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PlayZap

How PlayZap Acquired 1,257 $PZP Buyers and Generated $819,000 in Revenue with Blockchain-Ads

PlayZap
1,257
First $PZP Purchases
4.5M+
Impressions
$237.36
CPA
2.74x
ROAS
Campaign Type
Display
industry
Gaming
Duration
30 Days
Total Ad Spend
$298,361
Key Markets
Global
Primary KPI
Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)
Objective

First $PZP token purchase

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About
PlayZap

PlayZap is a competitive casual gaming platform built on Binance Smart Chain. It combines skill-based gameplay with Play-to-Earn mechanics through its native $PZP token, which players use to enter competitions, stake for rewards, and earn from in-game performance. The platform targets active gamers with a demonstrated interest in competitive play and blockchain-based reward systems. PlayZap entered paid acquisition looking to grow its base of token-holding players beyond organic and community channels.

  • Target Audience: Competitive gamers and Play-to-Earn participants familiar with blockchain token mechanics
  • Growth Stage: Scale-up

A note on attribution: PlayZap's paid acquisition on Blockchain-Ads is managed through affiliate partners, each running independently with their own market focus and creative approach. This case study covers one such campaign and reflects what Blockchain-Ads can deliver for PlayZap-aligned partners targeting active Web3 gaming audiences globally.

The Challenge

PlayZap needed to acquire players who would not just sign up but convert into active $PZP token buyers. This is a segment that conventional gaming ad platforms could not reliably reach.

Four obstacles defined what that required:

  • Platform restrictions: Google and Meta offer limited compliant inventory for blockchain token promotion targeting active crypto wallets.
  • Audience depth: Interest-based targeting cannot distinguish BSC-active wallets from casual crypto observers.
  • Conversion quality: Driving signups was insufficient. The campaign needed users who would complete a first token purchase.
  • Global scale: Reaching qualified Web3 gaming audiences across multiple regions required inventory that general gaming networks do not carry.

Why Blockchain-Ads

Standard gaming ad networks could reach gamers but not crypto-native ones. PlayZap needed users already comfortable with token purchases, staking mechanics, and on-chain transactions. Interest-based platforms had no reliable signal for wallet activity or BSC engagement.

PlayZap chose Blockchain-Ads to reach verified on-chain audiences at the depth the campaign required, through four capabilities:

  • On-chain wallet targeting: Campaigns reached BSC-active wallets with verified token transaction history.
  • Web3 gaming inventory: The network covered Play-to-Earn, DeFi, and crypto gaming publisher environments where PlayZap's audience was already active.
  • CPA-based optimisation: Campaigns optimised toward first $PZP purchases from day one, not just clicks or signups.
  • Global reach: The platform delivered qualified audiences across multiple regions without sacrificing targeting precision.

Campaign Results

  • 1,257 first $PZP purchases delivered across a 30-day campaign.
  • CPA: $237.36 per first token purchase.
  • ROAS: 2.74x on $298,361 in ad spend.
  • Impressions: 4.5M+ delivered globally.
  • CTR: 2.76% blended across all display formats.
  • CPC: $2.35 blended across the full campaign.
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Campaign Strategy

Phase 1: Learning (Week 1)

The campaign launched globally with a token launch awareness angle. Display ads ran across Web3 gaming and crypto publisher inventory.

Two creatives introduced the platform:

  • A product launch angle announcing "$PZP NOW LIVE!"
  • A gameplay angle inviting users to "Try PlayZap Games for free."

The objective was to identify which audience segments and regions responded to the token launch message at the lowest cost per click.

Phase 2: Consideration (Weeks 2–3)

Data from Phase 1 identified BSC-active wallet segments as the strongest responders. Budget shifted toward these segments.

Two new creative angles were introduced:

  • A staking angle promoting "$PZP Staking is Live!"
  • An authority angle positioning PlayZap as "The #1 Game on Binance."

The staking angle drove stronger engagement among existing token holders. The authority angle performed best among Binance-active wallets new to PlayZap. CPA began declining as targeting tightened around high-intent segments.

Phase 3: Acquisition and Retargeting (Week 4)

The campaign concentrated spend on the authority and direct purchase angles. Retargeting layers re-engaged users who had clicked but not yet completed a first token purchase. The "Buy $PZP Now" creative drove the highest conversion rate among retargeted users. The authority angle, "The #1 Game on Binance," scaled across Binance-active wallet segments globally and closed the campaign with the strongest daily conversion volumes.

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