Launching The Rest Is Science
The Campaign
Goalhanger is one of the UK's leading independent podcast companies, behind shows including The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics and The Rest Is Football.
When it came to launching The Rest Is Science, the objective was simple: get the new show in front of the right people, rather than simply buying broad London coverage.
Paid Attention planned a highly targeted London Underground campaign, focusing on areas around Soho, King's Cross and Holborn, where a number of Goalhanger's group-owned agencies and other relevant businesses are based.
We used a mix of D12s, D6s, Digital Runways, Digital Gateways, Digital Ribbons and Digital Escalator Panels, giving the campaign a presence across key commuter environments and creating multiple opportunities to see the new show.
The Results
The campaign coincided with a noticeable spike in Google searches for "The Rest Is Science", with search interest rising as the OOH campaign went live and falling again once it ended.
During the campaign period, the YouTube channel gained 80,000 new subscribers, reaching 277,000 subscribers within a month. Videos were averaging around 150,000 views, compared with more than 350,000 views per video today.
While the OOH campaign cannot be isolated as the sole driver of this growth, the timing of the search uplift and the subsequent audience growth provides a strong indication that the launch campaign helped put The Rest Is Science firmly on the map.
- London Underground
- 6 formats
- 80,000 new subscribers
- 277k subscribers within a month