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Fandom Isn’t Random

The Secret Behind a Great Cult Following Andrew Thomas, Director of Product Marketing for SDL Documentation

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Allow me to introduce myself ○  Born and raised in Alabama ○  Love poetry, politics, and

parenting ○  Spend way too much time

consuming media ○  Product Marketing Director for

SDL LiveContent ○  HUGE NERD ○  Let’s connect: @work_ajt

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Here are some of my fandoms

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Dynamic Leaders

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Images by Mike Mitchell

Highlight your personality

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Inspire with vision

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Educate your base

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Engaged Audience

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Be quotable

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Talk directly to your fans

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Invite participation

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Inclusive Exclusivity

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Start a club

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Develop unique visuals

Images by Willtron

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Speak a secret language

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Meme Mashups

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Listen and Learn

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Know your FanVenn™

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Leverage compatible fandoms

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Leverage compatible fandoms

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Leverage compatible fandoms

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Leverage compatible fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Engage other fandoms

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Content is Queen

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What makes a Queen?

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Powerful

What makes a Queen?

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What makes a Queen?

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Versatile

What makes a Queen?

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What makes a Queen?

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What makes a Queen?

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What kind of Queen is your content?

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What kind of Queen is your content?

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What kind of Queen is your content?

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What kind of Queen is your content?

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What kind of Queen is your content?

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Royal Requirements

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Embrace Structure

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Make it Modular

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Multi, Multi, Multi

Media

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Multi, Multi, Multi

Channel

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Multi, Multi, Multi

Language

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Share Everywhere!

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Tag it!

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SDL Brings Your Brand to the

World… and the World to

Your Brand

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http://www.sdl.com

blogs.sdl.com/company

facebook.com/sdlplc

google.com/+sdlonline 

twitter.com/sdl

youtube.com/sdl

blogs.sdl.com/digital-experience

linkedin.com/company/sdl-plc

slideshare.net/sdlonline

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