Binge-watching, or the act of watching two, three, or more videos or pieces of content in one sitting, has become commonplace in today’s culture. This isn’t something that used to happen, mostly because it wasn’t possible to do more than watch a series on TV. Yet, binge-watching is common today and it impacts the way you, as a marketer, interact with your audience. The key is to understand why people binge watch. It could influence the way you create videos to interact with them.
It’s an Escape
One of the best reasons to spend the afternoon watching Netflix is because it provides a good escape from the world around us. Many people live high stress lives where each day seems to bring a new challenge. Binge-watching helps us to step outside of that for at least a few minutes. Those who binge watch on a routine basis may be doing it for the stress relief it can offer.
It’s Engrossing
Sure, there’s nothing better than an intense drama, but there’s another way to look at this, too. Binge watching allows us to dive deeper into a topic than the short social media videos we see throughout the day. As a result, it allows us to learn, grow, and become a bit more interested in a subject. Instead of those 2-minute videos that create a short break, people use longer views, or more of them strung together, to get true insight.
A Bit of Addiction?
It’s true that it can become unhealthy to binge watch your life away, but that’s not something that is likely to happen with a few controls in place. What it can offer is a solution for a craving we have for intense information and even a bit of laughter from a good video.
How to Make It Happen
If you are a marketer trying to create a binge-watching level of entertainment for your viewers, there are several things you can do. For example, start with a cliffhanger. It is the easiest way to get your viewer to move from one video to the next. It is also important to provide quality content in an interesting and interactive manner. You want your audience to connect.
Is binge-watching something you do? Chances are good you’ve done so before. Now, get your customers to do it, too.
