The Realtime Report

JANUARY 29, 2019

Become a Fearless Online Community Leader. Online communities are powerhouses of collaboration that demand fearless leaders to succeed. They ensure that members exchange valuable information, advice and ideas. Here is how to become an effective online community leader. By Bruce Fikowski. Leadership.

Communities 126

Communities Wikipedia Collaboration Discount 126

Oktopost

MAY 12, 2021

It turns out that creating a brand community for your B2B company can give you that type of mouthwatering ROI. . B2B businesses need to foster a strong spirit of community to serve their clients and customers better. Let’s take a deeper look to learn how you can build a beneficial community around your B2B brand.

B2B 121

B2B Communities Brands Loyalty 121

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 28, 2013

In addition to being Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD for all you hashtag fiends), today is also the day: Henry VIII died (1547, and women all over England breathed a sigh of relief). ” (on the difference between social media managers and community managers) ~ Ryan Rutan , Jive Software. Elvis Presley made his first U.S.

Communities 250

Communities Jive Tips eBook 250

Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The week of October 4, 2021, Facebook’s week went from bad to worse when the company’s entire family of apps were inaccessible to users with no warning. The massive outage, which impacted Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Oculus, lasted over 5 hours. Check in on comments/engagement from the community.

Facebook 161

Facebook Marketing Eventful Social Media 161

Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Over 1 billion people use Facebook Groups, engaging in more personal or niche communities related to their interests. As Groups continue to grow, Facebook looks to identify ways in which brands can tap into these passionate communities to further drive advocacy and business goals. How It Works.

Groups 172

Groups Groups Tools Brands 172

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2014

I tell you all this not to make excuses for being away, but because part of being in a community means we share what’s going on. Through Facebook. This is not an ode to Facebook. We are a community. But many of us have connected on other networks and platforms, which is how I know the community is alive and kicking.

Communities 262

Communities Community building Insurance Consultant 262

Sprout Social

MAY 15, 2020

Our Sprout Social Index: Above and Beyond found that only 56% of marketers are using social data to understand their audience, despite the fact that many of their key goals can be informed by social data. Facebook benchmarks. Across all industries, brands publish an average of 7 Facebook posts per day.

Industry 123

Industry Real Estate Social Media Sports 123

Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2023

Just because emerging platforms are coming onto the scene doesn’t mean you should count Facebook out of your social media strategy. billion active users , Facebook is still the third most visited website in the world and boasts a long-time reign as the most used social media platform. Optimize your posting strategy.

Facebook 115

Facebook How To Aggregator Metrics 115

Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 11, 2024

Combine this with the fact that social media represents the go-to source of pre-purchase information for 44% of Gen Z and 36% of Millennials , and you’ll quickly realize that e-commerce social media marketing is essential for growing your business in 2024. For starters, it has more than 2 billion monthly active users.

Social Media 226

Social Media Tips Marketing UGC 226

Buffer Social

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both creators and marketers alike are tapping into the power of fostering communities — and with good reason. We asked both online community experts and community-building creators to share their expertise, so you can tap into this powerful approach. What is a community? So how do you do it? And is it worth it?

Communities 78

Communities Social Media Community building Groups 78

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We’re very excited to be kicking off a regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book.

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Case Study Banking Study Communities 237

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 4, 2023

Our research among 4,000 US respondents ages 18-75 reveals that out of 10 social media platforms, only Facebook is primarily associated with serving social connection. Social connection: Facebook is about connecting and bonding; it is the only platform primarily associated with the ostensible purpose of “social” media.

Social Media 220

Social Media Reddit LinkedIn Research 220

Convince & Convert

MARCH 5, 2024

Reddit: A Case Study in Switching Behavior Reddit is a particularly powerful community to study switching behavior. r/buyitforlife Example This subreddit continues to be one of Reddit’s most popular and fastest growing communities year after year with 1.7M Redditors are inherently curious. Footnotes: Reddit Custom Survey, U.S.,

Reddit 143

Reddit Research Loyalty Survey 143

Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 7, 2018

Organic engagement on Facebook pages has decreased by half over the past year, according to a study conducted by Buffer and BuzzSumo , the online content insights provider. The study looked at 43 million posts from the top 20,000 brands on Facebook to compare organic engagement levels year on year. Rethinking Facebook Marketing.

Brands 150

Brands Facebook Study Mobile 150

Hootsuite

MAY 2, 2023

For new agents and veteran brokers alike, real estate Facebook Pages play a major role in building awareness and having a strong online presence. Not only are Facebook Pages great for promoting your latest listings or create ads to reach potential clients, they can also be an effective way to generate more traffic and leads for your business.

Real Estate 102

Real Estate Facebook HootSuite How To 102

Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Balancing activities across owned, earned, shared and paid media strategies is the best way to get a demonstrable return on investment (ROI) for today’s marketing and communications campaigns. This is the integrated digital media and marketing communications framework I use with my clients, no matter the challenge.

Marketing 367

Marketing Syndication Adwords News 367

agora pulse

MAY 1, 2019

Armies of developers assaulted the seven kingdoms of Facebook this week as Mark Zuckerberg’s team hosted 2019’s F8—a conference specifically for Facebook developers. Zuckerberg shared that, in the history of Facebook, there have been four major redesigns and developments. Posted by Facebook on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Facebook 165

Facebook Groups Groups Feed 165

Convince & Convert

MAY 8, 2012

What are the defining characteristics of a community? To get to this point, it becomes necessary to define what a community is. According to dictionary.com, a community is. According to dictionary.com, a community is. As community managers, it’s our job to manage a brand’s online (and offline) presence.

Communities 154

Communities Brands Lurker Facebook 154

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Have you ever messaged a company on Facebook, only to wait so long for a response that by the time they get back to you, you forgot you contacted them in the first place? A good Facebook chatbot can answer customer questions, track packages, make product recommendations, and even close a sale any time of the day or night.

Facebook 145

Facebook HootSuite Retail Conversation 145

Buffer Social

AUGUST 2, 2017

Facebook has recently launched Groups for Pages, enabling the 70 million+ Pages on Facebook to create their own unique communities and feeds. And more than 100 million people see Groups as the most important part of their experience on Facebook. So how do you create a Facebook Group? Facebook Group.

Groups 111

Groups Groups Communities Organization 111

Jon Loomer

JUNE 23, 2017

Facebook is rolling out new features for Group admins that will aid in the management of members and content. One primary complaint from Facebook group admins has been the lack of any access to metrics regarding the activity of members. Popular Times: A graph charting activity level by time of day and day of the week.

Groups 165

Groups Groups Facebook Metrics 165

Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion are active Facebook users. That means more than one-third of the world uses Facebook. As of late 2023, Facebook is the most widely used social media platform in the world. Its marketing potential is immensely high, given the number of active users it has. What is Facebook marketing? Out of those 8.1

Strategy 52

Strategy Facebook Marketing Groups 52

Sprout Social

JUNE 18, 2019

Does the person who post as your brand on Facebook also work to develop the community that the company is part of? Typically, most companies find they need at least a social media manager and a community manager. The Sims has both social media managers and community managers. Should they?

Social Media Management 112

Social Media Management Communities Social Media Skills 112

Ignite Social Media

MAY 3, 2019

This week, Facebook held its annual developers conference to announce the road map for their suite of products and platforms. The focus of the F8 announcements supported this statement and how Facebook is building a more privacy-focused social platform. You may have already noticed that your Facebook app looks different.

Strategy 127

Strategy Facebook Groups Groups 127

SocialFish

MARCH 9, 2011

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book. Community: GoPlow.

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Case Study Study Communities Joomla 180

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Tools like Creator Studio for Facebook and Instagram can help. You can schedule posts, interact with your community and even monetize your content. It has recently been renamed Meta Business Suite and combines Facebook and Instagram Creator Studio features—like planning posts and sending messages—in one place.

Instagram 106

Instagram Facebook Marketing Features 106

SocialFish

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

This post is the first in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. First, I’ll say that I am involved in 3 major communities. #1

Communities 174

Communities Lurker Forums Collaboration 174

SocialFish

MARCH 30, 2011

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book.

Case Study 213

Case Study Library Communities Study 213

Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Looking for a tool that allows you to tap into your customers’ minds, gives key information on your brand, and turns raw data into actionable insights that inform your strategy and accelerate critical decision-making? Cons: Users reportedly find it difficult to backtrack and find previous stats and information. Best of all?

Tools 52

Tools Social Media Sentiment Price 52

Jon Loomer

MARCH 10, 2019

Facebook Ads Manager changes constantly. ” Luckily, Facebook has recently made available some features to help with these types of questions, keeping advertisers aware of changes. ” Luckily, Facebook has recently made available some features to help with these types of questions, keeping advertisers aware of changes.

Facebook 167

Facebook How To Advertising Notification 167

Mindjumpers

MAY 3, 2011

Tweet Facebook has published a Best Practice Guide for how to use their platform for marketing. The guide provides a great overview of the marketing potential in having a presence on Facebook as well as suggestions for some strategic steps to go through when building a presence. The Facebook Ecosystem. Engage your fans.

Facebook 274

Facebook Crowdsourcing How To Marketing 274

yMarketingMatters

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Needless to say, branding yourself properly is vital to your overall business success, and by making use of popular social networks, a few properly implemented Facebook marketing strategies can go a long, long way. Figuring out how to engage with the social audience via your Facebook page is what brand-building is all about.

Strategy 226

Strategy Brands Facebook Real Estate 226

agora pulse

JANUARY 27, 2021

BONUS MATERIAL: Free “Facebook 101” ebook. You can set up a Facebook Business Page and content in less than an hour. Find out how to create a Facebook Page and optimize your account. billion daily active users, Facebook is the world’s biggest social media platform—and a great place to promote your business.

Facebook 91

Facebook How To URL Template 91

Hootsuite

APRIL 17, 2020

If you’re not using Facebook Messenger to engage customers and prospects, you’re missing out. Given that Facebook had nearly 2.5 billion active monthly users in Q4 2019, Facebook Messenger is the place to be if you want to distinguish and grow your business. . Why use Facebook Messenger for business?

Brands 145

Brands Facebook HootSuite Badge 145

Ignite Social Media

APRIL 17, 2018

Facebook has been all over the news in recent months, and not for good reasons. Few people anticipated Facebook would be the behemoth it is today; it follows that we won’t predict “the next Facebook” either. Since Facebook is all but saturated in the U.S. So how should the next Facebook look to prevent this issue?

Facebook 108

Facebook Reddit News Issues 108

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Informal Learning in 10 minutes. Very interesting, personally the "art" and "science" of learning (and informal learning) is probably the most interesting thing. I am a chess player and i find that the process of informal-learning is perhaps more important then the normal examatic / 1-2-3 method. Site: Home.

YouTube 277

YouTube Pluck Handbook Training 277

Keyhole.co

AUGUST 27, 2020

Benefits of Creating a Facebook Business Page. While each platform has its own perks, we’re focusing here on the benefits of creating and managing a Facebook business page. There are several reasons why your business should have a presence on the social media giant Facebook. Access the Facebook Business Page Creator 2.

Facebook 103

Facebook How To Mobile Analytics 103