Gaming the System

How Email List Validation Cuts Costs in Live Service Video Games

Player retention begins here. Download your free ‘Gaming the System’ eBook, and learn:

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ZeroBounce Image Why long-term player engagement in gaming is now critical

ZeroBounce Image Why your player email database is key to player retention strategies

ZeroBounce Image How email verification is central to effective email campaigns in gaming

Plus - multiple use case examples to show you how your gaming company can implement email validationA process that determines if an email address uses valid syntax, exists on a given domain, and is configured to receive incoming email messages solutions today.

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The front cover of ZeroBounce’s eBook Gaming the System: How Email Validation Cuts Costs in Live-Service Video Games

The video game industry is dominating entertainment monetization.

Video games are now everywhere: your computer, your phone, your television - they’re here to stay.

The top online game developers are now reaching sales in billions.

The problem? Your player email database gets filled with junk, invalid data.

But one thing’s consistent - you need player emails to boost sales, player retention, and player engagement in gaming.

Download the free Gaming the System eBook and learn how to clean your email database and boost player retention.

Why the video game industry needs email database management

If you work for a live-service gaming company or if you work in gaming email marketing, you’ve faced one or more of these issues:

ZeroBounce Image Fake email accounts

ZeroBounce Image Bot-created accounts or RMT

ZeroBounce Image Uncertainty over abandoned accounts

ZeroBounce Image Multiple inactive emails owned by one user/IP address

ZeroBounce Image High email bounce ratesThe percentage of emails that are undelivered vs. delivered to the intended recipient.

ZeroBounce Image Email spam traps in gaming

ZeroBounce Image Poor email campaign effectiveness due to not having up-to-date, accurate email lists

There’s no question - your video game company faces unique challenges with customer email addresses that many other B2C and B2B companies don’t.

Nevertheless, the solution to all of these issues is an email list verification service that understands the obstacles to long-term player retention.

Download the free eBook and learn how you can improve your email deliverabilityA sender’s ability to reach the recipient’s inbox with their outgoing emails. It may also describe the ratio of emails delivered to the inbox vs. those sent to spam or blocked by the receiving server. in gaming today.

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Better email data quality from your player email database

After downloading your free ‘Gaming the System’ guide, you’ll find eye-opening stories and all of the numbers needed to show you:

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How you can lower account/email data storage costs

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A foolproof strategy for avoiding email bounces

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How to proactively maintain accurate email lists

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How to use email validation to boost gaming player retention

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How you can effortlessly avoid email spam traps

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How you can improve your gaming email marketing with an enhanced player email database

Find your valid email addresses in gaming like a pro

It’s time for you to get your gaming email list hygieneThe act of or ability to maintain an email list or database consisting of valid and active email addresses. in order.

The rest of the video game industry relies on email address verification - and we’re passing the controller to you next.

Download your free ‘Gaming the System’ eBook today! Discover how easy it can be to generate high-quality gaming email engagement like a world top-500 player.

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Frequently asked questions

The best way to improve player retention is to deliver a fun, rewarding gaming experience consistently. As players spend time in games and accomplish objectives, they should be able to realistically unlock new rewards that are proportional to the time invested.

However, it’s natural for most players to lapse eventually. When this happens, you’ll want to employ email list validation to ensure that your player email database is up-to-date. Use the valid email addresses you have to deliver effective email campaigns that highlight your latest updates, feature additions, and rewards to restoke the flame of interest in your player base. It’s always more cost-effective to re-engage past or existing players than it is to earn a new download.

Likewise, SMS or push notifications are also helpful for similar retention strategies. If you have a valid phone number, or if your video game is stored on the device, send alerts periodically to keep your game in the player’s mind.

All of your players provide an email to create their account. Other industries need to spend time, effort, and countless dollars creating content to obtain this data from potential leads. It’s the best tool you have in marketing.

Email verification ensures that your email database has valid email addresses, helping with avoiding email bounces and improving email deliverability in gaming. Once you’re confident you have a direct avenue to the player’s inbox, you can regularly funnel essential data and updates in an effort to reduce player churn.

Email validation examines your entire player database and identifies which email addresses are valid. If they’re valid, you can send an email to the address and reach an inbox. If they’re invalid, it’s either fake or no longer in use. For a gaming company with thousands of players, one email campaign can result in thousands of bounces, which destroys your company’s email reputation.

Email list cleaning will also identify other high-risk email types like spam traps or abuse emails. In video gaming, it’s also critical to identify disposable emails, which players will often use to sign up for your service without giving away any of their personal information. While a disposable email can still serve as a valid sign in ID, it provides no value to your gaming email marketing.