Webinar notes by
consultant Holland Cooke
BLOCK ISLAND, RI — JUST in time to remind the otherwise-forgetful that Her special day is just yonder, “The Research Moms” at Edison Research update their annual report. You can download it – or watch a video of Thursday’s narrated presentation – at EdisonResearch.com.
This survey defines “Mom” as having a child 18 or younger at home. Her average age 41. And her media habits are changed since – and because of – the pandemic.
My one-sentence version: To reach Mom, use smartphones, Alexa, Facebook, and TikTok.
My notes:
“Two years into COVID, 2022 shows a path back to normal.”
- More moms are working outside the home than a year ago.
- 2021: 58% worked outside, 30% at home.
- 2022: 77% outside, 20% inside.
- Both locations equally: 12% 2021, 3% now.
- Accordingly, daily Internet time (4 hours) “sees a slight downshift,” 16 minutes less than 2021.
- And radio listening sees “a little rebound.”
“Some habits created are now norms.”
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- 98% own a smartphone (61% ten years ago).
- 86% use it to access the Internet.
- 63% own wireless earbuds or earphones.
- 66% own a tablet.
- 62% have a AM/FM radio in-home (88% in 2012).
- 50% have a smart speaker, 43% have 3 or more, and 75% are Alexa.
- Online audio (station streams + Internet-only): flat year-to-year.
- Mom’s podcast consumption: 65% have listened ever, 48% this month, 32% this week.
Social? Yes, but…
- 93% are on some social media platform.
- Facebook still #1 (62%) but has declined as social app “used most.”
- TikTok is exploding: 8% were there 2 years ago, 26% in 2021, 42% now.
- Mom has concerns about kids’ social use, which the report details.
Holland Cooke is author of the E-book “Multiply Your Podcast Subscribers, Without Buying Clicks,” available exclusively from Talkers books and “Spot-On: Commercial Copy Points That Earned The Benjamins,” a FREE download here. HC is a consultant working at the intersection of broadcasting and the Internet. Follow him on Twitter @HollandCooke