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Inside The Arboretum: How Sprout built a 10,000-member strong community

Sprout Social

Social media marketers understand the power of community more than most. But for a long time, communities built specifically for them have been few and far between. Since its public launch in April 2023 , The Arb community has experienced remarkable growth in engagement, with membership consistently on the rise.

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Making waves: Unexpected industries innovating on social

Sprout Social

Whether you’re into knitting figures from your favorite TV shows or foraging for wild mushrooms, social media has a community for you. But if you work in a technical or niche industry, it might seem like you don’t belong on social. No matter your industry, you can make waves on social media. That’s an understandable feeling.

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How (and why) a tech company shifted their social strategy from product- to community-focused

Sprout Social

About a year after BentoBox invested in organic social media by hiring a social media manager, we shifted from a product-driven strategy to a community-driven one. Community is a vague word though. Now, let’s talk about what community means. What does it all mean? And is it really worth it?

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Airbnb Social Media Strategy: Sharing Stories, Building Community

Keyhole.co

So, how did the vacation rental marketplace become a trailblazer in the hospitality industry? By blending collaborative consumption with experiential tourism and replacing impersonal hotel stays with a sense of community. million listings and a community of reliable hosts around the world ready to welcome guests with open arms.

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FACE: 4 Traits To Look For When Hiring Your Social Media Community Manager

SocMed Sean

Having worked in online community management for the last 15 years, I have had the privilege of putting together some amazing teams. The roles on a digital community team varied, ranging from digital strategists, to graphic designers…and everything in-between. Community management is not easy. is for Attention to Detail.

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Tech Industry Ready to Roll Up Its Sleeves to Fight Climate Change at Africa Tech Festival

The Realtime Report

Tech Industry Ready to Roll Up Its Sleeves to Fight Climate Change at Africa Tech Festival. “Africa has sufficient resources to power itself entirely by clean energy. One industry that has expanded massively since the humble days of the “low-tech” 1980s, is the electronics and communications industry.

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Our Industry, Your Answers: Breaking Down the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey

Waxing UnLyrical

A recent survey conducted by Ned Lundquist’s Job of the Week (JOTW) in partnership with Sword and the Script Media, LLC sought to find out the true status of our industry. The idea of doing less with more is not uncommon to communicators. Let’s hit it. Let’s Talk Money. The Latest & Greatest.

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