Community by the Numbers: Part 3

Below is a real excerpt example taken from a CPI (Consumer Performance Index) dashboard. Why am I showing this?  Simple. If you can not articulate and defend the value your community is delivering to your organization (note I don’t say brand),  you do not know the...

Community by the Numbers: Part 2

Consider these community facts (these are real, hard metrics from a number of brand communities but are sanitized and general for reasons of NDA).  Keep in mind, the metrics I am sharing are only the tip of the iceberg of what can and should be measured to effectively...

Community 2.0: Getting on the same page

I recently attended the Community 2.0 conference in San Francisco.  I am going to try and distill my experience down into a couple of key thoughts about what I learned. 1.  Brands have begun to understand the importance that their operation (i.e. the other elements of...

What would American Idol do?

So here’s the thing: I love American Idol. Maybe because when I was a kid I loved all the different amateur hours that were on TV…Ted Mack, Star Search, the Gong Show. I also love America’s Got Talent, mostly because it’s a two-fer: “American Idol meets The Gong...