The Marketing Technology Tsunami: How To Avoid Disaster

Marketers have more career choices and growth opportunities than they have in decades, and marketing, compared to other…


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6 Things Rock-Star Community Managers Never Do

It’s no secret that community management is one of the most challenging roles for a knowledge worker. Success relies on…


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8 Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Engagement

To succeed at social selling, to get the right crowd to your field of dreams focus on the relationship: listen, be…


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Why Building Social Capital Matters In Business

And yet despite all the strategic planning most firms to progress or grow sales, marketing, and operations, they forgo…


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“Just Keep Doing What You’re Doing?” Stop, Then Find Your Way

(Social) business strategy means starting with the end in mind. To bring a firm’s brand story to life means developing…


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Joining the Customer Journey Using Online Communities

The customer journey has long been an integral part of the online community experience. Many – dare I say most? –…


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An Interview With Rahul Sachdev, CEO of Get Satisfaction

As part of our ongoing interview series, I had a chance to speak with Rahul Sachdev, CEO of Get Satisfaction, about…


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Community Manager Appreciation Day 2015: Looking Ahead and Back

It's that #CMAD time of year again: Hooray for community managers! Let's celebrate those digital leaders for their…


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How to Build the Online Community that Builds Trust

Want to build an online community? When you understand the power of the online community, you’re bound to answer in the…


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Building the Business Case for Community

In every corner of an organization, the idea of having an online community is brought up. But often, the idea remains…


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The Social Consumer Study and What It Means To Customer Service Professionals

“The pen is mightier than the sword” wrote Edward George Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. Little did he know what was to come…


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Why Listening Communities Belong in Your Marketing Strategy

Your content is well-written and well-produced, engaging, even useful. But is your audience really paying attention? We…


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The Future Of Social Business [Video]

At the Social Shakeup conference in Atlanta (hosted by Social Media Today) I was delighted to participate in a keynote…


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Gender vs. Generational Divide Tops Findings From The Social Consumer Study

In our latest study, The Social Consumer, we explored the factors that inform, impact and shape trust, loyalty and…


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Big List 2.0: The Top B2B Online Customer Communities 2014

I am thrilled to share the most comprehensive directory of B2B online customer communities on the web and perhaps even…


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