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Become the Pied Piper of Community Building

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Communities have been around for centuries, however online communities have only been around for a few decades. According to Computerworld the first “online community” came about in 1973 when Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system released a text-based group chat. Let’s get right to it, how to build your brand’s community.

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Relationship Advice: Your Nonprofit Organization and Building Community Organization Partnerships

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These are examples of two successful cause-related marketing and social responsibility platforms which are ingrained in our minds so much, we don’t hesitate to understand their connection with each other. To encourage social responsibility, create a culture of giving back to the larger community. Create an employee advocacy cohort.

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How to Grow Your B2B Facebook Community

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But like any other marketing strategy, growing your B2B Facebook community simply requires an investment of time and genuine engagement. Below I’ll highlight a couple of simple and effective methods that’ll help grow a B2B Facebook community through engaging content curation. Build an Active Facebook Wall.

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Improve an Entire Community through Fundraising

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Community fundraising goes beyond raising funds for a specific cause. It provides an opportunity to improve an entire community through the efforts of the fundraiser. Here’s one example of an organization that’s clearly been successful through their community fundraising efforts. Guest Post by Kari Kiel.

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Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation

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You may have created great content, and you may have a good distribution plan, but shares and engagement are unlikely to come unless you have also focused on community building. Every time you reply to a tweet sharing a blog post link, for example, Livefyre counts it as a comment. Smart, active engagement. In a nutshell.

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5 Simple Ways Small Businesses Can Ace Social Listening in 2019

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Sometimes it’s not that brands don’t care, it’s because they didn’t hear (on time), because they weren’t actively listening. Become Socially Active. Identify Relevant Groups, Communities. Groups and communities enhance the feeling of community , which is core to social media.

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What Makes Us Influential?

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says “influence” is the “ability to build meaningful communities around us.” Building a global network like this requires a tremendous amount of community building, fueled by Joi’s purpose and commitment to helping women gain confidence and clarity so they can succeed in life. Again, the answer is an overwhelming “Aye Aye!”.

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