Powered Predicts 2023

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Powered Predicts is the culmination of an extensive body of research that seeks to underpin the emerging trends in media, marketing and advertising, designed to help your brand step into 2023 ahead of the game.

The consideration point

The butterfly effect of the last few years has taught us that each action has a consequence

As we continue to liberate ourselves from the things that no longer serve us, we are considering new ways of living, working, creating, co-operating, and communicating – with brands, each other, and the wider world. ​

2023 is expected to be a year of increased uncertainty, therefore it's only natural that we are more considered in our choices. Considered because we want to get it right but also because we can't really afford to get it wrong.

Powered Predicts trends surface organically from a broad spectrum of sources and tell the story of people and their relationship with their environment, technology, brands, and each other. ​

The butterfly effect of the last few years has taught us that each action has a consequence

As we continue to liberate ourselves from the things that no longer serve us, we are considering new ways of living, working, creating, co-operating, and communicating – with brands, each other, and the wider world. ​

2023 is expected to be a year of increased uncertainty, therefore it's only natural that we are more considered in our choices. Considered because we want to get it right but also because we can't really afford to get it wrong.

Powered Predicts trends surface organically from broad spectrum of sources and tell the story of people and their relationship with their environment, technology, brands, and each other. ​

9 Trends for 2023
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Toby Boon

Director of Strategy & Creative Solutions, Powered by Nine

Now in its third year, Powered Predicts is an ongoing trend-tracking initiative from Powered by Nine’s Strategy & Creative Solutions team. The project’s focus is to identify the key cultural trends which we believe will build momentum over the next twelve months, and unpack what they mean for Australia’s marketers and their agencies.

To inform these predictions, the team draws on consumer research and category shifts, creative effectiveness studies, cultural forecasting, and the business objectives driving advertisers’ media briefs. This means that our “top 9” list is eclectic and reflects the diverse range of sources and analysis that shape it. From the re-evaluation of “value” to choice paralysis, from new rules for personal relationships to the growing role that pets play in purchase decisions, Powered Predicts offers brands an intriguing and invaluable glimpse into the year ahead.

Now in it’s third year, Powered Predicts is an on-going trend-tracking initiative from Powered by Nine’s Strategy & Creative Solutions team. The project’s focus is to identify the key cultural trends which we believe will build momentum over the next twelve months, and unpack what they mean for Australia’s marketers and their agencies.

To inform these predictions, the team draws on consumer research and category shifts, creative effectiveness studies, cultural forecasting and the business objectives driving advertisers’ media briefs. This means that our “top 9” list is eclectic, but it reflects the diverse range of sources and analysis that shaped it. From the re-evaluation of “value” to choice paralysis; from new rules for personal relationships to the growing role that pets play in purchase decisions, Powered Predicts offers brands an intriguing and invaluable glimpse into the year ahead.

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Tony Boon

Director of Strategy and Insights, Powered

To explore the future together, and delve deeper into these trends, please request a tailored presentation by completing this form.

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Powered Unpacked: new research into regional Australia unveils data brands shouldn’t ignore

New research into regional Australia unveils data brands shouldn't ignore

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Shift happens: Australia’s regional centres overtake metro growth but marketers risk repeating strategic errors, crimping ESOV

For the first time in over 40 years, population growth in regional Australia is outstripping capital cities, the latest ABS data shows. But new research from Nine and Pollinate finds that brand marketers are failing to fully tap this growth opportunity and own markets that rivals are yet to reach. Here’s how to cut through to 35 per cent of the population – and rising. 

New research unveils surprising data

Pollinate’s survey of 1,500 Australians in both regional and metro areas aimed to compare and contrast what they value and how that differs across markets. It found there are few real differences – exploding a common myth, according to Nathan Patrick, Commercial Director for Regional television at Nine. He thinks this has significant implications for brand marketing strategies.

“Over a long period of time there’s been a lot of misconception about the regional and metropolitan audiences, so it’s been really interesting to get this data to see where the similarities are,” says Patrick. “Finally we can go back to marketers and say ‘look, we’re telling the same story here – this is the audience and there is no difference’”.

Marjorie McBride, Insights Manager with Nine’s Group Audience Insights Division, agrees.

“What was most surprising to me was just how unanimous both metropolitan and regional Australians are in all aspects of life, but particularly when it comes to family life, friendships, social life and career aspirations,” she says of the research.

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“Historically there has been this common misconception that regional Australians are vastly different to city dwellers, and that’s no longer the case. We need to acknowledge that there are large regional cities like Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Geelong, Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the Central Coast, all of which are quite metropolitan in nature These are the places experiencing the largest population growth.” 

Toby Boon, Director of Strategy and Insights for Powered by Nine, questions whether brands are fully alert to that sustained trend. In response, Nathan Patrick suggests solid regional marketing strategic foundations have been laid via initiatives such as Boom Town, but building on those initiatives stuttered during the pandemic as brands grappled with shifting dynamics. 

Unconscious underrepresentation

While media owners have recognised the sustained changes underway – The Block, Tree Change delivered record total television numbers, Shaynna Blaze’s Country Home Rescue recently hit our screens, and Byron Bay appears to be emerging as the new home of reality TV – Marjorie McBride points out that Pollinate’s research suggests there is more work to do. 

“It found that all Australians think that regional Australians are under-represented in the media,” McBride says.

“Over half of the people we surveyed in metro and in regional markets agree or believe that regional Australians are actually a good representation of what it means to be Australian, and even more representative than a metropolitan Australian.” 

Are brands conscious of that lack of representation? “I don’t know if they are conscious of it,” says Nathan Patrick. “But it is definitely coming to light in conversation.” 

More broadly, he thinks the size of the regional prize is starting to land, with marketers increasingly cognisant of the demographic changes playing out.  

“Northern New South Wales is now the third largest population in Australia. It goes Sydney, Melbourne, then Northern New South Wales – it is bigger than Brisbane There has been a lot of work, especially from our end, trying to educate people around that."

"It is finally getting a positive impact and we have definitely seen the advertiser pool grow” Patrick says.

Premium v peanuts

Despite the similarities between metro and regional audience values, Patrick warns brands not to take a one-size-fits-all approach, saying: “What works for McDonald’s or what works for Woolworths is different, and the education around that is really important.” 

But he insists there is one underlying rule of thumb: Don’t buy junk inventory. 

“You can’t just keep buying the cheapest CPM if you want to move the needle It’s just frequency, frequency, frequency. And from an auditing perspective, premium is where the audience is.” 

Patrick points to the 'A Fire Inside' documentary made with Powered and Initiative for IAG, as an example of how brands can cut through to both regional and metro Australia by taking a more thoughtful - and premium - approach. The 90-minute film and associated advertising assets ultimately reached 12 million Australians and became Australia’s most watched documentary in the summer of 2021. 

Toby Boon thinks the campaign’s success was due to its recognition and linkage of natural disasters in regional Australia and the huge impact of bushfires on metropolitan life – connecting people with Australian stories wherever they are from. 

Patrick suggests brands can build on those connections through news channels regionally via the WIN network. “WIN news delivers great cut-through in those communities because it educates and gives something back. As brands you have to be ingrained in such communities.” 

ESOV boost

Patrick thinks advertisers can also find greater cut-through in regional areas due to reduced clutter, “because a lot of their competitors aren’t advertising there yet”.  

That view is backed up by marketing effectiveness rules such as ESOV (enhanced share of voice) which states that brands which spend above their market share – going hard on reach and long on brand – achieve higher growth than those that do not. 

Which is why cutting regional spend when budgets come under pressure could be a disastrous recipe for brand strength, and ultimately sales.  

“That is one thing we try and drill into the market. Don’t just cut regional because it is the easiest thing to do,” says Patrick. “It is actually 35 per cent of the population. There is an opportunity to own that space.” 

Contact us for more information on how your brand can leverage the power of Nine to deliver real business outcomes.

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NRL on Nine

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KICK OFF 2023
WITH NRL ON NINE

For over 30 years, Nine has brought the sport that we can't get enough of, rugby league, into the homes of Australians all around the country. And in 2023, NRL on Nine will be bigger and better than ever.

With a brand-new NRL team, led by supercoach Wayne Bennett, a hugely expanded NRLW season and a revamped State of Origin format, we can confidently say we are gearing up for a huge year of rugby league.

It’s discussed on radio. It’s dissected in print. And it’s available for fans to watch and stream every game, across Channel 9 and 9Now. With supplementary streams for feature matches plus blogs, highlights and social takeovers all available through the Wide World of Sports digital and social channels.

NRL on Nine: it’s in a league of its own.

To find out what your brand can achieve with an NRL partnership, request a tailored response to help realise your marketing objectives.

CHECK OUT WHAT'S
IN STORE THIS SEASON

The NRL is a platform that provides brand partners with the opportunity to be top of mind and leverage the code in a number of innovative ways. Nine offers Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday broadcast opportunities, alongside three blockbuster State of Origin games, before the season showdown: the NRL finals series.

NINE'S NRL FANS CAN'T GET ENOUGH
OF THE SPORT THEY LOVE MOST

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Total TV reach during the 2022 NRL season

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Grand Final viewers across Total TV

YoY growth in average live 9Now audience

Source: VOZ Data 4.13 © OzTAM Pty Limited [2022]. NATIONAL, Distinct Count of VOZ ID, 10/03/2022-04/09/22, 15 consecutive sec viewing qualifier BVOD events, R Flag = 0 for TV Events, - Numbers show below are from Nine datawarehouse. OzTam Metro + Regional Data, 5 City Metro + Combined Agg Markets, Total People, Nine Network, 13/05/22 - 15/05/22 v 15/05/21 - 17/05/21, 'Friday Night NRL Live,' 'Saturday Night NRL Live,' & 'Sunday Atfternoon NRL Live,' Average Audience YoY, Consolidated 7. OzTam Metro & Regional Data, Nine Network, Total People, P18-54, M18-54, W18+, P25-54, M25-54 & W25-54, 2021 NRL Season, Including Finals, Exclud Pre and Post, Standard 1 min Cume Reach, Consolidated 7. OzTam Metro Data, Nine, Seven & Ten, Sydney-Brisbane, Total People, ‘Friday Night NRL Live,’ Timeslot Comparison, Dynamic Share, Overnight.

THE PASSION FOR RUGBY LEAGUE DELIVERS STRONG AUDIENCES IN REGIONAL HEARTLAND AUSTRALIA

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Regional viewers reached in 2022 Total People

Regional viewers reached in 2022 People 25-54

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of Live Minutes viewed on 9Now across the 2022 season
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Source: OzTAM Regional Combined (+WA), Overnight), 2021 v 2022, “NRL LIVE” & “NRL STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES” match only (Nine Network Content Affiliates), TP/2554/16-39/GS+CH, Reach & Reach %, consolidated 7 data. OzTAM Live VPM, 10/03/2022 - 2/10/2022, including co-viewing on connected TV devices.

AUSTRALIA'S MOST TALKED ABOUT SERIES IN SPORT 

The State of Origin needs no introduction. It's the most talked about series in Australian sport and it returned again in 2023, this time travelling from Adelaide to Brisbane and back for Game 3 in Sydney.

Australians reached across all three matches (Total TV)

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Live BVOD Audience of all time against all broadcasters
(Game 2)

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Source: VOZ Data 5.0 © OzTAM Pty Limited [2023]. TVMAP VOZ ANALYSER, NATIONAL, METRO, REGIONAL 31/05/2023 - 12/07/2023 V 08/06/2022 - 13/07/2022, 0200-2559, Network Nine & Affiliates, Total TV, TV, BVOD, Reach, based on Matching "Primary Description records = contains STATE OF ORIGIN, Multiple Demos,  When Watched Basis as at 13.07.2023. OzTAM LIVE VPM, Dec 2019 - YTD, includes co-viewing on connected TV devices, 12 July 2023 based on pre logs. 

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THE PINNACLE OF WOMENS RUGBY LEAGUE RIGHT HERE ON NINE 

Nine’s Wide World of Sports has made a landmark investment in the growth of women’s rugby league, with every game of the 2023 NRLW season to be broadcast live and free in HD on the 9Network and streamed on 9Now.

The biggest season of free-to-air rugby league in history just got bigger with the expanded 48-game NRLW season, Round one kicked off on Saturday, July 22, showcasing the women’s game on the platform with the biggest reach in the country.

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Australians reached
2023 Womens State of Origin series
(Total TV)

Source: TV MAP VOZ Analyser, VOZ Data 5.0 © OzTAM Pty Limited [2023], 'Women's State of Origin,' Including Pre and Post, 01/06/2023 & 21/06/2023, Nine Content, National, BVOD & Linear, Cumulative Reach (000s), Total People, Consolidated 7.

THE BEST NRL COVERAGE, EVERY WEEK
BROADCASTING AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST GAMES IN FOOTY

NRL offers 32 weeks of continuous content, spread across key competitions, and underpinned by Nine's 24/7 conversation, providing opportunities to create bespoke campaigns around calendar moments. Weekly news and magazine shows support and drive the stories providing opportunities for your brand to always be part of the conversation.

FEBRUARY 11
SINGLE MATCH

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MARCH 2
TO OCTOBER 1

Men's NRL

MAY 31
TO JULY 12

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JUNE 1
TO JUNE 22

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JULY 22
TO OCTOBER 1

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SEPTEMBER 8
TO OCTOBER 1

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IF IT MATTERS TO FANS NINE WILL DELIVER

Sports marketing is a powerful tool that many brands have leveraged to deliver real success. Best of all, it’s a genre that works across virtually every industry. Why does it have such power? Because it has the ability to connect brands with fans.

And Nine's unrivalled cross-media NRL offering does just that. It connects with millions of Aussie fans, year after year. Footy fans who are passionate, highly engaged, have money to spend, and immerse themselves in premium footy content week after week across the full NRL season.

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TV & 9Now

BROADCASTING +750 HOURS OF LIVE NRL MATCHES

Total TV

We offer not just the linear experience on Channel 9 but also Australia’s leading on-demand and streaming platform 9Now, creating new ways for brands to tell their story.

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AIRING +800 HOURS OF
NRL RADIO CONTENT

Radio

We are a direct line to the footy fans of the nation, serving up the biggest and best footy Australia has to offer, with world-class analysis of all the action on and off the field.

Publishing

PUBLISHING +30,000
NRL ARTICLES

Publishing

We are first with the agenda-setting stories. But we don't just tell our readers what happened, we tell them how and why it happened. It’s that unique insight that sets us apart.

Digital

PRODUCING +2,000 HOURS OF
NRL DIGITAL CONTENT

Digital

Our fully integrated digital offering continues to keep our audiences in the loop across the NRL season with premium content, from bite sized digital magazine shows on WWOS to highlights and expert editorial opinion.

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The reigning premier
of creativity and results

Big ideas make brands famous.
As does the power of premium sporting content.

And with the help of Powered by Nine, we have a big idea for every budget, underpinned by Australia’s best NRL content spanning television, digital, print and radio. From the main game to the experts and the entertainers, we provide brands with an unrivalled platform to tell their story.

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Let's take a closer look at how brands have effectively utilised the power of the NRL on Nine

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DOORDASH LEVERAGED THE POWER OF AN NRL FINALS SPONSORSHIP TO DELIVER HIGH IMPACT MARKETING MOMENTS

Challenge: DoorDash had a goal to position themselves as NRL's only 'On Demand Delivery Partner' and to set a point of difference against their competitors.

Solution: By leveraging Nine's exclusive coverage of every Finals Match, DoorDash creatively showcased their service as the ultimate on-demand delivery partner for any need.

Execution: Through Nine's exclusive Finals Match coverage, DoorDash incorporated augmented reality ball delivery and a situational content series using Nine talent.

Top of Mind Awareness

Consideration

of new users acquired
NRL Grand Final 2021

Source: Gemba NRL Interim Report 2021

To find out more about what your brand can achieve with an NRL partnership, request a tailored response to help realise your marketing objectives.

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