THE VOICE OF GLOBAL YOUTH CULTURE.
OVER-SATURATION OF ADVERTISING.
THE INTERNET CHANGED EVERYTHING.
TRADITIONAL MEDIA 
percent who used less last year 
NEW MEDIA 
percent who used more last year 
VICE Youth Market Study, 2013
A NEW, VISUAL LANGUAGE 
2BN photos shared on facebook each week 
200k Instagram photos shared per hour 
100M Tumblr posts published every day 
60MIN video uploaded to YouTube per second 
4M hours of video watch on YouTube per month 
Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, YouTube
80% 
people trust peer 
recommendations over brands 
(only 14% trust advertisements) 
25% 
social media messages that 
include links to content. 
INFLUENCE COMES FROM THEIR PEERS. 
Source: Socialnomics
80% 
WANT BRANDS TO ENTERTAIN THEM. 
Edelman 2013
33% 50% 
AND IT DELIVERS ROI. 
36% 
Effect of branded content with 18-34’s, 
ComScore video matrix, OPA study 
more effective than 
traditional advertising in 
terms of raising 
awareness 
more effective in 
boosting brand 
favourability 
50% more effective in 
terms of influencing 
purchase intent
CREATING CONTENT WITH BRANDS.
THE OLD MODEL.
THE NEW THEORY.
LEVERAGED MEDIA.
CREATE CONTENT THAT MATTERS.
REMARKABLE CONTENT GETS SHARED.
Alex Light
Alex Light

Alex Light