Buffer Social

MARCH 5, 2021

The best marketers today are building loyal fans by engaging with their audience in the comments and in messages. She's the Social Media Manager at Southern Elegance Candle Company (SECC), a home fragrance and budding lifestyle brand that captures the warmth and hospitality that the South is known for. Tell us more about you!

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 24, 2015

At the heart of social PR lies community. So that’s what we focused on for the April #measurePR Twitter chat; how to measure community, how to tell when community-building initiatives are working (and when they’re not), and how community-focused metrics might change over time. Both Hoop.la

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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. Read Part 1 here. See [link] for a quick overview.

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 15, 2015

Regular WUL readers know that Shonali (a friend and former colleague at Socialmedia.biz ) showcases guest posts about how to build, engage and sustain an online community, among other things. so that others might gain insights for their own community efforts. But if we just build it, people won’t come in droves.

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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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Convince & Convert

MARCH 14, 2013

To commemorate both milestones, the company hosted a 24-hour long community celebration on its @Nike account. Throughout the celebration, Nike shared ten Instagram photos from its fans that inspire the company to “push further” on the platform. Milestone’s aren’t about you – they’re about your community.

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Pixlee

MARCH 8, 2018

The idea of community has become a major focus of brands in many verticals. traditional methods of marketing still have their place, community-building is now a. This element is all about building an identity. companies that create products and services. This element is all about building an identity.

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Akamai Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Two of those words are “audience&# and “community.&# The maestro directs, he coaxes, he makes the orchestra the best it can be, that’s what a good community manager’s job as well. Why should you care if you have community vs. audiences? Interested in a community vs. an audience? Guess what?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Depending on your client or company, you’ll want to look for gatekeepers who have a similar focus or interest so that their readers will find an interest in your content as well. Look for online communities of bloggers and contribute to their conversations to begin building contacts in your focus area. Utilize Social Media.

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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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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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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

He says, “With new and emerging to established creators building up audiences on LinkedIn, thanks to its strong organic reach, this year, we will see more brands looking to capitalize on this and tap into this pool of talent for influencer marketing campaigns, especially companies wanting to get in front of B2B audiences.”

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 4, 2014

It’s a landslide: Community creates results. The Harlem Shake depended on community. User-generated content is far better at creating that community. Now, there are all kinds of devices that allow individuals to put pictures up without having to make comments or even bring up their own social networks.

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Later

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

7 Social Media Campaign Ideas to Inspire Your Strategy in 2021: Knix ’s Community-building. 1: Knix’s Community-building Campaign. Apparel brand Knix tapped into the power of community for their Swim 2020 social media campaign. Play Digital’s Bathtub Challenge. Nike’s “Dream Crazy” Video. Spotify via. TechCrunch.

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Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The company has been around for 109 years and is loved by people all over the world – no doubt the company is “liked” on Facebook too. Since August 2009, Disney started posting regularly on Facebook and their community grew wide. It’s in human’s nature to be part of communities – so let them be a part.

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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.

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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. Community Needs To Be Part Of The Company’s DNA.

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Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2022

According to 72% of our LinkedIn community , hashtagging impacts the overall performance of social media content. You can add hashtags to social posts, bios and comments on most major platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest. Industry or community-specific (example: #BookTok).

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agora pulse

JULY 17, 2020

When you manage social media for your clients or company, you’re in charge of more than just creating content, overseeing engagement, and guiding strategy. Creating a community. Some metrics that align with common social media goals are to: Build brand awareness. Create a community. Community management.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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. How active are your competitor’s mentions, tags and comments? How often are they replying?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Positive comments. Gymshark, Threadless and Casper are shining examples of brands that flourished thanks to community-building and word of mouth. Companies with plenty of positive buzz and frequent social mentions grow rapidly in the age of social media. That’s because social comments are unfiltered and authentic.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2015

What’s the secret to building a thriving community on Instagram? They don’t realize the work that goes into building a following of more than 50,000 people and engagement on every post. Cleaning Company: “Double tap if you hate cleaning on the weekends.” Comment On Your Own Posts With the Hashtags.

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 31, 2023

This comment on a LinkedIn post by Sara T. 18 January 2023 No Comments 2023 took off to a good start of the year. .” We make it clear that everyone’s voice matters, and that everyone can speak up. We believe in cultivating a culture of openness and transparency, where anyone can express their ideas openly, without judgement.

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Later

AUGUST 25, 2021

In the following post, we’re sharing the key to successful offline-to-online marketing — as well as five tried-and-tested strategies you can use to build your take your community online. a company website, or Instagram account). What is Offline-to-online Marketing? . 3: Go Live With Your Audience.

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agora pulse

JANUARY 30, 2021

Use live video for community building. And according to Jeff Sieh and Ian Anderson Gray, video builds a trust factor that, in turn, helps to build an audience without borders. From within a company or brand, it’s easy to lose sight of how the company actually comes across. Need inspiration?

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Sprout Social

APRIL 15, 2020

How would you feel if a company sent a sales pitch your way right now? as a company, our end goal will always be selling product, but rather than promoting ads overtly crafted to sell during this crisis, we are committed to: 1.) Our baristas are the face of our company, without them we are nothing. Any amount helps!

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Sprout Social

MAY 23, 2023

It’s about connection, and building a community—a human element AI just can’t fully replicate. Everyone is still going to want human-to-human interaction—the thing that’s most important about community building— to be driven by an actual person,” Jeff says. AI gets you the insights you need in seconds.

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agora pulse

JULY 23, 2020

For a company to ask one of its team members to tackle this is too much if they’re in any other role in that company. Unfortunately, social media management often is something that a company with a limited budget often relegates to an intern for a low cost. So, how does a company choose the right one?

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 25, 2013

Two years ago when the Midwest had a massive heat wave, and the company had trouble keeping up with demand, plenty of cups of yogurt were spoiled in transit or at the store. And the company honored every spoiled cup with a replacement, whether the spoilage was its fault or not. Where did customers go to complain?

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SocialFish

JANUARY 21, 2011

This is a guest post by Rich Feinstein , CEO extraordinaire at CommPartners , a company that provides webinar, e-learning and virtual conferencing services. In speaking to our Event Production Team this week, they told me 90 % of clients do not open their Q & A or chat areas for attendees so they can view each other’s comments.

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Later

JUNE 26, 2020

Facebook Groups are an effective way to create a community, drive engagement, and improve customer relations for your brand or business. While Facebook Pages can sometimes feel like a one-way channel for brands to share updates, Facebook Groups are a space for users to connect and communicate with like-minded people about shared interests.

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Mindjumpers

MARCH 25, 2011

Tweet Yesterday Facebook has launched Facebook Questions, which allows users and pages to post a Question to friends or a Facebook community. Questions will be a useful feature for business that run a page as part of creating involvement for users in the community.

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Later

AUGUST 10, 2020

Whether you want to strengthen your community, build brand awareness, or even make e-commerce sales, there’s an Instagram feature to help you achieve your goals. Not only can brands build thriving communities on Instagram, they can now showcase their inventory in “ Shops ,” and process transactions directly within the app.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 23, 2019

There are plenty of marketing tactics that companies use to improve brand loyalty, including providing stellar customer service, rewards programs, having a strong brand story, community building and more. Let’s go in-depth on some of the best ways to build brand loyalty that lasts. Build a community.

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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Not every company needs a blog. YouTube worked for BlendTec, but it might not work for your company. Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Help companies participate in existing social networks, and build relationships on their turf. And yet, there’s something to this.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 18, 2023

B2B marketing leaders plan to spend 30% of their budgets on brand building , and community management is a vital part of that. An engaged community can amplify your content reach, boost customer loyalty, reduce churn rates, and even draw new leads to your brand. Jump ahead: What is Community Management Software?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

While smaller companies will struggle to maintain the level of content creation that large corporations with extensive marketing budgets can, they are at no significant disadvantage when it comes to using social media for community building and customer service. Let us know in the comments.

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