Sound is survival.
JBL Quantum, Overwolf Ads, and Havas Play targeted FPS players already wearing a competitor's headset, then made the case for switching at the exact moments where audio wins or loses the match, timed to Fortnite's season 7, which saw a 70% player spike.
Competitive FPS players turn up their audio to hear a gunshot's direction, enemy footsteps, and every other cue that decides who wins the fight.
Overwolf's DMP "Gamer Grid" found the exact audience
JBL Quantum needed: FPS players already wearing
a competitor's headset. Using deterministic gameplay behavior, hardware ownership data, and third-party signals, the campaign identified real conquest targets instead of demographic guesses,
and excluded existing JBL owners so every impression pushed toward a new sale.
Every elimination and knockout across five live titles triggered rewarded branded messages timed to the exact instant audio made the difference: "They Should've Heard It Coming."
Players stepped into branded missions across Overwatch 2 and Apex Legends built around JBL Quantum's core promise, with top performers winning real JBL Quantum 2.0 headsets.
The campaign reached players inside five titles where sound decides outcomes.
The campaign beat every major media benchmark.
Impressions
Instream CTR vs. 7.75% benchmark
Viewability
Completion Rate
Contextual Gameplay Moments
Minutes of Branded Gameplay
Awareness Lift
Favorability Lift
Purchase Consideration Lift
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