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The Road to Fandom

Fan worship isn’t always what it seems. Especially not when businesses get involved.

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Monia Ali
Oct 05, 2021
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Just five years ago Troika, which bills itself as a “brand experience company,” set out to do a yearlong in-depth study of fandom. As one might expect, one of the aims was to use the results to help …

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A guest post by
Monia Ali
Fandom native and former stan, investigating the history of fandom and the rise of the stan. Unofficial 1D historian. Cinephile.
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