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Page 1: Edelman Social Entertainment &Trust in the Entertainment Industry

Trust in the Entertainment Industry:Consumer Behaviour in an Era of Social Entertainment

Thursday 20 May 2010

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Methodology

Trust in Entertainment Industry• Fourth annual study• This study was conducted by international research firm, StrategyOne, a

subsidiary of Edelman.• Surveys were conducted online from March 8, 2010 through March 10, 2010

using the field services of Authentic Response, Inc.

• 552 respondents in the UK ages 18-54• 515 respondents in the US ages 18-54• Margin of error is +3.3% in total and +4.3% for each country in 95 out of 100

cases

Trust Barometer• Tenth annual study• 4,875 people in 22 countries of which 1,800 in Europe• Ages 25 to 64• College-educated• In top 25% of household income per age group in each country• Report significant media consumption and engagement in business news and

public policy• U.S.: 500 Informed Publics (100 ages 25-34 and 400 ages 35-64)

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TV and Internet the Most Dominant Entertainment Sources in the UK and US

TV/Television Internet/Web Radio Music/CDs Cinema/Theater

Movies/Film DVD0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

57%

30%

17% 17% 14% 12% 11%

58%

32%

17% 14%6%

28%

5%

UK USAll other mentions less than

10%

Sources of Entertainment

Q: What sources of entertainment do you turn to most often? [OPEN END] Respondents ages 18-54 in the UK

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59%

42%

29%20% 19%

9% 9%

54%

27% 29%20%

8% 5%10%

In US internet surges but TV most frequent “source of entertainment”

Sources of Entertainment – US (ages 18-34)

2010 2009

Up 15%

Q: What sources of entertainment do you turn to most often? [OPEN END] Respondents ages 18-54 in the UK

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Less dramatic increase in the UKSources of Entertainment – UK (ages 18-34)

TV/ Tele-vision

Internet/ Web

Music/ CDs Movies/ Films

Cinema/ Theater

Movies Radio0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

44%

26%19%

14% 12%8%

52%

24%18%

30%

8%NA NA NA

2010 2009

Q: What sources of entertainment do you turn to most often? [OPEN END] Respondents ages 18-54 in the UK

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UK Consumers will pay for what’s most important to them

Portable

Easy Access

Ease of purchase

Quality

Hours of entertainment

Enjoyment

53%

59%

59%

67%

65%

70%

59%

73%

76%

78%

78%

81%

Being one of the first to have new entertainment

Having unrestricted ability to share or make copies of the entertainment legally

Popularity of the entertainment

43%

48%

44%

40%

49%

51%

Important

Willing to pay for

MOST IMPORTANT LEAST IMPORTANT

Q: How important are each of the following things to you, personally, when you are considering making an entertainment purchase – extremely important, somewhat important, neither important nor unimportant, not too important or not important at all? (Top 2 Box) Respondents ages 18-54 in the UKQ: Thinking about these same items, would you be willing to pay a little, a lot or nothing at all for each one to access your entertainment? (Top 2 Box) Respondents ages 18-54 in the UK

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Total Ages 18-24 Ages 25-34 Ages 35-49 Ages 50-540%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

56%61% 64%

56%

30%

58%

73% 71%

50%43%

% Yes

Social Networks emerge as a form of Entertainment

UK US

Q: . Do you consider social networking sites to be a form of entertainment? Respondents ages 18-54 in the US and UK

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The value of Social Networking % Who believe each provides “excellent” or “very good” value

Social network-ing sites

Film produc-ers/movie

studios

Music com-panies

Gaming companies

Cable televi-sion providers

Satellite television providers

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

30%26% 24% 23%

19%23%

40% 37% 34% 32% 32% 31%

UK US

Q: Thinking about the entertainment provided by each of the following entities, do you think in general they provide excellent, very good, good, fair or poor value in entertainment? (Top 2 Box, Excellent/Very Good Value) Respondents ages 18-54 in the US

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None of the above

Privacy of my personal information

Visual or sound quality of the entertainment

The ability to access the entertainment on the device of my choice

The ability to access the entertainment on multiple devices

The ability to share the entertainment

Advertisement-free entertainment

20%

11%

10%

20%

32%

35%

44%

16%

13%

14%

29%

40%

43%

47%

What are consumers willing to sacrifice for free entertainment?

UK US

Q: Which of the following would you be willing to sacrifice in order to get your entertainment for free? Please select all that apply. Respondents ages 18-54 in the US and UK

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Top-of-mind Entertainment Companies

Retailers

Magazines

Resort destinations

Computers/Computer companies

Movies/theatre

Internet sites

Television/TV shows

Music/radio/recording companies

Other

Media Conglomerate

TV networks

Film Studios/Hollywood

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

3%

3%

5%

10%

33%

39%

Pubs/ Clubs/ Nightclubs

Retailers

Resort destinations

Computers/ Computers companies

Music/radio/recording companies

Other

Film Studios/Hollywood

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

3%

5%

7%

9%

14%

18%

36%

US UK

Q: When you think about the entertainment sector, which companies come to mind? Please mention any companies that you can think of. Respondents ages 18-54 in the US and the UK

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Surprising reputational factors matter

Delivers consistent financial returns to investors

Has highly-regarded and widely admired top leadership

Is an innovator of new products, services or ideas

Communicates frequently and honestly on the state of its business

Is a company I can trust

Offers high quality products or services

34%

36%

37%

38%

44%

46%

47%

50%

52%

52%

58%

58%65%

65%

61%

61%

62%

54%

48%

51%

55%

49%

44%

44%

Important Reputation Factors – UK US

Q: How important are each of the following factors to the overall reputation of a company in the entertainment industry? Please use a scale of 1 to 9 where 1 means it is not important at all and 9 means it is extremely important. (Top 2 Box) Respondents ages 18-54 in the UK

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Trust in the Entertainment Industry: 2008 – 2010

Trust in the entertainment industry rebounded in the US over the past year

UK US

31% 32%29%

17%

34% 34%

Consumers(Ages 18-34)

2008 2009 2010

UK US

54%

68%

56%

39%

68%

55%

Informed Publics*(ages 25-34)

2008 2009 2010

Q: To what extent do you trust businesses in the entertainment industry to do what is right? Top 2 Box: Total trust; Respondents ages 18-34 in the US and UK*Source: 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer. Please tell me how much you TRUST businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right using a 9-point

scale where one means that you “DO NOT TRUST THEM AT ALL” and nine means that you “TRUST THEM A GREAT DEAL”. Top 4 Box: Total trust; Informed publics ages 25-34 in the US and UK

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UK Entertainment Spending

A lot more

money6%

A little more

money18%

About the

same amount

of money

42%

A little less

money23%

A lot less money

12%

2009Age 18-34 spending

compared to a year ago

A lot more money

12%

A little more

money29%

About the same

amount of money

41%

A little less

money10%

A lot less money8%

2010Age 18-34 spending

compared to a year ago

Q. Are you currently spending more money, less money, or about the same amount on purchasing entertainment as you did a year ago? Respondents ages 18-34 in the UK

(2009 wording: Are you currently spending more money, less money, or about the same amount on entertainment as you did a year ago?)

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US Entertainment Spending

A lot more money

6%

A little more

money24%

About the

same amount

of money

41%

A little less

money20%

A lot less money9%

2010Age 18-34 spending

compared to a year ago

A lot more

money5%

A little more

money15%About the

same amount

of money36%

A little less

money23%

A lot less money

20%

2009Age 18-34 spending

compared to a year ago

Q. Are you currently spending more money, less money, or about the same amount on purchasing entertainment as you did a year ago? Respondents ages 18-34 in the US

(2009 wording: Are you currently spending more money, less money, or about the same amount on entertainment as you did a year ago?)

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-50%

-40%

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

31% 37%

-30%-16%

Consumer attitudes towards social networks impact spend

Spend more

Spend less

USSocial

networking IS entertainment

UKSocial

networking IS entertainment

2010. Avg SpendTrusters $49Distrusters

$43

2010. Avg SpendTrusters £26Distrusters £24

SPEND MORE

SPEND LESS

Q: . Do you consider social networking sites to be a form of entertainment? Respondents ages 18-54 in the US and UKQ. Are you currently spending more money, less money, or about the same amount on purchasing entertainment as you did a year ago? Respondents ages 18-

34 in the US and UK

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Consumer attitudes towards trust impacts spend

-50%

-40%

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

37% 44%

-29%-16%

USTrust

Entertainment Companies

UKTrust Entertainment

Companies

2010. Avg SpendTrusters $47Distrusters $43

2010. Avg SpendTrusters £28Distrusters £22

Spend more

Spend less

SPEND MORE

SPEND LESSQ: To what extent do you trust businesses in the entertainment industry to do what is right? Top 2 Box: Total trust; Respondents ages 18-34 in the US and UK*Source: 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer. Please tell me how much you TRUST businesses in each of the following industries to do what is right using a 9-point

scale where one means that you “DO NOT TRUST THEM AT ALL” and nine means that you “TRUST THEM A GREAT DEAL”. Top 4 Box: Total trust; Informed publics ages 25-34 in the US and UK

Q. Are you currently spending more money, less money, or about the same amount on purchasing entertainment as you did a year ago? Respondents ages 18-34 in the US and UK

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Building trust in era of “social entertainment” requires a mosaic approach

1. Listen with new intelligence

2. Participate in conversation

3. Create and co-create content

4. Socialize media

5. Champion open advocacy

6. Build active partnerships

7. Embrace complexity

Edelman Social Entertainment 2010