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Title:

Zombies, Vampires & Monsters: Fostering Loyal Genre Communities

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Organizer:
KW Low, DreadCentral.com
Description:
The success of horror entertainment is becoming more dependent on niche online communities than the mainstream. This panel explains how to create loyal but vocal genre communities using social media tools. The panelists will also describe how they leveraged their community's involvement to further along the horror genre.
Questions
Answered:
  1. How are horror genre media products being marketed?
  2. Why is marketing to online niche communities is important?
  3. Is it very different to build loyal communities for other genres?
  4. Why don't monster or horror movies get as much respect as other genres?
  5. Must horror movies always be scary?
  6. Why are genre communities so loyal?
  7. Do these folks meet each other in person outside of their online communities?
  8. Why do people like horror movies?
  9. How do you interact with your community?
  10. Which is the most popular monster, vampires, zombies or werewolves?
Level:
Beginner
Category:
Community / Online Community
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
KW Low
on 17/8/09
Love to hear more suggestions & feedback to the panel questions. It's the work in progress until SXSWi
asif ahmed
on 17/8/09
Mythic creature movies are essentially superhero movies with a misunderstoon hero.
Marc Hustvedt
on 18/8/09
Horror is all about the fans. Even the new breed of horror directors are fans. Much like sci-fi fans, horror fans crave timely information and a knowledgeable community. Dread Central, FEARnet and similar sites are the core of what keeps the genre thriving.
Nate Pagel
on 18/8/09
Vote for it!!
Andrew Warner
on 18/8/09
Looking forward to it.
Skot Leach
on 18/8/09
Lost Zombies supports this panel.
Debi Moore
on 19/8/09
Good to see horror getting the respect it so richly deserves. After all, the very first film was a horror flice!
wil keiper
on 19/8/09
Voted down!
KW Low
on 20/8/09
We've invited @LostZombies to join our panel to talk about their loyal zombie community, as well as Asif from Vampire Film Festival. This is all about you folks, our community, who are fans of the horror genre. Who else would you like to see on the panel?
Joe Said
on 21/8/09
This is going to be the A-bomb! I hope the coordinators agree.
Barry Densmore
on 24/8/09
Sounds fun and informative
karina grotz
on 26/8/09
i'm only coming to sxsw for this panel :0
Erik Deutsch
on 26/8/09
Awesome!
Emilie Noetzel
on 2/9/09
If this panel happens, we will plan the treck to SXSW.
Marjorie Kase
on 3/9/09
Totally stoked for this one. You got my vote:)
Mike Monello
on 4/9/09
Love this, big thumbs up!
Online Games
on 24/10/09
This is going to be the A-bomb! I hope the coordinators agree.
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