De Telegraaf was looking for ways to reach the millennial audience through YouTube
To reach this goal De Telegraaf teamed up with team5pm to develop a long-term strategy. This would focus on making De Telegraaf the number one news brand on YouTube for millennials and transforming De Telegraaf’s YouTube channel into a full-fledged marketing machine.

the strategy was divided into three phases
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In the first phase de Telegraaf’s main goal was to generate more exposure by a smarter use of their existing content on YouTube. We did this by developing an optimization strategy and making a clear content selection of trending and relevant topics. We boosted the reach without making extra costs and maximizing ad revenue. On top of that the editorial department was given a YouTube training.
the results
- Over 240 million views
- 470% percent Increase in ad revenue
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In the second phase, the goal was to create a loyal fan base among a millennial audience and convert them to De Telegraaf’s owned platforms. That’s why we created original YouTube content on relevant news subjects and selected a team of young presenters.
We maximized the use of YouTube features to convert the audience to telegraaf.nl. On top of that we became YouTube sales partner to achieve higher fill rates and increased CPMs.
the results
- The audience consisted for 67% of people below the age of 35 and these viewers accounted for 230,000,000 views.
- The original YouTube content performed better on, impressions, views, watch time and subscribers.
- The revenue tripled.
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De Telegraaf’s goal for the third phase is to convert an actively engaged YouTube audience into dedicated newsletter readers. We developed a strategy how YouTube can act as a top-of-the-funnel attribution platform to connect with younger audiences and eventually turn them into valuable digital subscribers. This phase is still in progress, but we are happy to share that we got a fund from google news initiative to develop this even further.
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