12-20-2020, 12:19 AM
Unity and Snap Inc Announce New Partnership
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<p>Unity Technologies and Snap Inc (parent company of SnapChat) have announced a new partnership. The partnership is a two-fold endeavour, advertising and technology integration.</p>
<p>Details of the advertising partnership <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201217005154/en/Unity-and-Snap-Inc.-Partner-to-Extend-Ad-and-Tech-Reach">from Business Wire</a>:</p>
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<p>Starting today, Unity Ads, which reaches a highly engaged mobile gaming audience on both Android and iOS, is now included in the Snap Audience Network (SAN). Snapchat’s SAN advertiser campaigns will now include video inventory from Unity’s extensive network of mobile gaming titles, helping advertisers extend beyond Snapchat. Unity Ads<sup>1</sup> reports 22.9B+ monthly global ad impressions, reaching 2B+ monthly active end-users worldwide. In 2020, mobile ad viewers have converted at higher frequencies, with install conversion rates up by 23%<sup>2</sup>, and mobile gamers installing 84% more apps<sup>3</sup>.</p>
<p>“Snapchat is all about staying connected with your closest friends, but friendships aren’t just about conversations. They are often also based on shared experiences, which today includes gaming,” said Ben Schwerin, VP of Partnership, Snap Inc. “As gaming has increasingly become a visible part of the Snapchatter journey, it’s also an area that we aim to make easier for retailers and brands to reach Unity’s action-orientated gaming community through their Snapchat campaigns.”</p>
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<p>From the same article, we get details on the new Unity integration of Snap technologies:</p>
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<p>Available today in the Unity Asset Store, mobile game developers can also now leverage select features of Snap Kit to enhance gameplay and the game discovery experience:</p>
<p>– Snap Kit’s Login Kit allows gamers to use their Snapchat account as a quick way to sign up and log in to games.</p>
<p>– Snap Kit’s Creative Kit extends the experience by allowing users to share their gameplay, decorating still shots or 15-second videos with branded stickers, or attaching an AR lens that has been created with game branding to share with their Snapchat friends. The shares also include referral links back to the game, amplifying discovery and user acquisition for Unity developers to Snapchat’s 249 million daily active users<sup>4</sup>.</p>
<p>A Bitmoji integration will also be coming in early 2021, and will add a new level of personalization to gameplay. With Bitmoji for Game’s Unity SDK, developers will be able to leverage 3D Bitmoji to create a more immersive experience in games made with Unity. They will be able to bring players’ Bitmoji avatars into the center of gameplay, enabling players to be themselves in games like never before.</p>
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<p>The SnapKit integration is already l<a href="https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/snap-kit-sdk-184712?aid=1011l4rAy">ive on the Asset Store</a>. For game developers utilizing Unity Ads, this should be an immediate win as a large group of advertisers are now going to be able to target their ad units, hopefully leading to an increase in revenue. You can learn more about the Unity & Snap partnership in the <a href="https://youtu.be/reQsnPh-FOA">video </a>below.</p>
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<p>Unity Technologies and Snap Inc (parent company of SnapChat) have announced a new partnership. The partnership is a two-fold endeavour, advertising and technology integration.</p>
<p>Details of the advertising partnership <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201217005154/en/Unity-and-Snap-Inc.-Partner-to-Extend-Ad-and-Tech-Reach">from Business Wire</a>:</p>
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<p>Starting today, Unity Ads, which reaches a highly engaged mobile gaming audience on both Android and iOS, is now included in the Snap Audience Network (SAN). Snapchat’s SAN advertiser campaigns will now include video inventory from Unity’s extensive network of mobile gaming titles, helping advertisers extend beyond Snapchat. Unity Ads<sup>1</sup> reports 22.9B+ monthly global ad impressions, reaching 2B+ monthly active end-users worldwide. In 2020, mobile ad viewers have converted at higher frequencies, with install conversion rates up by 23%<sup>2</sup>, and mobile gamers installing 84% more apps<sup>3</sup>.</p>
<p>“Snapchat is all about staying connected with your closest friends, but friendships aren’t just about conversations. They are often also based on shared experiences, which today includes gaming,” said Ben Schwerin, VP of Partnership, Snap Inc. “As gaming has increasingly become a visible part of the Snapchatter journey, it’s also an area that we aim to make easier for retailers and brands to reach Unity’s action-orientated gaming community through their Snapchat campaigns.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>From the same article, we get details on the new Unity integration of Snap technologies:</p>
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<p>Available today in the Unity Asset Store, mobile game developers can also now leverage select features of Snap Kit to enhance gameplay and the game discovery experience:</p>
<p>– Snap Kit’s Login Kit allows gamers to use their Snapchat account as a quick way to sign up and log in to games.</p>
<p>– Snap Kit’s Creative Kit extends the experience by allowing users to share their gameplay, decorating still shots or 15-second videos with branded stickers, or attaching an AR lens that has been created with game branding to share with their Snapchat friends. The shares also include referral links back to the game, amplifying discovery and user acquisition for Unity developers to Snapchat’s 249 million daily active users<sup>4</sup>.</p>
<p>A Bitmoji integration will also be coming in early 2021, and will add a new level of personalization to gameplay. With Bitmoji for Game’s Unity SDK, developers will be able to leverage 3D Bitmoji to create a more immersive experience in games made with Unity. They will be able to bring players’ Bitmoji avatars into the center of gameplay, enabling players to be themselves in games like never before.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The SnapKit integration is already l<a href="https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/snap-kit-sdk-184712?aid=1011l4rAy">ive on the Asset Store</a>. For game developers utilizing Unity Ads, this should be an immediate win as a large group of advertisers are now going to be able to target their ad units, hopefully leading to an increase in revenue. You can learn more about the Unity & Snap partnership in the <a href="https://youtu.be/reQsnPh-FOA">video </a>below.</p>
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