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 – All About Community Management Careers
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable It's no secret we're a little bit in love with community managers. But, really it goes deeper than that. We love the people that want to be community managers. We love the people that are community managers. And we love the people that have moved on to … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Best Practices Webinars
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 – Building Your 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 – Community Engagement Drivers
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable The one of the most frequent questions we get from community managers is "How can I increase engagement in my community?" It's a great question - and one that has no single answer. Of course the variables that define every community - size, scope, … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Community Management 101
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable Looking to get started in community management, or just need a refresher on the basics? Check out these community management 101 resources! We're highlighting the fundamentals of community management in this week's #throwbackthursday post - including an … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Community Management Research
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...]
Throwback Thursday – Community Metrics 101
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable One of the most daunting aspects of community management for many community managers is how to tackle metrics and measurement. There are so many things to measure, track and report on. And then - what's the best way to share this data. Weekly? Monthly? … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Community Strategy 101
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable Too often new community managers (or veteran community managers faced with a brand new community) will dive right in - because from day one, the to-do list can be daunting. We can't urge you strongly enough: STOP! DROP! STRATEGIZE!! To liberally … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Getting a Community Management Job
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 – The Social Executive, or Easy Executive Engagement
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable We hear from too many community pros that they work tirelessly on programs, spend countless hours interacting and engaging with their community members, and even working to define and strategize around community strategy and roadmaps - only to be met … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Event Insights and Highlights
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...]
Throwback Thursday: All About Us
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: 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: Community ROI & Benefits
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable After seeing so many wonderful pics of summer vacations from the 70s and 80s, and the weird and wacky hair styles they contain we just couldn't help ourselves. We are fully embracing the #ThrowbackThursday nostalgia here at The Community Roundtable with a … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday: Managing a Community Budget
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: The Ins and Outs of a Community Roadmap
By Shannon Abram, The Community Roundtable If you don't know where you're going it can be a long journey to success in community management - which is why we're highlighting best practices for community roadmaps in this week's #throwbackthursday post! From the basics of why a community roadmap is … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday: Work Out Loud (WOL)
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...]
