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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)? A vast network of connected individuals can set your group’s growth into motion. They formed Groups as a place for individuals with similar interests to converge.

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Facebook Removes Rooms from Groups

Jon Loomer

Facebook is removing Rooms from Groups. We received the following message when starting a Room in my private Facebook group: “Rooms in groups will be removed on November 16. Starting November 10, new group rooms can’t be created. Rooms is technically a Messenger product that’s been folded into Groups.

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Promote Facebook Groups with Ads in Meta Ads Manager

Jon Loomer

Meta advertisers have long asked for the ability to promote Facebook groups with ads. Meta is rolling out built-in solutions for promoting Facebook groups within Ads Manager. Here’s an overview of how it works… Create a Campaign to Promote a Facebook Group Start by using the Engagement objective. That is changing.

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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 “MeeMaw” Helped VDOT Northern Virginia Create a Highly-Engaged Social Media Community

Social Media Strategies Summit

I work with a group of engineers. Building a Social Media Community Think about your own network for a second: how many loved ones do you communicate with via multiple platforms? However, it’s important to remember that building a community on social media is tough. Most other people are the same. Her solution?

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WhatsApp Announces 'Communities' to Enhance Group Chats in the App

Social Media Today

Communities will facilitate broader connection with like-minded people, and include a range of new engagement features.

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Facebook Tests New 'Community Awards' to Encourage Engagement in Groups

Social Media Today

Facebook's looking to encourage more positive group interactions, while also modeling ideal engagement behavior.

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