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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

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. Nine in ten consumers read reviews before making a purchase, so building review functionality into your community makes sense.

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How to Build and Maintain an Engaged Facebook Community Group

Social Media Strategies Summit

Another way to reach and engage audiences on Facebook is through Community Groups. What Is a Facebook Community Group (& Why Should You Care)? More Organic Reach: Community groups are more likely to have more engaged and interested users, especially if you set it up as a closed group (more on that later).

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The Importance of Building Community on Your Blog

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The post The Importance of Building Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Today’s principle in our series on successful blogging is all about building community on your blog. 3 hours later my view of how community could be developed online was completely changed. Was it true community?

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Transforming audiences into communities: Offering real value

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How can you effectively turn a social media audience into a passionate, engaged community? In our previous blog, we focused on creating meaningful conversation. In this series, we’re talking to real marketers and brands about how they did it.

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How Government Agencies Can Best Engage Their Communities on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

Your ability to build an online community and share updates with your constituents on Facebook has never been stronger. Whether you’re already using Facebook and Instagram or still considering it, this blog features some actionable tips on how your agency can best leverage Facebook through its many tools. Image Source: Facebook GPA.

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Become the Pied Piper of Community Building

Waxing UnLyrical

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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How to Create a Brand Community: A Step-by-Step Process

Social Media Strategies Summit

Build a strong brand and you will get yourself a strong community of loyal customers and brand advocates. Some might argue that a strong community is what makes a brand stronger and loyal customers are the best way to promote a brand. But what is a brand community and why do you need one? This blog covers all these and more!

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