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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. It comprises four main elements: Community Home: Sephora’s membership forum is a lively hub of constantly updated beauty advice, product recommendations, reviews, and general discussion. Why We Love It. Salesforce. Image source.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In January of 2011, I said that I’d make our Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 subscriber only. This year, I am pleased to bring back our Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2011 thanks to an excellent sponsor, HubSpot. New Edition of the Ranking Factors for 2011 is Now Live !: Use forums. Add a new twist!

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What vertical networks mean for the future of social media

Sprout Social

Understanding what these niche social media platforms say about the future of social media as a whole can help marketers stay ahead of the trend curve. Vertical social networks are niche social media platforms centered around the interests of hyper-specific communities. But first, what are vertical networks?

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Celebrate Community Managers Day in 2021

agora pulse

This is often on forums rather than the company’s main channels.). Building relationships with forums, micro-influencers, and third-party sites. Community managers spent 24/7 checking trending topics, listening to forum conversations, and managing groups. Reddit and Quora are the kind of forums that attract questions.

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Fortune Global 100 Companies Get 5.6 Million Twitter Mentions A Month

The Realtime Report

million times in one month, from blogs to forums to social media. Twitter is the most popular platform among the Fortune Global 100 – 82% of companies have accounts. Since 2011, the average number of followers for a corporate Twitter account has nearly tripled, from 5,076 to 14,709. Twitter accounts, 10.4

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4 Ways the Twitter You Know is Changing Forever

Convince & Convert

Fueled by the need to go IPO to produce returns for a lengthening list of investors (Twitter raised $800 in its 2011 financing round alone ), the company seeks to become a platform not a tool. Twitter as Conversation Forum. But now, the Twitter you know (and presumably, love) is morphing again.

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The Silent Rise of LinkedIn to 500M Members: What Marketers Need to Know for 2018 [SSM069]

Buffer Social

What if I told you that LinkedIn, a social media platform that is now 14 years old, is the next big opportunity for marketers and brands? It’s evolving into a thriving network of incredible content, influencers, and networking opportunities unmatched by other social media platforms. 2011 (140M members): LinkedIn goes public.

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