The Future of In-Game Advertising
We’re inviting all free-to-play publishers and developers to sign up to our beta programme for early access to the beta version of AdInMo’s InGamePlay SDK 3.0 New features include clickable ad units and hybrid monetization solutions. Sign up below and a member of Team AdInMo will contact you to...
Gaming shines on La Croisette: A CEO’s week at Cannes Lions
Walking up and down the perennially sunny La Croisette last week I was really excited about how this year’s Cannes Lions 2024 truly spotlighted the marketing industry's increasing focus on gaming as an innovative, impactful, and scalable channel to reach engaged audiences. Last year, the...
Trend or Table-stakes? Have your say on the future of Hybrid Monetization in Gaming
AdInMo Advisor Tiffany Keller shares her views from her career at the intersection of game development and in-game advertising on the evolution of monetization trends. We want to hear your views as well! Complete this 3 minute survey to be entered to win a Gamesforum ticket and shape the future...
AdInMo Developer Shoutout
Check out these top-notch mobile games that are turning in-game advertising into an art form! InGamePlay integrations from NOXGAMES, Promotion Software and Smokoko are visual proof ads can actually enhance gameplay, as well as providing incremental revenue. Let's dive in and discover how smart...
The Evolution of Gaming: From Niche to Mainstream Ad Powerhouse
AdInMo Advisor, Yasin Dabhelia, explores gaming’s journey towards a mainstream media channel and how brands are recognizing its potential as a vital component of their marketing strategies, particularly in reaching younger generations. Last month’s IAB PlayFronts felt like a watershed moment for...
The evolving relationship between game publishers and brand advertisers.
Our Publishing Director, Lewis Horgan was at the inaugural Gamesforum Cyprus last week and shares his takeaways from this vibrant games community. Cyprus has it all. Sun, sea, mountains. It has also firmly established itself as a hub for mobile game development and publishing, with a vibrant and...
Introducing Immersive In-Game Audio Ads
In the fast-evolving landscape of digital advertising, innovative and non-intrusive formats are becoming increasingly sought after by both brands and developers. InGamePlay audio ads are available as an exciting new feature of our latest SDK release. In this video our Product Director, Adam...
A better way to game
The call to arms of NSPCC’s inaugural Game Safe Festival was ‘to help build a safer online world for young people’. Our COO Joanne Lacey participated in a roundtable of publishers & developers, platforms, industry bodies, eSports teams and influencers to play and act for a better way to game....
Rewarding players and privacy is rewarding
From non-intrusive in-game brand ad formats to rewarded play discussion led by Felix Braberg Co-founder, two & a half gamers explored the latest thinking in the rewarded space to better understand the innovations and requirements for monetization & retention. Here’s a few highlights from...
In-game advertising addressability: Curled up on the sofa? Waiting for the train? 5 mins or 5 hours? YES.
Who can advertisers reach with in-game advertising? AdInMo Advisor Meraj Kunarajah has been working with our data science team to lift the hood on different Player Personas. With Google’s cookie deprecation finally rolling out, it’s fair to assume that device ID and MAIDs (mobile advertising ID)...
Just how accurate are annual predictions? Our CEO Kristan Rivers scores pretty well
The last few years have involved plenty of change and uncertainty for both the games and adtech industries, and I’m sure 2024 will be no different. Before we look ahead, let's look at how my 2023 predictions turned out. Mobile gaming audiences will continue to diversify: A This was a bit of a...
Team AdInMo’s Top 10 Favourite Mobile Games in 2023
This year, Team AdInMo’s annual debate about our favourite mobile games was more heated than ever! 2023 saw plenty of hot new titles being released including Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge but were they good enough to replace our classic heroes? ...
Developer Shout Out: Nextwave Multimedia
Advertising and live sports events go hand-in-hand with pitch-side billboards surrounding real-world stadiums. This makes in-game advertising a natural fit for any sports mobile games and this month has been all about the Cricket World Cup 2023 reaching its climax this weekend in India. Award...
Optimizing for revenue not joy: Gamesforum London and the mobile gaming monetization predicament
Has the mobile games industry's relentless pursuit of revenue optimized the joy out of the player experience? I’ve just returned home from a two week business trip involving a lot of trains across Europe, with the last stop including London and the always-educational Gamesforum event, at which I...
Hardcore or Casual? Both. Neither. That’s not the point!
AdInMo’s Senior Partnership Manager for LATAM, Manuela Magalhaes was recently at Maximidia in Brazil and here shares her takeaways from the show. Despite LATAM being big adopters of in-game advertising, it’s clear the potential of immersive formats is much greater in the region and a call to...
