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Building Value: Articulating the Power of Community Management

January 7, 2014 By Jim Storer

Over and over we hear from members and peers that articulating the value of a thoughtful and well-executed community program is one of the hardest parts of their job. Sure - wrangling tough community members isn't a walk in the park, and no one likes a troll, but condensing the power of community … [Read more...]

Building your Community Approach

January 6, 2014 By Jim Storer

By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Here on The Community Roundtable blog we've decided to try something new for 2014. Each month we'll pick an aspect of community management and tackle it from many angles, providing commentary, resources and expert opinions. … [Read more...]

Thanking it Forward – Fostering an Attitude of Gratitude

December 4, 2013 By Rachel Happe

By Rachel Happe, Co-founder of The Community Roundtable At The Community Roundtable we like to celebrate Thanksgiving instead of other end of the year celebrations. It both fits our ethos of articulating our thanks and it better fosters a sense of community than any gift ever could. We've been … [Read more...]

What Comes After Gratitude

December 2, 2013 By Hillary Boucher

By Hillary Boucher, Community Manager at The Community Roundtable If you've been following our Twitter handle you already know that we've been thinking a lot about reciprocity and going beyond the thank you. What happens next? How do you keep the momentum of gratitude and sharing moving … [Read more...]

Looking to Start or Build a Community? There’s a Map for That!

November 21, 2013 By Leanne Chase

Nearly everyone involved in community building quickly discovers that facilitating the growth of a community is less of a deliverable and more of a journey. That journey can feel a lot like exploring a rain forest without a map, despite all the information out there about building community. The … [Read more...]

Holiday Tips for Internal Community Engagement

November 12, 2013 By Leanne Chase

We have become regular participants in a great weekly twitter chat for Internal communities also often known as Enterprise Social Networks or ESNs called #ESNchat.   Last week's talk centered on behavior in those communities around the holidays.  For the complete conversation from the chat … [Read more...]

Inside TheCR Network: Metrics and Measuring

October 30, 2013 By Jillian Bejtlich

We are very lucky at The Community Roundtable to have Jillian Bejtlich on our team.  She has a strong background in enterprise communities from her time with Autodesk and great knowledge on metrics and analytics.  Her superpower however is helping people understand that metrics aren't … [Read more...]

Open Leadership and Coaching Executives

October 2, 2013 By Rachel Happe

By Rachel Happe, Co-founder of The Community Roundtable Over the last few years, as social business and networked communications environments have become more pervasive, executives increasingly became pockets of inertia due to their more traditional modes of communicating and managing. But … [Read more...]

Community Maturity Case Study: Rebtel

September 24, 2013 By Leanne Chase

As a thank you to those who participated in the 2013 State of Community Management quantitative study we selected 3 participants to receive an in-depth custom community assessment including performance benchmarks and next steps.  Today we have one of those company’s, Rebtel’s, perspective on why … [Read more...]

The Value of Community Management by the Numbers (Infographic)

September 12, 2013 By Leanne Chase

One of the best parts of this year’s State of Community Management: The Value of Community Management report was that for the first time we were able to pull together quantitative data from community managers.  It’s a great way to understand what is happening in the discipline of community … [Read more...]

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