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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Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Help companies participate in existing social networks, and build relationships on their turf. Start a community group on Facebook or Ning or MySpace or LinkedIn around the space where your customer does business.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you’re looking for ways to strengthen your brand and have better conversations with your customers, you need to build a brand community. Brand communities rally your most loyal customers in one place, which is a massive win for any brand. Plus, these communities are fun for your audience to chat with like-minded people.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 2, 2022

The answers change as you move across platforms and through time. If you joined Facebook in the mid-2000s or Instagram in the early 2010s, your goal was probably to see what your friends were up to. As platforms and the preferences of those using them change, so too should our working definition. Keeping up with your community.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But social success is a lot more complex than posting occasionally on Facebook and Instagram. These duties can range from managing customer service on social media to building a separate community specifically for customers. There are endless benefits to using social media for business.

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