Insights
How to produce an amazing keynote event
Keynote events have become a cornerstone of product launches, particularly in the tech industry. For marketers looking to create their own keynotes, understanding the elements that make these events impactful is critical.
Fake it to make it: how CGI is transforming out-of-home advertising stunts
Meet the brands leveraging CGI to create viral out-of-home advertising stunts that captivate global audiences.
The power couple: why marketing needs both big data and psychographic insight
Marketers are swimming in data. It tells us what consumers are doing, how often they do it, and sometimes even how long they linger on a particular product page. But here’s the catch: big data only provides part of the picture. Enter psychographic insight…
Cultural piggybacking: the GOAT of marketing hacks
Cultural piggybacking enables agile brands to demonstrate their relevance by associating with culturally impactful phenomena, trends, movements, events, online communities, and even popular memes.
Nostalgia marketing: why it isn’t growing old
Nostalgia is more than just a sentimental recollection of the past; it’s a complex emotional reaction that can evoke feelings of comfort, security, happiness, and optimism. In marketing, tapping into nostalgia enables you to link consumer’s positive memories with your brand.
How to hit the brand collaborations jackpot
Gamers engage with brands who understand their values and mercilessly pillory corporates that blunder into gaming spaces. Hence non-videogame brands are well advised to explore brand collaboration strategies because videogamers are incredibly receptive to smart partnerships that add value.
How to use AI image generators for marketing
Despite the AI hype, coaxing an on-brand, on-brief picture out of an image generator is a question of iteration not “abracadabra!” Our process will immediately improve your results but the machines aren’t about to make humans obsolete yet.
Creative ways for live service games to retain and attract players
Combating player drop-off is a constant battle for Games as a Service (GaaS) titles. Creative thinking married to deep insight can help turn the tide.
The Ultimate UGC marketing playbook
Dig into our ultimate UGC marketing playbook and learn how to turn your community into brand champions.
Making tech relatable in a saturated market
ASUS’ Vivobook S laptop was entering a ferocious battleground for the young creative professional’s dollar. Their key question: How do you stand out in a mid-range category choked with rivals?
₲Ⱡł₮₵Ⱨ culture and what it tells brands about reaching gamers
Glitches are a notorious, celebrated, and much-memed aspect of gaming culture. They also tell you much of what you need to know about authentically engaging with gamers.
Why Psychographic Segmentation takes campaigns to the next level
Demographic data is not enough. We need to understand the motivations of the human beings behind the numbers, and that takes psychographics
Three standout marketing learns from GDC 2024
San Francisco’s Games Developer Conference is the perfect place to take the industry’s temperature. Here’s our take on how the emerging themes point the way forward for marketers.
Tech Show London: the three themes that dominated this year’s event
Tech Show London is a staggering showcase of innovation in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and advanced data analytics and management.
Insight: Gamers prefer real-life product videos vs the CGI alternative
That’s the overwhelming feedback from the Dialect Gamers’ Panel. We presented our gaming audience with two alternative approaches to the tech product explainers that are widely used to drive ecommerce conversions.
A quick update
Hi! It’s been a while. So we just wanted to take a moment to mention the new products we’ve launched that can help your brand rise above the pack. Also, check out our latest creative campaigns below to see how we can help you speak to gamers…
AI power-up – The gaming marketers’ sidekick
Hello, gamers, marketers and future AI overlords! Today, we embark on a quest to explore the potential risks of AI overshadowing human marketers in the future of marketing for gamers…
The B2B buyers, the B2C experience
There has been a growing trend over the last few years of B2B marketers adopting B2C marketing tactics to reach highly targeted audiences outside of the typical channels.
5 ways that research can unlock your audience white space
Some aspects of your audience are known unknowns - you understand that a particular behaviour or attitude exists, but don’t know why. But there are also unknown unknowns…
The Web3 must knows in 2023 for brands to get ahead
From marketing spend, the first steps of the evolving brand & customer experience, through to the gaming platform evolutions ahead that further open to and empowers the creator.
Dialect Dialogue
A series of conversations focused on the present and future of marketing with John Gower, Dialect's CEO and founder