Selling an unknown gaming brand in an over-saturated market....from scratch

About

Gioteck, designed and engineered in the UK, sells mainstream mid-segment gaming accessories. The brand aims to improve the immersive experience of its customers but dozens of other brands target the same customers with similar products. Needless to say, it’s a challenge for Gioteck to gain quick traction in new markets.

The Challenge

Launch a totally unknown gaming brand in Italy,

  • starting from scratch without existing on- or offline sales channels,
  • ensuring a minimum viable turnover within 3 months
  • to start reinvesting in brand and community building,
  • boosting sales over the mid-term.

The Solution

First things first; we convinced Italian consumer electronics giant Unieuro and other major players in GDO & GDS to make place on their shelves for Gioteck products. How?

  • With a solid plan to present the product to the consumer of their B2B clients with off-the-shelf rotation as a key metric, offering the comfort that he was investing in a business and not in me-too products.
  • Based on in-depth research of the Italian target audience, their omnichannel behavior, online community participation, and their needs and behavior, we selected a limited number of SKUs that responded to their profile

We activated physical and digital channels to reach as many end-users as we possibly could and drive them to purchase. Our end focus was in-store sales, but we used online sales as bait for the online communities.

We grew brand awareness and sales through Facebook, Reddit, Google Maps, and Instagram campaigns, using specific assets and detailed target groups. How? We define personae, identify them, validate the data, ideation, test, report, and refine. This digital approach went hand in hand with correct product exposition and stock management in the stores.

The Result

The buyer is happy because his brand is selling and is promoted via the margin that is being reinvested in marketing, and the brand gets better visibility.

The consumer is happy as he finds what fits his / her profile.

  • We sold over €60.000 worth of accessories in Italy during the months of August and September of 2022. In 2 months, we sold over 1.000 joysticks at a cost of 500 euro/month in advertising spent.
  • And most importantly, we have multiplied monthly sales by 5 on a continuous basis.

Services Provided

  • Internationalization
  • Opening sales channel
  • Stock management
  • Margin management
  • Pricing strategy
  • Local digital advertising

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