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What's a Fanocracy and Why You Should Build One


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Fanocracy site

Brands David mentions as examples:

MeUndies
Duracell
HubSpot

Here's this shows TL;DR:

  • David explains what a Fanocracy is
  • We go over the destructive nature of Facebook and other social tools
  • We talk about how the book came to be and why his daughter was the co-author
  • Answer why brands should be building fandoms
  • David and Alex discuss what they are fans of and the communities around that
  • Even businesses you think would have zero benefits from fans like hospitals actually do 
  • David explains what it means to "listen to humanize" 
  • We go over the science behind feeling a sense of belonging 
  • David explains how stock images and jargon kill your brand 
  • We discuss how MeUndies is a great example of listening to humanize
  • We talk about the difference between influencer vs advocate and why influencers are not as great as you think
  • David explains what is meant by "give more than you need to" with an example from Duracell
  • We go over why you need to build your employees to be fans as well 
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