We empower community leaders with innovative, collaborative and research-based online community strategies.
We've built the resources to help community managers work smarter.
Whether you're a team of one, are trying to scale your community program or are part of a dynamic group of community practitioners, we offer exclusive access to the tools, models, research, resources, and people you need to be successful.
As a community program owner, you have more on your plate than just the day-to-day success of your community.
Whatever your current challenge - calculating ROI, cultivating stakeholder support, selling your community to your executives, something else - we can help.
Are you are tasked with the long term success of your organization's community initiatives?
We help some of the world's most successful brands get the most out of their community programs. Through thoughtful training, thought leadership and advisory services we can support even the toughest community challenges.
What are people saying about us?
The most powerful testament to the work we do is the recommendation of our friends and clients. Check out what people have to say about working with us.
We Know Community.
Advisory Services
Are you looking to:
- Get your team aligned on your community approach?
- Energize a group of stakeholders and connect the dots from business strategy to community strategy?
- Facilitate a workshop to generate a community strategy or program plan?
Our community advisory services will help you suceed.
TheCR Network
TheCR Network is your one-stop resource for best practices, expert advice, actionable case studies, and answers to (almost) every community question you can imagine. We make your job as a community professional a breeze by connecting you to the people and ideas you need - when you need them.
Community Management Training
Our research shows that investing in professional development for your community team is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen your community management.
Our live workshop TheCR Connect, and our on-demand courses, and custom curriculum ensure you have access to the community knowledge you need to be successful.
Research and Models
Our research, models, and frameworks are the industry standard for community practitioners to learn, validate and develop winning strategies.
From our annual State of Community Management research to our comprehensive Community Maturity Model and Community Engagement Framework, we empower community practitioners to level up their community expertise.
We've spent a decade working with global community leaders fine-tuning the programs, tactics, and tools that make online communities successful. We've distilled the best of these research-backed resources into individual bundles focused on common community challenges.
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Community Resources
Explore our most recent case studies, events, and research for community management practitioners.
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Nurturing Super Users to
Cultivate Success
The Mimecaster Central "Legends" Program rewards the most active community champions who continue to offer Legendary assistance to their peers in their support community.
Learn how they nurture these super users to cultivate customer success.
From Ideation to Launch: Creating A Customer Community
Are you in the midst of launching a community or planning for a future launch? Join us on this case study call as @Ryan McClelland shares the journey from ideation to launch of Morningstar's customer community.
Research Brief:
Calculating Community ROI
In this brief, we will explore a universal formula for capturing the ROI of an engagement behavior at the heart of all successful communities: the value of an answer.
FEATURED VIDEO | What Makes TheCR Network Unique?
Testimonials
I've nothing but praise for The Community Roundtable. The must-join roundtable for community professionals.
Jeremiah Owyang
Founder of Catalyst Companies
TheCR Academy course gave me really helpful information on how to get stakeholders to realize the value of engaging in the community.
Marjorie Anderson
Manager, Digital Communities, Project Management Institute
The annual research from @TheCR has, indeed, been a major force for advancing the field. I've used each year's SOCM Report to help educate and move forward our leaders' understanding of community.
Jeff Ross
Community Manager, Humana
Compared to my many other professional membership experiences, TheCR Network has been, by far, the most beneficial and enjoyable.
Joanne Connelly
Senior Learning Consultant, SAP
Getting my team involved with The Community Roundtable has provided incredible ROI, giving them access to research, content, and information they can’t find anywhere else.
J.J. Lovett
Director, Communities, CA Technologies
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