Power of Fandom: A Special Report
08.04.2024 - 17:21
/ variety.com
Audrey Schomer In today’s media landscape, it’s more exciting than ever to be a fan and engage with franchise characters and stories — not just through the traditional mediums of movies and TV but across social media, video games, podcasts, in-person experiences and more. But the fan journey has gotten only more complex as a result. Historically, entertainment marketers viewed franchise discovery as more linear and collective than they do today.
The fan journey typically started with a film release, continued through in-home entertainment and was followed by consumer products and holiday sales. A one-size-fits-all advertising approach won’t work in today’s fragmented content and channel landscape. Fan groups may have a beloved franchise in common, but their engagement is distinct.
These days, the variations of how and when fans discover and engage with a franchise are more fluid and diverse than ever. With the special report “Power of Fandom,” Variety Intelligence Platform has partnered with Amazon Ads to uncover key insights about entertainment franchise fans. These aim to provide entertainment industry marketers and decision-makers across theatrical, consumer products, theme parks, licensing and more with defining information about fans, including how they engage and how best to reach them.
The central takeaway from this research is that fandom isn’t one-dimensional. Today’s fans have different levels of engagement and modes of discovery, interaction, participation and purchase behavior related to their franchises of interest. Some are less or more likely than others to watch new content immediately, rewatch content new and old, participate in fan communities and activities, go out to theaters, attend events, visit
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