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Strategies for Marketing Success in the Gaming Industry

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Unlike before when hardcore gamers from Portugal were the only feasible market for gaming companies, casual gamers today spend more on gaming than any other demographic. To meet this rising demand, Portuguese game development companies are sprouting up with bigger and better games while online casinos are always striving to market better and stay ahead of the competition

Guest author Martim Nabeiro (more about the author) takes a look at top marketing strategies being used by gaming operators in their ever competitive gaming industry.
Strategies for Marketing Success

While it is great to see the Portuguese iGaming market grow exponentially, gaming operators and developers have to face stiff competition and this puts them under a lot of pressure. For developers, not only must they create a great game, but they must also ensure that their game stands out enough to garner a dedicated fan base.

For casino operators, they have to ensure that players are aware of their offering and differentiate it successfully from the rest of the competition. All of the casinos online that cater to players in Portugal are always experimenting with different marketing strategies to see which one sets right with their set of players.

We take a look at some of the most effective video game marketing strategies and tools you can use in the gaming industry.

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Involve Yourself with Gaming Podcasts

Portuguese podcasts are long-form audio programs that have become mainstream during the pandemic. Perfect for game creators who want to reach a more refined or serious player base, podcasts generally cater to audiences older than typical gamers.

If your game’s appeal lies in its complexity, storytelling, or originality, podcast audiences from Portugal should help in reaching this demographic. Indie games will definitely benefit from a podcast-dominant marketing strategy, as it gives game creators space to layout their design philosophies in detail to hook similarly-minded gamers.

 

Maintain a Strong YouTube Presence

If you want your game to gain traction among a large cross-section of gamers, you really should set up your own YouTube channel.

A YouTube presence for game creators is, quite simply, indispensable in this day and age. Most gamers from Portugal are enticed by great graphics – where better to showcase your game’s qualities than in a medium that is almost synonymous with video?

Casual Portuguese gamers enjoy watching YouTube videos for entertainment, while more serious gamers use YouTube to get an idea on the graphics as well as the smoothness of the game’s performance in a real-world setting.

A bonus of having a strong YouTube presence is that you can use Google’s advertising services to reach gamers who are already primed to look for upcoming games. You can easily loop back these viewers to your channel, where they can learn more about your titles.

 

Send Review Packs to Reviewers and Review Websites

With an overwhelming number of options available, most gamers from Portugal today rely on reviews to sort out the games they might be interested to try. Individual Portuguese reviewers or review websites often have an existing fan base that you can reach by ensuring that your product is reviewed.

Of course, a positive Portuguese review is always better than a negative one, but what’s really important is that the review is perceived to be genuine. Creating an objectively great game certainly helps – past that, you will have to prepare a “promo kit” of sorts to help reviewers see your game the way you do.

Since reviewers typically review more than one game at a time, you can help them by sending a great game marketing proposal that highlights the best aspects of your title. You can also send them a special promo code to offer their readers. Similar to how a casino promotion works, video game promo codes entice players to try out a game at a discount.

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Compliance

 No matter what marketing strategies you use in Portugal or which marketing company you hire, you need to ensure that all of your marketing campaigns comply with Portuguese gaming regulations in the market that you are servicing.

Countries like the UK, Spain and Portugal, for example, have imposed stringent regulations on the online casino industry in recent months. This is to protect players from being exploited by iGaming operators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The last thing you want to do is ignore all of these restrictions and launch a marketing campaign that is successful but short-lived. You will also end up being hit with a heavy fine.

If you take Portugal, where the online gaming scene is still young, politicians have enacted broad limits on ads for online gambling games. We suggest not mentioning the pandemic at all while marketing your game online to avoid pitfalls associated with online gambling marketing tactics.

 

Conclusion

Just make sure that you or the marketing team you hire are fully aware of the advertising and marketing regulations before you launch any campaign.

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Win tickets to the BLAST Premier Fall Final: GG.BET is running a MEGA BLAST Competition for fans of СS2

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From 26 July, all GG.BET users can get involved in the new MEGA BLAST Competition with a €10,000 prize fund. The winner will receive two tickets to the BLAST Premier Fall Final CS2 tournament, taking place from 27-29 September in Copenhagen. To enter, you need to place bets on Counter-Strike 2 matches.

BLAST Premier Fall is a major series of Counter-Strike 2 tournaments which draws in millions of viewers from all over the world every year. The series consists of three stages: Groups, Showdown, and Finals. The Groups stage sees 16 Tier-1 teams duke it out. Only 6 of these can go on to compete in the final, while the rest will battle it out in the Fall Showdown for two additional spots in the final. BLAST Premier Fall Finals will be the concluding stage of the Fall series, and fans can look forward to electrifying action, heart-stopping twists and turns, and an epic $425,000 prize fund.

From 26 July to 4 August, as the Groups stage rages on, GG.BET will be holding its MEGA BLAST Competition. The winner will get their hands on two tickets to attend every day of the BLAST Premier Fall Finals. As well as these tickets, the bookmaker is also giving away a whopping €10,000 prize fund to the top 40 participants in the MEGA BLAST Competition.

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MANCHESTER CITY TO MARK GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH SUPER GROUP-OWNED BETWAY AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

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Manchester City has today announced a new multi-year partnership with leading global online betting and gaming brand, Betway.

As part of the club’s pre-season tour of the United States, and to mark this significant deal, leading figures from Manchester City and Super Group will be on-site for the iconic NYSE bell-ringing ceremony later today. Ferran Soriano, CEO of City Football Group, along with Neal Menashe, Super Group CEO, will ring The Opening Bell at 9:30am EDT.

The agreement will see Betway become the club’s Official Global Betting Partner from the start of the 2024/25 season, as Manchester City joins the brand’s extensive sports sponsorship portfolio which includes teams from across the Premier League, La Liga, NBA and more.

Ferran Soriano, City Football Group CEO, said: “We are pleased to announce Betway as our Official Global Betting Partner today. As a globally recognised brand, Betway has a strong pedigree and history of working with high-profile brands within the sports space and we’re excited to work together throughout the partnership.”

Super Group CEO, Neal Menashe, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to become Manchester City’s Official Global Betting Partner. This agreement cements our place in the top tier of Premier League partners, ensuring that our Betway brand reaches fans in all corners of the globe.”

Throughout the duration of the partnership, Manchester City and Betway will collaborate on a number of activations and exclusive content opportunities, in addition to the brand featuring across digital and in-stadia assets.

Manchester City and Betway will also work together to provide all players, coaches, management and staff in-depth, industry leading training on all relevant codes of conduct relating to betting integrity and responsible gambling. This is in addition to the work Manchester City already does to support players and staff in this area.

The Opening Bell ceremony can be viewed live.

 

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Acquiring a Curacao Online Gaming License in 2024: Comprehensive Analysis of Financial & Procedural Aspects with Costs & Timelines Detailed

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The “Acquiring a Curacao Online Gaming License, 2024: Comprehensive Analysis of Financial & Procedural Aspects with Costs & Timelines Detailed” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

This report includes valuable insights into the financial and procedural aspects, including detailed information on costs and timelines associated with acquiring a Curacao license.

In 2023, Curacao introduced the “Landsverordening op de kansspelen” (Ordinance on Games of Chance) to modernize and regulate gambling legislation. Since March 2020, the Gambling Control Board (GCB) has been authorized to regulate offshore gambling games and oversee the issuance of Curacao licenses. As of 2023, there are 16 companies providing legal services for registration and licensing in the territory of Curacao. The license fee, as per GCB regulations, is 36,000 ANG or 19,800 USD, payable upon license issuance.

Research Timeline and Data Relevance

The research was conducted in two stages. The first stage, studying the regulator and Open Data Search, took place in December 2023. The second stage, writing the report and partially updating the data from the first stage, took place from the end of April to the end of May 2024.

Goals and Objectives

  • Describe the information about the Curacao license and the issuing regulator.
  • Describe the requirements and conditions for obtaining a Curacao license.
  • Describe the costs and timelines for obtaining a Curacao license.
  • Briefly study the market, find and suggest the following lists:
    • Legal companies offering services for company registration and obtaining a Curacao license;
    • Communication agents and integrators working with the Curacao license;
    • Suppliers and vendors working with the Curacao license;
    • Payment systems working with the Curacao license.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Goals and Objectives

2. Research Timeline and Data Relevance

  • Document Markup
  • Raw and Combined Data
  • Terms & Glossary

3. General Information

  • The Regulator
    • Registration of Operators With Sublicense
    • Application for an Online Gaming License

4. Requirements and Conditions for Obtaining a License

License Conditions

  • General Prohibitions
  • Safe and Secure Environment
  • Equipment and Application Software
  • Player Registration
  • Payment Transactions
  • Games
  • Terms of Use
  • Resolution of Complaints
  • Administrative Responsibilities
  • Publicly Available Information
  • Reports
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Suspension and Revocation of License
  • Additional Conditions
  • Supervision

Recommendations or Minimum Requirements for the Business Plan

5. The Cost of the License

6. Decision Term and the Validity of the License

7. Application Method and Forms

8. Contact Information

9. Companies for Registration and Licensing

10. Integration Companies

11. Suppliers and Vendors

12. Payment Systems

13. META

14. Appendix: Terms & Glossary

For more information about this report visit researchandmarkets.com/r/izeo6g

 

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