The Community Roundtable

Empowering global community leaders with research-backed resources, training, and tools.

Public Relations Tips for Community Managers

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Community Managers wear many hats and are often asked to step into unfamiliar roles.  Such is the case for, Judi Huck, community consultant and trainer, and member of TheCR Network.  Instead of being daunted by the task at hand, she has taken the time to learn more about her new role in Public … [Read more...]

Summer Reading List

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In the summer many of us find ourselves away from the office with some downtime or perhaps in the office but without access to vacationing colleagues who we need to collaborate with to finish work.  For those of you who find yourself with some time that you'd like to use to catch up on … [Read more...]

Social Media Pearls: Interview with Ayelet Baron

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In case you missed it Ayelet Baron was interviewed by Shirley Williams from Social Media Pearls on VoiceAmerica radio.  It's a great interview and a great opportunity to meet Ayelet, learn more about her background and why we are so excited to have her on our team, and learn more about what we do at … [Read more...]

Sir Robin: Hero of Community Managers Everywhere

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Our logo confuses a lot of people - what do knights and horses have to do with community management?  When we originally conceived of The Community Roundtable and the community managers we wanted to serve, the resemblance to Sir Robin in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was striking: To us the … [Read more...]

The Art of Career Preparedness

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Today's guest post is from Candis Robinson, our second community manager training scholarship recipient.  Candis is transitioning from her position with Apic to venture into freelancing offering social media support for nonprofits and social enterprises. Her goal is to help many more organizations … [Read more...]

Building a Social Business: Start with Email Changes

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Social business is all great in theory and recent studies show that executives now think it is a key strategic initiative for them... but that doesn't help those tasked with figuring it all out know where to start. I often say that people come to communities for content and stay for relationships. … [Read more...]

Lessons From My Grandfather for Social Business

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  While community can feel like the "new shiny" catch phrase I like to remember that everything we know about community has already been learned. Our biggest challenge is translating what we already know on building, growing and sustaining thriving and healthy communities to reach our … [Read more...]

Content Tips For Busy Community Managers

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Today’s guest blog post comes from Peter Staal, the online communications manager for LeasePlan in the Netherlands who was one of The Community Roundtable’s scholarship recipients for our most recent community manager training course.  Here is some of what he learned: Content is king. … [Read more...]

Giving Your Community A Vacation – And a Break

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It's summer. The weather is warm and the beach and lakes are calling. It is not the time to force engagement just because organizations like to see everything go up and to the right. And yet, there is a persistent anxiety among community managers that they must always be on and always connected - if … [Read more...]