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| I think esports in general is going through a very sort of natural growth stage of consolidation I think and we remain really bullish on the future of esports and we're seeing publishers and orgs come together and partner together a lot more |
| With one quarter remaining in 2023, I'm extremely excited about the progress that we've made so far this year and the opportunities to drive value for our shareholders in 2024 and beyond |
| Now we do have competitors in these different areas but from an end-to-end solution from data, marketing and creative services, technology and media, it's unmatched and I think that it's proving to be the right formula |
| We entered the fourth quarter with a robust pipeline and expect sales will be up significantly from third quarter levels which we believe will drive positive adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter |
| 2024 is going to be a transformative year for GameSquare as a result of strong organic growth and the successful integration of the FaZe Clan acquisition |
| Going forward, significant cost savings combined with expected double-digit organic revenue growth will support a highly profitable financial model |
| I'm extremely encouraged with our success of the past three years as we have announced five acquisitions, including recently announced Faze transaction, which will create a company with approximately $138 million in revenue |
| Our ability to grow revenue by over 45 times in under three years is a result of the comprehensive platform of media and agency solutions, gaming and e-sports organizations, production services and technology capabilities that we've assembled |
| Our modern end-to-end media platform continues to drive growth, even during challenging market conditions |
| Brands are coming to GameSquare because of our ability to provide clients with best-in-class technology assets, a large influencer network, and award-winning agency and creative capabilities |
| As a result, GameSquare can offer unparalleled insight into consumer behaviors, develop data-driven creative strategies, and measure and optimize campaigns towards customer acquisition goals in real time, creating impactful marketing solutions that drive strong returns for our customers |
| During the third quarter, revenue increased 13% over the second quarter to a record $16 million and was up 58% from the same period last year |
| Reflecting the benefits of the Engine Gaming acquisition and strong organic growth, our third quarter results also reflect the strides we are making to improve our cash burn |
| So we feel really good about how we're positioned to take advantage of that |
| We also continue to strengthen our balance sheet to support growth and invest in our business |
| And I think that we're really well positioned at GameSquare to take full advantage of that |
| We ended the third quarter with a solid pipeline for the fourth quarter and a strong outlook for 2024 |
| We expect sales in our fourth quarter to be up significantly from third quarter levels, reflecting strong seasonality and solid demand for our media and creative services and technology solutions |
| Our strong outlook reflects the solid integration of the April 2023 acquisition of Engine Gaming, which significantly enhanced our scale, removed duplicative operating and corporate expenses, and most importantly added technology-based capabilities to complete our differentiated end-to-end marketing technology platform |
| We believe there are significant strategic and financial benefits to the acquisition as we leverage the powerful infrastructure we have created and full spectrum of resources within the GameSquare ecosystem to reinvigorate and drive value at FaZe |
| Engine Gaming is creating exciting revenue opportunities, including the growing success of new performance marketing strategies, as companies are increasingly looking at ways to maximize their returns on marketing investments |
| I'm thrilled by the direction that we are headed and excited to report on our success in the coming months |
| I think we've built the right infrastructure and we're extremely excited to get to work |
| And everyone talks about the quality, it's incredible quality, it looks amazing and everyone's super happy that they, like the people who did buy it when we dropped a small launch are ecstatic and people have been asking and this is something so small, it's just like a little tiny merch shop, right, like a drop in the bucket to literally the things that we can accomplish |
| We're extremely excited |
| We believe this will be an important growth engine in 2024 and beyond |
| I'm extremely excited to welcome back three of FaZe Clan's founders to lead FaZe and reestablish the brand's authenticity, FaZe Banks, Rug, Temperrr, Apex and Faze Bronny just to name a few |
| Based on our current pipeline and customer relationships, we expect performance marketing sales can grow to $8 million to $10 million in annual revenue in 2024, with gross margins between 25% and 30%, and we are increasing our investment to accelerate growth even further |
| I'm extremely excited to be here today and to review the progress we are making at GameSquare as we create a leading technology enabled platform that helps connect brands to gaming fans and youth audiences globally |
| We expect the transaction to close by the end of November, which will further strengthen our balance sheet and will allow us to streamline our focus to support our marketing technology capabilities |
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| It's been sort of a challenging brand and ad market and there's been a number of sort of macro factors |
| Yeah, look, there's no doubt |
| I was super blessed to be a part of it |
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