Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend who is the Director of Community and all things fabulous at BlogWorld and also the author of Online Community Management For Dummies , Ms. It really is a treasure trove of advice and best practices around community management. Deb, how are you? How are you?

Communities 121

Communities Activities Conference Conversation 121

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2017

Brands are revisiting social media as a community-building tool, rather than a marketing platform. And it irritates me, frankly, that social media engagement has been boiled down to just retweets and likes on our posts or how many screenshots are taken of our snaps.

Team 149

Team Content Sports Consultant 149

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 17, 2009

It’s about the strategies and methods to incorporate in your communities and social spaces to facilitate mutually beneficial conversations. Be Everywhere The first step that any business needs to take is establishing themselves as a company that embraces community. In other words, a community platform that lives on your site.

Conversation 195

Conversation Strategy Community Platforms RSS 195

The Realtime Report

APRIL 26, 2018

Research is conducted using community platforms or on a one-to-one basis. You can find the best trends emerging in comments on Facebook Ads and posts, or by monitoring engagement using the elusive Instagram algorithm. Most businesses are unsure of how to make the most of such methods.

How To 114

How To Survey Content management systems Patterns 114

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2017

Brands are revisiting social media as a community-building tool, rather than a marketing platform. And it irritates me, frankly, that social media engagement has been boiled down to just retweets and likes on our posts or how many screenshots are taken of our snaps.

Team 98

Team Content Sports Consultant 98

Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 29, 2015

Maddie is a culture change consultant and digital strategist who is recognized for her authority on productive workplaces and communities, and co-author of the new book, When Millennials Take Over. shonali you can find lurkers through web analytics and community platform metrics, but also simply by asking once in a while!

Lurker 100

Lurker Consultant Metrics Journal 100

Adam Cohen

JUNE 30, 2011

Recently I had a discussion with a client about doing social media “inside out&# – starting with leveraging collaboration tools and focusing on using social tools inside the walls before engaging customers. I literally cannot imagine EMC without an ‘EMC|ONE’, and suspect the vast majority of the internal community would agree.

Social Media 177

Social Media Collaboration Communities Community Platforms 177

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

Communities 117

Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

SocialFish

APRIL 1, 2011

8 Signs You Have Outgrown Your Online Community Platform (Socious Member Engagement Blog). The Social Website: Integrating Social Media Into Your Website (Community Organizer 2.0). How to Craft the Perfect Quora Answer (Logic + Emotion). Ecosystems. Your Association: The Living Organism (MidCourse Corrections).

Sysomos 162

Sysomos Vimeo Social CRM Analysis 162

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.

Communities 142

Communities Brands How To Forums 142

Adam Cohen

JUNE 30, 2011

Recently I had a discussion with a client about doing social media “inside out” – starting with leveraging collaboration tools and focusing on using social tools inside the walls before engaging customers. The emergence of the social web was big in BtoC, but had not made significant strides in BtoB.

Social Media 100

Social Media Collaboration Communities Community Platforms 100

SocialFish

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The Attention Stream: Keeping Your Market Engaged in a Constant Stream of Content… (ClickZ). Offline-to-Online-to-Offline: Lessons Learned in Building a Custom Community Platform (Frogloop). Technology is just a tool… but are you skilled with it? Scott Brinker). How To Be The Jack Bauer Of Your Company (Adam Singer).

Analysis 165

Analysis Social CRM Construction Foursquare 165

ProBlogger

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Many blogs attempt to build a community, but few succeed. However, if you want your blog to be the hub of a major community, then you need to develop a strong sense of community. However, if you want your blog to be the hub of a major community, then you need to develop a strong sense of community.

Communities 40

Communities Badge Influencer Eventful 40

ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2012

Back in July 2011, I started doing monthly live training events for participants in my membership community, which I record. Free software such as Audacity and free webcasting platforms such as Anymeeting make it easy to record your voice and create short audio trainings for your audience. Stand out from the crowd. Get interviewed.

Training 38

Training Posterous Sample Samples 38

Buffer Social

JULY 27, 2023

It: Gets your audience’s attention Keeps them engaged, whether by watching or scrolling to the end Makes them excited for more Why? Is it engaging and clear? Engaging people is more important than ever, and hooks have emerged as the answer. Platform – where will you publish? Is it relevant and valuable?

Content 76

Content How To Guidelines Research 76

Mindjumpers

AUGUST 11, 2010

Word of mouth marketing has found a strong partner in social media which further emphasizes more personal and relevant relations with clients, prospects, brand advocates and communities. Next to the use of social network sites you can also use proprietary community platforms. Participate in these discussions.

Marketing 171

Marketing Module Forums Social Networking 171

Sprout Social

AUGUST 2, 2022

The answers change as you move across platforms and through time. If you picked up TikTok during the pandemic, you might have been looking for a lockdown diversion—a goal that TikTok recognizes as it brands itself as an “ entertainment platform ” rather than a social media platform. Are you consuming or communicating?

Communities 110

Communities Social Media Community Platforms Platform 110

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For example, if you run a small business or startup, you might hire a single social media manager to build brand awareness on a few platforms. These duties can range from managing customer service on social media to building a separate community specifically for customers. What your specific social media team does can vary wildly.

Skills 80

Skills Team Social Media HootSuite 80

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

With FBML and a flurry of new easy-to-use Facebook tab customization providers like North Social (check them out, really great stuff), it’s now possible to include on your Facebook fan page much of the most engaging content and functionality that previously was the sole property of a freestanding website.

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Marketing Consultant 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

With FBML and a flurry of new easy-to-use Facebook tab customization providers like North Social (check them out, really great stuff), it’s now possible to include on your Facebook fan page much of the most engaging content and functionality that previously was the sole property of a freestanding website.

Facebook 167

Facebook Consultant Social Media Sites 167