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Community Management Fundamentals

October 23, 2017 By Jim Storer

community management skills training

Need to bring someone up to speed on the basics of community management? We just revamped our community management fundamentals presentation and it's a great way to explain the ins and outs of community to someone that doesn't quite get it yet. Check out the presentation: Community … [Read more...]

Announcing the Winners of TheCR Awards 2017

October 6, 2017 By Hillary Boucher

Community gamification

Last week I had the honor of announcing the winners of TheCR Awards 2017. TheCR Awards recognize excellence in community management across four categories including, Outstanding ROI, Best Community Design Element, Winning Welcome Wagon, and Best Recognition & Reward Program. Members of TheCR … [Read more...]

TheCR Connect: Key Priorities for Community Management in 2017

October 5, 2017 By Rachel Happe

Community Manager Events

What’s on the Minds of Community Program Owners? There are a lot of changes going on in community management right now. These changes include technology, level of strategic attention, measurement sophistication, collision with other disciplines, and community roles and career options. This week, … [Read more...]

Developing B2B Social Communities for Growth, Innovation & Customer Loyalty

September 27, 2017 By Jim Storer

CA Technologies creates software that fuels transformation in the application economy. The company has grown considerably over the years through organic development, acquisitions and a brand name change, leaving inherent challenges and brand identity issues for customers and former employees across … [Read more...]

Ensuring Consistent Brand Voice through Community Governance

September 13, 2017 By Jim Storer

Community case studies

When we talk about the eight competencies of the Community Maturity Model people tend to get really excited about the work they do for culture, or content and programming. There are even those among us (Jillian, I'm looking at you!) that get super fired up about metrics and measurement. Policies and … [Read more...]

Three Reasons You Should Not Attend TheCR Connect

September 7, 2017 By Jim Storer

There are so many reasons that community pros should attend Connect, that it's easy to forget there are very valid reasons why it might not be a great fit for you. Since registration closes tomorrow for our 2017 event I wanted to share three reasons that Connect might not make sense for you. … [Read more...]

Five Can’t Miss Community Programming Ideas

September 6, 2017 By Jim Storer

Programming to increase engagement

Our State of Community Management research makes it clear: thoughtful content and programs increase engagement and drive the long-term success of communities. Content and programs are often seen as one collective entity, but they serve two different roles for communities: content connects people … [Read more...]

Three Reasons You Should Attend TheCR Connect

August 31, 2017 By Jim Storer

Our annual community management workshop - TheCR Connect -  is coming up soon. TheCR team is busy planning another amazing event - and time is running out for you to join us. We know you have lots of ways to spend your budget - and that your time is at a premium. If you're still on the fence … [Read more...]

30+ Years of Community Resources

August 21, 2017 By Jim Storer

A couple days ago I paused to reflect on all of the people and resources that have helped me (and The Community Roundtable, our members, and partners) since we launched in 2009. It's not a short list. I put the question to TheCR team and we started to collaborate on a list of resources going back as … [Read more...]

A (Not So Brief) History of Community Management Resources

August 21, 2017 By Jim Storer

True story - when my brother was 14 he came into my room and said, "Shannon! Have you ever heard of the band Led Zepplin?!" It was 1999. With a completely straight face, I replied, "No! Are they any good?" He then went on to sing their praises (and rightly so, Fool in the Rain is in my top … [Read more...]

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