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How to Become a LinkedIn Top Voice or Community Top Voice

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The networking platform is doubling down on skills, experience, and a bit of leg work in the Top Voices program. This is especially true of its newly minted Top Community Voices tier — a badge a whole lot easier to nab and just as impressive. LinkedIn, however, has gone the other way.

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3 analog skills every social media manager needs, from one who’s been in the field 12+ years

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After years of having some of the same encounters with people repeatedly, I’m going to share some of the skills you might not realize you need as a social media manager and could help you experience career longevity in this profession. Ask specific questions of your colleagues and leadership to facilitate this reoccurring discussion.

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The 5 social-first corporate communications skills you need to level up your career

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If you think of all your corporate communications skills as ingredients for a recipe, then social media expertise is the seasoning. After a few tumultuous years, the corporate communications field has evolved dramatically. that refinement process can be labor intensive. . Social listening.

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How to Hire a Social Media Manager: Our Exact Process and Job Description

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I’ve recently been going through the process of hiring a social media manager for Buffer so I wanted to share what I’ve learned so far to help anyone else who wants to bring on a social media manager for their team. Write a Thoughtful Job Description The first step in any hiring process is writing a strong job description.

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The Creator’s Toolkit: 27+ Content Creation Tools for Every Stage of the Process

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These tools encompass everything from the social platforms you choose to build your presence on to the community-building app where you engage with your audience. These tools can help simplify the chaotic process of planning content – and save you time by scheduling your work ahead of time.

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7 Skill Sets for Nurturing Open Community

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Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat. It’s what we do.

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Sprout Social stands with the Black community

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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. This post Sprout Social stands with the Black community originally appeared on Sprout Social. Black lives matter. You matter.