Human Connection | The Only Thing That Makes Content Explode

Описание: Human Connection | The Only Thing That Makes Content Explode

Ever wondered what separates viral content from everything else? This video shares insights from Oscar Hogland, CEO of Epidemic Sound, on the patterns behind widely viewed content. Discover key strategies for content creation and how to go viral, drawing from data insights on billions of daily views. Learn how to refine your content strategy and get more views on your videos.

What truly separates viral content from everything else? The answer may surprise you, and it has nothing to do with production quality, posting frequency, or trending topics. Oscar Hogland, CEO of Epidemic Sound, a 1.4 billion dollar company that soundtracks content generating over 3 billion views daily on YouTube alone, has access to data almost no one else on the planet can see. At that scale, invisible patterns become undeniable truths, and what he has discovered fundamentally reshapes how creators should think about content creation.

The most counterintuitive insight is this: content creation and going viral is ultimately about helping create meaningful human connections. Not algorithms. Not thumbnails. Human connection. And music is one of the most powerful and misunderstood tools available to every creator today.

Most creators treat music as background noise, something added to make a video feel more polished. But Oscar sees music as a storytelling tool, one that shapes emotion with surgical precision. Here is where it gets profound: using well-known commercial music actually weakens your storytelling power. When your audience brings their own emotional baggage to a familiar track, you lose control of the narrative entirely. You abdicate your power as a storyteller.

The pandemic revealed something even deeper. Oscar's team observed a massive spike in what he calls comfort food music, a psychological phenomenon tied directly to human uncertainty. Classical music surged because people craved reassurance. This data exposed something profound about human psychology that every serious creator must understand.

Then came the concept of the cross, born from an unexpected lunch meeting in Stockholm, a principle rooted in cognitive dissonance and unexpected juxtapositions that changes how you think about content forever.

This video delivers insights that redefine intentional leadership in the creator economy.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - Music as a Storytelling Tool
01:03 - Why Famous Music Weakens Your Content
01:43 - Comfort Food Music and Human Psychology
02:08 - The Cross Concept Explained
02:51 - Real World Application of the Cross
03:57 - Using Music to Create Crosses in Content
04:41 - Understanding Your Audience and Emotional Journey
05:15 - What Makes Content Go Viral
05:51 - Conclusion and Call to Action