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Community platforms do not equal community

SocialFish

The presentation applies to any event community. We talked about the ecosystem – what your open community online actually looks like. We discussed skill sets for community building, the importance of finding small groups, and the role of champions in scaling your efforts. Building Your Tradeshow Community Online.

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Responsibility for Social Goes Beyond Content Teams

Convince & Convert

Brands are revisiting social media as a community-building tool, rather than a marketing platform. Your content team shouldn’t the only ones managing your company’s social media accounts. Pro sports is just one of many industries that struggle to connect with fans consistently via social.

Team 151
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Responsibility for Social Goes Beyond Content Teams

Convince & Convert

Brands are revisiting social media as a community-building tool, rather than a marketing platform. Your content team shouldn’t be the only ones managing your company’s social media accounts. Pro sports is just one of many industries that struggle to connect with fans consistently via social.

Team 100
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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

But that doesn’t mean you can’t build yourself a thriving community. With a little time, research and the right plan, you can have yourself a platform to build your community with. By far, Facebook , Twitter and Linked In are where I think most businesses should start their community building.

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50 Ways Marketers use Social Media to Improve Their Marketing

Harp Interactive

Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Help companies participate in existing social networks, and build relationships on their turf. Learn what other free tools might work for community building, like MyBlogLog. Could this role improve customer service?

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What is a brand community and how to build a successful one

Sprout Social

For example, how will a brand community help marketing, support, sales? Choose a community platform. There are several different options when it comes to creating your brand community’s home base. Because Spotify is a massive music streaming platform with a wide audience, a forum works perfectly for them.

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Audiences or communities? Defining the new social media landscape

Sprout Social

The answers change as you move across platforms and through time. If you picked up TikTok during the pandemic, you might have been looking for a lockdown diversion—a goal that TikTok recognizes as it brands itself as an “ entertainment platform ” rather than a social media platform. Think about your first social media account.