From values, to members, to tactics. Formulating an action plan for your community is where the rubber begins to meet the road. Your action plan highlights how you are going to make this community effective on a day-to-day basis. It needs to take into account the organizational environment in … [Read more...]
Why is a Community Roadmap Important?
By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager, The Community Roundtable Note: the following post is an excerpt from Building a Community Roadmap, a free eBook published by TheCR. Download your copy today. What is a Community Roadmap? A community roadmap gives direction to your community … [Read more...]
Perfection is the Enemy of Engagement
By Rachel Happe, Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable. How do you react when you receive a perfectly crafted report? Hear an adamant and decisive opinion from an expert? Read Ikea instructions? Watch a TV show? Do you jump in and edit it or immediately mash it up into something different? … [Read more...]
Building a Community Roadmap
By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. We are excited to share with you a free eBook based on the findings in the State of Community Management 2014 report - Building a Community Roadmap. The State of Community Management 2014 research found that the best–in-class … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: Almost Fall Edition
By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. With Fall just around the corner things are back in full swing here at TheCR. This week I was lucky enough to attend a great marketing event, Inbound2014, held by Hubspot here in Boston. So many of the sessions I attended were … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup – The Strategy Kick-Off Edition
By Shannon Abram, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. While we've heard rumors of kids heading back to school over the last month the first day of school in Boston was yesterday. We are officially back in the Fall swing of things at TheCR. This month we're focusing on the strategy … [Read more...]
SOCM 2014 Community Fact #04 – Do I Need a Community Strategy?
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...]
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...]
Building Reputation: Becoming a Social Strategist
By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. For many social media and community practitioners being viewed as an expert in something that everyone thinks they are great at (social media) can be a real challenge. Just because someone loves Instagram or has 500 friends … [Read more...]
Building your Community Approach
By Shannon DiGregorio, Relationship Manager at The Community Roundtable. Here on The Community Roundtable blog we've decided to try something new for 2014. Each month we'll pick an aspect of community management and tackle it from many angles, providing commentary, resources and expert opinions. … [Read more...]
