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5 Community Management Tips on Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMAD

Waxing UnLyrical

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). Image: geektasticlondon via Flickr, CC 2.0. ” (on the relationship between customer service and the community) ~ Jenne Pedde , 2U, Inc.,

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Open Community Case Study – Food Bank

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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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How To Grow Your Facebook Community

Waxing UnLyrical

Image via niallkennedy on Flickr, CC 2.0. One that could have a vibrant Facebook community, if they could just get to that point. Facebook does not allow you to contact people outside your own network unless you have an email list (unlike Twitter). How To Grow Your Facebook Community is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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“Community Manager” Confusion

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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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#measurePR: Learning From the Community

Waxing UnLyrical

Last week, Spin Sucks ran a guest post I authored on how Twitter chats can be a doorway to your community. Instead of canceling the chat – and, I’m pretty sure, because the conversation with my friend was playing on my mind – I asked on Twitter, on the day of the chat, as to whether we should go ahead or not.

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Monday Roundup: Celebrating Your Community

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.” Talk about a religious celebration that’s gone mainstream… and one that engenders a feeling of community among those who celebrate the day. Image: North Charleston via Flickr, CC 2.0. How to Build Creativity and Self-Expression with Your Community. Five companies with a human social media presence.

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How to Grow Your B2B Facebook Community

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Image: goiabarea via Flickr, CC 2.0. But like any other marketing strategy, growing your B2B Facebook community simply requires an investment of time and genuine engagement. Below I’ll highlight a couple of simple and effective methods that’ll help grow a B2B Facebook community through engaging content curation.

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