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Deloitte: UGC and Gaming Offer Brands New Opportunities to Build Connections

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer behaviors today are more nuanced than that, with younger generations especially engaging with a “blended and inter-dependent tapestry of entertainment” that includes streaming video, social media, music and gaming as well as traditional television and movies.

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Marketing Your Video Game Outside of Game Marketplaces & App Stores

FastSpring

Todd Harris knows how to leverage effective video game marketing strategies to get games in front of players. As the former COO and Co-Founder of Hi-Rez Studios, he spent 15 years making games and marketing them to gamers — with the studio’s games reaching 150 million players. (At

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17 Charts That Show Where Social Media is Heading

Kissmetrics

billion to show you where social media is headed and what you should do to succeed in the landscape. Expect less traffic from the social web, even if you pay for it. Now let’s look at the percentage of digital ad spend going towards social media sites. Let’s dive into the data…. Look at the graph below.

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What is Vero? 9 Things About the New Social Media App

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Maybe you do, maybe you don’t, because social media platforms come and go faster than most of us can keep up. According to a recent study of social media in the United States, most people use an average of three of the top eight platforms. What is Vero Social Media? It’s true social. Remember Orkut?

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Shoppable TV May Leapfrog Livestreaming in the U.S. — Here are 3 Tips to Get in the Game

Retail TouchPoints

In the same way that other nations leapfrogged desktop computing and went directly to mobile, I think the media consumption habits of audiences in those [primarily Asian] countries have leapfrogged premium content and gone straight into social content and livestreaming.

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New Angry Birds Retail Café to Nest in Queens, NYC

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It will feature playful desserts, trendy bubble teas, gaming stations a retail section and unique interactive activities for the whole family. The original mobile game now has 5 billion downloads, more than 25 million followers on social media and 96% brand awareness. ”

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La-Z-Boy Sets Out to Reach New Customers with ‘Long Live the Lazy’ Marketing Push

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Customers can enter by sharing their most creative cancellation excuse on social media and tagging @Lazboy. “As As a result, the brand will show up in places it never has before, including sports networks, streaming music and mobile gaming, all of which perfectly complement moments of laziness.” From now through Sept.