{"id":117108,"date":"2015-04-10T06:23:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/robs-roundup-i-coulda-been-a-e-contender\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:40:08","slug":"robs-roundup-i-coulda-been-a-e-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dacgroup.com\/en-ca\/insights\/blog\/strategy\/robs-roundup-i-coulda-been-a-e-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob\u2019s Roundup: I Coulda Been an E-Contender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So much happens in the digital space every day &#8211; it can be difficult to keep up. Below, one of DAC&#8217;s <a href=\"\/services\/content-strategy\/\">digital strategists<\/a>, Rob Walker, shares his recap of some of the more interesting bits of news as they relate to brands, business and marketing in a connected world. Game on!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">E-Sports Set to take the marketing world by storm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalsurgeons.com\/thoughts\/strategy\/here-comes-a-new-challenger-the-emergence-of-e-sports-as-the-next-big-marke\/%20\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4961 size-small\" src=\"\/wpe-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/the-crowd-at-day-three-of-the-international-2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the late 90s, my friends and I were part of a gaming team (a &#8216;clan&#8217;) that played high level competitive online games (Counter-Strike). We won a number of online tournaments and for a few brief but shining weeks we were the #1 ranked team in the world. Turns out that if I had been born 10-15 years later I could have been a professional competitive gamer and made a living through prize money. Brands would have been paying big money for endorsements and coverage.<\/p>\n<p>At least, that&#8217;s what the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalsurgeons.com\/thoughts\/strategy\/here-comes-a-new-challenger-the-emergence-of-e-sports-as-the-next-big-marke\/%20\">latest data is showing from the E-sports community,<\/a> where millions of people are watching live online (and increasingly through TV) as competitive gamers play for high stakes at huge stadiums. Viewership topped 100 million in 2014 and is expected to exceed 135 million in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Brands like Coca-Cola, Reebok and Intel are among a number of brands that have jumped on board as sponsors. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/amazon-completes-twitch-purchase\/1100-6422606\/\">With Amazon having bought game live caster Twitch for $970 million in 2014<\/a>, E-sports are set to be the premium live events of the future.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Mobile will account for 72% of US Digital Ad Spend by 2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wpe-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mobile_internet_ad_spending_worldwide_emarketer_copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4963 size-full\" src=\"\/wpe-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mobile_internet_ad_spending_worldwide_emarketer_copy.jpg\" alt=\"mobile_internet_ad_spending_worldwide_emarketer_copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise that <a href=\"\/services\/digital-media\/\">mobile advertising<\/a>\n<section data-role=\"forward-email-subscription-container\" class=\"full-width w-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center bg-c7f2b3\">\n    \n    <div class=\"max-w-1400 w-100 form\">\n        <div class=\"text-content-container\">\n            <h2>\n                Stay Forward            <\/h2>\n            <p class=\"subtitle\">\n                Get exclusive insights into digital <br class=\"d-none d-lg-block\">media's top-trending topics delivered<br class=\"d-none d-lg-block\"> directly to your inbox.            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div data-role=\"form-group\">\n            <div class=\"d-flex flex-column w-100\">\n                <form data-forward-email-form class='custom-hubspot-form' id='hubspot_form_69fcf960c848d'>\n    <div class='d-flex input'>\n        <input type='email' class='form-control me-2 input' placeholder='Email address' aria-label='Email' name='email' required>\n        <button type='submit' class='btn_primary-filled_white'>Submit\n<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class='hubspot-status'><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n    var form = $('#hubspot_form_69fcf960c848d');\n    form.on('submit', function(event) {\n        event.preventDefault();\n\n        \/\/ Get email input value\n        var emailInput = form.find('input[name=\"email\"]');\n        var email = emailInput.val().trim();\n\n        \/\/ Required HubSpot fields\n        var portalId = '5408011';\n        var formId = '0c9a9cec-eb1c-44ac-920f-687ce0230830';\n\n        \/\/ Prepare the data payload\n        var data = {\n            fields: [\n                {\n                    name: 'email',\n                    value: email\n                }\n            ],\n            context: {\n                pageUri: window.location.href,\n                pageName: document.title\n            },\n            submittedAt: new Date().getTime()\n        };\n\n        \/\/ Get the status element for this form\n        var statusElement = form.siblings('.forward-email-status-container');\n\n        \/\/ Send the data to HubSpot\n        fetch('https:\/\/api.hsforms.com\/submissions\/v3\/integration\/submit\/5408011\/0c9a9cec-eb1c-44ac-920f-687ce0230830', {\n            method: 'POST',\n            headers: {\n                'Content-Type': 'application\/json'\n            },\n            body: JSON.stringify(data)\n        })\n        .then(response => {\n            if (response.ok) {\n                if(statusElement) {\n                    statusElement.text('Thanks for Subscribing!');\n                    statusElement.css('color', 'green');\n                }\n\n                var userInfo = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('userInfo'));\n                if (userInfo) {\n                    userInfo.event = 'Form_submit';\n                    userInfo.email = email;\n                    userInfo.form_name = 'Newsletter';\n                    window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n                    window.dataLayer.push(userInfo);\n                }\n\n                emailInput.val(''); 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