A Christmas Prince: A royal reaction?
Netflix has decided to create its own original Christmas movie called A Christmas Prince and, naturally, we wanted to look at all the mentions surrounding it. How would it compare?
Interest in the movie has grown rapidly since it was released.
Full disclosure – a lot of that conversation comes from this tweet about how people have been loving it a bit too much…
As you can see, the tweet was seen by basically everyone. It’s got a very similar tone to the Spotify campaign from last year in which the brand also targeted a small group of their users on their odd habits, and it too went viral.
There’s certainly an argument to be had over whether releasing data like this is a bit too creepy.
Holiday movies: Head to head
Comparing both of these brands over the last few weeks, Hallmark and Netflix began with a healthy competition when it came to mentions. Hallmark dominated the conversation on November 23rd, Thanksgiving. I attribute this to many people being at home in their turkey comas wanting to watch something easy and not wanting to start an argument about what to choose to watch on Netflix.
Then after the start of December came, and especially when Netflix sent the aforementioned tweet, the streaming company began to dominate the conversation.
Both brands have had major success with their holiday movie campaigns but is the future of Christmas movies streaming them whenever you want or will Hallmark keeps its audience engaged 24/7?
It seems like Hallmark are a bit less controversial than Netflix, even if Netflix are eating up all the buzz.
My predictions are that the streaming services may continue to take over the conversation but they will not take over the 24/7 networks. There is something reliable and possibly comforting with the 24/7 network. I understand people may be used to the ease of streaming during the year, but the 24/7 network is even less effort in some ways. You don’t have to think about what you want to watch – the decision is made for you!
In my mind, the 24/7 network will reign for the foreseeable future.
I think my biggest question for next year is whether people will get sick of the “formula” or whether we’re all just suckers for the happily ever after stories. I’m sure you can guess where I stand.