Posts Tagged ‘social media audiences’
Top Music Artist Affinities of 2016 Presidential Frontrunners
Ben Carson is up, and Joe Biden is out. Presidential campaigns are long, rough-and-tumble marathons, and the 2016 cycle is no different. Another tradition of White House contests: politicians using music on the campaign trail. Whether it’s Katy Perry performing for Hillary Clinton’s campaign and taking over her Instagram or Steven Tyler asking Donald Trump…
Read MoreRadio Listening Influences Social Engagement
The effectiveness of radio as an advertising medium has long been established and championed. It continues to garner massive audiences and serves as a beacon of information and entertainment in local communities – a feat not easily duplicated by any of its counterparts. At Affinity Answers, we are constantly looking for ways to connect social…
Read More3 Audience Insights from the 2014-15 TV Season
As summer is now in full swing, the 2014-15 broadcast television season is officially history. Just before the start of the season, in September, we examined how the previous year’s renewals often times had greater success in social engagement. For example, The Blacklist was not only last year’s breakout hit, but also had the most…
Read MoreCongratulations to Nickelodeon!
Before the curtain falls on 2014, a big congratulations is due for our client, Nickelodeon. The network announced last week that it is in position to finish the year as the top basic cable network in total viewers and kids 2-11 in total day ratings. From December 30, 2013 to December 18, 2014, it averaged…
Read MoreWhen Good Partnerships Go Bad
At Affinity Answers, we are in the business of unlocking the power of mutual affinity to help our clients figure out which celebrities (or TV shows, websites, etc.) are most relevant to fans of their brand on social media. These insights have added a lot of value for clients, as seen in our case studies. However, mutual affinity cannot predict when celebrities will act inappropriately or how events might be judged in the court of public opinion. Today, when outrage on social media is more common than not, we thought it would be interesting to look at how people engage with these celebrities on social after a major scandal. Do fans of the brand become less engaged with the celebrity? Most importantly, what implications does this have for brands?
Read MorePolitics Heats Up: Using Social Media Data To Look At The Republican Presidential Candidates
Since we started looking at the political and causes space in the middle of last year, we’ve been waiting for the time when we could start applying our data to hot political races. So we were excited this year when we got the chance to take a look at Newt Gingrich for the Huffington Post…
Read MoreAffinity Answers Goes Political!
We’re already proving in the marketplace the power of understanding and leveraging strong mutual engagement between two entities. But we are taking it one step further by using our aggregated social media data to help politicians and issue-based organizations understand where the real emotional engagement is among the voting public. Victoria Bassetti, crack researcher, political…
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