Post on 15-Nov-2014
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The Kids R AlriteHow Parents’ Social Media Use Differs From Kids’ & What This Means For Understanding And Appealing To ThemAppeal to Kids and Sell to Parents
James WitheyHead of Brand InsightPrecise+44 (0)20 7264 6316james.withey@precise.co.uk@PreciseTweetswww.precise.co.uk
How Parents’ Social Media Use Differs From Kids’ & What This Means For Understanding And Appealing To Them
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Do parents and kids use social media differently?
And if so, does that matter for understanding them and appealing to them?
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The first challenge is identifying kids and adults.
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Attribution analysis: Channel policy and demographics Stated profile (profile details and picture) Assumptions based on topic Assumptions based on analysis of the language used Assumptions based on the apparent motivations for posting,
and the conversational behaviours we observe
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Attribution analysis enables the researcher to make a more informed decision as to whose content to include and exclude.
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Teenagers use Twitter differently, and have different motivations compared to adults.
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1. Total tweets more
important than number of followers. “4000 tweets is a big
accomplishment for me”
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2. Unrestrained reporting of
everyday experiences.“I just had a bowl of coco pops watching #madeinchelsea too!!!! Xxx”
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Too expensive at bars
Dislike the taste of drink
Drinking at a bar or restaurant as an alternative to alcohol
Drinking with a meal
Craving one
Planning to or soon drinking
Love the new flavour
Currently drinking
Love the taste
Jokes about being people thinking brand contains alcohol
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
Themes of conversation about leading soft drink brand
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3. Teen conversations can
defy expectation, convention...and other research findings.
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4. Giving teens fun stories to
tell fuels volumes.
“:D never knew these existed but seriously, am i the only one who is excited by a sparkly drink?!”
5. Twitter is a place for
conversations.
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For each observation about teens, the reverse is true for adults, with the differences driven more
by their lifestage as adults than by their role
as parents.
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1. Number of followers more
important than total tweets.
“100 followers. Woop Woop! Heres to the next 100!”
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2. Content filtered by careful
curation of a considered image.
“Long day of meetings coming to an end - one more to go & Van Halen concert tonight; great discussions with clients & partners”
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Problems encountered
Encouraging others to do so
It's a necessary skill to posess
Learning how to cook from scratch
Sharing recipes
Enjoyed or will soon enjoy someone cooking from scratch for them
Not cooking from scratch because "..."
Planning to do so (in conversation with others)
Discussing whether it's cheaper than ready meals
Boasting or sharing the fact they are
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Themes of conversation about cooking from scratch
Volume of mentions
“Sunday night after the football I'm cooking my family a three course meal. All from scratch. #causeiwanna”
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3. Motivation of adults and
parents tend to make for more consistent content.
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Asking for advice12%
Re-sponding
43%
Sharing45%
Source: analysis of posts mentioning topics in relation to healthy eating, namely fat, sugar, exercise, salt, obesity, cholesterol and five a day, from cafemom.com,
mumsnet.com, netmums.com, momtomumchat.com, momstobeclub.yuku.com, mothering.com, justmommies.com, mumszone.co.uk, mums-room.co.uk,
themommyplaybook.com, askamum.co.uk, searchmothers.com, allformommies.com, mumslikeyou.com , circleofmoms.com
4. Being part of adults’ self-
image narrative drives discussions Categorisation of posts about topics relating to healthy eating
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5. Twitter is a platform for
broadcast.
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Total tweets more important than number of followers.
Unrestrained reporting of everyday experiences.
Content defies expectation, convention, and other research.
Giving teens fun stories to tell fuels volumes.
A place for conversations.
Teens:
Number of followers morem important than total tweets.m
Careful curation of am considered image.m
Content defies expectation,m convention, & other research.m
Giving teens fun stories to tellm
fuels volumes.m A platform for broadcast.m
Adults:m
Look for clues in the content to shed light on ‘who’.
Don’t make adult assumptions as to what will appeal to kids.
Deliver different messages to kids and parents.
Proliferation of social media channels facilitates this.
Feed the image parents wish to curate and be part of their social narrative. Give the kids plenty stories to tell. This is how to appeal to kids and sell to parents on social media.
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Takeaways
Thank you