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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. Cleverly, it allows members to tag their products, helping people “shop the look.”. Image source. million members today.

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How to Build and Maintain an Engaged Facebook Community Group

Social Media Strategies Summit

Another way to reach and engage audiences on Facebook is through Community Groups. What Is a Facebook Community Group (& Why Should You Care)? More Organic Reach: Community groups are more likely to have more engaged and interested users, especially if you set it up as a closed group (more on that later).

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Community Manager: Job Description & Key Responsibilities

Hootsuite

But it’s pretty important to define the important role of community manager on your marketing team. Community managers are the all-stars responsible for fostering engagement, building relationships, and maintaining the integrity of online communities. Get the report What is a community manager? Are you paid enough?

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Tips and Best Practices for Enhancing Your Social Media Community

Ignite Social Media

2020 has created many challenges for the average person, but it may have created even more challenges for social media community managers across the nation. As stay-at-home orders went into effect, consumers took to social media to express themselves and engage with others in their communities. The Importance of Community Management.

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Inside The Arboretum: How Sprout built a 10,000-member strong community

Sprout Social

Social media marketers understand the power of community more than most. But for a long time, communities built specifically for them have been few and far between. Since its public launch in April 2023 , The Arb community has experienced remarkable growth in engagement, with membership consistently on the rise.

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20 Tools to Grow Your Business, Efficiency and Productivity

Waxing UnLyrical

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post on the five productivity tools I found myself using frequently. Without further ado, here are 20 tools to help you grow your business, by keeping you efficient, productive, and in the know. Email, contacts and calendar/scheduling tools. Image: gothick_matt via Flickr, CC 2.0.

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How to build a competitive analysis report with examples and tools

Sprout Social

Your company is launching a new product, eyeing a new market segment or contemplating a strategic pivot—as a seasoned marketer, your first move would be to conduct a competitive analysis. A competitive analysis report typically contains information on marketing tactics, target audience demographics, product comparison and industry trends.