Tag Archives: Fans

Life in the Gig Economy: NBA legend James Worthy on connecting with fans through Cameo

  By Jessica Bursztynsky May 17, 2023 Life in the Gig Economy tells the stories of workers in an industry millions of people rely upon. If you’d like to share your story, email staff writer Jessica Bursztynsky at Jessicabursz@proton.me. James Worthy is a 62-years-old sports commentator and analyst who played 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, … Continue reading Life in the Gig Economy: NBA legend James Worthy on connecting with fans through Cameo

Coca-Cola invites fans to create AI art with its iconic imagery

  By Steven Melendez March 20, 2023 Starting Monday, Coca-Cola is inviting fans to harness AI tools to create new designs around some of its most famed images, including the classic contoured bottle, soda-guzzling polar bears, and even Santa Claus himself. A new Coca-Cola website enables visitors across 17 countries, including the U.S., to select … Continue reading Coca-Cola invites fans to create AI art with its iconic imagery

Taboola Stats: Super Bowl LVII Topics Attracting Fans

Taboola Stats: Super Bowl LVII Topics Attracting Fans by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, February 10, 2023 To learn more about the Super Bowl LVII buzz and what people want to read about, Taboola’s researchers analyzed data from November 1, 2022 through January 30, 2023.  Researchers at the discovery platform Taboola wanted to know the most valuable … Continue reading Taboola Stats: Super Bowl LVII Topics Attracting Fans

Fans, SuperUsers, Ambassadors: Community as Marketing

Fans, SuperUsers, Ambassadors: Community as Marketing December 23, 2022 A year ago, Visible Wireless built its own social sandbox apart from the usual platforms. It was a forum for prospects to discuss what they liked. As a class of “SuperUsers” emerged, Visible started seeing a strategy for a self-run community that could have solid KPIs, … Continue reading Fans, SuperUsers, Ambassadors: Community as Marketing

Some Kanye fans paid $200 to get his new album. They’re still waiting

By Moises Mendez II   February 23, 2022 Some of Kanye West’s fans weren’t too happy with him on Tuesday.  Last week, the rapper, who goes by the mononym Ye, announced in a since-deleted Instagram post that he was eschewing the streaming services and promised that anyone who bought his $200 Stem Player, a device … Continue reading Some Kanye fans paid $200 to get his new album. They’re still waiting

Affinity Answers helps brands talk to fans

Today it rebrands its AudiencePlanner tool as FanFinder360°. Kim Davis on September 17, 2020 Affinity Answers, the marketing data science vendor, today announced the re-branding of its AudiencePlanner tool as FanFinder360° to reflect an increased commitment to serving the media and entertainment industry. Founded in 2004 as a boot-strap start-up, the company today delivers anonymized … Continue reading Affinity Answers helps brands talk to fans

Creating Mega Fans: Social Influence Declines As Fans Age

Creating Mega Fans: Social Influence Declines As Fans Age by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, October 10, 2019 The road to obsession — or at least becoming a fan — with regard to a product or superhero typically involves discovery, emotional investment, and evangelism. These three stages account for the majority of the spend that fans devote … Continue reading Creating Mega Fans: Social Influence Declines As Fans Age

TrueView audience engagement: Paid strategies to find fans and reduce waste

Setting the right KPIs, such as earned paid media metrics instead of video completion rates, are vital to maximizing your ability to learn from and build an audience on YouTube. Justin Rudolph on June 18, 2019 All advertisers claim to do A/B testing and segmentation on their target audiences, but few do it right. YouTube … Continue reading TrueView audience engagement: Paid strategies to find fans and reduce waste