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Building Your Own Support Network: Why Everyone is a Community Manager

May 4, 2016 By Jim Storer

By Rachel Happe Principal and Co-Founder, The Community Roundtable Success requires relationships. Whether you measure your success by happiness, wealth, family or some other measure, relationships figure prominently. There is emerging research to suggest that lack of relationships and connection … [Read more...]

How do community managers spend their days? An SOCM2016 Preview

May 2, 2016 By Ted McEnroe

Community manager roles and responsibilities

By Ted McEnroe, Director of Research and Training, The Community Roundtable “How we spend our days, of course, is how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard Ask an overworked community manager what they wish they had more of - and you’re likely to get one of two answers: resources or time. How a … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: April 2016

April 28, 2016 By Jim Storer

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By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable Spring has finally sprung here and I don't think that it is a coincidence that engagement has been growing like the flowers in my yard! Have you been seeing lots of new life in your community? Check what’s been going on inside … [Read more...]

Improving Community Sentiment: Taking a Community from Hostile to Happy

April 26, 2016 By Jim Storer

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When community sentiment is good, it often gets taken for granted. When it's bad, it's clear that it is one of the biggest barriers to success and value. What's not always clear is this: you CAN create the community environment you want. The Community Roundtable collaborated with a well-known brand … [Read more...]

Why I Don’t Want To Join Your Community

April 20, 2016 By Jim Storer

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By Georgina Cannie, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable You can find an online community for everything these days. Last week I was invited to join a community focused on dog treats. Yes, an entire community for dog treats. With so many options, I can afford to be picky. …And there … [Read more...]

Six skills to make you a successful Director of Community

April 18, 2016 By Ted McEnroe

Director of Community

You may run an online community - but to own an online community program, you need to add some skills to your toolset. "Great player. Couldn't cut it as a coach." "She was such a great reporter - but I hate her as an editor." "Man, I can't believe his startup crashed and burned like that. … [Read more...]

Kirsten Laaspere on Prioritizing Her Community Career Journey

April 13, 2016 By Jim Storer

Welcome to the latest episode in our community management podcast series, “Conversations with Community Managers” featuring Kirsten Laaspere, Community Manager at Akamai. Join TheCR’s founder and principal, Jim Storer and director of marketing, Shannon Abram as they chat … [Read more...]

Three Reasons You Should Register for Community Program Essentials

April 12, 2016 By Jim Storer

Community Manager Training Workshops

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable As community management emerges as a true discipline and not just a job, community pros can start to think about their career path - and how to get from where they are to where they want to be. Our research has shown that investing in your community … [Read more...]

Building a Conflict Resistant Community

April 6, 2016 By Jim Storer

TheCR Network supports community pros.

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Building a Conflict Resistant Community, Or Turning Brand Haters into Brand Advocates Every conflict today has the potential to go viral, which is why crisis management plans are imperative for brands and organizations - especially those with active and … [Read more...]

My community is great! Why is it failing?

April 5, 2016 By Ted McEnroe

One possible reason? Because you're working in isolation. Learn to connect your community with your organization with Community Program Essentials! By Ted McEnroe, Director of Research and Training, The Community Roundtable You’ve probably been there at some point. You run (or are a member of) … [Read more...]

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