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Throwback Thursday – The Social Executive, or Easy Executive Engagement

August 25, 2016 By Jim Storer

how to get executives to understand community

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable We hear from too many community pros that they work tirelessly on programs, spend countless hours interacting and engaging with their community members, and even working to define and strategize around community strategy and roadmaps - only to be met with … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: The Ins and Outs of a Community Roadmap

August 18, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community Roadmap

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable If you don't know where you're going it can be a long journey to success in community management - which is why we're highlighting best practices for community roadmaps in this week's #throwbackthursday post! From the basics of why a community roadmap is … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday – Community Engagement Drivers

August 11, 2016 By Jim Storer

community engagement drivers

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable The one of the most frequent questions we get from community managers is "How can I increase engagement in my community?" It's a great question - and one that has no single answer. Of course the variables that define every community - size, scope, … [Read more...]

Six Tips for Selling Social Media and Community to the C-Suite

August 9, 2016 By Jim Storer

Jaime Punishill

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Need some help convincing executives why your organization needs to be more active in social media and community? TheCR Network spoke with Jaime Punishill and discussed practical strategies for selling these important social functions to the C-Suite. Set … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday – Community Strategy 101

August 4, 2016 By Jim Storer

community strategy 101

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable Too often new community managers (or veteran community managers faced with a brand new community) will dive right in - because from day one, the to-do list can be daunting. We can't urge you strongly enough: STOP! DROP! STRATEGIZE!! To liberally … [Read more...]

The Smartest Way to Use Your Community Conference or Training Budget

July 28, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community management trends event

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable Ever come back from a conference or trade show all fired up about the big plans you have for your community? A to-do list a mile long and tons of new connections that you're going to stay in touch with. And then: reality sets in. What if you could … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: Community ROI & Benefits

July 21, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community ROI

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable After seeing so many wonderful pics of summer vacations from the 70s and 80s, and the weird and wacky hair styles they contain we just couldn't help ourselves. We are fully embracing the #ThrowbackThursday nostalgia here at The Community Roundtable with a … [Read more...]

Why Doodling, Drawing and Visual Storytelling Are Good For Community

July 13, 2016 By Jim Storer

visual storytelling tactics

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable If we look back in history, we have been using visuals to communicate complex information for years through the use of diagrams, graphs, charts, etc. In today’s complex environment, we need visuals to help us make sense of the world. Raw data is too much of … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: June 2016

June 29, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community tools and platforms

By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable It is officially Summer! And while our programming does slow down a little in the Summer months June was bustling with activity. We wrapped up another guided community management training course (free for all members), launched an … [Read more...]

What does a community for community pros look like?

June 24, 2016 By Jim Storer

Best online community manager events

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable This week Rachel shared a fantastic look inside the programming inside TheCR Network. You can check out her whole post here.  My favorite part is this great "A Month Inside TheCR Network" calendar she put together: Things We Are Reading This Week  A … [Read more...]

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