The Community Roundtable

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

Inside TheCR Network: Putting Faces to Best Practices

By

As we continue to advance the business of community we wanted to put faces and voices to some of the data we are collecting for our 2013 State of Community Management report.  Data is great but nothing really beats a more personal take on that data.  Add to that some real world tips that can be … [Read more...]

Communities by the Numbers

By

As we sift through the survey data from this year's quantitative State of Community Management, one area the research advisory board has called specific attention to is how organizations are defining and measuring the success of a community. The survey results allow us to add to the context we … [Read more...]

Getting to the Meat & Potatoes of Community Management

By

Today’s post comes from TheCR Network member Jeff Esposito, Social Media Manager at Vistaprint.  Jeff’s experience with and enthusiasm for community management has been apparent during our State of Community Management Report Advisory Board meetings.  We are love having him on our team...here's … [Read more...]

Appreciating Community Managers – Happy CMAD!

By

When Jeremiah Owyang started Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD) we were one of the first to jump on the bandwagon because community managers often work behind the scenes which means that they sometimes don't get the appreciation they deserve for often very challenging work. In the best of … [Read more...]

Getting Down to the Business of Community Research

By

The Community Roundtable has always had a two-fold purpose: Help our members who are community and social business leaders be successful, Educate the market about the role of community management. Because of this two-pronged view of our role in the market, research, documentation and public … [Read more...]