{"id":4268270,"date":"2021-04-01T10:10:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T08:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=4268270"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:16:31","slug":"online-gaming-in-the-real-world-with-nerf-toys","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/case\/online-gaming-in-the-real-world-with-nerf-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Online gaming in the real world with NERF toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-post-header block-post-header__theme--white\">\n\t<button class=\"btn btn__color--richBlack block-post-header__btn\" onclick=window.history.back()>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon__size--medium-variable icon__arrow-left-circle\">\n\t<svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' width='24' height='24' fill='none' viewBox='0 0 24 24'><g class='symbol'><path stroke='currentColor' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='1.5' d='M12.479 6.74L6.739 12l5.74 5.26M7.217 12H17.74'\/><circle cx='12' cy='12' r='11' stroke='currentColor' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='1.5'\/><\/g><path class='symbol-hover' fill='currentColor' fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1 12c0 6.075 4.925 11 11 11s11-4.925 11-11S18.075 1 12 1 1 5.925 1 12zm5.233.553l5.739 5.26 1.013-1.105-4.318-3.958h9.072v-1.5H8.667l4.318-3.958-1.013-1.106-5.74 5.261L5.63 12l.604.553z' clip-rule='evenodd'\/><\/svg><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t<h2 class=\"heading heading__size--xxs heading__align--left block-post-header__tag\">\n\t\t\tNERF\t<\/h2><h1 class=\"heading heading__size--xl heading__align--left block-post-header__heading\">\n\t\t\tOnline gaming in the real world with NERF toys\t<\/h1><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"full-width-image block-full-width-image__full-width-image\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap full-width-image__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nerf_1.png\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image full-width-image__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"intro-text block-intro-text__intro-text intro-text__background-color--white\" data-position=\"top left\">\n\t<div class=\"intro-text__content\" >\n\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading__size--s heading__align--left intro-text__heading\">\n\t\t\tNERF, one of the leading children\u2019s toy companies in the world, is known for its flashy coloured blasters and the endless fun they provide. However, in 2019, the blaster giant faced a number of challenges and turned to DEPT\u00ae to help them reconnect with their target audience. By helping the brand to reposition itself, NERF is back on top.\t<\/h2>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-panel-with-rich-text\">\n\t<div class=\"block-panel-with-rich-text__left block-panel-with-rich-text__left--richBlack\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"heading heading__size--xl heading__align--left block-panel-with-rich-text__heading\">\n\t\t\tAn increase in competition\t<\/h2>\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-panel-with-rich-text__right block-panel-with-rich-text__right--white\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-panel-with-rich-text__right-content block-panel-with-rich-text__right-content--white\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class='block-panel-with-rich-text__item'><div class='block-panel-with-rich-text__item-inner'><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__size--default paragraph__align--left block-paragraph__paragraph\">The global children\u2019s toy company, which emerged in 1969, creates a variety of \u201csafe-foam\u201d products ranging from sports balls to dart blasters. In recent years, competition in the toy industry has greatly increased, especially with the rise of online gaming, and brands have a shorter and shorter lifecycle. NERF was facing a similar problem in the Dutch market; they were no longer considered \u201ccool\u201d and had more companies than ever to compete against. NERF had a clear goal in mind: to achieve an additional +8% in revenue. 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How did we do this? By working with the most popular gaming influencers in the Netherlands to create NERF Battle Royale. An offline game which feels very similar to an online game and which uses signature NERF blasters. The idea and the content were distributed via YouTube, one of the most visited platforms for gamers. By being visible where the target demographic was watching gaming videos, boosted the brand\u2019s credibility. Lastly, our experts also worked closely with Bol.com, a Dutch marketplace website, as a sales partner to make NERF products readily available to parents and grandparents who wanted to purchase them for their children.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"flyout-drawer js-flyout-drawer flyout-drawer__position--right\"\n\tdata-trigger=\"#block-panel-with-rich-text-c68721a6224cdc53eaf2d0a03ab6af25\"\n\tdata-instant-open=\"false\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"flyout-drawer__left-mobile-backplate\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"flyout-drawer__left-backplate\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flyout-drawer__left\"><\/div>\n\n\t<button\tclass=\"cta-button flyout-drawer__close cta-button__color--white cta-button__style--text-and-icon js-drawer-close has-flipped-icon\" aria-label=\"Close\" >\n\t<svg width='21' height='21' viewBox='0 0 21 21' fill='none' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'><circle cx='10.5' cy='10.5' r='9.5' transform='rotate(-90 10.5 10.5)' 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Ultimately, this led us to choose four popular influencers who took part in a three-phase process:<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-panel-with-rich-text__item'><div class='block-panel-with-rich-text__item-inner'><ul class=\"lists lists__color--richBlack lists__type--circle lists__size--default lists__align--left block-lists__lists\">\n\t<li>Phase one: The gaming influencers announce that they will participate in the first-ever NERF Battle Royale. Each influencer forms a team which fans can be a part of.<\/li><li>Phase two: The four teams compete on a massive NERF Battle Royale site.\u00a0<\/li><li>Phase three: Launch the campaign across multiple social media platforms, via TV commercials and on Bol.com.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class='block-panel-with-rich-text__item'><div class='block-panel-with-rich-text__item-inner'><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__size--default paragraph__align--left block-paragraph__paragraph\">In the end, over 16,750 kids signed up for the NERF Battle Royale \u2013 a huge success. Within six weeks, we reached 23.9 million views on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch and Giphy. And Bol.com\u2019s assets added an additional four million views. More importantly, NERF sales grew by + 26%, a huge 18% above the target. 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four strategically chosen influencers. 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