Fueling Social Fandom at Social Media Week

By Jordan Chariton 

SMWLost Remote’s own Natan Edelsburg moderated yesterday’s “Fueling Social Fandom” panel at Social Media Week in New York, sitting alongside Comedy Central VP of Digital Marketing Don Steele, VH1 Digital VP Tom Chirico, and MTV VP of Social Engagement Tom Fishman.

“You think about fandom not as a one night stand everytime your show is on…it’s a long time relationship,” Fishman said, adding the most important thing for TV executives to do mirrors a relationship: listening.

VH1’s Chirico says understanding what makes the user tick is vital, as is the medium of the content you’re serving up.

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“How do you surprise and delight people?” Comedy Central’s Steele suggested as the key to creating fandom. It’s not just listening, but giving, he added.

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