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Throwback Thursday – Best Practices Webinars

February 9, 2017 By Shannon Abram

Community best practices

One of the greatest perks of working at TheCR is access to all the big, beautiful brains on our team. Hillary Boucher has more community management knowledge than you can shake a stick at and even though she is kept pretty busy with her day job (running TheCR Network and our community teams) she … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday – Community Management Research

January 19, 2017 By Shannon Abram

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  We are gearing up to launch our 8th annual State of Community Management Survey, so I thought it would be a great time to share an overview of all the community management research we publish. This week's #throwbackthursday highlights our four major research platforms for community … [Read more...]

CMGR Best Practices: The Best of Throwback Thursday

December 19, 2016 By Shannon Abram

  Over the last year we've been sharing deep cuts from TheCR Library. Turns out not everyone is at the same place on their community journey (um, obviously!) and the insights and best practices we may have shared a year or even two years ago are just what someone might need today. Hence … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: Managing a Community Budget

November 17, 2016 By Shannon Abram

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  Like it or not, managing a community budget is a must for many community managers - and might be something you've never tackled before. With 2017 looming (how are we halfway through November already?) we wanted to share some of our most popular posts on defining and managing a community … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: Work Out Loud (WOL)

November 10, 2016 By Shannon Abram

Community Engagement Framework

It's no secret that we're huge fans of the work out loud concept. We're in the middle of International Working Out Loud Week and are really enjoying all the great content this week at the #WOLWEEK site. If you're thinking of how the #WOL movement can be applied specifically to community management, … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: All About Us

November 3, 2016 By Amy Turner

The Community Roundtable

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable As I quickly approach my one year mark at The Community Roundtable (crazy how fast time flies!), I thought it would be fun to feature a few oldie but goodie posts about our team. It's been an incredible year for me as I learn how to embrace a work-out-loud, … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday – Building Your Community

October 27, 2016 By Amy Turner

how to build an online community

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable A community is only as successful and effective as the people who are part of it. When first starting out, or perhaps re-energizing and re-building a stale community, how do you build a strategy and lay the foundation for a successful one? We've compiled … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday – Getting a Community Management Job

October 20, 2016 By Shannon Abram

How to get a job in community

By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable Job hunting can always be stressful. Add to that the stress of finding a job in an emerging field like community management and your stress can double. No fear! We've compiled best practices for finding and getting a community job. We're also … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday: Community Case Studies

September 29, 2016 By Amy Turner

community case studies

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Case studies are an excellent learning resource and way to grasp community successes (and a few misses) by taking a deep dive into real-life examples, with honest and tangible results.  At TheCR Network, we are grateful to have some of the most in-depth and … [Read more...]

Throwback Thursday – Event Insights and Highlights

September 22, 2016 By Amy Turner

By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable This time of year is always busy for us here at The Community Roundtable as we gear up for conference season. The relaxed days of summer are long gone and we turn into road warriors with a jam-packed schedule of conferences, events and workshops. As … [Read more...]

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