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Five takeaways from 2013 State of Community Management Report

Jeff Esposito

When I started my career in social media and community management, I was a bit intimidated and nervous. One of my former bosses suggested that I check out the Community Roundtable – that was 2008 – and I was happy to check out the information that Jim Storer and Rachel Happe were producing. The myth of the 90-9-1 rule is demystified.

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15 Bloggers to Watch in 2013

ProBlogger

Welcome to the 2013 edition of Bloggers To Watch. My work has changed a lot over the past year – I’ve been focused a lot on the Australian blogger community, and on curators – so this post is very centered on those communities. Hopefully we’ll see more writing from her in 2013. Well, I disagree.

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Webinar Recap: A Decade in Social Media. What’s Now. What’s Next?

Ignite Social Media

We kicked off the webinar with Lisa Braziel, our SVP, talking about how she was one of the original community managers in 2007. Facebook brand pages didn’t exist in 2007 and the focus was around one to one engagement and community building. The Past 10 Years in Social Media. In 2015/2016, organic reach was down to 2.6%

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How to Build Community on a Blog: 24 Must Read Articles from around the Web

ProBlogger

This week we’ve published a series of posts on the topic of building community on a blog with these posts: 9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog. The 5 Stages of Building a Culture of Community on a Blog [A Case Study]. 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog.

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Getting to the bottom of community management

Jeff Esposito

This post originally ran on the Community Roundtable. . If you read business publications, blogs or websites to any extent, you have probably heard about community management. Next to social media management, community management might be the hottest buzzword or buzzcareerpath (I think we just made up a new buzzword).

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Reflections on xPotomac, Civility, and Being a Hook

Waxing UnLyrical

Last week saw one of my first projects for 2013 – as well as what I think was one of the most unique conferences I’ve been privileged to not just speak at, but even attend – culminate. Tinu Abayomi-Paul (@Tinu) February 25, 2013. Civility builds community. xPotomac was a hit. twitter.com/Tinu/status/30….

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25 Random Observations about #MozCon Speakers

Adam Sherk

I attended MozCon 2013 last week. I enjoyed how he walked through the methodology and findings of the 2013 Ranking Factors study with curiosity, and without claiming to know for sure what it all means (as that’s not how it works). She did an excellent job with her community building tips too. Jen Lopez – what an entrance!

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