Report: Game ads outperforming standard units
“It comes as no surprise that social and mobile gaming advertising sees results 30-100 times better than standard online advertising campaigns,” said Ari Brandt, CEO and Co-founder, MediaBrix. “This is largely due to the fact that people are driven by a deep well of positive emotions–such as joy, excitement and brand affinity–when playing social and mobile games. In-game ads offer marketers 100% share of voice through 100% viewable ads, which in turn produce digital ad campaigns that truly perform.”
Researchers found that social/mobile game ads are seeing a 3% click-thru rate (CTR; average); that is 30 times higher than standard banner ads. Meanwhile social/mobile ‘value exchange’ ad units are seeing 11% CTRs, more than 100 times the rate of standard banners. These ‘value exchange’ ads offer rewards for viewers who click onto them and view the full ad. Other interesting findings include:
• CTR for standard banners stands at 0.10% (Average)
• CTR for rich media banners stands at 0.12% (Average)
• Facebook ad CTRs are between 0.03% and 0.11% (Average)
And it isn’t just the clicks that are getting attention – the engagement rates for social/mobile game ads are also skewing higher. The average is about 20% for mobile or social game ads while the average engagement rate for a Facebook Brand Page is 0.50% and engagement rates for pre-roll video is between 0.7% – 3.64% (via eMarketer).
