By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. You've heard that practice makes perfect, but what about planning? In our State of Community Management 2014 research we found that the foundation of a successful community really is the presence of a well-defined … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: Saying Thank You, 30,000 Times
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. UPDATE: The State of Community Management has now been viewed more than 75,000 times! Learn more about The Community Roundtable and what we do for hundreds of organizations and community managers by clicking … [Read more...]
Is Having a Community Strategy Important?
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. This year's State of Community Management research showed what we're suspected for along time: the foundation of a successful community is a well-defined strategy that integrates social tools and methods with business … [Read more...]
Executive Engagement Matters
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We've heard a lot of talk in the last few weeks about the link between executive support and community success It seems like executive adoption is on the mind of many community practitioners, and with good reason. In … [Read more...]
Industry Interview: Dennis Shiao, DNN
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We were able to publish the State of Community Management 2014 through the generous support of our sponsors. We are lucky enough to work with a number of partners in the community space that are helping advance the … [Read more...]
Community Maturity and Measurement are Linked
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We have been overwhelmed by the response to the State of Community Management 2014! We love hearing everyone's take on the data, so please keep your tweets, blog posts, articles and reviews coming. This week I'm … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: The SOCM 2014 Edition
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. After months of surveys, number crunching, chart perfecting and copy editing the State of Community Management 2014 was finally released this week! It feels a little bit like our baby bird has flown the nest - but we … [Read more...]
The Power of Advocacy in Online Communities
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Earlier this week we released the 5th annual State of Community Management report. While the research led to many interesting findings, this year's report provided more interesting data points than ever before. This is … [Read more...]
Announcing The State of Community Management 2014
By Rachel Happe, Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable. The fifth annual State of Community Management report is here! A lot has changed in the five years we have been publishing this research and the State of Community Management 2014 continues to push the boundary of what we collectively … [Read more...]
Podcast: State of Community Management 2014 Sneak Peek
By Shannon DiGregorio Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. April marks not only the 5th anniversary of The Community Roundtable, but also our 5th year publishing the annual State of Community Management research reports. Last week I caught up with Rachel Happe for a preview of … [Read more...]