Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat. It’s what we do.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 8, 2011

When someone in the communications industry refers to a “ community manager ,&# they are usually referring to someone that can manage the online relationships for a particular brand, using tools like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. The Internal Community Manager wears many hats. With the growing ubiquity of Enterprise 2.0

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend who is the Director of Community and all things fabulous at BlogWorld and also the author of Online Community Management For Dummies , Ms. It really is a treasure trove of advice and best practices around community management. Deb, how are you? How are you?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 4) None of the following are community platforms: Wikis, Blogs or Forums. I wish that could be enough said. Go join that!

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Adam Cohen

JUNE 30, 2011

Recently I had a discussion with a client about doing social media “inside out” – starting with leveraging collaboration tools and focusing on using social tools inside the walls before engaging customers. How did EMC start on their social media journey? Turns out it was a timely ask.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The results will be not only more successful utilization of the Sprout platform, but more compelling community conversations and engagements across your social channels. Extend social further into your business with CRM & Helpdesk integrations. If you’re not using some of them already, take a closer look.

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SocialFish

JANUARY 11, 2011

Here’s to more great conversations to come in 2011! We have some great stuff in the works, including a new Open Community case study series by Deirdre Reid , and an interview series where we’ll be talking to several top association CEO’s about the ideas in our little book. The Trainer’s Social Media Tool Box.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 29, 2015

Maddie is a culture change consultant and digital strategist who is recognized for her authority on productive workplaces and communities, and co-author of the new book, When Millennials Take Over. A1 I’m a culture consultant by way of social media and digital strategy for nonprofits #measurepr. ” #measurepr.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you’re looking for ways to strengthen your brand and have better conversations with your customers, you need to build a brand community. Brand communities rally your most loyal customers in one place, which is a massive win for any brand. Plus, these communities are fun for your audience to chat with like-minded people.

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Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 26, 2010

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You’re Creating? Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof. Notice anything?

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Jeff Esposito

JUNE 3, 2011

Who owns your brand’s social media data? Every company is looking into the social game in one way shape or form nowadays. Facebook is the hotness that many are using as their community platform to build out oodles of fans (Twitter and LinkedIn are doing this to a lesser extent).

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 2, 2022

Think about your first social media account. The answers change as you move across platforms and through time. If you picked up TikTok during the pandemic, you might have been looking for a lockdown diversion—a goal that TikTok recognizes as it brands itself as an “ entertainment platform ” rather than a social media platform.

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Communities Social Media Community Platforms Platform 109

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There are endless benefits to using social media for business. But social success is a lot more complex than posting occasionally on Facebook and Instagram. If you want to reap the rewards that social media marketing can offer your business, you need an all-star social media team. Are you paid enough?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

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