Marketing an indie game with environmental awareness
When launching Garden Story on Nintendo Switch and Steam, we partnered with the Atlantic Council on raising awareness on climate resilience topics through actionable items in the game. I directed our co-marketing strategy and created content to highlight our partnership.
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Our campaign was focused on getting this messaging delivered to as many people as possible. Success for this campaign was defined by the number of people who were exposed to climate resilience topics. This included:
Number of video views
Peak viewers on sponsored streams
Page views on Garden Story’s official website
Tweet impressions
Email newsletter opens
Number of players
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I wrote, shot, edited, and narrated the partnership spotlight video.
This video was published on the official Garden Story website and Atlantic Council channels.
The video was also run as an ad during all sponsored Garden Story streams.
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I worked directly with the Atlantic Council on co-marketing opportunities on Twitter. Together, we implemented a social campaign that focused on reach and total video views.
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At the end of our campaign, I put together a comprehensive report that included KPIs and metrics on impressions, conversions, and audience.