Case Study

/2025 Award Season

832%

YOY TIKTOK AUDIENCE GROWTH

224%

YOY TIKTOK REVENUE GROWTH

140%

YOY VIDEO VIEW GROWTH

Objective: Differentiate the Access Hollywood brand from our competitors at tentpole events by delivering first-in-class social content, and growing revenue stream from monetized content, particularly on TikTok.

Strategy: I developed a content creator program to bring beloved TikTok personalities to the biggest cultural events of the year as our guest digital correspondents. Instead of having our guests mimic a typical correspondent, we worked to create authentic storytelling that represented their own brand.

In addition to creators, I really wanted our content to feel real and raw, like our followers were in the room themselves. To accomplish this, we made distinct video and audio choices with our crew that helped us not only capture vertical content for our social channels, but still provide horizontal footage for our YouTube and linear platforms.

My final pillar in the renewed award season approach was to dive deeper into creative editorial and create moments with which fans would resonate.

Results: Access Hollywood’s award season social engagements grew 70%, while video views grew 140% YoY. Our top-performing video from the season, featuring Ilona Maher at the Emmys, earned a Webby nomination for Best Social, Events & Livestreams. Working with established content creators on TikTok also paid off in a 832% increase in follower growth and 224% rise in revenue from the platform.