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Case Study on Using Gamification as an Effective Marketing Strategy

효과적 마케팅 전략으로서 게이미피케이션 활용 사례 연구

  • Doo, Kyungil (Dept. of Digital Contents Creation, Semyung University)
  • 두경일 (세명대학교 디지털콘텐츠창작학과)
  • Received : 2019.12.23
  • Accepted : 2020.02.20
  • Published : 2020.02.28

Abstract

With the popularization of smartphones and the development of digital technologies, new concepts that maximize interactive communication have begun to appear in marketing strategies. One of them is the gamification marketing strategy that combines games with marketing that induces customer interest and voluntary participation. Gamification is a compound word of 'game' and '-fication', and marketing cases using game formats are being implemented in various fields. Therefore, this study will identify the implications of the usage of gamification that has become a trend, and analyze the gamification techniques and factors shown in various cases to suggest the direction of gamification as an effective marketing strategy. Companies are actively using gamification in their marketing strategies in a variety of forms and apply gamification techniques such as challenge, competition, accomplishment, reward, and relationship. As a result of the case analysis, important factors commonly identified in the gamification techniques used in marketing are 'Accomplishment' and 'Rreward'. Using various products and benefits obtained through solving a given mission or task as game elements, it was found to be an effective strategy to induce consumers' interest and participation and to promote consumption by encouraging consumers' immersion.

스마트폰이 대중화되고 디지털 기술이 나날이 발전하는 환경에 따라 마케팅 전략에도 쌍방향 커뮤니케이션을 극대화한 새로운 개념이 나타나기 시작하였다. 그 중 대표적인 것이 고객의 흥미를 유발시켜 자발적 참여를 이끄는 게임을 접목한 게이미피케이션 마케팅 전략이다. 게이미피케이션은 게임(Game)과 ~화하다(~fication)의 합성어로, 다양한 분야에서 게임 형식을 적용한 마케팅 사례들이 나타나고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 하나의 트렌가 된 게이미피케이션 활용이 가지는 의미를 확인하고, 여러 사례에 나타난 게이미피케이션 기법과 요소들을 분석하여 효과적인 마케팅 전략으로서 게이미피케이션의 활용 방향성을 제시하고자 한다. 게이미피케이션은 기업의 마케팅 전략에 적극 활용되고 있으며 도전, 경쟁, 성취, 보상, 관계 등의 게이미피케이션 기법을 적용하고 있다. 사례분석 결과 마케팅에 활용되고 있는 게이미피케이션 기법은 공통적으로 확인되는 중요한 요소는 '성취'와 '보상'으로 나타났다. 이는 주어진 미션이나 과제를 해결하면서 획득하게 되는 다양한 상품과 혜택 등을 게임적인 요소로 흥미를 이끌어내어 자발적으로 참여하게 만들고 몰입상태로 유도하여 소비를 촉진하는 효과적인 전략임을 확인하였다.

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