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Is Gamification The Future Of Advertising? Heres How One Company Is Shaking Up The Industry
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By Faith Ashmore, Benzinga
In the early 90s and even 2000s, ads were a key part of consuming media and advertising was, in a way, fun. Commercials were part of the popular culture monolith and it was clear that advertising budgets were spent with intention. Ask any 90s kid, and they can quote the most popular ads of the time, whether that is Tony the Tigers Theyre G-r-r-reat! or Verizons (NYSE: VZ) Can you hear me now? Today, the landscape of ads has changed, and the overall feeling is not one of enjoyment but rather fatigue.
Advertising seems to be missing its mark for the majority of viewers. While ads have always been looked at through the lens of doubt, only 4% of people in a recent study by Inc. Magazine believed they were trustworthy. Not to mention, people feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of ads they are exposed to on a daily basis, which makes them more likely to tune them out. Additionally, the cultural significance of advertising has diminished due to the increasing amount of ads on the internet, and most ads are not viewed as entertaining or effective at selling products. There has also been recent discourse that criticizes the rise of "woke-wash" advertising or makes false claims about social or environmental responsibility just for profit.
Its harder to reach audiences, the cost of marketing is going up, the number of channels has exponentially proliferated and the cost to cover all of those channels has proliferated, Jay Pattisall, the lead author of a recent advertising report, shared in an interview. Its a continual pressure for marketers were no longer just creating advertising campaigns three or four times a year and running them across a few networks and print.
What Does The Future Of Successful Advertising Look Like?
In a world where everyone seems to despise ads, gamification could be the next frontier for advertising, with 2 out of 3 Americans spending an hour on gaming every day. In this landscape, Overplay emerges as a solution that aims to disrupt the status quo.
Overplay leverages the power of gamification and introduces a new approach to advertising that transforms traditional ads into interactive games. By turning ads into engaging experiences, Overplay seeks to capture users' attention and boost their active participation.
Overplay's innovative platform empowers creators to effortlessly infuse their videos with interactive elements, removing the need for coding skills and technical expertise. This democratization of interactive content creation opens up a world of possibilities for creators, allowing them to tap into the immense popularity of gaming culture quickly and easily. The result is a more immersive and enjoyable ad experience that stands out amidst the noise of traditional advertising.
Not only does Overplay benefit creators, but it also offers value to brands. By harnessing the power of playable game ads, brands can connect with their target audience in a highly interactive and memorable way. Plus, playable ads have been shown to achieve a staggering 7x higher conversion rate compared to other ad formats, making them a powerful tool for driving results. With Overplay, brands can create these effective playable game ads at a fraction of the cost and time traditionally required.
The allure of Overplay is undeniable, with hundreds of thousands of app downloads and millions of games played. By recognizing that the current zeitgeist has shifted away from enjoying ads, Overplay has set out to transform the advertising landscape by making ads more enjoyable, interactive and effective through the power of gamification.
Featured photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash.
Overplay is revolutionizing a $574 billion digital media landscape with the first frictionless platform for user-generated games.With Overplay, everyone can turn their videos into games and share them with the world in minutes, for free, with no code. Overplays app can be used to quickly and easily make games from anything: funny moments with your friends, cat memes, cooking tutorials, extreme sports POVs, and more!Imagine the NBA creating playable highlights reels, movie studios releasing trailers that are games, and car companies making commercials where you virtually test drive their cars. Overplays app and licensable technology allows billions of creators, social media users, and brands to amplify audience engagement by making their content interactive.Overplay sits at the intersection of three massive markets: social media, video advertising, and casual gaming. We are merging everything that makes these markets successful into one revolutionary form of digital media that will be consumed and created by BILLIONs of potential Overplayers worldwideWith Overplays API, brands can apply a thin layer of gaming on top of videos already being streamed in advertisements. Because our technology is so simple and takes only a few minutes, Overplay cuts down on thousands of hours of production time and millions of dollars in costs for brands to leverage this highly engaging ad format.
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Loox launches Reviewers.com, the first product sampling platform built exclusively for Shopify brands
Tel Aviv, Israel, June 17th, 2026, FinanceWire
After a decade as the social proof leader trusted by 130,000 Shopify brands, Loox announces the public launch of Reviewers.com, a product sampling platform in the Shopify App Store that helps Shopify brands get high-quality video reviews at scale from a vetted community of everyday consumers.
Why It Matters
Consumer trust has never been lower due to the increase in synthetic content – AI-generated copy, fake reviews, and manufactured influencer content. Trust in brands is at an all-time low, and authentic social proof has never mattered more. Visual reviews build trust and convert browsers into buyers; they convert more than textual or photo reviews – but getting them in a consistent, scalable way has always been painfully hard. Not every customer has the setup, motivation, or time to record a high-quality video. Reviewers.com changes that.
How It Works
Reviewers.com connects Shopify brands with real, everyday consumers who are strictly screened for clear audio, good lighting, and on-camera presence before they can enter the community. It’s a predictable, scalable way to get high-quality, authentic video reviews on demand. Brands gift their products; reviewers post honest, authentic video reviews in return. Reviewers.com saves brands hundreds of hours spent on finding creators, coordinating shipping, and validating their content. Campaigns are created in just a few minutes, fully integrated into Shopify, and every review comes with full usage rights.
“The campaign was very easy to set up, the reviews came in quickly, and there were really good, thoughtful reviews,” said Nana Adwoa Denkyiraa, founder of Ayebea’s Sankofa Marketplace.
Key use cases
- Creating a steady stream of fresh video content for marketing and ads
- Seeding social proof for new product launches
- Keeping review widgets on product pages fresh and compelling
- Capturing seasonal content throughout the year
- Showcasing reviews from consumers who mirror the brand’s target audience
From the CEO
“After 10 years helping Shopify brands collect and display social proof, we kept seeing the same problem: brands know video reviews are the strongest way to build trust with visitors and turn browsers into buyers, but they have no reliable way to get them. Reviewers.com solves that – authentically, affordably, and at scale,” said Yoni Elbaz, CEO and Co-founder of Loox.
How is it different
Unlike Influencer and UGC Platforms, Reviewers.com is purpose-built for honest product reviews – not polished influencer content or scripted UGC. Reviewers.com helps brands collect more compelling content by delivering reviews that are:
- FTC compliant – transparently disclosed, no grey areas
- Authentic and unscripted – real people sharing honest opinions
- High-quality – reviewers are screened before joining, and each review submitted is screened for audio, lighting, and content.
- Fully licensed – brands receive complete usage rights to every video.
Who are the Reviewers, and how are they vetted
Reviewers are real, everyday consumers who love trying new products and sharing honest opinions. Every Reviewer in our community is carefully vetted. Before participating, each candidate submits a sample video that we personally review for authenticity, fluent English, clear sound, and good lighting. Only those who meet our high standards are approved as Reviewers. As they join campaigns, we apply the same criteria to every video they submit, ensuring quality is maintained and continually improved.
Availability and Pricing
Reviewers.com is available today in the Shopify App Store to any US-based Shopify brand. Pricing is based on a monthly subscription with no long-term commitment. The monthly subscription is $150, including one campaign, with additional campaigns available for $150 per campaign. Each campaign can include up to 10 items gifted. Each merchant receives a 30-day free trial, which includes one free campaign.
Readers can visit Reviewers.com to learn more and to start your first campaign free.
Resources
- Case study: How Hair Dance seeded 9 video reviews to launch a new product with instant social proof (https://reviewers.com/case-studies/hair-dance)
- Case study: How Suma Performance fueled Meta ads with a scalable stream of video reviews (https://reviewers.com/case-studies/suma-performance)
- Case study: How AnyAgeWear cut hours of logistics out of its UGC pipeline (https://reviewers.com/case-studies/anyagewear)
- Use cases (https://reviewers.com/use-cases)
- For Reviewers: how to join the community (https://reviewers.com/for-reviewers)
- AI info: How Reviewers.com works (https://reviewers.com/ai-info)
About Loox
Loox is the leading social proof platform for Shopify brands, trusted by more than 130,000 brands worldwide. For over 10 years, Loox has helped merchants collect, display, and leverage customer reviews and photos to build trust and drive sales.
About Reviewers.com
Reviewers.com helps brands collect authentic, high-quality video reviews through a trusted community of vetted reviewers who are excited to try products for free in exchange for sharing their honest review. Launching a campaign takes just minutes. Simply create your campaign, gift your products, and we handle the rest – from matching you with the right reviewers who place their orders directly through your website. Within weeks, you’ll receive high-quality video reviews with full usage rights, ready to use across your marketing channels, social ads, email campaigns, landing pages, and product review widgets. Whether you’re launching a new product, targeting a new audience, preparing for a seasonal campaign, or refreshing your brand content, Reviewers.com gives you authentic video reviews tailored to every marketing need.
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Mita TechTalks Convenes 125 Investors and Builders in Punta Mita for an Invite-Only Summit on Bitcoin, AI, and Energy
Punta Mita, Mexico, June 16th, 2026, FinanceWire
Running October 25–27, the summit pairs beachfront sessions and private villa workshops built to turn three days of conversation into strategies attendees can act on.
Mita TechTalks, an invite-only summit on the convergence of Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy, will gather 125 guests October 25–27, 2026, in Punta Mita, Mexico. The summit brings together high-net-worth investors, family office allocators, corporate leaders, and builders for three days of oceanside sessions, private workshops, and unhurried conversations along the most exclusive stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast.
Sessions take place at the Kupuri Beach Club, an oceanview, open-air venue inside the private, residential community of Punta Mita, home to the Four Seasons, St. Regis, Montage, and Pendry resorts and two Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses. The agenda opens with a beachfront welcome dinner, followed by full sessions and private-villa breakout workshops, evening dinners under the palapa, and a closing afternoon of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf or ocean sports. Because guests and speakers stay within the same community for the full three days, the schedule gives way to long, off-record conversations, and the chance to build authentic relationships with the people rather than collect badges.
Confirmed speakers include Jeff Booth, founder of ego death capital and author of The Price of Tomorrow; Lisa Hough, founder of BTM Energy; Sam Callahan, Director of Strategy and Research at OranjeBTC; Andre Neves, ZBD Co-Founder & CTO and more. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
The summit is built on a simple premise: Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy are no longer separate stories. Bitcoin is moving onto corporate balance sheets and into treasury strategy, AI is working its way into finance and the Bitcoin economy, and the power demands of both AI data centers and Bitcoin mining are redrawing the energy map. Programming spans three tracks, covering macro and corporate strategy, energy, and AI, where speakers and guests dig into how the three feed one another.
“Technology is inherently deflationary, and AI is about to accelerate that beyond anything we’ve seen. The real question for investors and companies is how you position for a world where the cost of almost everything trends toward zero,” said Jeff Booth, founder of ego death capital and author of The Price of Tomorrow. “In a fast paced world, the most meaningful breakthroughs happen when you slow down. That’s what Mita TechTalks is built for, and it’s why Bitcoin, AI, and energy belong in the same room, in a place like Punta Mita.”
Mita TechTalks is organized by Lynne Bairstow and Israel Muñoz, partners at Base Layer Advisors and co-hosts of the Build With Bitcoin podcast. Bairstow began her career on Wall Street at Merrill Lynch before moving to Mexico, where she founded MITA Ventures in 2012 and has spent more than two decades backing early-stage tech across Mexico and Latin America; she is also a co-founder of La Casa de Satoshi, a Bitcoin and freedom-tech hub in Mexico City. Muñoz co-founded an early cross-border payments startup and helped launch 500 Startups’ Miami operation, and now invests in early-stage Bitcoin infrastructure ventures.
“Some of the best moments at these gatherings happen away from the sessions. They happen at dinner, walking the beach, in a villa after the sessions end,” said Bairstow. “When a small group of people share the same place for three days, you leave having actually gotten to know the people at the forefront of capital market innovation.”
“Bitcoin, AI, and energy are the technologies that will redefine the global economy,” said Muñoz. “We wanted to bring the people at the center of that shift together somewhere they could actually talk, and there’s no better place to do it than in Punta Mita.”
Registration is open by application at 2026.mitatechtalks.com. Passes are released in tiers starting at $2,750 and rising as each phase sells out, and the summit is capped at 125 guests; once that number is reached, registration closes. Every pass includes full access to sessions and workshops, all meals, and evening events. Punta Mita is located 40 minutes from Puerto Vallarta International Airport.
This year’s Mita TechTalks is supported by ArcadiaB as Platinum Partner and Punta Mita as Host Partner, with Base Layer Advisors and Build With Bitcoin as Organizing Partners and Forager and Gannett Trust as Bronze Sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact lynne@baselayeradvisors.com.
About Mita TechTalks
Mita TechTalks is an invite-only summit exploring the intersection of capital markets, Bitcoin, artificial intelligence, and energy. Held in the private, gated community of Punta Mita on Mexico’s Pacific coast, it is designed for wealth managers, family offices, corporate executives, and industry leaders shaping the future of capital. Organized by Base Layer Advisors and Build With Bitcoin, the summit returns October 25–27, 2026. For more information, users can visit 2026.mitatechtalks.com.
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Nocera Strengthens AI Growth Strategy with Strategic Investment in CampaignPulse.ai
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16th, 2026, FinanceWire
Nocera, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCRA) has taken another significant step in its transformation into a diversified technology holding company by announcing a strategic investment in CampaignPulse.ai, an emerging artificial intelligence company focused on simulation-driven campaign intelligence, predictive analytics, and decision-support technologies.
The investment underscores Nocera’s commitment to building a portfolio of innovative businesses positioned at the forefront of artificial intelligence and digital transformation. As organizations across industries increasingly seek data-driven tools to improve planning, communication, and operational effectiveness, CampaignPulse.ai is developing solutions designed to help users evaluate strategies before committing valuable resources in real-world environments.
Expanding Nocera’s AI Ecosystem
The investment aligns with Nocera’s broader vision of evolving into Nocera Holdings, a technology-focused platform targeting high-growth sectors including artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, robotics, biotech, blockchain, and digital assets.
By adding CampaignPulse.ai to its growing portfolio, Nocera gains exposure to a rapidly emerging segment of the AI market focused on predictive analytics, audience intelligence, and advanced simulation technologies. These capabilities are increasingly viewed as essential tools for organizations seeking to make faster, smarter, and more informed decisions.
“Our investment in CampaignPulse.ai represents another important step in the execution of Nocera’s strategy to build a diversified portfolio of technology-driven businesses operating in high-growth markets,” said Andy Jin, Chief Executive Officer of Nocera.
Building the Future of Campaign Intelligence
CampaignPulse.ai is developing an innovative platform designed to leverage large language models and artificial intelligence to simulate audience reactions, test messaging effectiveness, and evaluate strategic outcomes before implementation.
The platform’s planned capabilities include:
- AI-powered campaign simulations
- Predictive audience intelligence
- Message testing and optimization
- Sentiment and narrative analysis
- Strategic communications support
- Reputation monitoring
- Performance analytics and reporting
- Content creation and campaign development tools
- Localization and personalization technologies
By combining advanced AI with predictive modeling, CampaignPulse.ai aims to help organizations reduce uncertainty, improve communication effectiveness, and optimize resource allocation.
Addressing a Growing Market Opportunity
The global demand for AI-powered analytics and decision-support solutions continues to expand as businesses, governments, advocacy groups, and institutions seek more sophisticated ways to forecast outcomes and improve strategic planning.
Nocera believes that technologies capable of integrating simulation, predictive analytics, and audience intelligence will play an increasingly important role in helping organizations navigate complex decision-making environments.
CampaignPulse.ai’s development roadmap also includes the creation of a global ambassador network intended to accelerate market awareness, foster strategic partnerships, and support future platform adoption across international markets.
Long-Term Vision for Shareholder Value
The investment reflects Nocera’s ongoing strategy of identifying innovative companies that can benefit from the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence. Through a combination of strategic investments, acquisitions, and partnerships, the company aims to build a scalable portfolio of technology businesses capable of delivering sustainable long-term growth.
“We are excited to welcome Nocera as a strategic investor and partner,” said Ash Wright, President of CampaignPulse.ai. “We believe the combination of AI-powered simulations, predictive analytics, and decision-support capabilities can create a powerful new approach to campaign intelligence and strategic communications.”
As Nocera continues its transformation into a diversified technology platform, investments such as CampaignPulse.ai demonstrate the company’s focus on emerging technologies that have the potential to reshape industries, improve efficiency, and create meaningful value for shareholders and stakeholders alike.
With artificial intelligence rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern business strategy, Nocera’s latest investment positions the company to participate in one of the most dynamic and transformative sectors of the global economy.
For more information visit – https://www.nocera.company/
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