McDonald’s Sweden – Deal with the Trash (Sweden) Turned litter into loyalty rewards, gamifying responsibility while boosting app use, trust, and market share. Submitted by OMD Sweden Winner’s Citation PLATINUM in the 2025 Marketing Makes a World of Difference Awards. McDonald’s Sweden turned responsibility into opportunity with “Deal with the Trash.” By using AI to […]
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Treeless Map – Abdul Latif Jameel Motors (Saudi Arabia) Stripped Fortnite of trees to dramatize deforestation, planting real trees for every player who joined. Submitted by SERVICEPLAN & MEDIAPLUS Middle East Winner’s Citation PLATINUM in 2025 Marketing Makes a World of Difference Awards Abdul Latif Jameel Motors’ “Treeless Map” turned gaming into a call for climate […]
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Gaming and Purpose may not immediately seem to go hand in hand, but the combination is making a difference to many categories of business, from consumer goods to nonprofits. In 2022, during an interview with the forward-thinking Pete Blackshaw, while CEO of the Cincinnati-based Cintrifuse, he foresaw the convergence of “Green and Gaming.” Pete, a veteran of […]
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Case Study Summary Knorr’s #ModTheVeg campaign is a standout example of purpose-driven innovation in gaming. Facing a disconnect with younger audiences who viewed vegetables—and the Knorr brand—as outdated, Knorr identified a unique cultural insight: in popular video games, vegetables are often portrayed as weak or worthless. This digital bias mirrored real-life attitudes, especially among Gen […]
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Case Study Summary Long COVID Europe To raise awareness among young people about the hidden struggles of Long COVID, Long COVID Europe launched “Long COVID Mode,” an innovative campaign that turned gaming into a powerful educational tool. Without a marketing budget, they created custom mods for Minecraft, The Witcher 3, and Elden Ring that simulated […]
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Case Study Summary: United24’s “The Donation Map” transformed Fortnite into a philanthropic tool to raise funds for rebuilding a war-damaged Ukrainian clinic. By creating a custom map based on Kyiv’s Independence Square, players could explore and learn rather than fight—while time spent on the map triggered real-world donations through Fortnite’s monetization model. This allowed players […]
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