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Brandwatch Report/
we’re listening!
Discover the challenges, trends and opportunities facing the world’s leading radio stations in the wake of the social media revolution
Listening to the impact of Twitter upon the radio sector.
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The proliferation of digital technology and social media placed pressure upon radio broadcasters to adapt to a litany of rapid changes in listener behavior.
Here at Brandwatch, we’re fascinated about the ways in which social media can be harnessed to connect brands with customers and audiences, but also the rich wealth of insights that analyzing social media can provide organizations with.
This report reveals insights surrounding 20 of the top US radio stations, identifying trends, spotting challenges and evaluating which stations are best at capitalizing upon the opportunities that Twitter presents.
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It’s 2013: How are radio stations using Twitter to engage with their listeners?
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0.06% of radio stations’ listeners mentioned them on Twitter. On average, 0.4% of radio listeners mention radio stations on Twitter.
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Tweets receive ten times more interaction when a celebrity is mentioned and 33% less interaction when a brand is mentioned.
Tweets receive three times more interaction when a celebrity is mentioned.
Pictures and links encourage almost 70% more interaction, though tweets with hashtags received 43% less retweets.
Tweets with hashtags, pictures and links were more popular than those without.
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All 20 radio stations monitored had an active presence on Twitter.
Hot 97 was the radio station discussed most frequently on Twitter.
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Audience Behavior/ Station Share of VoiceDual Senses/ 2013
There were almost 22,000 unique authors tweeting about radio in the period studied.
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93% of those who mention broadcasters on Twitter were loyal to one radio station.
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The top topics of audience conversation were celebrities, links to media and discussion about show content.
Celebrity culture is a main driver of conversation, with over a quarter of all listener mentions relating to celebrity news, interviews or songs. This provides a good chance for radio stations to not only better understand content preferences of their audience, but to also devise strategies that encourage listeners to engage through Twitter.
Listeners are proud of their cities, and references to their home city was one of the top mentioned topics.
Song requests were dominated in large volumes by certain groups of superfans, such as “Monsters” and “Beliebers.”
Over the period analyzed, 1% of the conversation was negative. Although a seemingly small number, it accounts for 3,200 mentions, very few of which were responded to.
32% of social customers expect a response to a complaint within 30 minutes. Research by Nielsen demonstrates that 71% of consumers who experience a quick brand response are likely to share that with others.
Negative discussion centered around JYP[PJPZT�VM�[OL�JVU[LU[�HUK�+1Z��9HKPV�stations can gain rich insights from this social data, helping them understand [OL�WLYJLW[PVU�VM�[OLPY�+1Z�HUK�^OPJO�content works best.
Dual Senses/ 2013The main causes for negative discussion related to DJs and programming.
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Head to head: 103.5 KISS & Hot 97 vs. KUSC & WQXR.
Radio stations do not tend to reply to the comments aimed at them, seldom engaging with listeners at all.
Sports stations interacted with their audience the most, and pop stations did so the least.
Radio broadcasters are missing a huge opportunity to foster a closer relationship with listeners. According to Forrester, engaged social followers HYL�TVYL�SPRLS`��I`�KV\ISL��[V�I\`�MYVT��prefer and recommend a brand.
Broadcast Behavior/ Broadcast Vs Engagement Dual Senses/ 2013Overall, broadcast tweets made up 40% of the messages sent by radio stations.
41% of radio stations’ direct @interactions were directed at celebrities, and 32% toward brands.
When mentioning celebrities, the radio stations tend to use them as either a source of news content, or talk to those who are appearing on the show.
The number of interactions with brands demonstrates the high reliance on advertising relationships and another lost chance to interact with fans. The low volume of listener conversation suggests that this approach to brands is not resonating with fans in any great depth.
73% of broadcaster interactions are with celebrities and brands, not listeners.
Tweets that do not reference a brand receive more interactions than those that do.
Although radio broadcasters are not @mentioning their fans very often, mentioning celebrities is a successful way to engage with them. Tweets that mentioned a celebrity received ten times more interaction than those that didn’t.
However, the data also illustrates that if radio stations overindulge in their engagement with brands, followers are quick to lose interest.
Tweets that mention brands receive less interaction from fans.
Dual Senses/ 2013Content/ Hashtag AnalysisTweets with hashtags receive 43% less interaction than those without.
Hashtag comparison illustrates the disparity in conversation topic between the radio stations and their audience. For example, pop channels use ambiguous hashtags to promote their campaigns, events and news stories. However, only two of the hashtags created by the radio stations are frequently used by their audience.
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Dual Senses/ 2013Followers are 54% more likely to engage with a DJ’s Twitter account than a radio station’s Twitter account.
The top periods for audience tweet activity are before midday and each evening.
Radio stations are taking advantage of some peak times but are missing out on other key opportunities. For example, the peak moment for audience chatter is around 11am, yet radio stations focus activity much later in the day.
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Radio stations are moderately successful at matching Twitter activity with optimum publication times.
Radio broadcasters are largely successful in matching their activity to that of their audience.
However, stations are cutting down frequency of tweets over the weekend, which doesn’t pose a problem with ZSLLW`�:\UKH`Z��I\[�LќLJ[P]LS`�TPZZPUN�out on Saturday’s popularity for audience Twitter activity.
Radio stations are generally tweeting on optimum days.
Thank you/ Hopefully by reading this report you’ve gained some understanding into the state of [OL�YHKPV�ZLJ[VY�^P[O�YLNHYK�[V�ZVJPHS�TLKPH��HUK�ZVTL�RL`�ÄUKPUNZ�PU[V�OV^�IYHUKZ�PU�general can adopt a more intelligent approach to online activity.
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