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Cities Skylines game logo - PC city-building simulation by Paradox InteractiveCities Skylines China game marketing case study by The Game Marketer achieving 500M ad views across Chinese platforms

Cities Skylines

Our challenge is to target the specific gaming niche audience of PC desktop simulation players. All new localised creatives were required. No local platforms set-up or governmental approval for marketing. Our goal is to raise awareness of the brand in China and drive sales through the WeGame platform. Our approach was we built a digital acquisition strategy, targeting specific sites, categories, and audience profiles, as well as helping produce all localised creatives. Worked with Chinese authorities to get their business and all creatives approved. Assessed all current landing page content in China and gave recommendations for changes.

Localised Creatives

We built numerous creatives for the standard game as well as its DLC. We also created specific Chinese New Year celebration adverts.

Cities Skylines localised creatives by The Game Marketer for China including Chinese New Year and Sunset Harbour DLC ads
from our client
"It was a pleasure to work with The Game Marketer! Their proactiveness and suggestions of different solutions were much appreciated throughout the whole campaign cycle."
Julija Laskovska
User Acquisition Manager

China Marketing

- Analysed the market and available data and audited current CN Landing pages. - Steam & WeGame - Social Media Channels (WeChat, BiliBili, Weibo) - Built programmatic media campaigns to target “PC Gamers” in China. - High Reach providers e.g. Tencent, Baidu, Youku, Iqiyi, Qihoo360 - Niche Gaming Social Sites e.g. BiliBili, Gamersky, LeTV - Targeted high value VIP users who normally skip Ads. - Optimised campaign e.g. Time of Day, PC, CS Social - Developed new localised media content for Chinese players. - Localised calls to action - Chinese New Year Campaign - Sunset Harbour DLC - New Cities Website - Created tracking pixels to help identify and target players. - Building data profile of high performing media and users. - Retargeting engaged but not converted users. - Measured results, buy conversion & user journeys.

Cities Skylines China paid media campaign by The Game Marketer targeting PC gamers across Tencent Baidu Bilibili and WeGame

The Results

Increase in total engagement with over 500 million views of Cities: Skylines adverts across China. Maintained a low CPC throughout the entire campaign while still bidding on premium inventory and saw an Increase in overall sales. In addition helped build a player profile for China and clear understanding within the business of the China market.

Cities Skylines China campaign results by The Game Marketer showing 500M ad views low CPC and increased WeGame sales

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"The team demonstrated exceptional dedication in delivering effective influencer marketing support, greatly contributing to our success in enhancing new player acquisition within our targeted markets."

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"The Game Marketer helped us bring in so many players on launch day that it almost broke our servers. The staff are very friendly, experts in their field, and most importantly, they provide results."

"Their paid media expertise allowed us to identify the right markets for a soft launch...and their creative output let us translate the best of our game content to eyes around the world."

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"It was a pleasure to work with The Game Marketer! Their proactiveness and suggestions of different solutions were much appreciated throughout the whole campaign cycle."

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