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Mochi Media Announces Record Growth in 2008, Launches New Self-Serve Ad Product
Sharp Increase in Developer Community, Content, Uniques and Ad Impressions; Innovative Service Offers Advertisers Simple Direct Access to Online In-Game Advertising
| Source: Mochi Media
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - February 23, 2009) - Mochi Media, the world's largest online games network, today announced
record growth during 2008 across all aspects of its business, as well as
the launch of MochiAds Self-Serve Advertising, a new product providing
small and medium-sized advertisers direct and flexible access to placing
ads and offers within online games
throughout Mochi Media's global network.
Mochi Media has seen enormous growth in the number of active games and game
developers on its network since the beginning of the year, and doubled
traffic on its MochiAds network of games to reach almost 100 million unique
users each month. With more than 8,500 games and more than 2,000
developers, Mochi Media's tremendous growth in 2008 represents increasingly
wide adoption of the company's Flash game monetization and distribution
tools. During 2008, Mochi Media has:
-- Grown its developer community from 600 to over 2,100 Flash game creators
-- Built its content library from 1,800 to more than 8,600 casual games
-- Increased monthly audience reach from 48 million to 96 million uniques
The recent launch of MochiAds Self-Serve Advertising allows advertisers to
run ads targeted by game category and user geography across MochiAds'
global network of more than 8,500 online games. Mochi Media's unique
technology embeds either display or video advertisements directly into
virally distributed online games,
which display to engaged gamers during game load and between levels.
Because of their high engagement levels and rapidly growing audience, online games are increasingly
attractive as a medium for advertisers. Click-through rates for online
games are often as high as 5 percent, compared to online industry average
click-through rates of less than 1 percent.
"We were very happy to see all of our key performance metrics exhibit very
strong growth during 2008," said Mochi Media CEO George Garrick. "The
launch of MochiAds Self-Serve Advertising opens up this unique ad channel
for small and medium-sized advertisers who wish to reach consumers through
games. Our technology, vision and people have positioned Mochi Media very
well in the online games market, and we're going to continue to work hard
to provide our developers, advertisers and publishers with the best tools
possible to create a great experience for gamers as well as great
opportunities for our partner communities."
Mochi Media's growth mirrors the broader trend of growth of online gaming,
with more gamers turning to free games online rather than paying for
console or downloadable games. comScore reported that online gaming sites
have seen a 27 percent increase in its U.S. audience in 2008, with 86
million visitors in December compared to 78 million a year ago.
"The online gaming industry is experiencing a period of rapid growth
because it delivers compelling and engaging content to consumers," said
Allison Luong, Managing Director at Pearl Research. "That, coupled with the
economic downturn where consumers are seeking out free and low-cost forms
of gaming, will provide companies in the industry a great opportunity."
About Mochi Media
Mochi Media is the world's largest casual online game network, serving the
needs of thousands of Flash developers, reaching almost 100 million unique
users each month with a library of over 8,500 games, and enabling
advertisers to reach engaged consumers with targeted display, text, and
video ads. The company's MochiAds program provides developers with tools to
track distribution and usage analytics, enable version control and live
updates to distributed games, and provide real-time ad insertion for
pre-game and in-game ads. MochiAds developers gain distribution
opportunities to over 25,000 websites, as well as monetization
opportunities by sharing in the ad revenue generated by their games. Mochi
Media is headquartered in downtown San Francisco.