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Instagram · One Shot

@zillow Zillow is back in sweet *𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲* Chicago. That means spending the long weekend scrolling for your next home on the site with the largest real estate inventory 😌💙

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Performance

Views
863.7K
Likes
736
Comments
10
Engagement
0.1%
Outlier
16.6×
Length · 23 May 2026
0:10

Video #30247 · One Shot

Relatable Zillow scrolling at gamefrom @zillow

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Overview

The video shows a person from a first-person perspective at a baseball game, holding a hot dog while simultaneously scrolling through expensive home listings in Chicago on the Zillow app.

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Simple outline

  1. 1Establish engaging environment
  2. 2Reveal unexpected, relatable activity
  3. 3Label the shared habit

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
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Elements
Text OverlayIn-Scene Media PlaybackMood Music
Account

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 55%

Back to your regularly scheduled Zillowing

Verbal hook · 30%

Welcome to Chicago, the winning city of America.

Visual hook · 15%

A close-up shot of a person scrolling a real estate app on their phone, juxtaposed with the background of a crowded baseball stadium and a classic Chicago-style hot dog in the foreground.

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Hook template

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Back to your regularly scheduled [guilty pleasure habit] in [aspirational but unaffordable place]

  • — Back to your regularly scheduled Zillowing in Manhattan
  • — Back to your regularly scheduled car shopping in Beverly Hills
  • — Back to your regularly scheduled menu browsing at Michelin-star restaurants

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

An immersive, first-person POV shot that establishes a specific, often desirable, real-world setting and activity, creating an immediate sense of place.

Payoff

The payoff is the viewer's feeling of recognition and validation ('I do that too!'), creating an instant bond with the content and reinforcing a sense of shared community around a specific habit.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Secret Habit Juxtaposition

Placing a common, often private, digital habit into an unexpected and highly specific real-world context to create a moment of surprising relatability.

  1. 1

    The Contextual Anchor

    The video grounds the viewer in a specific, recognizable environment using strong visual cues (location, props, background action). This sets an initial expectation for the video's content.

  2. 2

    The Behavioral Pivot

    The camera's focus shifts from the macro-environment to a micro-action that contradicts the expected behavior for that setting. This action is typically a mundane or private digital habit.

  3. 3

    The Relatability Label

    An on-screen text overlay appears, giving a name to the contradictory behavior and framing it as a common, shared experience or 'regularly scheduled' program. This serves as the punchline and the primary driver of audience connection.

Themes

  • Relatability
  • Aspiration
  • Modern Habits
  • Multitasking

Techniques

  • Juxtaposition
  • Observational Humor

Trends

  • Relatable content
  • Brand personification

Post caption

Zillow is back in sweet *𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲* Chicago. That means spending the long weekend scrolling for your next home on the site with the largest real estate inventory 😌💙

Text overlays

  • title · beginning

    Back to your regularly scheduled Zillowing

Transcript

Welcome to Chicago, the winning city of America.