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Community platforms do not equal community

SocialFish

conference in New Orleans about “Building Your Tradeshow Community Online&#. The presentation applies to any event community. We talked about the ecosystem – what your open community online actually looks like. We had the opportunity to present a session to IAEE ‘s Expo! The slides are below.

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Audiences or communities? Defining the new social media landscape

Sprout Social

Community platforms work in the same way, putting the focus on interpersonal relationships. There are few passive observers in a community. Community platforms and features leave space for real conversation. A community’s values and priorities unfold organically–there’s no edict dictating what matters most.

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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. Third-party community platforms. Rewards or affiliate programs.

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Community Management 101

SocialFish

The association I work for is making the leap many associations have already made: launching a members-only community platform. It’s exciting and something I, as the association’s online community & social media manager, will obviously be intimately involved with.

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How To Use Customer Insight To Power Your Business

The Realtime Report

Research is conducted using community platforms or on a one-to-one basis. This is as much a reflection on how modern consumers are using and integrating new technology into their lives as it is about methodology. Most businesses are unsure of how to make the most of such methods.

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Beyond integrations, Sprout’s focus on partnership adds value for our customers

Sprout Social

Rely on up-to-date experiences with social networks and community platforms. Of course, even as we broaden our scope of integrations, it is always a priority to strengthen and deepen our existing partnerships as well.

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Controlling The Conversation: Strategies To Get People Talking.

Jason Yormark

Create Community Next you need to consider having a “controlled” community environment in your world. In other words, a community platform that lives on your site. A place that you can offer your customers/audience a place to communicate in addition to external channels.