{"id":1104,"date":"2022-08-01T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T12:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2l-pr.ru\/en\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=1104"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T06:09:51","slug":"kak-povysit-uroven-znaniya-brenda-pri-pomoshhi-gejmifikaczii-kreativnaya-kampaniya-kingston-vsegda-s-vami","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/2l-pr.ru\/en\/cases\/kak-povysit-uroven-znaniya-brenda-pri-pomoshhi-gejmifikaczii-kreativnaya-kampaniya-kingston-vsegda-s-vami\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build Brand Awareness Using Gamification: The &#171;Kingston Is With You&#187;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Kingston has existed for more than three decades, and over that time the company has acquired the reputation of a leader in the computer hardware market. Every fifth gamer in Russia is familiar with Kingston&#8217;s memory modules. According to DRAMeXchange, the company is the undisputed leader in the DRAM market with a market share of 78.02%.<br \/>However, not everyone knows that Kingston&#8217;s products are much closer to us and help us in our daily lives much more often than it might seem at first glance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 7px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We were tasked to join in the global campaign <strong>Kingston Is With You<\/strong> and convey to a wide audience in Russia that Kingston&#8217;s product range is not limited to the flash drives and hardware components that everyone knows and uses every day, but also includes products for many other applications that we never even think about, including transport and household appliances, among other things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>The goal of the project was to reach a wide target audience \u2013 ordinary users aged 16 to 50 who live in Russia and have an interest in at least one of the following topics: IT, video games, computers, design, photo and video, and blogging.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When developing the concept for the Russian version of the Kingston Is With You campaign, we studied the main trends both in Russia and around the world, paying particular attention to education, since the main objective of the project was to educate the audience and raise awareness of the company&#8217;s tech products. The audience of the project was quite large and diverse.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 9px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All this led us to gamification, because it is a simple and highly effective tool (<a href=\"https:\/\/financesonline.com\/gamification-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">as confirmed by numerous studies<\/mark><\/a>) that allows the user to approach even complex topics with the curiosity of a child.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 6px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Thus, the idea was born to raise the user&#8217;s awareness of Kingston through the use of gamification.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 9px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Task<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 9px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To localize the global campaign Kingston Is With You and convey to a wide audience in Russia that Kingston&#8217;s product range is not limited to the flash drives and hardware components that everyone knows and uses every day, but also includes products for many other applications that we never even think about, including transport and household appliances, among other things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our creative project consisted of two stages \u2013 The Kingston Universe (a landing page with an interactive map) and a web comic. A key feature of each stage was integrated gamification.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. The Kingston Universe.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 11px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For the first stage, we set up a landing page with an interactive map showing a complete list of industries that use Kingston&#8217;s technology \u2013 from cell towers and public transportation to robot vacuums, airplanes, and space satellites.<br \/>\u00a0The map symbolized The Kingston Universe, where hovering the mouse cursor over an industry (represented by a point on the map) revealed detailed information on what Kingston technology is used in this particular area and how it is used, with links to a detailed description of the hardware on the official website of the company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Additionally, the landing page encouraged users to take a quiz to test their knowledge of the company&#8217;s technology and win prizes from Kingston. In search of answers to the questions, users went back to the map, studied it in more detail, and found the answers they needed or went to the official website and continued their search there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 9px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The project was promoted using the following tools:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>YouTube channels popular among the target audience, such as Dmitry Puchkov, notebook-31, and IXBT-Games<\/li>\r\n<li>seeded placement on VK pages relevant to the target audience<\/li>\r\n<li>targeting on VK<\/li>\r\n<li>MyTarget advertising campaign<\/li>\r\n<li>retargeting<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 12px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>At this stage, we were able to reach and engage a wide audience that responds to the advertising tools used and is generally interested in IT\/video games and other related topics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 11px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. A gripping webcomic thriller<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 11px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After reviewing the results of the first stage, we updated the landing page by launching the second stage of the project, a gripping webcomic thriller.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The goals for this stage included:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Overcoming the stereotypical indifference to advertising<\/li>\r\n<li>Engaging the younger part of the target audience to interact with the brand<\/li>\r\n<li>Increasing the depth of user engagement with native advertising formats \u2013 web comics, quizzes, puzzles, and contests<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The creative team of the agency, headed by Nina Zinchenko, was brought in to develop the idea for the comic. The best ideas were tested on a focus group consisting of members of the target audience, and in the end, the idea of a gripping webcomic thriller telling the story of a user who sees the &#171;machines are watching us&#187; type of nightmare won out. The final idea was rendered by Martadello, Russia&#8217;s most popular professional webcomic artist.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The main comic was supplemented by a second one, which showed that, in reality, everyone participates in contests. It stimulated users to take part in a second quiz, learn more about the company&#8217;s tech products, and win valuable prizes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 7px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The second stage of the project was promoted using the following tools:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>seeded placement on VK pages relevant to the target audience and targeting on VK<\/li>\r\n<li>Twitch advertising campaign<\/li>\r\n<li>TikTok advertising campaign<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kiwy.kingstonpromos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\" style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\">View project<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Goals and KPIs achieved as a result of the launch:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Project coverage: 5,532,671<\/li>\r\n<li>Total clicks on partner websites and the official company website: 34,059<\/li>\r\n<li>Number of contestants: 7,658<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The main goal of the campaign was to spark interest in the tech brand among a large audience of all ages. Our successful achievement of this goal is demonstrated by the high engagement of users from all platforms from which the project received traffic \u2013 from TikTok to Twitch. The average time on page for the single landing page was more than three minutes (!). The failure rate was 11%.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 9px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Analysis of the comments and feedback on the project showed that it did not receive any negativity even in the Pikabu community, whose users are infamous for their negative attitude to advertising. The project reached 7,658 participants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The conversion rate for the target action (participation in the contest) was 30%.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As a result of the project, we were able to reach a wide target audience aged 16 to 50 across the country and engage them to interact with the brand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Customer comment<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The company&#8217;s head office in the United States recognized the idea with the map and the web comic as the perfect solution to make the concept &#171;Kingston Is With You&#187; understandable to the average user and reach a wide variety of audiences in Russia.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to increase brand awareness with gamification. 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