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How to Recognize Your Top Community Members

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  As we close out 2016 I wanted to share some best practices for recognizing and rewarding the top contributors in your community. Whether they are super users who take pride in answering others questions or super-star content creators, everyone likes to be acknowledged for their … [Read more...]

CMGR Best Practices: The Best of Throwback Thursday

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  Over the last year we've been sharing deep cuts from TheCR Library. Turns out not everyone is at the same place on their community journey (um, obviously!) and the insights and best practices we may have shared a year or even two years ago are just what someone might need today. Hence … [Read more...]

TheCR Connect 2016 – By The Numbers Recap

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It's no secret we're sort of data nerds over here - I mean have you seen the SOCM lately? Here's something you might not know though - numbers aren't my favorite thing - but I've never met an infographic I didn't like. (Longtime readers might remember our brief infatuation with … [Read more...]

Giving Thanks for My Community – #thankitforward

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This year we're celebrating our fourth year of the #thankitforward tradition. You can read more about it here if you aren't familiar with the practice - but basically we want to encourage everyone to take a moment to specifically thank people in their lives who have made a positive difference. I'm … [Read more...]

Join TheCR Team: Community Management Fellow Wanted

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Are you interested in the emerging field of community management? Maybe you studied psychology, politics, sociology, journalism or communications and are wondering how social media and social networking technologies are changing how organizations communicate and collaborate. Maybe you’ve had a role … [Read more...]

#ThankItForward 2016

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  For the fourth year we're celebrating the idea of #thankitforward - thanking the people in your life (personally and professionally) who have made a difference in your year by letting them know. And today it seems like this small act of gratitude and kindness will go an especially long way … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: Managing a Community Budget

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  Like it or not, managing a community budget is a must for many community managers - and might be something you've never tackled before. With 2017 looming (how are we halfway through November already?) we wanted to share some of our most popular posts on defining and managing a community … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: Work Out Loud (WOL)

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It's no secret that we're huge fans of the work out loud concept. We're in the middle of International Working Out Loud Week and are really enjoying all the great content this week at the #WOLWEEK site. If you're thinking of how the #WOL movement can be applied specifically to community management, … [Read more...]

J.J. Lovett, CA Technologies

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Welcome to the latest episode in our community management podcast series, “Conversations with Community Managers” featuring J.J. Lovett, Director, Communities at CA Technologies. Join TheCR’s founder and principal, Jim Storer and director of marketing, Shannon Abram as they chat with community … [Read more...]