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Community Managers: Voice Concerns, Gather Data, Solve Challenges…Pass It Along

March 12, 2013 By Leanne Chase

Today's post comes from Maria Ogneva, Head of Community at Yammer, Inc.  As one of our Advisory Board members for this year's State of Community Management report, Maria is very interested in gathering data to help Yammer with their community efforts but also to help every organization who seeks … [Read more...]

Tips and Sessions for Community Managers Headed to SXSWi

March 5, 2013 By Leanne Chase

It's that time of year again and all social eyes turn toward Austin. The Community Roundtable will once again be there represented by Jim Storer. He'll be in sessions, at events, hanging out and heading to parties and of course talking community management and social business. As you get ready we … [Read more...]

Communities Are A Business Priority for 2013: IDC Report and Reality

February 19, 2013 By Leanne Chase

This year is off to a fast start.  Last month we saw Community Manager Appreciation Day explode across social channels, in person events, blog posts and on video.  Now this month we are reading about and seeing  how organizations are making business communities a priority in the next 12 months. … [Read more...]

Inside TheCR Network: Thoughts on Scaling Up to Avoid Community Manager Burnout

February 15, 2013 By Leanne Chase

The need to scale came up on two recent TheCR Network roundtable calls. On one Jeremiah Owyang of The Altimeter Group addressed potential causes of burnout as well as suggested the development of an escalation path as a way to scale thus avoiding burnout. Knowing the breadth and depth of experience … [Read more...]

CMAD Wrapup – Links for Community Managers

January 29, 2013 By Leanne Chase

Wow! Community Manager Appreciation Day sure has come a long way in 4 years!  Of course so has the discipline and roles of community management.  The amount of conversation, content and celebration from yesterday seemed to hit hyperdrive.  It was very hard to keep up and not get knocked over by the … [Read more...]

We’re Looking Forward to Celebrating Community Manager Appreciation Day With You

January 23, 2013 By Leanne Chase

Next Monday, January 28th is the 4th annual Community Manager Appreciation Day.  This day was started by Jeremiah Owyang as a way to recognize and celebrate the efforts of community managers around the world.  And we agree.  For the many tireless tasks community managers do day in and day out often … [Read more...]

Evaluating Google+ For Community

January 18, 2013 By Leanne Chase

Toward the end of 2012 Google came out with a community feature on their Google+ tool.  And it sparked a lot of interest.  We're not sure about you but for a while we got many invitations to join new Google+ communities. With the holiday break that enthusiasm seemed to wane a bit but we're still … [Read more...]

Community Types and Terms Defined

January 15, 2013 By Leanne Chase

I have now officially been working in the online community space for just over one year and there still seems to be a lot of confusion and disconnects when people are talking about their community or talking with The Community Roundtable about how being a member of TheCR Network can help them.  And … [Read more...]

Seven Trends in Community and Social Business for 2013

January 3, 2013 By Leanne Chase

  It is that time of year again when we look ahead to see what might be important in the coming year, what hasn't yet been solved in the past year and what others are seeing ahead that we may not be thinking about.  For this article we asked TheCR team, our members and friends of TheCR for … [Read more...]

The Community Roundtable’s Most-Read Blog Posts In 2012

December 26, 2012 By Leanne Chase

Should you find yourself with some time on your hands this holiday week, here are the 10 most popular posts from The Community Roundtable blog in 2012. We are thrilled so many found this information useful.  Check them out for yourself and see whether or not you agree. Building a Social Business … [Read more...]

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