knowledge magazine india case study
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At a stage when Facebook algorithms were going through a drastic change, brand pages were struggling with a drop in their reach and engagement. Through these times the Facebook page of Knowledge Magazine India remained unaffected. In fact, they not only grew by approximately 80,000 fans on a month-on-month basis and achieved this organically! The creative content on the Knowledge Magazine India Facebook page received a drastic makeover. Here is a case study detailing out the performance of Knowledge Magazine India on Facebook including innovative content from the successful #30ThingsINeverKnew campaign.TRANSCRIPT
GOT YOU CRAVING FOR MORE TRIVIA?
has got
6,11,955 curious minds on their Facebook page addicted too!
BBC Knowledge is a magazine for young inquisitive minds where well-researched, handpicked stories are matched with
arresting visuals and graphics to cover subjects related to science, history and nature
With its unique content and style, BBC Knowledge holds the key to the mysteries of the world.
Follow Knowledge Magazine India on Facebook and embark on fun-filled learning adventures
THE AIM
• Spread brand awareness through the BBC Knowledge Facebook page
• Drive engagement via the digital platform
• Attract online subscriptions
The main objectives of Knowledge Magazine are:
Content MakeoverAfter considerable amount of research, it was realized that the potential for the content on the page was much more. So the most popular topics on the internet were found and it was decided to incorporate them into the content.
Several new interesting and interactive pegs were introduced.
#Who said itWith this peg, quotes were posted & people
were asked to guess the name of the person who
said it.
#ThisIsCreativityThere are a lot of creative
things on the Internet. With this peg, the most buzz worthy things were found & shared with the
fans.
#WordOfTheWeekIntroducing fun new
words & share them with the fans.
#GuessTheCountryThe names of countries were jumbled & people were asked to guess the
correct answer
• Creatives were made to look more fun and interesting by using brighter colours
• Incorporating the facts on the creatives instead of in the wall copy worked well
• #30ThingsINeverKnew Campaign made the page more fun and appealing to the target audience i.e. 13 – 17
• Use of illustrations for the #30ThingsINeverKnew campaign gave it a fun, cool look and the creatives were extremely shareable
Content Makeover
January February March April50000
150000
250000
350000
450000
550000
650000
359727
432364
515775
603648
What makes these metrics special is that the Facebook page survives organically
Month on Month growth in total fan base
January Febraury March April0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
19,800
31,200
36,88933,109
As the new fans poured in the existing ones continued to be engaged on the Facebook page
A steady growth in the People Talking About Us
SOME OF THEBEST PERFORMING POSTS
3,803 Likes111 Comments1,081 Shares
Content peg - #ThisIsCreativity
1,438Likes34 Comments 369 Shares
Post for Women’s Day
1,228Likes44 Comments 556 Shares
Post for Earth Hour
1,088Likes25 Comments 339 Shares
Post for International Day Of Happiness
1,108 Likes43 comments181 Shares
Content peg – #WhoSaidIt
1,014 Likes33 Comments 316 Shares
Content peg – #DidYouKnow
A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN
Fans were enticed with 30 fun facts that they just couldn’t get enough of!
Some of the intriguing creatives
posted on the Facebook
page
Involving the fans
Creatives encouraging fans to take the challenge & up their knowledge quotient.
Creatives on How to participate in the contest.
Contest Highlights
3000+ photo entries
6000+ text
entries
94,736 Facebook
fans
1 National Trend
361 Twitter
followers
Positive feedback
for the overall
campaign
And the magazine featured the campaign too!
#30ThingsINeverKnew Emailer
Top 5 creatives669 likes
125 shares36 comments
625 likes72 shares
83 comments
602 likes119 shares
20 comments
534 likes67 shares
40 comments
User Generated Content created from the best entries
Campaign Success
Trended no. 4 in India & several other cities
3000+ photo entries, 6000+ text entries
Twitter follower base increased by 361 followers
31,651 PTA on Facebook
The potential reach on Twitter - 6,89,113
24 Influencers participated in the contest
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