provide information about the content of the brand to consumers by playing game. This technique of advertising rises up public’s awareness effectively through internet.
 Advertising products in educative and entertaining way seems right for all companies.  Since it has brought out a huge success, numerous of companies have been using this method to promote itself. Well-known companies in a global market such as Pepsi, Coca Cola, Gap, Jack Daniels, Clinique, Reebok, Nike, Honda, Toyota and Gucci have created innovative game to reach audience internationally.
Nowadays, consumers tend to spend less time to watch television and more time to browse internet. It seems that placing advertisement online is another choice to reach audience. When ‘advergame’ comes up, it not only brings out the awareness to the public and also creates a platform to let consumers interact with the brand.  This kind of interaction increases consumers’ opportunities to know more about the product and attract them to purchase it.  Observing to the numerous advergames appear in the interest, it is no doubt advergame has created a spectacular way of advertising.  
See the interview of Lyu and cofounder Gaia Constantino of AdGame.

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