Ubisoft (http://www.ubisoftgroup.com) has selected Intergi Entertainment (http://www.intergi.com) 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 Lab 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 Lab 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."