Social Media Strategies Summit

APRIL 15, 2021

Build a strong brand and you will get yourself a strong community of loyal customers and brand advocates. Some might argue that a strong community is what makes a brand stronger and loyal customers are the best way to promote a brand. But what is a brand community and why do you need one? What is a Brand Community?

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 4, 2019

Communities have been around for centuries, however online communities have only been around for a few decades. According to Computerworld the first “online community” came about in 1973 when Talkomatic for the PLATO time-sharing system released a text-based group chat. Guest Post by Samantha Lake. Engagement.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 3, 2022

Any company can sell its customers a product or service, but a great brand offers its followers something even better – a sense of community and belonging. This is where Facebook Groups come into the picture. Many brands are also harnessing the power of online communities to better connect with their customers.

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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.

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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. More than 1 billion people around the world use Groups. More than 1 billion people around the world use Groups. So how do you create a Facebook Group? Facebook Group.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

MARCH 14, 2015

Social network Twitter has introduced a new feature: Private Conversations and it just might be a game changer. The group function lets users start conversations with their followers and all participants are not required to be following one another to take part. Featured Headline Social Media Twitter Online Communities'

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This is especially true of its newly minted Top Community Voices tier — a badge a whole lot easier to nab and just as impressive. Now, however, there are two different ‘tiers’ of Top Voice badges: Top Voice (1) and Community Top Voice (2). LinkedIn, however, has gone the other way.

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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. Ready to build a successful Facebook Group for your business? Ready to build a successful Facebook Group for your business? What are Facebook Groups. What are Facebook Groups .

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 29, 2019

Become a Fearless Online Community Leader. What’s the difference between productive online conversations and angry online snipping matches? Online communities are powerhouses of collaboration that demand fearless leaders to succeed. Here is how to become an effective online community leader. By Bruce Fikowski. Leadership.

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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? And is it worth it?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 10, 2020

Black@Sprout Employee Resource Group, June 2020. To our Sprout community, The events of the past couple weeks have laid bare the broken aspects of our society, and the pain and suffering that too often sit in the blurry periphery of our collective vision. “We want our lives to be valued. We want protection. Black lives matter.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 17, 2024

The post The Importance of Building Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Today’s principle in our series on successful blogging is all about building community on your blog. Within seconds I’d been noticed, welcomed and drawn into the conversation. Was it true community?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 3, 2021

Government agencies can leverage social media to share (sometimes critically) important information with their communities. She suggests joining the Government Social Media Group on Facebook. This closed Facebook Group highlights other agencies and shares updates that are relevant to those working in government.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 25, 2020

An organization dedicated to crisis intervention and suicide prevention resources for LGBTQ+ youth, the Trevor Project works diligently to create virtual and IRL communities for young people who feel they don’t otherwise have the support they need as they come out or embrace their full selves. Change the conversation for the better.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Throughout the course of history, logos have been used to visually communicate the identity of a group or business. In 2020, we applied this same concept to an important initiative at Sprout, our Business Resource Groups (BRGs), which are employee-led groups for traditionally underrepresented communities to come together at Sprout.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Community makes your who you are image credit duncan alney (c) 2011. Part 1 of 2: teenage perspectives on community and trust. While community can be experienced in countless ways, the meaning of community might be pretty universal. My challenge to them was to write what community meant to them in 1 to 2 sentences.

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Janet Fouts

MAY 28, 2020

If you know me, you know that community has always been the backbone of my work, and the foundation of my business. You may also know that taking a thoughtful and mindful approach to how we communicate with others really matters. We wanted online communities to be a reflection of our personalities and a place for personal expression.

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Jon Loomer

APRIL 27, 2017

In particular, I struggle with launching a product for my entrepreneur community because it’s brand new for me. Well, I finally launched a product for my entrepreneur community early this morning. Do I have enough interest to launch a community for entrepreneurs? Five years later, I still struggle with product launches.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The following post is part of the Mindjumpers Network series and written by our Community Manager, Sara Hansson. Culture is one of the largest components of how people communicate. These local Facebook pages have grown at twice the rate of global communities and register 50% higher engagement.

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The Realtime Report

MARCH 11, 2014

MoMA will post 6 pieces of art , representing “a wide range of work,” and then add information about each piece designed to get conversation rolling. MoMA is already successful in social media, with 1.6 million Twitter followers and 1.5 million likes on Facebook.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 3, 2011

about what the difference is between “community manager&# and “social media manager?&# I know I am – and I am both a community manager and a social media manager! Likewise, a lot of job seekers who want to “do&# social media for a company are thinking that they want to go into community management.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 5, 2022

You probably already know the value of building a community behind your brand: more powerful word of mouth, stronger customer retention, better organic growth. If the cheapest customer is always your existing one, the easiest community to build is the one you already have. Here’s my advice for doing it right.

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SocialFish

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We’re very excited to be kicking off a 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.

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Almost Savvy

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Others have written quite comprehensively about each of the changes, so what can I possibly add to the conversation? Some friends and I took the new Facebook Groups for a test-drive to find out. New Groups. First, it is important to know that these new Facebook Groups will be the only Facebook Groups.

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Firebelly

JULY 24, 2013

David Spinks – Community Man. To say that David Spinks loves community is an understatement. He’s all about community – and he’s got a track record that proves it. His other enterprises include BlogDash and The Community Manager where he still actively writes. Can every company grow and maintain community?

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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. Open Community Means Collaborating with a Purpose.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 2, 2020

A note from the authors: Our Black@Sprout Business Resource group wrote this open letter and shared it with our team last week. It also means that in times like these, we want to use our platform to share our beliefs and encourage allyship within our community. The impact on our community. We deserve to live.

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Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

LinkedIn Groups do not have a great reputation. ” While it is true that there are few good LinkedIn Groups, it doesn’t mean that they aren’t useful for all businesses. In this post, we’ll explore why your business should have a LinkedIn Group and how to create and manage a successful group.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 20, 2020

We know that social listening is an incredibly powerful tool for understanding broader conversations around major events and crisis situations. During times of crisis, it’s important for brands to keep a finger on the pulse of the conversation. Assess your brand health. Filter by demographics. Analyze sentiment.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I’ve used these 5 tips with my own community management work and have seen outstanding results. Look closely at your community demographics. Look closely at your community demographics. If your community is 70% 25-44, then the bulk of your conversation starters should be geared towards this demo.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 15, 2014

Well, with over 150,000 communities with more than 10 people, and tens of thousands will thousands of members, Google+ is really happening. Types of G+ Communities There are two types of communities: 1. Private: This content cannot be shared outside of that community and can only be viewed by members.

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Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

” Community Management Isn’t Content Creation. (go Now, I don’t 100% disagree with him that not all community managers are suited to create content. To tell great stories you have to stop having your community managers produce your content. Some are great conversation wranglers, s**t-disturbers even.

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Buffer Social

MAY 3, 2018

Groups tab coming to the Facebook app. billion people are now using Facebook Groups every month. As such, Facebook is looking to make Groups a more prominent feature for app users by introducing a Groups tab, which will help users navigate to your existing Groups more easily and interact with content from all your Groups.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Myrland Marketing

MARCH 18, 2014

There is a lot of discussion about whether or not LinkedIn groups are fertile networking grounds. million groups, and 8,000 new ones being created every week, there is certainly opportunity in our midst, isn''t there? I am seeing an increase in conversation in a few of the groups I am in, which is great. Be that person.

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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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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Meet our experts Kikora Mason Laurise McMillian Greg Rokisky Cassandra Blackburn Algorithm Name: Kikora Mason Pronouns: She/Her Company: JPMorgan Chase Title: Vice President, Community—Chase Social Media Bio: Kikora Mason currently oversees social listening and community management strategy at JPMorgan Chase.

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