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

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Firebelly

JULY 24, 2013

David Spinks – Community Man. To say that David Spinks loves community is an understatement. He’s all about community – and he’s got a track record that proves it. His other enterprises include BlogDash and The Community Manager where he still actively writes. Can every company grow and maintain community?

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Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Dark social is sharing content or mentioning brands on private social media channels, including through direct messaging, email, private groups, and more. Private social media channels , such as closed Facebook Groups, private subreddits, or personal profile content shared only with friends/followers. Browsed a Facebook Group?

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2022

If your business or brand had already been active on social media, you should make it a habit to constantly audit your current marketing activities and their successes. You can also tap into paid advertising on social networks to grow your online community, generate leads, and trigger sales. Deliver Social Media Results.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

In the current environment where the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic have shut down live events and even coffee meetings, forcing increased online interaction, B2B marketing activity on Twitter should be exploding. Though 90% of B2B software companies are on Twitter , barely half are active. But it’s not.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

Maintaining traditional channels like phone, email and live chat support are a must—but a solid support community can cut that burden drastically, saving you time and money. But good communities are more than support channels. An effective support community relies on members to generate much of the support. It’s Worked Before.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Kikolani

JUNE 15, 2010

Sites like these usually have their own private groups for the contributors to the blog, which is definitely a great idea. If you own a blog that has multiple authors, regular contributors, or regular guest bloggers , here are seven ways a private blog group can be utilized for helping strengthen the blog and its community as a whole.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Reddit is a social network with a forum-style discussion structure. Users create posts in topic-based communities — called subreddits — and interact in comment threads. Reddit is all about fostering community by encouraging users (a.k.a. R.I.P. Yahoo Groups.). What is Reddit? redditors) to interact with each other.

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Jason Yormark

JULY 22, 2009

While community is a hot buzz word these days, it’s still quite a ways before most businesses truly embrace the idea. Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over.

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Writtent Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Connect with fellow writers both online and offline to foster a sense of community and exchange valuable insights. Joining writing groups or online forums allows you to engage in discussions, seek advice, and share your expertise. Additionally, scour job boards dedicated to freelance opportunities in your chosen niche.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2022

If your business or brand had already been active on social media, you should make it a habit to constantly audit your current marketing activities and their successes. You can also tap into paid advertising on social networks to grow your online community, generate leads, and trigger sales. Deliver Social Media Results.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This week on The Science of Social Media , we’re sharing a simple, yet proven formula that you can use time and time again to discover irresistible content ideas using Reddit, YouTube, Quora, and other online communities. Part IV: Other communities and social networks for content discovery. Let’s kick it off!

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. Lots of diverse versions of this. Go join that!

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Net-Savvy Executive

JULY 30, 2012

Content and activity analysis are built on the lessons from established schools of measurement, and while we argue about the specifics, the objectives aren't so alien. Predicting Activity data linked to an individual might be useful for predicting future behavior. Identifying Groups come in various forms, both formal and informal.

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Buffer Social

JULY 5, 2023

I became more active on LinkedIn , engaged with industry experts' posts, and read the latest trends for unique insights. Communities Best for: Identify questions, arguments, and related resources. How to use them Joining relevant communities and keeping a tab on the conversations has helped me find some unique angles.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But when you hit the right chord, you can expect increased brand health, higher-quality leads and an active social following. It shows that your audience is actively engaging in a conversation about your brand. Use attention-grabbing content tailored for specific groups of your audience.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 29, 2017

3 days ago Facebook ticked over the major milestone of 2 billion monthly users , over half of whom use Facebook groups. That’s right, more than 1 billion people are using Facebook groups. That’s where the conversation and community is happening and it’s something you can easily create for your blog. Do you close the group?

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Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2022

Vertical social networks are niche social media platforms centered around the interests of hyper-specific communities. Every day people are taking their posting habits away from main feeds and into more private options, like subreddits and Facebook Groups. Active Letterboxd member accounts nearly doubled , jumping from 1.7

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 3, 2012

Tweet Social media has no doubt changed the way brands communicate with customers and the how they prefer to be seen and heard. In an attempt to increase their visibility and speak to their influencers, every organization engages in active Public Relations, which has naturally been affected by the boom in social media.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 23, 2012

Unfortunately, as many have already discovered and many more will continue to discover, successful communities are dependent on many variables, from the accessibility, speed, and reliability of the technology to your community managers. What group/community receives the most visits and/or posts on a particular day?

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2012

followers/fans/circles, how complete is their profile, level of activity). Other social activity and presence (Flickr, SlideShare, Wikipedia, etc.). The next step is to identify the influential voices in your community that you’ll want to reach out to, connect with, and begin building relationships with.

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Hootsuite

MAY 3, 2023

Join a Slack community You may already use Slack to communicate with your team internally, but have you ever thought of using it to generate real estate leads? Slack communities are where people interested in a certain topic can come together to discuss the industry, ask questions, and swap advice or stories with other members.

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Laurel Papworth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Ahoy Me Hearties: One of the tasks our online community managers undertake with clients (PR or Marketing agencies, or companies) is to build out a Social Media Conversation Diary – a list of tasks and engagement activities to keep online community members entertained and loyal. First, Changing Facebook to Pirate Speak.

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Sprout Social

MAY 24, 2022

“[Social messaging] will continue to grow as the number one way for brands to communicate to customers. I truly believe it will surpass email, and physical mail,” says Raven Gill , Social Media Manager at Communicators Group. Brands are going viral from replies and messages on forums which were previously 1:1,” says Green.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 11, 2022

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. The Groups feature allows Beauty Insider members to hone in on the content that interests them most. Image source.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. Jump to Section Get to Know Your Audience Social Listening Sentiment Analysis Community Management Social Analytics Proven Strategies.

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Social Media Marketing

MARCH 22, 2018

Social Media today has an undeniable power of spreading information, growing the business and developing community. It is also a vital communication tool in various industries including healthcare. Group of 18 to 24 year old are 2 xs more likely to use social media for health-related discussions than the group of 45 to 54 years.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future. Social media is an always-on focus group. It’s Corn – Tariq & The Gregory Brothers & Recess Therapy.

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Josh S Peters

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The key is to always start with the goals, then the customer behavior, and then the content followed by SEO optimization and social activation being amplified by paid methods as necessary. and determine what blogs they read, social networks they use, forums or wikis they use, etc. Check out Forums, wikis, groups, blogs, etc.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

To get a YouTube verification badge for your channel, you need to meet these eligibility requirements: Have a complete profile: To be verified, you’ll need an active YouTube channel complete with a banner, description and profile picture. Who can get verified on YouTube? You’ll also need to have regularly posted content.

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Bill Hartzer

JUNE 28, 2014

This award is to honor an individual or a group that has consistently represented the best of our industry. These individual(s) promote the domain industry as a natural accompaniment to their own businesses, and recognize that the expanding success of the domain industry benefits the entire community. Best Industry Forum -.

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Jeremy gets online and says it’s cos he’s not a woman he got sacked, the GoodGame crew go the forums and say it was their decision, the community get their knickers in a knot and start a petition , a Facebook goup and a website called SaveJunglist (his gamer handle or nickname). The Facebook group. How can you help?

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Keyhole.co

APRIL 3, 2024

Twitter communities Join the Twitter Community. X is all about making connections, and what better way to do that than through Twitter Communities? It’s like having your niche club, similar to Discord or Facebook Groups, but on Twitter. So, regularly share content that is relevant and interesting to your community.

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Later

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

For example, Instagram is a major destination for social commerce, whereas Facebook is best for community-building, and Pinterest for inspiration and brand affinity. But where Instagram is somewhat lacking is in its ability to provide “group forums” for followers to interact among themselves. billion monthly active users!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008

Main My Page Members Forum Videos Photos Groups Events. Introduce yourself to the rest of the community. Check out the weekly activities by clicking on one of the links to activities in the box to the right. Check out the weekly activities by clicking on one of the links to activities in the box to the right.

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