Ubisoft Partners up with Intergi for ad sales
Intergi Entertainment
to Create Integrated Brand Experiences
for Ubisoft®’s
New UbiWorld™ Web Property
Advertisers Seeking to Connect with Girl-Gamers Now
Have Fully Customized In-Game Branding Opportunities Within Today’s Leading
Games Targeting Girls 6-14
Deerfield Beach, Fla.—October 20, 2009 — Ubisoft® (http://www.ubisoftgroup.com), a leading publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment
products worldwide, has selected Intergi Entertainment (http://www.intergi.com), a leading video
game and entertainment advertising representation company, as its exclusive American
online advertising representation firm to oversee digital
marketing campaigns for its recently re-launched Ubiworld
website, based on the company’s acclaimed Imagine®, Style LabÔ and Petz® video game series.
Per
the agreement, Intergi Entertainment will manage all digital branding and
advertising opportunities for the Ubiworld website (http://www.ubiworld.com) across three virtual “islands” themed around Ubisoft’s popular Imagine®, Style LabÔ and Petz® games. The enhanced site offers advertisers the unique opportunity to create highly customized,
in-game advertising and sponsorship campaigns that connect
with girl gamers who frequent Ubiworld to explore their creativity and
interests in a variety of simulated, real life scenarios. Advertisers are
now able to sponsor Ubiworld properties and integrate their brand within
customized in-game experiences, allowing them to showcase their products within
mini-games, scavenger hunts and sweepstakes, and customized “feel good”
sponsorships. Ubiworld’s virtual gaming world is frequented by
more than 2 million Tween girls who spend an average of 7 minutes per day
role-playing within personalized, virtual worlds.
In
addition to managing digital sales for Ubiworld, Intergi will also oversee
campaign deployment while serving all of the creative that will populate Ubiworld.
Financial terms of the agreement are non-disclosed.
“By combining three hugely
popular games series into one virtual world, Ubisoft has
created the single most effective place online for advertisers to connect with 6-
to 14-year-old girls,” said Jayson Dubin, president of Intergi Entertainment. “Imagine
being tasked with marketing a movie, television show, beauty product or line of
apparel that targets Tween girls today and being able to create highly
customized branding campaigns within an virtual gaming environment that
delivers more than 1 million girl gamers who are spending an average of $400 a
year on extracurricular items. We’re introducing a targeted new way to engage
the girl gamer marketplace.”
“Our Ubiworld site offers girl gamers a unique
online space to explore their hobbies and interests, interact with friends, as
well as learn more about some of our most popular brands,” said Andy Swanson,
senior director, strategic sales and partnerships, North America, Ubisoft. “As
responsible game developers seeking to create today’s leading online space
where education meets entertainment for girls 6-14, we are thrilled to be
working with Intergi.”
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft
is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment
products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified
line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft is present in 28 countries and
has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to
delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the
2008–09 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of 1.058 billion
euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About Intergi Entertainment
Ranked
by comScore as a top digital outlet for reaching video game and entertainment
enthusiasts online, Intergi Entertainment offers advertisers unparalleled
access to millions of online gaming enthusiasts powering the $25 billion gaming
industry. The firm represents today’s
largest collection of acclaimed online properties - including World of Warcraft
and Sony Online Entertainment. Intergi Entertainment helps connect advertisers
and brand managers with the coveted male (18-34) and female (25-54) consumer
engaged in online gaming - one of today’s only consistently growing retail
leisure categories. Intergi Entertainment creates customized, site specific and
channel-wide opportunities designed to help each advertiser deploy tailored,
integrated advertising campaigns, including banner ads, takeovers and in-game
opportunities, across entertainment and specialized gaming categories including
massively multiplayer online (MMO) and first person shooter (FPS) genres. The
company’s global reach allows advertisers and publishers to connect from
different parts of the world to access a more robust and viable gaming
enthusiast. Based in Deerfield Beach, Florida, Intergi Entertainment was
launched in May 2007 by a team of seasoned video and online gaming industry
veterans. For more information, visit http://www.intergi.com.
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