by Brenda Todd | Nov 6, 2013 | Community
In my last blog post, “Effective Community Managers – Do You Have What It Takes,” I talked about traits that help make a community manager successful. In this blog, I want to address the technology side of the equation. Community managers not only need a specialized...
by Jennifer Voisard | Oct 8, 2013 | Community
Writing about the power and importance of social networks and location-based technology must seem so yesterday. But, what if the devastating floods that hit Colorado in September happened in the PC years (pre-social) and not today? The negative impact on the rescue...
by Cheryl Treleaven | Oct 2, 2013 | Community
According to Ed Keller, CEO of Keller Fay Group, all media is social and offline word-of-mouth (WOM) is just as important as its online counterpart. This distinction is missed by many social/digital marketers, much to their detriment. How a product or service is...
by Brenda Todd | Sep 5, 2013 | Community
While reading through my Facebook newsfeed recently, a post from WOMMA caught my eye. It said: “FILL IN THE BLANK: A skill or trait that all Community Managers should have is ____________.” Having served as a community manager for several of my clients’ programs over...
by Pam Flores | Aug 7, 2013 | Community, Content
ComBlu has been partnering with Verizon Wireless for a little over two years now to manage a program designed to identify and invite select groups of lifestyle bloggers to test out some of the latest and greatest technology and mobile devices and share with their...
by Cheryl Treleaven | Aug 1, 2013 | Community
From MySpace is the main place to “what’s MySpace?” illustrates how rapidly social media has evolved. Not only do network sites come and go, but the technology to share information and connections has also grown exponentially. As brands and individuals engage in...