Esports archive
Everything I wrote from 2014 to 2020 while working in esports at Fnatic, Level99 and OG. Kept as written.
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Need for… Data?
Reach, engagement and likes say little about an audience. How game data can show brands the real value of an esports partner.
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Play more games.
The most overlooked advice for anyone selling into esports: be a customer first.
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Packaging: we judge a book by its cover
Gaming products sell like protein powder: bigger numbers, neon boxes, robots. How to package for gamers without insulting them.
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Marketers can’t treat all gamers the same
Two gamer types, the 1v1 player and the team player, behave like two different customers. Marketers should treat them that way.
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Make Esports players worth more
Players are the asset. Teams that pay them more, and trade them well, will be the ones that profit.
