Fanatomy: Taking Kids from Passive to Passionate
Having kids “like” you isn’t enough; success is often driven by devoted and active fans. Explore with us Dubit’s “fanatomy” model – the anatomy of your audience – with insights from Netflix into how they’re deepening engagement with young people.
Speakers:
David Kleeman
SVP, Global Trends
Dubit
Shira Lee Katz
Content Strategy Manager - Kids, Teens, & Family
Netflix
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788 930Number of different brands
Top 5 brands (market share) 16.2% 22.1%
Long tail, fat head
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25.4%
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Fanatomy
If you don’t know where you’re going,
you might end up somewhere else.
- Yogi Berra
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ExpressionInterpretation
Depth
Create multiple
points of content
e.g. characters,
sub-plots
Relevance
Measure points
of engagement
and focus on
these
Interact
Invest in content
your audience
engages with
Community
Provide a place
for your audience
to talk. You don’t
need to own this
space
Niche
Serve the
superfan via
deep and easter-
egg content
Exploration
Allows the
audience to
explore content
Identification
Allows the
audience to
think the content
is for them
Creativity
Audience
expands
narrative
because it
relates to them
Development
Allows the
audience to
improvise the
brand
Differentiation
The superfan
feels ownership
Casual Active Fan Superfan
CONSISTENCY & AUTHENTICITY
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Portal or Clubhouse?
Bought by/for adults; kids prevent churn
Content fan base (something for everyone)
Kids rule
Platform fan base* (content curated to suit)
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Terms of engagement
Kids are already talking to the screen.
They’re touching every screen. They think
everything is interactive.
Carla Fisher, Netflix
We have to ensure that the tone,
sensibility, emotional component and
subject matter really connects with them.
Chris Viscardi, Nickelodeon
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ExpressionInterpretation
Depth Relevance Interact Community Niche
Exploration Identification Creativity Development Differentiation
Casual Active Fan Superfan
Consistency
More interactive
Maintaining share
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What’s Your Brand’s Fanatomy?
9 People’s Favorite Thing
or
100 People’s Ninth Favorite Thing?
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Thank you!
David Kleeman
SVP Global Trends
david.kleeman@dubitlimited.com
@davidkleeman
@dubit
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