The underutilised secret both brands and rights-holders can use when it comes to creating content 👇
I must have been on hundreds of athlete shoots over the years for social content, branded content, TVCs, media etc.
One common thread = in many occasions athletes don't want to be there.
Often athletes may be doing something they don't want to be involved in.
And when that happens, the quality of the output can suffer.
At INEOS Grenadiers, I really wanted to try and navigate this, and ultimately make sure our athletes were part of content and concepts which they connected with.
We created a multi-language rider survey which allowed them to tell us what content they watched in their own time, the type of things they wanted to get involved in and their favourite platforms.
It reconfirmed some assumptions and experiences, but we also found a ton of surprises - some which contrasted what performance gatekeepers may typically advise.
What people say in a moment vs when they think about it and write it down is very different - particularly when language is invovled.
Simple, but super effective.
The result?
We were able to shape key content around riders. It even unlocked which riders were happy to be in ongoing series. Again, some major surprises which we wouldn't have previously known.
It massively helped influence partner branded content.
We found that we could create content which the riders actually wanted to share vs did so reluctantly.
I've advised this many times to clubs, leagues and brands over the years and its always surprising how few actually have done this.
Give it a try and let me know how you get on.
In other news, I've had a planned project for November postpone so I unexpectedly have some capacity - DM if I can help on all things content, partnerships and fan engagement.
Sports 3.0
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An here to the link on the job ad: https://www.head.com/de_AT/jobs#detail/187376