16 episodes

Exploring the opportunities at the intersection of the marketing, innovation, and gaming worlds.
Conversations and advice from leaders in the gaming and marketing eco-systems.
We talk with the publishers, platforms, brands, and the gamers that turned their passion into a profession.
As gaming continues to evolve into one of the world’s most dynamic industries, brands are increasingly looking to find an authentic role in that world. So that's where we start.
Connect - hello@campaign-mode.com

Campaign Mode Daniel Bennett

    • Business

Exploring the opportunities at the intersection of the marketing, innovation, and gaming worlds.
Conversations and advice from leaders in the gaming and marketing eco-systems.
We talk with the publishers, platforms, brands, and the gamers that turned their passion into a profession.
As gaming continues to evolve into one of the world’s most dynamic industries, brands are increasingly looking to find an authentic role in that world. So that's where we start.
Connect - hello@campaign-mode.com

    How Facebook Gaming is Looking to Bring Out the Best in All Communities 

    How Facebook Gaming is Looking to Bring Out the Best in All Communities 

    In this week's episode, Dan talks with Claire Weston, Global Director of Partnerships Marketing at Facebook. Claire is one of the leaders of Facebook's Gaming Partnerships team. They cover topics ranging from how Facebook is looking to give voice to underrepresented gamers, how they consider mental health to be a key component of bringing the best out of all communities, and what the near future might hold for both Facebook gaming and the broader gaming world.

    • 42 min
    How the Worlds Leading Esports Organization has Navigated the Pandemic

    How the Worlds Leading Esports Organization has Navigated the Pandemic

    In this episode, Dan welcomes Eli McCarrel back to the podcast. As a little refresher, Eli is the Director of Global Brand Partnerships at ESL gaming. He works with brands to help them play a meaningful role with the ESL in gamers' lives. Dan and Eli talk about how the Esports League has pivoted successfully during the pandemic and how one of their new partnerships is embracing cutting-edge tech to bring a new kind of festival to life. 



    You can learn more about the ESL here - https://www.eslgaming.com/

    You can learn even more about Dreamhack Beyond...here - https://esportsobserver.com/dreamhack-at-homer-experience/ 

    Questions? Want to be a guest? You can reach Dan here - dan@campaign-mode.com

    • 40 min
    Why Gaming is the new Living Room, Mall and Arena

    Why Gaming is the new Living Room, Mall and Arena

    In this week's episode, we talk with the Futurist, Speaker, and Founder of M7 Innovations, Matt Maher. Matt has guided executive teams at Fortune 100 companies through the ever-changing media and technological landscapes. Matt specializes in artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual realities, the internet of things (IoT), and voice technology. He formerly served as VP of Innovation at Assembly, AdAge’s 2018 Agency of the Year, as well as Director of Content at Interpublic Group’s Initiative. He has given keynote presentations on innovation at CES, SXSW, Advertising Week.

    More on M7 Innovations:  https://www.m7innovations.co

    Connect with Campaign Mode:  hello@campagin-mode.com

    • 50 min
    Why Brands Need to Focus on Community More Than Audience

    Why Brands Need to Focus on Community More Than Audience

    This week we welcome Sara Wilson to the podcast. Sara is a journalist and the founder of SW Projects.

    A swiss army knife of talent, prior to founding SW Projects, Sara ran lifestyle partnerships at Facebook & Instagram, served as an editor at The Huffington Post and Los Angeles magazine, and wrote for several leading publications, including The Economist, People magazine, and The Independent. 

    She has been featured as an authority on digital strategy in Forbes, Women's Wear Daily, Vogue, Fast Company, Stylus’ State of Media 2020 report, at SXSW, and on the Girlboss Radio podcast. She has also written on the theme for the Harvard Business Review, AdAge, and Quartz. So she's more than qualified to talk about all things community and gaming with us!

    Find Sara and her work on the following links

    Website - swprojects.co

    Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/saraewilson/

    Twitter - www.twitter.com/wilsonspeaks

    Instagram -  www.instagram.com/sarawilson

    Digital Campfires - https://www.digitalcampfires.co/

    HBR piece: https://hbr.org/2020/02/the-era-of-antisocial-social-media

    Connect with us at Campaign Mode

    Email - hello@campagin-mode.com

    • 38 min
    The Critical Importance of Gaming's Social Side

    The Critical Importance of Gaming's Social Side

    On this week's show, we talk with the Founder and CEO of Social Media Week, Toby Daniels. Toby is one of the world's most influential thought leaders in the social and conference platform space. Toby and Dan talk about how Social Media Week has successfully pivoted to an online experience, why the term social is broadening thanks to gaming and which Pheonix will rise from the ashes after the 2020 sh*t show has passed. There's also a little table-thumping to add to the excitement.

    Connect with us at Campaign Mode - hello@campagin-mode.com

    Check out the Social Media Week Plus platform - www.smw.plus/discover

    • 48 min
    Inside the Agency with One of Adland's Gaming Leaders

    Inside the Agency with One of Adland's Gaming Leaders

    In this episode, Dan talks with Amanda Davis, Associate Director of Gaming for the global ad agency, Grey. Amanda talks about her experience leading gaming for a big ad agency and her POV on how brands shouldn't be scared to find partners in the gaming space, and add value to that partnership. She also discusses her thoughts on the last few months of the year and how we may be in for an interesting last quarter. 

    • 40 min

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