Community Managers, Unite!

 Happy Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD)! 

As I sat down to write a blog post dedicated to celebrating community managers – this fantastic, rewarding and often misunderstood profession, I realized that there are few professions (and professionals) as impassioned as a Community Manager.  Left-brain, right-brain, artist, scientist, pioneer, organizational change agent – the job is all that, and more.  So, in lieu of trying to write about my appreciative thoughts today, I have gathered a few of my favorite blog posts about being a Community Manager from my blog archives that I believe represent the spirit and joys of the role.

• A Day In The Life of a B2B Community Manager
• What It Means To Be an Online Community Builder
• Interview with a Star Community Manager
• Defining the role of a community manager – what to look for when hiring

In celebration of Community Manager Appreciation Day, Dell has pulled together a wonderful, live event on a Google+ Hangout. I am honored to participate and hope you will join us.  Here is the agenda and the replay of the session (note: edited to add replay):

·       Chief Company Pinata & Cat Herder Beyond a Day in the Life of a Community Manager

Panelists:

Amy Muller  Chief Community Officer & Co-Founder, Get Satisfaction

Mark Harrison  Community Manager Google Earth & SketchUp

Patrick O’Keefe  Author of Managing Online Forums, iFroggy Networks

·       No Matter B2B or B2C; It’s P2P!Whether Business to Business or to Customer; it’s always People to People

Panelists
Jim Storer   Principal/Founder at The Community Roundtable

Vanessa DiMauro CEO Leader Networks

Lionel Menchaca  Chief Blogger, Dell
·       Evolving a Social BusinessThe Future of the Community Manager Role

Panelists:
Jeremiah Owyang  Industry Analyst & Partner, Altimeter Group

Bill Johnston  Director of Global Online Community
Circle Leader: Connie Bensen, Sr Mgr Community Strategy, Dell