All content for Future of Consumer Marketing is the property of The Global Talent Co. and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
From Global to Local: Building City-Based Fandom in Esports
Future of Consumer Marketing
30 minutes
4 weeks ago
From Global to Local: Building City-Based Fandom in Esports
In this episode of The Future of Marketing, host Andres Figueira interviews Tien Ho, Head of Marketing at MOUZ, one of esports' oldest and most successful organizations. MOUZ is pioneering a radical shift in esports marketing by bringing a digital-first industry back to physical reality. While other esports organizations chase global audiences online, MOUZ is building a 22-year legacy brand through hyper-local community engagement, treating their Hamburg headquarters as both a performance facility and a marketing platform. With their team consistently ranking in the top 3-4 globally in Counter-Strike, Tien shares how they're converting the product of winning into sustainable fan loyalty while solving esports' biggest challenge: making parents believe this is a legitimate career path for their children.
Topics Discussed:
Building physical headquarters as a marketing strategy in a digital industry
Converting players into viewers in the esports funnel
Creating hyper-local brand loyalty in a global competitive landscape
Designing facilities to combat gaming stereotypes and prejudice
Leveraging prime real estate for organic brand awareness
Developing talent pipelines through youth camps and community programs
Transitioning from franchise league systems to tournament circuits
Executing guerrilla marketing tactics with limited resources