TED Countdown

Convincing people who normally don’t care about climate change … to care

Challenge

TED Countdown needed to make a splash, with a live post-pandemic event on climate change in Edinburgh and its attendant livestream.

Insight

Influencers can bring along their audience to new topics, as long as they are prepared.

Solution

Digital engagement and livestream viewership spiked with Grey Horse’s strategic cultivation of influencers and utilizing the TED social accounts and paid social promotion. Thanks to Grey Horse’s strategy and implementation, TED added over 5,600 new newsletter subscribers, nearly 4,000 new Instagram followers, and drove tens of thousands of viewers to its livestream.

Services

Digital Strategy
Paid Social
Influencer Management
Audience Engagement

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