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11: The Neuroscience Secret to Boosting Viewer Engagement · Hustle Minds

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  Speaker 1: Ever catch yourself backing out of a video like wait,
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  Speaker 1: that's it, Like all that hype and budget and it
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  Speaker 1: still fell flat.
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  Speaker 2: Happens to the best of us.
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  Speaker 1: Today's deep dive, we're tackling why those big budget explosion
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  Speaker 1: fest videos don't always hit the spot anymore. We're digging
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  Speaker 1: into YouTube's why we watch two point oh report, and
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  Speaker 1: let me tell you, it's got some seriously juicy insights
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  Speaker 1: into how our brains are reacting to online video these days.
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  Speaker 2: Really changes how you think about quality when it comes
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  Speaker 2: to this stuff.
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  Speaker 1: So no more Michael Bay esque explosions, is that what
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  Speaker 1: we're saying?
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  Speaker 2: Well, not necessarily, but this report actually found that less
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  Speaker 2: than one percent. Can you believe that less than one
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  Speaker 2: percent of viewers said visuals were the main thing they
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  Speaker 2: look for in a video?
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  Speaker 1: Get out ere It's wild.
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  Speaker 2: It's kind of like remember the whole color versus black
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  Speaker 2: and white film thing.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, or when sound first came to movies like Huge
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  Speaker 1: E game changer exactly.
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  Speaker 2: But those things, as groundbreaking as they were, they eventually
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  Speaker 2: became the expectation. Seems like we're at a similar turning
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  Speaker 2: point now with online video.
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  Speaker 1: So what's the new sound in online video. Is it
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  Speaker 1: that raw emotional connection, that feeling of man I felt that.
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  Speaker 2: Ding ding ding, We have a winner. A massive ninety
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  Speaker 2: four percent ninety four percent of viewers in one study
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  Speaker 2: said that for a video to be considered high quality,
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  Speaker 2: it's got to have both strong technical aspects and a
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  Speaker 2: genuine emotional punch.
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  Speaker 1: So it can't just look good, it's got to feel
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  Speaker 1: good too, exactly.
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  Speaker 2: And what's fascinating is this isn't just like touchy feely stuff.
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  Speaker 2: The report actually talks about how neuroscience backs this up.
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  Speaker 2: Studies using brain imaging have shown that content that triggers
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  Speaker 2: a genuine emotional response that actually leads to stronger memories.
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  Speaker 1: So that tearjerker video about the dog who finally found
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  Speaker 1: a home, you're more likely to remember that than say,
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  Speaker 1: the latest flashy car commercial bingo. But it's not just
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  Speaker 1: about any emotion, right, It's got to be at the
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  Speaker 1: right kind of emotion. What is it about those videos
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  Speaker 1: that really grab us?
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  Speaker 2: Well, it's less about those perfectly crafted Hollywood moments, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the tearjerking climax, the plot twist, and more about something
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  Speaker 2: way more I don't know. Authentic viewers are craving videos
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  Speaker 2: that feel trustworthy, relatable. You know those raw, unfiltered moments
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  Speaker 2: where you really feel like you're connecting with the creator
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  Speaker 2: on a personal level.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, like that lo fi aesthetic that's everywhere now. Like
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  Speaker 1: when your favorite beauty influencer is filming a makeup tutorial
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  Speaker 1: from her bathroom using a stack of books to prop
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  Speaker 1: up her phone. There's a realness there that's so appealing, right,
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  Speaker 1: It's like.
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  Speaker 2: You're getting a glimpse behind the curtain. And this ties
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  Speaker 2: into another really interesting thing to report highlighted. Think about
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  Speaker 2: the control viewers have now compared to say, just ten
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  Speaker 2: years ago. You're not just passively consuming. You're actively shaping
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  Speaker 2: what you see next with every like, every comment, every.
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  Speaker 1: Subscription, and it actually feels like creators are listening to
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  Speaker 1: which makes you even more in vest exactly.
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  Speaker 2: That's what they call the co creation connection. Seventy seven percent,
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  Speaker 2: that's a huge chunk. Seventy seven percent of viewers believe
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  Speaker 2: their choices directly impact what creators make. It's this feedback
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  Speaker 2: loop that's driving the insane diversity and personalization we're seeing
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  Speaker 2: online now.
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  Speaker 1: So it's like this whole other level of interaction with
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  Speaker 1: the stuff we watch online. You know, it makes you
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  Speaker 1: wonder does this whole cocreation thing does that change how
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  Speaker 1: we see ads too? Because let's be real, nobody actually
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  Speaker 1: likes having to watch ads, right.
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  Speaker 2: Well, it's interesting this report found that it's not so
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  Speaker 2: much about hating all ads, it's more about like tuning
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  Speaker 2: out the ones that just totally miss the mark. You know,
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  Speaker 2: when an AD feels connected to what you're watching or
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  Speaker 2: the creator you're watching, it doesn't feel so jarring.
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  Speaker 1: It's like when you've been following a creator forever and
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  Speaker 1: they're genuinely pumped about something they're promoting. It's different, right,
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  Speaker 1: It feels like part of their story, not just some
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  Speaker 1: soulless corporate message.
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  Speaker 2: One hundred percent that authenticity shines through and viewers can tell.
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  Speaker 2: It's like they see it as a way to support
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  Speaker 2: the creators they love, almost like they're part of something bigger.
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  Speaker 1: So instead of just being this annoying interruption, a well
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  Speaker 1: placed relevant AD can actually like add to the experience total.
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  Speaker 2: It becomes another layer of that co creation thing we
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  Speaker 2: were talking about, the viewers choosing to engage to be
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  Speaker 2: a part of it.
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  Speaker 1: You know, this whole thing reminds me of something you
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  Speaker 1: mentioned earlier the Ikea effect. Is there a connection there, Like,
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  Speaker 1: the more we invest in something, the more we value it.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, absolutely, that totally applies to how we interact with
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  Speaker 2: all this online content.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: The report even found that the more effort someone puts
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  Speaker 2: into finding and organizing stuff they love online, like on YouTube,
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  Speaker 2: for example, the more satisfaction they get from it.
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  Speaker 1: Which makes sense, right, It's like you've curated your own
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  Speaker 1: little world of content tailored to you. You put in
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  Speaker 1: the work so it's more meaningful exactly.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, And that Ikea effect just goes to show how
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  Speaker 2: much power we have as viewers these days. We're not
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  Speaker 2: stuck with whatever's on TV anymore. We get to choose,
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  Speaker 2: we get to discover, we get to build a viewing
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  Speaker 2: experience that truly resonates with us.
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  Speaker 1: It's like we've all become these like masterminds of our
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  Speaker 1: own entertainment, right, carefully choosing what we let into our
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  Speaker 1: world and what we don't.
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  Speaker 2: And just like you know, when you're designing some thing,
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  Speaker 2: every little detail matters. We're becoming way more picky about
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  Speaker 2: the content we consume.
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  Speaker 1: So next time you're glued to your phone, tablet, whatever,
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  Speaker 1: whether it's some big budget action flick or like a
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  Speaker 1: two minute tutorial on I don't Know how to finally
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  Speaker 1: fold a fitted sheet, because those are life changing, let's.
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  Speaker 2: Be real, seriously, game changers.
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  Speaker 1: It really makes you stop and think, what is it
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  Speaker 1: that keeps you hooked? What actually makes you feel something?
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  Speaker 2: Is it the crazy special effects or is it the
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  Speaker 2: creator's like pure enthusiasm for I don't know underwater basket weaving.
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  Speaker 1: Because at the end of the day, this research is
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  Speaker 1: telling us those real connections, those moments where you actually
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  Speaker 1: feel something. That's what makes a video stick with you.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not about the price tag and the video,
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  Speaker 2: it's the value it adds to your own little world.
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  Speaker 1: All those videos you choose, all those creators you follow,
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  Speaker 1: it's like building your own little online world, curated.
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  Speaker 2: Just for you exactly. Yeah, so you know, next time
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  Speaker 2: you're scrolling through that endless sea of content, just remember
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  Speaker 2: you're in the receipt. You get to choose what you
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  Speaker 2: let in, choose wisely.
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  Speaker 1: And there you have it. Another deep dive into the
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  Speaker 1: ever evolving world of online video.
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  Speaker 2: Until next time.