Gamification - Redefining Traditional Marketing

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GAMIFICATION – REDEFINING TRADITIONAL MARKETING INTRODUCTION - WHAT IS GAMIFICATION Marketing is one of the most diverse and widely used techniques in the world, to promote brands and create awareness about products or services. Over the decades, there have been constant leaps in the field of Marketing and we have witnessed a plethora of unique marketing techniques and ideas, involving the use of flyers, magazines, TV, Social media etc. Gamification is a new concept which applies basic gaming theory and mechanics in contexts out of games, in order to solve problems. Research indicates that gamification techniques have been found to be much more engaging than other methods and provides better results. The basic purpose of using gamification in the work-place is to make work enjoyable and to make people addicted to their work, as they are to games, which in-turn would increase the productivity of the organization. 70% of the Forbes Global 200 plan to use this tool for their marketing purposes, in a survey performed by Gartner, Inc. APPLICATION OF CONCEPT Some recent examples of good marketing campaigns employing gamification are : 1. McDonalds Monopoly Commercial, 2011 This was an extremely popular campaign wherein people received tickets after buying products, which represented a particular space on a Monopoly Board. After collecting all the required peices, the consumer received a prize. 2. Chok Chok Coca Cola, 2011 This campaign created a rage in Hong Kong and went on for a long time. The commercial was aired at 10pm every night and the user had to shake his phone in front of the screen, after downloading the App for free. A variety of discounts, offers and freebies were given to the participants. 3. Samsung – S4 Stare Down, 2013 Before launching the S4 in Switzerland, Samsung, in order to promote the eye tracking feature of S4 initiated a
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