Source: Buzzom |
I would have imagine Facebook go buzzing when Mihir Virani came back alive in the then soap operas of 2000’s “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” or Ansh (Akashdeep Saighal) casting his evil plots. Social media then was not the most active content sharing medium. But time seems to have change!! Audience are actively logging into Youtube to catch-up with their loved operas or checking out the erotic best from Poonam Pandey. India has finally entered the bandwagon of the Social Network and with gossip mongers accounting for half of India’s billion populations, the stake are high on its success.
Indian prime time has been darling to Family Serials and 80% of the audience being women, gets the social circle goes vigorous. Congruently, research project that almost 55% of active Facebook users are women and the combined estimates highlights the increasing traffic of “Saas-Bahu” topic hitting Facebook alone. Further, if we compare the traffic source of the popular family drama and social network, we realize that both have almost similarly contribution from the non-metro cities (60 percent). Likewise, the north and west India accounts for the biggest crowd for both.
Trading on the stated figures, Indian television is now using the social media tools to indulge in cross-platform loyalty programs and enhance the brand equity quotient. ZoOm television has reached out to its fans through tools like Facebook and Youtube. ZoOm has almost 2 crore impressions every week and 2.5 lakh conversations and its Youtube channel has in influx of almost 500 million views. MTV has also been doing the same – MTV Roadies has seen 14 lakh fans on its Facebook page. Interestingly, Sony’s popular serial ‘Bade Acche Lagte Hain‘ has created a lot of buzz with its two thousand strong community on Facebook. Similarly other music, news and entertainment channels are joining the league.
Businesses are not only trying to capture the buzz of existing programs but they are making sure that they are generating exclusive buzz about new TV serials too. For e.g.: ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati‘, the reality game show that started from 15th August, got into the social act much before it hit the television advertisement.
Marketers are smart today. They realize and capitalize on the fact that the most popular time for use of social media is 6pm-10pm (the prime time for the family opera telecasts) and the maximum users come from the ‘less than 5 lakhs p.a.’ income category – the famous middleclass society of India, who are either effect by Sachin Tendulkar’s much awaited hundredth 100 or if Mohnish Behl and Kritika Kamra can finally express their love for each other in the most happening serial “Kuch To Log Kahenge” aired on Sony TV.
We obviously like the way television is dating social media but we would love to see it grow into a real life bonding. It’s great to see that businesses who till date considered TV as the biggest medium of broadcasting and promoting, are now paying attention to social media. So one might wonder whether Indian marketers are investing big time in social media, the answer is a firm YES!!
Indian prime time has been darling to Family Serials and 80% of the audience being women, gets the social circle goes vigorous. Congruently, research project that almost 55% of active Facebook users are women and the combined estimates highlights the increasing traffic of “Saas-Bahu” topic hitting Facebook alone. Further, if we compare the traffic source of the popular family drama and social network, we realize that both have almost similarly contribution from the non-metro cities (60 percent). Likewise, the north and west India accounts for the biggest crowd for both.
Trading on the stated figures, Indian television is now using the social media tools to indulge in cross-platform loyalty programs and enhance the brand equity quotient. ZoOm television has reached out to its fans through tools like Facebook and Youtube. ZoOm has almost 2 crore impressions every week and 2.5 lakh conversations and its Youtube channel has in influx of almost 500 million views. MTV has also been doing the same – MTV Roadies has seen 14 lakh fans on its Facebook page. Interestingly, Sony’s popular serial ‘Bade Acche Lagte Hain‘ has created a lot of buzz with its two thousand strong community on Facebook. Similarly other music, news and entertainment channels are joining the league.
Businesses are not only trying to capture the buzz of existing programs but they are making sure that they are generating exclusive buzz about new TV serials too. For e.g.: ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati‘, the reality game show that started from 15th August, got into the social act much before it hit the television advertisement.
Marketers are smart today. They realize and capitalize on the fact that the most popular time for use of social media is 6pm-10pm (the prime time for the family opera telecasts) and the maximum users come from the ‘less than 5 lakhs p.a.’ income category – the famous middleclass society of India, who are either effect by Sachin Tendulkar’s much awaited hundredth 100 or if Mohnish Behl and Kritika Kamra can finally express their love for each other in the most happening serial “Kuch To Log Kahenge” aired on Sony TV.
We obviously like the way television is dating social media but we would love to see it grow into a real life bonding. It’s great to see that businesses who till date considered TV as the biggest medium of broadcasting and promoting, are now paying attention to social media. So one might wonder whether Indian marketers are investing big time in social media, the answer is a firm YES!!