We are often asked, “What’s being a member of TheCR Network like? What do you all do in the there?” Here is a great example. Budgets are tight and travel costs are going up, but conferences can be a great way to expand your knowledge, meet peers, and get feedback on issues you are facing. But … [Read more...]
TheCR Live and SXSWi: Community Management IRL
Wow! Just over three years ago Jim and I started The Community Roundtable believing that communities had a bright future in enterprises and that they would change business strategy and value chains. We knew that the individuals who worked in the social and community sphere would need support, … [Read more...]
The Role of the Community Strategist: #cmgrchat Recap
Yesterday's weekly twitter chat (#cmgrchat) with community manager's focused on the role of the Community Strategist and there was consensus on what the role of a community strategist was vs. a community manager. So while the community manager is often actively … [Read more...]
Online Communities and Getting Social Buy In
If you haven't had a chance to see the podcast series Socious is doing around online communities with business results, you should definitely check it out. There is some really good information there including this video with our own Rachel Happe: In this session they covered: Business … [Read more...]
Help Your Community Team to Hit the Ground Running This Fall
It may not seem like summer is very productive, especially since community engagement can drop off quite a bit. But it often is a period where we have the space to think more strategically about what's needed to 'level up' and increase productivity or quality when the fall schedule bears down on … [Read more...]
Technology Changes, People Don’t … as Quickly
After 13 years in corporate America (and one very bad flight for this 1.5 million mile flyer), I realized that I needed to make some significant changes in my life and focus on what I am passionate about in my work: social business and online communities. Most recently, I was the chief strategist … [Read more...]
Community Manager Training Scholarship – Apply Today
We are humbled by the great reaction to the first module (Community Specialist) of the training program we launched in partnership with WOMMA and ComBlu. We saw participation from both companies that are actively looking to train their teams on the intricacies of community management and … [Read more...]
How To Build A Community From The Ground Up
We learn so much from our network and enjoy sharing that information. It is what we do, after all, advance the business of community for everyone in our circle. Many have come to us asking how to get started, or do we think their community might work, or what they might do better. Here are some of … [Read more...]
Inside TheCR Network: 3 Questions
We get great speakers on our member Roundtable calls for TheCR Network and they all speak wonderfully about their area of expertise. But one hour is not really long enough to get to know them better. So we're starting a new series where we ask them 3 questions. Not about their expertise … [Read more...]
Community Management 101 Webinar – Key Take-Aways
Talk of community management is all the rage these days and last week I sat in on the Focus Roundtable Webinar: Community Management 101: The Start-Up Edition. Four experienced community managers — Evan Hamilton (UserVoice), Thomas Knoll (Launch Rock), Alison Hillman (BranchOut), and Sarah-Jane … [Read more...]
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