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Executive Engagement in Three Venn Diagrams

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By Rachel Happe, Principal at TheCR I admit it, I’m a bit wonky. I really love Venn Diagrams, in part because I think most of the interesting things in life happen at intersections.  When I was asked to speak to a group of women about my online presence last week, I found myself using three … [Read more...]

Best Practices for Training a New Community Manager

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Intrigued by TheCR Network, but want to learn more about what membership entails before joining? Watch Hillary Boucher share a special look inside TheCR Network.  In March Hillary shared a look at the research, programming and professional development available exclusively to Network members and … [Read more...]

Why Community Management Is Ideal for 20-Somethings

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By Georgina Cannie, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable With the influx of recent grads flooding the job market, I’m surprised more of them haven’t caught the community bug. Community management is an ideal space for millennials to dive into the work world and, spoiler: it’s not just … [Read more...]

Community Manager Essentials

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By Shannon Abram, Director of Marketing at The Community Roundtable. The 7th annual State of Community Management research survey continues! We are in the back 9 of the research phase - and we need your help! Have 20 minutes? START THE SURVEY HERE As a thank you for every participants … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: February 2016

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By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable 2016 is flying by! Can you believe we're already two months in? How are your community plans for 2016 coming along? Here’s a sneak peek into what’s been going on inside TheCR Network this past month: Facebook at Work: … [Read more...]

CMGR Swag – Week Three of The SOCM

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By Shannon Abram, Director of Marketing at The Community Roundtable. The 7th annual State of Community Management research survey and contributions is rolling along - do I sound like a broken record yet? If so, at least I have a good reason. The SOCM is the community industry's most … [Read more...]

Best Practices for Online Community Platform Migration

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Intrigued by TheCR Network, but want to learn more about what membership entails before joining? Watch Hillary Boucher share a special look inside TheCR Network.  In January Hillary shared a look at the research, programming and professional development available exclusively to Network members and … [Read more...]

CMGRs are Entry-Level? Not Anymore.

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By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable. With the SOCM 2016 survey fully launched we have just one CCC fun fact left for you - and it's probably something you've known for a while. CCC Fun Fact #8: Community management isn't "entry-level" - the average community manager has more than 12 years … [Read more...]