We are very fortunate at The Community Roundtable to meet and help many companies with their online community efforts. The companies we help are as varied as are the reasons and times in their community maturity cycle that they seek us out. Some haven't even started formal communities yet, but … [Read more...]
Community Managers on Why Training Makes a Difference
It's wonderful to see the growth and evolution in the community management space. So many companies are seeing the value of community and the value in services that support community managers. We are humbled by it and as we pass our four year mark supporting community managers we are very excited … [Read more...]
Inside TheCR Network: Putting Faces to Best Practices
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
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...]
How a Community Management Approach Helps Performance In a Time of Crisis
Last week our team watched horrific events unfold in the community that most of us live, work and play in. After a shocking week we are starting to come out of our fog and return to what now accounts for normal. And while this event is still very personal for us, among the many articles we read … [Read more...]
Getting to the Meat & Potatoes of Community Management
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...]
Research Innovation and The 2013 State of Community Management Advisory Board
We've been investing a lot of our time and resources at The Community Roundtable in expanding our research, in two critical areas: The Social Executive: Research that looks at how executives use social approaches to drive business results The State of Community Management (SOCM): Research that … [Read more...]
Inside TheCR Network: Thoughts on Scaling Up to Avoid Community Manager Burnout
The need to scale came up on two recent TheCR Network roundtable calls. On one Jeremiah Owyang of The Altimeter Group addressed potential causes of burnout as well as suggested the development of an escalation path as a way to scale thus avoiding burnout. Knowing the breadth and depth of experience … [Read more...]
2013 State of Community Management: Proving the Value of Community
How many times have you wished you could respond, with data, to the following questions: What is the value of implementing a community strategy? What is the value of a community manager? How long does it take to achieve a critical mass of activity such that the community is … [Read more...]
Appreciating Community Managers – Happy CMAD!
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...]
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