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Announcing the 2012 State of Community Management Report

March 28, 2012 By Rachel Happe

We are very pleased to announce our third annual State of Community Management report. We started our annual report as a means to achieve our mission of advancing the business of community - making what we know collectively about community building more visible and accessible to everyone. The … [Read more...]

Is Community Management Strategic?

March 20, 2012 By Rachel Happe

If you have been doing community management for a few years chances are you think that it is or should be strategic. If you are a CEO chances are you haven't even heard of community management let alone prioritized it as strategically imperative. And there is the rub. The role of community manager … [Read more...]

How To Build A Community From The Ground Up

March 13, 2012 By Leanne Chase

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 … [Read more...]

Six Risks of Not Having Community Management

March 6, 2012 By Rachel Happe

Community management is one of those things that, when working well, often goes unnoticed and unappreciated. It's a bit like that hostess that always has fantastic parties but no one really understands the hard work that went into the party itself. However, when community management is bad or … [Read more...]

Lost in Translation: From Social Media to Social Business

February 23, 2012 By Leanne Chase

At The Community Roundtable we've been talking about social media and online communities for a long time. So long that sometimes we forget how fast business is moving and how many different stages of understanding this still emergent industry is in. I was reminded of this while watching the live … [Read more...]

Review: Online Community Management for Dummies

February 21, 2012 By Hillary Boucher

  I was lucky enough to read and review Deborah’s Ng’s book Online Community Management for Dummies. This book is a great go-to resource for both aspiring and practicing community managers and it’s earned a spot on my office bookshelf. Deborah nails it and I recommend this book for a few … [Read more...]

Happy Belated Groundhog Day or Why Community Managers Are Gods

February 6, 2012 By Leanne Chase

This article was originally published in last week's TheCR News: When we think of the day to day and the year to year of what community management is, we think of Groundhog Day.  Not the actual event, where a furry creature tells us if winter will last or not...no we mean the movie starring Bill … [Read more...]

A Day In the Life of This Community Manager

January 23, 2012 By Hillary Boucher

It's Community Manager Appreciation Day and we sure have a funny way of showing our appreciation for ours...by having her write a blog post.  But we thought detailing what a community manager does day in and day out may help those who work with them to appreciate them all the more.  And she makes it … [Read more...]

Community Management 101 Webinar – Key Take-Aways

January 17, 2012 By Hillary Boucher

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...]

The Magic of a Roundtable

January 4, 2012 By Leanne Chase

Roundtable:  Seating or discussion arrangement in which (usually) all participants are considered peers. What is the magic of a roundtable?  Perhaps its more easily seen in action.  Recently I was on a weekly call with TheCR Network where we had an expert speaker talking about a hot topic.  Usually … [Read more...]

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