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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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Tips and Best Practices for Enhancing Your Social Media Community

Ignite Social Media

2020 has created many challenges for the average person, but it may have created even more challenges for social media community managers across the nation. As stay-at-home orders went into effect, consumers took to social media to express themselves and engage with others in their communities. The Importance of Community Management.

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‘Tis the Season to Double Down on Social Customer Care (and Protect Your Community Managers)

Convince & Convert

Just when we thought we, as social media strategists and community managers, could rest up from the twists and turns of the last 18 months, the holiday season is upon us. . With this challenge, of course, comes new opportunities to provide trust-building service to your potential and current customers. .

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Facebook News Feed Update: Now What?

Jon Loomer

You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about the big Facebook news feed update that was announced recently. The news feed is sorted and customized based on a ranking system. Social Media Examiner conducted a Facebook Live to discuss the news feed update that resulted in more than 5,000 shares, 400,000 views, and 1,000 comments.

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Facebook Automation Tools, Software, and Tips to Save You Time

Hootsuite

Take Facebook automation tools and software, for example. Facebook automation software is designed to automatically handle the tedious maintenance of your brand’s Facebook page more efficiently and effectively than even the best social media coordinator could. Roller skating. Kissing ( for now ). Get the free guide right now!

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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? Scientists? Makeup aficionados?

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The 9 best reputation management services for your brand in 2024

Sprout Social

A reputation management service is a professional service or software platform that helps individuals and businesses optimize and control how people perceive them.Reputation management services usually include a range of strategies, such as search engine optimization (SEO), content creation, social media management and review management.