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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. Nine in ten consumers read reviews before making a purchase, so building review functionality into your community makes sense.

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The complete guide to social media community management

Sprout Social

Active social media communities build hype around a brand, providing organic amplification for launches and promotional activities, alike. That being said, community management in social media and owned community management are two entirely different beasts. What is social media community management?

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How Government Agencies Can Best Engage Their Communities on Facebook

Social Media Strategies Summit

Your ability to build an online community and share updates with your constituents on Facebook has never been stronger. Pinning important posts to the top of your Facebook Page for ease of viewing helps proactively inform and educate your community. Sometimes a simple graphic is most effective at communicating its message clearly.

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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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YouTube community management: How to engage your audience effectively

Sprout Social

Are you actively managing your YouTube community? Doing so means having a game plan for YouTube community management. What is YouTube community management, anyway? In short, YouTube community management represents everything related to interacting with and growing your audience on the platform.

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Nextdoor Advertising: Connecting With the Community

Ignite Social Media

Nextdoor works to connect neighbors, businesses, and public services together within their communities. For regional and national brands, here are some standard questions you may have before getting started with your Nextdoor advertising strategy… and of course the answers to each. With nearly 1 in 3 U.S. About Nextdoor.

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How to Create a Brand Community: A Step-by-Step Process

Social Media Strategies Summit

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?