Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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.

Communities 96

Communities Community building Industry Crowdsourcing 96

Social Media Today

APRIL 20, 2022

The 39-page guide provides a range of tips, notes and examples to assist in your community-building process.

Communities 162

Communities Groups Groups Publishing 162

Pixlee

MARCH 28, 2022

As the metaverse continues to grow and brands begin designing marketing strategies that align with it, it’s important to remember that social media is not the only approach to community-building. Hence, it is of the essence that you build your brand community closest to conversion. So if not social media, then where?

Communities 86

Communities UGC Community building How To 86

Dave Fleet

MARCH 1, 2014

Communities in particular were by their nature filled with people who already have an affinity or interest in your product, right? At the same time, the community-building interactions that drove many of us to this space have dwindled with a lot of companies. Marketing, community or both?

Communities 410

Communities Marketing Loyalty Social Media 410

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 28, 2013

In addition to being Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD for all you hashtag fiends), today is also the day: Henry VIII died (1547, and women all over England breathed a sigh of relief). ” (on the difference between social media managers and community managers) ~ Ryan Rutan , Jive Software. Elvis Presley made his first U.S.

Communities 250

Communities Jive Tips eBook 250

Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2013

Having a strong community is one of the most important aspects of business. This week’s roundup includes seven posts that are good reads on both maintaining as well as building your business community. How To Be A Better Facebook Community Manager. So You Think You Want to be a Community Manager?

Communities 249

Communities Community building Consultant Social Media Management 249

Harp Interactive

APRIL 30, 2012

A Facebook Page is an excellent venue for community building among brand advocates and customers (or potential customers) seeking more information, discounts, insight or customer assistance. Does your Facebook Page have Rules or is it a free-for-all?

Guidelines 352

Guidelines Communities Facebook Discount 352

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Joel Harrison, Editor-in-Chief at B2B Marketing takes on community building. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned marketing leaders on building community? You’ll walk away with insight into how to bring the right people with the right energy to lead and grow your community. Catch all episodes here.

B2B 116

B2B Communities Apple Hosting 116

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Jason Keath, Social Fresh @jasonkeath. Jason Keath of Social Fresh joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to tell us about the blooming success of Social Fresh and how to run a more efficient, interesting conference. Read on for some of the highlights or listen below for the full podcast. Listen Now.

Conference 117

Conference Community building Communities RSS 117

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?

Communities 78

Communities Social Media Community building Groups 78

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.

Communities 262

Communities Community building Insurance Consultant 262

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.

B2B 120

B2B Communities Brands Loyalty 120

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 29, 2019

Become a Fearless Online Community Leader. Online communities are powerhouses of collaboration that demand fearless leaders to succeed. The best social managers build constituencies with purpose and a strategy for growth. Here is how to become an effective online community leader. By Bruce Fikowski. Leadership.

Communities 126

Communities Wikipedia Collaboration Discount 126

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Two team members from the online education company 2tor join Jay Baer and Eric Boggs on the Social Pros Podcast this week – Alexa Scordato , Director of Communications & Social Media, and Harrison Kratz , Community Manager for the MBA@UNC program.

Education 120

Education Community building Communities Team 120

Mindjumpers

AUGUST 29, 2011

Tweet An important part of your social media strategy is to start and manage your community. Community building is an important exercise since this makes your target customers stick to the brand and makes them come back to see the latest happenings on your brand. Steps for building a community.

Communities 183

Communities Social Media Community building How To 183

Buffer Social

MAY 10, 2022

When I fostered my first puppy only to quickly find out he had fleas, I felt lost and in need of people I could turn to for trustworthy information, and as a dog mom today, I’m regularly looking for community support. Of course, wanting a community and actually creating one are two very different things.

Communities 89

Communities Collaboration Influencer Instagram 89

Ignite Social Media

JULY 25, 2024

Community Building: Influencers prioritize audience connection, while creators emphasize content craftsmanship. Key distinctions lie in their approaches to: Content: Influencers blend personal and promotional, while creators focus on niche-specific, polished content.

Influencer 94

Influencer RFP Social Media Content 94

Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

We have been working the past year on a game changing online social media training academy and member community to help solve your biggest problems and challenges related to social media marketing, digital marketing, and branding. Step 2: Enroll / buy your virtual seat and you will be inside the academy and community within minutes!

Training 167

Training Communities Social Media Real Estate 167

Dave Fleet

MARCH 1, 2014

Communities in particular were by their nature filled with people who already have an affinity or interest in your product, right? At the same time, the community-building interactions that drove many of us to this space have dwindled with a lot of companies. Marketing, community or both?

Communities 199

Communities Marketing Loyalty Social Media 199

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 16, 2015

.” Talk about a religious celebration that’s gone mainstream… and one that engenders a feeling of community among those who celebrate the day. How to Build Creativity and Self-Expression with Your Community. Monday Roundup: Celebrating Your Community is a post from: Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc.

Communities 100

Communities Community building Consultant Flickr 100

Ignite Social Media

MAY 25, 2016

For the first time ever, Ignite Social Media is offering a detailed, 3-hour Master Class on Community Management Best Practices for 2016. As the job of community manager evolves (yet again), keeping up is increasingly challenging. As the job of community manager evolves (yet again), keeping up is increasingly challenging.

Class 110

Class Communities Community building Discount 110

Mindjumpers

APRIL 12, 2011

Tweet Written by Nabanita Roy , who is a web enthusiast and blogger currently working as a Community Development Executive at forums.com. There are several community building tools for blog promotion. You get to know bloggers from different places, communities and of varied blogging spheres. Is that all?

Communities 222

Communities Forums Community building Blogosphere 222

SocialFish

DECEMBER 13, 2010

conference in New Orleans about “Building Your Tradeshow Community Online&#. The presentation applies to any event community. We talked about the ecosystem – what your open community online actually looks like. Building Your Tradeshow Community Online. The slides are below. No matter what.

Community Platforms 187

Community Platforms Communities Platform Eventful 187

Buffer Social

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Their strength is in their community. IFundWomen , the go-to funding marketplace for women-owned businesses, aims to support women entrepreneurs as they navigate building their businesses. They’ve identified a powerful marketing channel to help these women bring their visions to life: digital community. It’s a great tactic!

Communities 81

Communities Engagement Community building Instagram 81

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

Communities 100

Communities Tips Metrics Community building 100

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.

Case Study 180

Case Study Study Communities Joomla 180

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.

Communities 100

Communities Travel Metadata Content management systems 100

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. Pushing out content is all very well, but unless you build a community, there will be limited-to-no engagement with your content. In a nutshell.

Communities 100

Communities Content Marketing Community building 100

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 20, 2012

One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. The truth is, to grow a Facebook community you must bring people from outside Facebook into your Page. How To Grow Your Facebook Community is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Twitter Google+ LinkedIn How To Grow Your Facebook Community.

Communities 234

Communities Facebook How To Consultant 234

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?

Communities 239

Communities Case Study Patterns Study 239

Social Media Today

MAY 10, 2021

Twitter has long been a great community-building and outreach tool - but can it help generate more conversions?

Conversation 218

Conversation Twitter Community building Communities 218

Social Media Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

The report looks at key tech buying trends, and the rising importance of brand and community building in the process.

Buy 204

Buy Trends Community building LinkedIn 204

Amy Porterfield

JANUARY 11, 2024

Listen on… Tips, tools, and strategies for building the most engaged online community.

Communities 64

Communities Team Strategy Engagement 64

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Social media has become deeply ingrained in our daily lives, evolving from a novel tool to connect with friends into a central hub for entertainment, news, community building and discovery. Audiences are more receptive than ever to seeing businesses in their feed, but their expectations shift rapidly.

Social Media 132

Social Media Marketing Community building Feed 132

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 8, 2013

Inspired by the passion and enthusiasm people have for cereal, there’s a new, “Hello Cereal Lovers” co-branded social media community from General Mills that is generating buzz for its creative and collaborative visual storytelling approach. What’s unique about this community is that it’s inspirational, versus highly branded.

Collaboration 141

Collaboration Communities Social Media Tumblr 141

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

We work hard to develop our social spaces and, hopefully, our careful investment of time, money, effort and love transforms our particular space into a community – preferably a community that is socially relevant to our key audiences and one that can be monetized. The ability to build affinity. The benefits, you ask?

Communities 186

Communities Conversation Brands Discount 186

Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The study, conducted among 5,000 individuals across the US, China, Sweden, Spain, and Poland, delved into the evolving dynamics of socialization and community building in today’s society. They seek inclusive, welcoming, and playful spaces where they can forge friendships, collaborate, and cultivate a sense of community.”

Study 88

Study Trends Community building Authentication 88