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Defining Community Requirements that Scale, Part 1

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By Jim Storer, Co-Founder and Pricipal of the Community Roundtable Community is subject to the old adage, “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” But simply planning isn’t enough. We often discuss that simply building a community is not enough - sadly, the average community is not the Field … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Saying Thank You, 30,000 Times

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. UPDATE: The State of Community Management has now been viewed more than 75,000 times! Learn more about The Community Roundtable and what we do for hundreds of organizations and community managers by clicking … [Read more...]

Is Having a Community Strategy Important?

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. This year's State of Community Management research showed what we're suspected for along time: ​the foundation of a successful community is a well-defined strategy that integrates social tools and methods with business … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Goodbye May

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. If April comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb, what does May do? It's beautiful here in Boston today, but I hear rain is on the way. Either way, we're still looking forward to a weekend of yard work, BBQing … [Read more...]

Faces of Community Management: Luke Sinclair, Sitrion

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Another month in the books and another chance to share with you a new Faces of Community Management profile. This month we're highlighting Luke Sinclair, Director of Community Management at Sitrion and member of TheCR … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: The Roadtrip is Over

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Happy Friday, everyone! If you're in the US you might already be out taking advantage of a long weekend and celebrating the Memorial Day holiday! Our month-long roadtrip came to an end today with the conclusion of the … [Read more...]

Executive Engagement Matters

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We've heard a lot of talk in the last few weeks about the link between executive support and community success  It seems like executive adoption is on the mind of many community practitioners, and with good reason. In … [Read more...]

Industry Interview: Dennis Shiao, DNN

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By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We were able to publish the State of Community Management 2014 through the generous support of our sponsors. We are lucky enough to work with a number of partners in the community space that are helping advance the … [Read more...]