CASE STUDY: Intel engage male gamers with digital tournament

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Intel delivered over 10m pages of engagement with a 3 month gaming tournament: 'C2E Tournament'

What was the Challenge / Background of the Campaign?

Intel wanted to promote their Core 2 Extreme processor to hard-core gamers and encourage them to upgrade.

What was the Campaign Objective?

In competitive gaming, speed is everything and without the best kit, you harm your chances of winning. Our task was to showcase to gamers how the new Core 2 Extreme processor - with it's better speed & power - could aid their gameplay and make them stars in their teams.

What was the Solution?

We devised the 'C2E Tournament', bringing together key underground PC Gaming teams in a 3 month battle to find the best players. Designing & building a dedicated site as the campaign hub, we achieved traffic through Intel's coverage, promoting to hardcore gamers across the web, through underground gaming sites and to their communities. The campaign was driven by recruiting pro-gaming teams and managers who commentated on the matches and faced off against winning amateurs in a final, winner takes all match using the latest C2E processors (streamed live).

What were the Results?

We generated over 10m viewed pages of coverage, 500,000 total visits to the tournament site and secured exposure to over 850,000 UK Gamers. Research showed that, by the end of the campaign, only 10% of those surveyed would wait for another product rather than the C2E processor.

What were the Key Learnings of this Campaign?

Being active in the grass-roots of niche communities requires sensitivity and attention to detail - understanding the audience takes precedent over heavy marketing messages. When you get it right, the audience will share the campaign willingly.

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BudgetReach & FrequencyTarget AudienceMedia Used
Contact for details3 Month Campaign reaching Male 15-44 (Gamers)
16 - 24
25 - 34
Male
ABC1
Students
ONLINE / AD NETWORKS
SOCIAL MEDIA
Campaign LocationCampaign DurationMarketing ObjectiveCampaign Type
NATIONALAll YearENGAGEMENTBRAND STRATEGY
PRODUCT PLACEMENT
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