Fanocracy in Action

Here’s How NOT To Build Fans

Doing what everybody else does won’t build fans. Being like the other guy but faster, cheaper, shinier won’t build fans.

How RoamRig Built A Successful Business With Facebook Groups

A great way for organizations of all kinds to engage with interested people is to join and participate in a Facebook group. Facebook groups are a...

Chris Blackwell Achieves Success on Multiple Fronts by Doing What He Loves

As we prepare to enter 2023, let’s look at Chris Blackwell, a man who has spent a lifetime following his passions. It’s not just that he’s been super...

Free Speech

Now that Elon Musk owns Twitter, there is a great deal of discussion about “free speech” on both social media and mainstream media. The First...

Every Customer Touchpoint Is A Way To Build Fans (Or Not)

Marketing is much more than generating attention. Every single interaction an organization has with an existing or potential customer is important....

Port Chester Fire Department: Passionate About the Grateful Dead and the Community

The volunteer members of the Harry Howard Hook & Ladder Company in Port Chester, NY are fans of the Grateful Dead, and they share their fandom in...

How to Poop in the Woods and Tons of Other Awesome REI Marketing Content

Expert advice from REI Coop helps to educate and inform buyers. The company has many hundreds of educational articles and videos about all things...

Baseball That Puts Fans First! Banana Ball from The Savannah Bananas

The Savannah Bananas baseball team absolutely puts fans first. So much so that my friend, the Banana’s owner Jesse Cole, just announced that his team...

A Focus On Product Alone Results In A Race To The Bottom

When organizations set out to provide a product or service, they typically make the crucial mistake of believing that they are only there to provide...

Branding Gone Amok™

This is the subject line of a recent email I received: Your CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® account has been...

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"The most wonderful aspect of David and Reiko's book is how wide-ranging the examples are; nobody can claim fanocracy does not apply to their line of work. When Andy and I started OPEN cycle, our goal was working hard to stay small. That meant we only had time to do what was critical: Product development, taking care of customers, and not much else. Despite foregoing all other 'essential' activities, OPEN is way more successful than we ever thought possible. By talking to our customers so much, we unwittingly created a fanocracy and let me tell you, not only is it the most successful way I’ve ever set up a company, it’s also the most fun.”

Gerard Vroomen
co-founder of OPEN cycle and Cervélo Cycles