One thing is sure: COVID-19 – also known as the Corona Virus – is going down in the history books: at no point in recent history has the world been faced with such a disruption to our daily lives – and the streaming industry – as it has been doing the past few weeks. It’s … Read more
Since the launch of Instagram stories in 2016, the feature has mostly been used to document small glimpses of people’s lives; what they eat, drink, see and where they go. However – as always – there are early adopters and creative minds who are forward-thinking and use the instagram stories to showcase their expertise work … Read more
Influencers are winning the hearts of consumers by storm all over the globe, so it may be no surprise that we are noticing that many brands are putting influencer marketing into practice. The main problem is that brands often have to spend a considerable part of their budget for each sponsored post by an influencer, … Read more
The most popular YouTube personalities became celebs before they started uploading (daily) vlogs with their gameplay, travel vlogs or even their makeup tutorials on their personal YouTube channels. They used their channels to document their life experiences, to gain fans, and to keep their subscribers engaged. The final goal was to use their channels as … Read more
We’ve analyzed hundreds of thousands of hours of Twitch streams at this point and I personally have watched thousands of hours from the perspective of a marketer. As part of what we do, I spend a lot of time looking at Twitch chat, listening to streamers speak to their audience, and understanding the why audience … Read more
Being an influencer isn’t as glamorous as your favorite content creator makes believe: it’s hard work and there is simply no getting around that. Being a good content creator means constantly analyzing your reach, learning new tools, researching your hashtags and more. Then you throw in creating kickass content, working out what to post, brainstorming … Read more
You’ve spent the past few months behind your computer, building an online community while streaming and created an online personality that might be interesting for brands to work with. Time has come to reach out to them, but… how do you actually draft a sponsorship proposal? We already covered how marketers evaluate them, but now … Read more
Every day, more than half a million content creators go live on Twitch. What’s even more impressive: at any given moment, there are over a million fans who’re engaging with these content creators. Add other platforms like Mixer, Youtube, and dLive to these statistics and you’ll realize how big this scene is. However, all these … Read more
Over the past few years, the success of streaming platforms like Twitch and Mixer has skyrocketed and helped revolutionize the way content is created and consumed. This streaming trend is being noticed by marketers and advertisers as well, who are paying close attention to these content creators and influencers who are communicating and engaging in … Read more
Most companies who are already active in the gaming scene get buried with hundreds of sponsoring proposals each month, for both online as offline partnerships. This makes it very difficult for your proposal to stand out, and even more so to actually seal the deal. The big question won’t be if your sponsoring proposal is … Read more