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Online Video: Consumption Habits of the Power Mom. Jessica Hogue The Nielsen Company. Online video usage is growing. 144 million U.S. viewers and counting +45% growth in time spent streaming. Source: The Nielsen Company; January 2011.
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Online Video: Consumption Habits of the Power Mom Jessica Hogue The Nielsen Company
Online video usage is growing 144 million U.S. viewers and counting +45% growth in time spent streaming Source: The Nielsen Company; January 2011
Mom’s time is precious … but she’s creating time for online video Source: The Nielsen Company
Understanding the situational + emotional triggers of video usage • What distinguishes Mom’s consumption habits? • When is she viewing? • What genres top of her list? • What daily life occurrences and needs prompt her digital and video usage? • What mindsets prevail when she is viewing? Vegging out, staying connected? Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means
Blending audience measurement + digital ethnography for a 360⁰ view Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Passive streaming behavior via • Nielsen VideoCensus • 35 women from Nielsen MegaPanel • Medium-high TODAY.com streamers (visit 4x+ in 6 mos. period) • Kids and no kids • 23 states represented • Working and non-working • Respondents equipped • with video cameras spent • 10 days documenting their digital lives Demographic Breakdown Source: The Nielsen Company
‘Prime time’ is all the time for Mom Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Moms spend more time online compared to an all female audience. Total Time Online Indexed to Total Female Audience Source: The Nielsen Company
Daily digital routines are structured Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Online activity occurs in spurts • Setting the table for the day with email, then social nets (typically ) ), weather, news & financial headlines • Streaming full shows is infrequent • Moms (and all women) scour for snippets Source: The Nielsen Company
Digital (+video) diversions = the new coffee break Source: The Nielsen Company
What they’re watching … Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Initially moms demonstrated a lot of co-viewing behavior but mainstream sites not consume most of their time Source: The Nielsen Company; March 2011
What they told us … Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Hulu, Netflix and YouTube are popular with working and non working moms • Most ethnography respondents stream TV on Hulu due to: • Superior audio quality • Superior video quality • Low/Minimal buffering • Tolerance for commercial breaks is high! Advertising is deemed a small price to pay for convenient content Source: The Nielsen Company
Videos shared through her social networks are embedded with trust Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means Moms account for 1/4 of all streams occurring on social networks Source: The Nielsen Company
Video fits into her structured digital life – a key benefit for Mom Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Rich Experience: Videos go deeper and offer a more tangible connection given the personal nature of shared content or novelty of subject matter • Trust/Reliability: Moms favor videos that are sent to them owing to Trust/Reliability of sources while cutting through the clutter • Controlled Viewed (“When I want it”): Videos are filed for later viewing when “I need a break or I am feeling bored,” thus reiterating its role as a mental energizer OR • “Because I missed it”: I catch up on shows at work as I go to bed early…” • Low / No Cost Source: The Nielsen Company
… and meets emotional needs too Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means • Social Currency: She needs to be in the know • Help, I’m bored. Please energize me!: Women look to viral videos, TV shows and movies as boosters; checking Facebook and email are “mini-breaks” • Loneliness: SAHMs crave connection • Time to Decompress, “Get Happy”: Escaping the stress of the workday by surfing before bed balances out the day, contributes to their overall well-being • “After reading so many SEC filings in a day, it’s nice to have something fun … like Facebook or another online venue where you can just sort of enjoy it and not think too much about it in the end, and that’s what I do.” – Alisa G. Source: The Nielsen Company
Three Big Opportunities Mom will most value: • “Snack-sized” content that she can easily find and share (remember she’s got 7 minutes a day!) • “Extras” like behind-the-scenes interviews, outtakes and other extras • Content and creative that meets her need to “catch up,” “energize,” or “decompress,” and keep her from “feeling alone.” Objective How We Did It Insights What It Means