Buffer Social

AUGUST 30, 2023

Both creators and marketers alike are tapping into the power of fostering communities — and with good reason. We asked both online community experts and community-building creators to share their expertise, so you can tap into this powerful approach. What is a community? So how do you do it?

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Oktopost

MAY 12, 2021

It turns out that creating a brand community for your B2B company can give you that type of mouthwatering ROI. . B2B businesses need to foster a strong spirit of community to serve their clients and customers better. Let’s take a deeper look to learn how you can build a beneficial community around your B2B brand.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 2, 2014

I tell you all this not to make excuses for being away, but because part of being in a community means we share what’s going on. It’s an acknowledgement of the ties social networks help us build, if we show our humanity and use them for what they truly are – ways to bridge the gaps between us… to really build, and be a part of, a community.

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Pam Moore

APRIL 1, 2019

We are living in exciting times with the advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, live video streaming, user behavior analysis, data measurement and analysis, communication mediums, social media marketing, social networking and the power at our fingertips to bring human beings and communities together.

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Dave Fleet

MARCH 1, 2014

Early social media activities focused more on two areas of the funnel – consideration and – critically – loyalty/advocacy. Communities in particular were by their nature filled with people who already have an affinity or interest in your product, right? Marketing, community or both?

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SocialFish

MARCH 9, 2011

This post is part of our regular series of Open Community case studies, in which intrepid association blogger and freelance writer Deirdre Reid will be digging into associations (and other kinds of organizations when relevant) who are living and breathing their open communities in the ways we describe in the book. Community: GoPlow.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 19, 2013

Another great resource or ally can come from working with a trusted research firm that can help you “uncover the hidden patterns of understanding that undermine citizen action,” as the Topos Partnership has done for a variety of communities in at least seven different sectors. How do you qualify your audience for each campaign?

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2012

One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. Finally, if you are not consistently active, they will not Like the Page. The truth is, to grow a Facebook community you must bring people from outside Facebook into your Page. Twitter Google+ LinkedIn How To Grow Your Facebook Community.

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SocialFish

MARCH 3, 2011

This post is the second in a two-part series where guest blogger Garry Polmateer , former association executive currently working at NimbleUser helping organizations with Salesforce, looks at two online brands through the lens of the concepts in our book, Open Community. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 17, 2015

You may have created great content, and you may have a good distribution plan, but shares and engagement are unlikely to come unless you have also focused on community building. Smart, active engagement. Content Marketing: Without Community, It’s Only Half the Equation is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Facebook: With the ability to refine your audience targeting with Facebook Ads and create Facebook groups for customer support, Facebook is another popular platform for B2B marketers to raise brand awareness and build an online community. Facebook is a solid social media platform to focus your community-building efforts.

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Jason Yormark

JULY 22, 2009

While community is a hot buzz word these days, it’s still quite a ways before most businesses truly embrace the idea. Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 2, 2017

Facebook has recently launched Groups for Pages, enabling the 70 million+ Pages on Facebook to create their own unique communities and feeds. Facebook Groups are the place to connect with other like-minded people and are becoming increasingly important for brands and businesses aiming to cultivate a community. Let’s get started!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Why: In this post for Spin Sucks , Gini Dietrich takes a look at why the successful hiring a PR firm involves forming an active relationship between both parties. area, she loves helping for- and non-profit clients, both small and large, turn corporate codswallop into community cool™. Based in the Washington, D.C.,

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Pixlee

JANUARY 12, 2022

Instead of shouting into the void why their product is the best, leading brands now build a brand identity and community through the creativity of their customers. With the consumer shift toward values like transparency, social responsibility, and customer focus, the rise of community-driven brands makes sense.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 27, 2019

says “influence” is the “ability to build meaningful communities around us.” And it’s about your “connections” and “getting people to bond with one another” and “build trust in one another and in you.”. There were Delegates who spoke movingly about their Community Action Projects and how they helped other women.

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Oktopost

JULY 20, 2023

And just like Instagram, Threads enforces Community Guidelines on content and interactions in the app. These figures demonstrate the potential of Threads as a platform for B2B communication and community building. You can control who can mention you or reply to you within Threads. Now, here’s the kicker.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 8, 2012

What are the defining characteristics of a community? To get to this point, it becomes necessary to define what a community is. According to dictionary.com, a community is. According to dictionary.com, a community is. As community managers, it’s our job to manage a brand’s online (and offline) presence.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MAY 25, 2013

There is just one more week until the third annual Social Capital Ottawa, a one-day conference for O-city’s active social media community. Don’t miss this opportunity for facetime with the people of Ottawa’s social media community and to learn the about the latest social media thinking and trends.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

Maintaining traditional channels like phone, email and live chat support are a must—but a solid support community can cut that burden drastically, saving you time and money. You have the opportunity to build a library of content populated largely by your own customers. But good communities are more than support channels.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 21, 2012

Many of the myths surrounding online community development are proliferated by common sense conclusions. Creating an online community has a basis in science—but best practices that seem clear-cut on the surface become much more complicated when you dig deeper. Only then can you define the business goals of your community.

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Intensely passionate communities have formed around types of exercise and activities, and members share details of every training session and achievement across all forms of social media. Community is a competitive advantage because members encourage, motivate, and help one another.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 23, 2024

Threads by Instagram now has an estimated 160 million monthly active users and counting. To put that into perspective, that’s a little over a third of X’s (formerly Twitter) monthly active users of 550 million — and X has a good 16 years on Threads.  Hailley, too, has found success in being active more often.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

The era of authenticity and personalization The demand for authenticity and personalized connections reshapes content creation, focusing on genuine interactions and niche communities. Users actively seek content that aligns with their interests and fosters genuine connections, signaling a desire for a more personalized online experience.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

JULY 3, 2012

Canada’s national capital is Ottawa and one of the city’s many strengths is the active and passionate social media community that thrives here. It’s a community that continues to grow and learn that’s why it supports the 2nd annual Social Capita l conference taking place later this month.

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Buffer Social

JULY 18, 2023

Focus on building a community The closer you are to your audience, the more sales you’ll get from them, and what better way to do that than building a community? Many online businesses – service and product-based – have built online communities despite having a thriving social media presence.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Users share complex ideas and the Reddit community breaks them down. Improve community engagement. An educator trying to land their next role may start by building brand awareness. Build a community. If you lead virtual classes or have alumni around the world, an online community is essential.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 6, 2013

As a business, you should concentrate on building an engaged community, not necessarily a huge one. And I know this last bit because, as I’ve been getting more and more familiar with Streak as my current CRM program , I know which kinds of activities convert into leads and prospects. So what’s important?

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The Realtime Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Community Building. To accomplish so, you’ll need to cultivate and build a community of followers and lovers that goes beyond simply seeing and commenting on your content, as well as connecting with it in various ways. Though views and likes are important, brands are looking for more. Conclusion.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The amount of activity within social media varies for each business and its objective(s). Depending on which method(s) you use to build your strategy (or lack thereof) to participate at any level with social media, there are various steps you take to achieve your objective. Executing campaigns can be aided with the use of apps.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 9, 2023

Melanie Perkins, CEO of Canva, actively engages with her audience on Twitter by sharing company milestones and also helpful Canva tips. A beautiful African proverb says it takes a village to raise a child, it certainly does to build a company too. Community building : Nurture long-term growth by engaging with your audience directly.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

I don’t think of social as exclusively a brand or marketing activity,” says Dietrich. Dietrich considers building this type of brand affinity to be a skill built over time. The ability to activate on social is a critical muscle that companies need to exercise, even in times of economic pressure,” says Dietrich.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 27, 2022

While other social platforms are oriented around one central community, Discord is divided into servers or many smaller communities. You can join a big community for people who share a common interest or start a smaller private server for a group of friends. million users in 2016 to 150 million active monthly users in 2022.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 22, 2021

Isolation and physical distancing have forced us to embrace technology now more than ever; newfound importance has been infused into community building; growing support for local businesses has emerged. Establish a Local Presence Within Your Community. Pro-tip : Use a local phone number!

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Oktopost

MARCH 15, 2021

It’s a lot easier to make inroads with fun, uplifting, community-building content. Create Community. You can’t force genuine communities to form around your brand and products, but there’s a lot you can do to encourage it. You have to foster dedicated communities based on value and trust.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 18, 2023

These tools encompass everything from the social platforms you choose to build your presence on to the community-building app where you engage with your audience. Community building tools The best creators don’t just have a lot of followers – they also see high engagement from them.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 13, 2021

In Other Words… For her recent Search Engine Watch article , Marissa Pick (no relation) gathered insights from several social media influencers about how brands may be able to use Clubhouse for online community building. This is especially true for B2B leaders with an active social graph on LinkedIn and/or Twitter already.

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