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History Goes 360 America: The Story of Us. A Retrospective. The Goal. Make America the Story of Us the biggest & most essential cable viewing event. Strategy. Meeting the Challenge:. Fulfilling the Strategies:. Start the conversation early to spark buzz and cultivate awareness
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History Goes 360America: The Story of Us A Retrospective
TheGoal Make America the Story of Us the biggest & most essential cable viewing event
Strategy Meeting the Challenge: Fulfilling the Strategies: Start the conversation early to spark buzz and cultivate awareness Utilize media to exemplify that this isn’t a “typical” History show Reach the broadest audience and act as a magnet for new viewers to the network Leverage defining American Moments Execute multi-platform campaign First-to-Market Nielsen study
Challenge / Approach • Phase I: Early Education • Generate Buzz • Cultivate Awareness • Maintain Active Dialogue • Phase III: Broad Reach • Highest Impact Media • Editorial Integration • Social Outreach • Phase II: Multi-Platform Awareness • Higher Impact Media • Continued Awareness • Extension into Gaming & Mobile MANY SOLUTIONS
“History of Us” Experience First to Market Creation • Highlight and capture the awe-inspiring moments revealed in the series • Month long sponsorship editorially promoted through MSN (homepage, entertainment, etc.) • Cross platform voting sweepstakes, “What’s your favorite Moment in America’s History” • Ability to vote on History content, video, trailers, images, and select their favorite moments • Video Sampling – drive tune-in • Create synergy between platforms through voting and user engagement
Early Education Sports • Rotational Media • Video Seeding Lifestyle News
Multiplatform Awareness Section Roadblocks Gaming Integration Mobile
Broad Reach Social Integration Editorial
Demonstrated Results • 7.2MM Adults exposed to just digital program • 2.1MM of which tuned into the premiere episode; equivalent to a 1 rating • Frequency of 3 yielded the best ROI • Just over 71% of males exposed to messaging was through the multi-screen experience • 2.2MM Page Views on History.com on day of premiere • Highest ever recorded for network • 240MM Total Impressions yielded 117MM Video Views (avg: 16 seconds) • 59K Unique Visitors driven to Mobile WAP • Highest day on record for network • 161% increased viewership over three-weeks prior • Those exposed to both mobile and online messaging tuned in at 2x the rate of those not exposed • Nearly 100% of users exposed to mobile intended to tune-in to future episodes • TV with Online created the strongest connections and greatest tune-in impact Sources: Nielsen RDD/Online Panel survey (n = 320 for Exposed), n = 8,039 for Control) and Vizu May 2010 Data
Key Takeaways • There is a direct correlation between frequency and tune-in • Data reveals that a 3+ frequency drove the highest intent (Vizu) and actual tune-in (Nielsen) • Mobile is a growth environment that consists of low duplication but generates high levels of intent to tune–in • Video continues to be the primary driver of response, identifying multiple avenues of distribution is important • The Xbox Live audience is very receptive to History; moving forward, multiple pieces of content are needed to sustain high levels of engagement • Success was seen in the request for tune–in reminders • Large canvas units continue to drive unique users and generate efficiencies • The MSN mobile and Verizon mobile homepage were among the best performers