What community platform should I use?

In the past 6–8 months, I’ve been asked the same question about a dozen times from clients and colleagues.  What platform should I build my community on?  This seemingly harmless question can spark hours of discussion and debate.  If you’re planning on starting an...

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...