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Well if you consider what is in a can of Redbull or Monster pretty much anything is viable.
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.As far as I know, Gfuel leads the industry, so I recommend reading its negative reviews to find your advantage.Thank you, after some research I have seen that there are some products already being marketed towards gamers and a few minor articles about the benefits.
How would i form a competitive advantage against some more established companies?
Twitch sponsorship is a great idea. My idea is a more long term product for health rather than a quick boost that you get from caffeine. I understand that caffeine or energy drinks can give you an edge but health may suffer. Do you think that same market would be interested to buy something that may take longer to work but will give them a cleaner and more long term performance boost?I can see how certain Vitamins and chemicals such as caffeine could enhance performance in E-Sports. With the right Twitch sponsorship you could get it into the hands of millions of youngsters
How would i form a competitive advantage against some more established companies?
When I read the thread title I instantly thought what a great idea! There are so many supplements available for different goals and different target markets that eSports would be no exception to this rule.
Even if you copy an existing nootropic recipe and rebrand it for eSports, it would very likely be a hit. It’s all about branding and marketing.
You should research Gfuel, I think it would be your competition. I like the idea though.Twitch sponsorship is a great idea. My idea is a more long term product for health rather than a quick boost that you get from caffeine. I understand that caffeine or energy drinks can give you an edge but health may suffer. Do you think that same market would be interested to buy something that may take longer to work but will give them a cleaner and more long term performance boost?
I think you've got a great idea.
Like @Scot said, something working in another niche, may work here, with a new twist, and a very specific targeting to gamers.
As far as I know, Gfuel leads the industry, so I recommend reading its negative reviews to find your advantage.
People will always prefer instant gratification and effect. Looking at Gfuel I feel it’s a marketing game. I don’t expect the niche to understand what’s inside and how it’s benefitting then.
How many adults know in what specific way vitamins help them? They think they become healthier by taking them without ever noticing a difference.
Same goes for all these alternative medicines that are alternative because they haven’t been clinically proven. People believe they make a difference.
The fitness industry has tons of supplements that have proven to have some kind of benefit on a physiological level but except a handful of products people will never notice the difference.
I have had a thought like this before, when I was playing a lot myself..
How I personally would approach it was to come up with a product thats great and which works, and then market it.
Though marketing it I see different angles.
One is like many are recommending, which is on Twitch or similar platfom where the young people are directly exposed to it.
But I also see an angle for trying to target the parents of these young people.
Putting weight on how sitting down for many hours is already bad for the health, and by using your product the kids may not be drinking a lot of energy drinks to combine with their long gaming sessions.
Raising this very serious concern of drinking multiple EXTREMELY unhealthy energy drinks every gaming session to parents and providing the solution right at the same time, could be a very effective marketing strategy I would expect.
Typically also because the kids that gets to play a lot and are never told to take a break, are from my childhood experience always the ones with the biggest soccer moms, since all they care about is just that their child doesn't need to have a hard time.
So these parents might be buying this and doing their child a 'favor' by making them more healthy.
Also if your product carries enough value and is doing a good deed amongst especially the young people, then I would suggest to reach out to gaming subreddits (the mods) and see if they will allow you to create a post about your product.
Huge subreddits where you can actually reach such a big playerbase of the specific game.
Take for example:
Reddit.com/r/dota2 - 515K subscribers
Reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends - 2.4 MILLION subscribers
Reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive - 800K subscribers
And in these communities the players are very "addicted" and typically follow these kind of forums and things happening in the scene a few times a week or once a day.
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I think there is an opportunity here, but I don't know exactly how the product should be made and what it should include and not include, but that is obviously a part of the process to figure out.
But this is how I would put out the message, once there is a product and a brand.
I hope you will go for it and if you do, make sure you do whatever is in your might to kill it!
There is a huge opportunity in this space, I'm sure of it.
Best of luck.
I had an idea to push a natural mood/overall boosting supplement to the E-sport community and wanted to get feedback on if you think it is a viable idea. I have done minimal research but believe that many players/streamers spend long nights practicing and watching wich messes with their sleep cycles. Overall health may deteriorate due to the nature of the sport. I wanted to take a natural product which I have used for years and market it in a way very accessible to the gaming community. It will be a high quality product, non addictive and, very minimal if ANY side effects. I have used this product for years with only good results and truly believe in it.
It can come in capsule or powdered form.
Do you guys think this is a viable idea?
*cough* AMPHETAMINES *cough*
I dabble in the nootropics scene every now and then.What is your guys' opinion on the form of consumption. Tablets/Capsules/Powdered form and why? I think I will be going for caps initially but wanted to get some input on why another option may be best.
Amphetamines actually tend to decrease extraneous cognitive recall in high-functioning individuals - despite what campus dealers may tell you around exam time.
Objective and subjective cognitive enhancing effects of mixed amphetamine salts in healthy people. - PubMed - NCBI
Amphetamine effects on MATRICS Consensus Cognitive Battery performance in healthy adults. - PubMed - NCBI
I’ve heard that Modafinil is pretty effective.Since when do you need to increase extraneous cognitive recall while pulling an all nighter to play video games? I dropped out of school....
Anyway, the best and probably only viable health solution to sleep deprivation is actual sleep. Are you planning on selling melatonin? What does this supplement of yours actually do? It seems like you're just repackaging an existing product to sell it to a niche industry. If that's the case, then just buy some in bulk and repackage it and throw up a sales page targeted to your market.
Or dont order it and just throw up the sales page for preorders or something and gauge your demand. I'm curious about what this supplement is if it's as good as you make it sound, pm me when I can buy some.
I’ve heard that Modafinil is pretty effective.
E-sport players tend to be athletes already. A german study showed that the physical activity of an e-sport athlete is highly similar to professionnal racing pilots.
You might be interested by this article: Science shows that eSports professionals are real athletes | DW | 12.03.2016
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