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Developing The Social Executive

April 11, 2012 By Rachel Happe

One of the hardest things that community leaders do is to help executives within their organization understand the value of communities and how to effectively participate themselves. It's not that executives can't learn but they are faced with unique challenges: Booked Solid: Executives have very … [Read more...]

Inside TheCR Network: Storytelling and the Power of Why

April 9, 2012 By Rick Allen

Recently, Michael Margolis of The Reinvention Summit and Get Storied joined members of TheCR Network to discuss the art of storytelling. As described on his website, "Storytelling is the most important skill you didn’t learn in school. But it’s the foundation for everything." For … [Read more...]

Coverage of the 2012 State of Community Management Report

April 6, 2012 By Leanne Chase

It is always interesting to put so much effort into a project and feel that you know it backwards and forwards and then have someone else come along and give their take on it. Sometimes that take matches your own but more often than not their fresh eyes have seen things that you may not have. The … [Read more...]

Community Manager Training Scholarship – Apply Today

April 4, 2012 By Leanne Chase

We are humbled by the great reaction to the first module (Community Specialist) of the training program we launched in partnership with WOMMA and ComBlu. We saw participation from both companies that are actively looking to train their teams on the intricacies of community management and … [Read more...]

Announcing the 2012 State of Community Management Report

March 28, 2012 By Rachel Happe

We are very pleased to announce our third annual State of Community Management report. We started our annual report as a means to achieve our mission of advancing the business of community - making what we know collectively about community building more visible and accessible to everyone. The … [Read more...]

Is Community Management Strategic?

March 20, 2012 By Rachel Happe

If you have been doing community management for a few years chances are you think that it is or should be strategic. If you are a CEO chances are you haven't even heard of community management let alone prioritized it as strategically imperative. And there is the rub. The role of community manager … [Read more...]

Time for a little community spring cleaning?

March 15, 2012 By Hillary Boucher

Ah! Spring and the age old tradition of spring cleaning. Throw open those windows, bring in fresh air and dust behind the couch....or rather...the forums. We asked our members how they keep things fresh in their communities, day after day, spring after spring. Here are their answers! What are some … [Read more...]

The Community Roundtable Announces Principal Sponsor for 2012 State of Community Management Report

March 14, 2012 By Rachel Happe

Protiviti sponsors report that examines the continued evolution of the social business industry LYNNFIELD, MA – Mar. 14, 2012 – The Community Roundtable is pleased to announce Protiviti Inc. as the principal sponsor of the 2012 State of Community Management Report. The report examines the continued … [Read more...]

How To Build A Community From The Ground Up

March 13, 2012 By Leanne Chase

We learn so much from our network and enjoy sharing that information. It is what we do, after all, advance the business of community for everyone in our circle. Many have come to us asking how to get started, or do we think their community might work, or what they might do better. Here … [Read more...]

SXSWi Advice in Small, Snackable Bites

March 7, 2012 By Jim Storer

There will be ~286,450 blog posts coming out in the next 36 hours on how to do SXSWi right. While we probably don't need 286,451, I promise to make this one chock full of fiber and easy to consume. After three years at SXSWi, I have a few tips and will keep them short to make them easy to … [Read more...]