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The Business Model of Engagement

April 8, 2015 By Rachel Happe

community engagement

By Rachel Happe, Principal/Co-Founder, The Community Roundtable Engagement is a hot topic. For those of you who have heard me speak, you know I don't think all engagement is created equally and I think there is far too little focus put on the purpose behind the engagement. You can have high … [Read more...]

Stakeholder engagement, governance and preschool

March 16, 2015 By Ted McEnroe

By Ted McEnroe, The Community Roundtable “What do you want for breakfast?” you ask your 4-year-old. Answer A: “I don’t know. Answer B: “Pie.” (Not a great answer at 7 a.m. – also “Candy.” Or “Mac and cheese.”) Answer C: (Silence.) Do that once and you realize that in order to get results, you … [Read more...]

2015: The Year Community Management Goes Mainstream

January 6, 2015 By Rachel Happe

By Rachel Happe, Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable 2014 was a great year for community management generally and for The Community Roundtable specifically. Because of that, I spared you a year-end wrap up (you are welcome), but I do think it is worth taking the opportunity a new year presents … [Read more...]

Recap: Community Manager Spotlight Webinar with Chris Catania, Walgreens

February 13, 2014 By Jim Storer

In January we kicked off a brand-new program - the Community Manager Spotlight series. This was, in part, to really dig into all the different roles and titles that a "community manager" can occupy. Increasingly, we find our members are doing the work of a community manager, but often without the … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Building Connections

January 24, 2014 By Jim Storer

By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Build month at The Community Roundtable is past its halfway point - I've had a great time thinking about all the ways we build our communities. This week we looked specifically at building connections - not just connections … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup: Building Reputation

January 17, 2014 By Jim Storer

By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Build Month at The Community Roundtable continued this week with a look at how you can build reputation in social and community initiatives. Whether you're focused on becoming a social strategist or augmenting your skills … [Read more...]

Building Reputation: Your Reputation Lives Forever [Infographic]

January 16, 2014 By Jim Storer

By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. This week we've been thinking about building reputation as a trusted expert in social and community matters. Equally important is the reputation that your brand has online - and as an extension of that the online … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Social Business Trends for 2014 from Scott Hebner

January 13, 2014 By Jim Storer

Last week Scott Hebner, VP of Social Business Solutions at IBM, came in to facilitate a discussion with TheCR Network members about trends for social business in 2014. Here is a guest post from Scott on the subject. Social Business in 2014 – An Entirely New Way to Work Social has transformed … [Read more...]

Friday Roundup – Building Value for 2014

January 10, 2014 By Jim Storer

As we head into the new year we're paying special attention to building  value in our communities in 2014. Over the last week week we looked at resources you can use when you're building a social or community program, the value of social business and how to articulate the power of community … [Read more...]

The Value Of Social Business – Infographic

January 9, 2014 By Jim Storer

As we continue the conversation on the value of community management I think it's helpful to take a step back and think about social business as whole. This weeks infographic, originally published on MindJet is a great look at how companies think about social as a business tool. Not surprisingly, … [Read more...]

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