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Community platforms do not equal community

SocialFish

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. More on that in a minute.

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5 Tips for Turning Your Social Media Following Into a Paid Membership Community

Buffer Social

  That’s just one of the reasons I fell into the world of paid membership communities as a way to build a sustainable business around a social media audience. Over the past five years as a community business strategist, I’ve worked with creators of all sizes to build communities that are profitable and fulfilling.

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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

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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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

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.

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4 Emerging Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020

Social Media Strategies Summit

2 Growth of private communities and tight-knit tribes. Source: Facebook Groups. Platforms to use: Facebook Groups, Instagram Close Friends. Consider building communities that attract your ‘ marketing tribe ’ through Facebook Groups or add your most engaged followers to your Instagram Close Friends List.

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Top SocialFish posts of 2010

SocialFish

We have some great stuff in the works, including a new Open Community case study series by Deirdre Reid , and an interview series where we’ll be talking to several top association CEO’s about the ideas in our little book. Facebook Groups And Facebook Pages – Everything You Need To Know. Community Management Resources.

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How To Use Customer Insight To Power Your Business

The Realtime Report

You may have conducted offline focus groups or non-structured interviews as a business, so you will most likely be aware that they are used to gather opinions and responses to stimuli. Research is conducted using community platforms or on a one-to-one basis. Use Online Market Research.

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