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Say Hello to New #ESNchat Mini Decks

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By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Last month when we were given stewardship of the very popular #ESNchat Twitter chat we were buzzing with ideas. So many topic ideas, content wish lists and engagement activities came to mind that we were instantly overwhelmed. … [Read more...]

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: October 2014 Wrap Up

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By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable. Oh, October, with your foliage, pumpkin spice lattes, and your community programming. It's a great time to be a community practitioner and we've had a busy month inside the TheCR Network. Here are a few samplings of what's been … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Salary Data in the Desert

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By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable In case you missed it (and therefore the title of this post makes no sense to you- yet!) we released the first data from the Community Manager Salary Survey this week, an infographic in conjunction with Jive Software, at … [Read more...]

Introducing TheCR Champions: Maddie Grant

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By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable. (This is the second post in our series highlighting TheCR Champion program. Read part one here.) This month we announced a new leadership program -- TheCR Champions – for TheCR Network. Today I want to introduce you to one of our … [Read more...]

Exploring Engagement: The Dance Floor Theory

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By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Note: This post is based on a TheCR Network expert-led Roundtable Call titled "Exploring Engagement: The Dance Floor Theory." The full Roundtable report for this call, and over 200 other community-focused Roundtable reports, is … [Read more...]

Do I need a community playbook?

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By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. If you're just getting started in community management you might find your self asking "why isn't there a how-to manual I can consult?" Of course there are tons of great resources on the internet (from places like CMX Hub, … [Read more...]

Help – I’m a lone wolf community manager!

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By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. One of the most common frustrations we hear about from community managers is that they feel isolated from the rest of their company. Often, community managers sit on a communications or marketing team, sometimes they even reside … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: The Champions Edition

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By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Happy Friday! It's shaping up to be a beautiful Fall weekend here in New England. We'd still buzzing about our latest announcement - the introduction of the TheCR Champion program inside TheCR Network (check out this summary from … [Read more...]