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Metrics and Measurement for Community Health [Video]

Posted by Allison Leahy on October 8, 2013 at 8:40am in community management talks
The answers to all your burning community health questions are in the data. Watch this webinar and learn how to diagnose community health through three key metrics: growth, activity, and sense of community. Then devise a data-driven strategy to improve the quality and frequency of engagement in your community.
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Upcoming Webinar: Metrics and Measurement for Community Health

Posted by Allison Leahy on September 24, 2013 at 12:04pm in ning news
Metrics can paint a vivid picture about whether your existing, active members are more or less engaged in the community, and they can highlight anything that might be a cause for concern. If you want to answer questions about how healthy your community is, begin by gathering data. Join us October 1st at 11am Pacific time to find out how to capture and interpret the data that will tell you if you have a healthy community.
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Why Do So Many Communities Fail? Conceptualizing a Framework for Communities [Video]

Posted by Allison Leahy on July 18, 2013 at 5:54pm in community management talks
An online community is destined to fail if there is not enough interest in the concept for the community. So what does it take to create a community with a brilliant concept? Richard Millington explains.
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How to Make Social Work for Your Community: Ted Rheingold at ForumCon 2013

Posted by Allison Leahy on June 13, 2013 at 9:26pm in social media
A breakdown of Ted Rheingold's ForumCon 2013 presentation "How to Make Social Work For Your Forums" including a definition of sociality, a look at the three levels of sharing, how to avoid platform fatigue, and engagement hacks for optimizing your community's presence across popular social platforms.
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How to Integrate Events Into Your Community Strategy [Video]

Posted by Allison Leahy on June 5, 2013 at 4:19pm in community management talks
Events are an important component to any community's growth strategy. No matter what type of community you have, there are events that you can hold on a recurring or one-time basis to foster a deeper sense of community. Breda Doherty, co-founder and director of Hubb.it and a community management consultant with FeverBee, joined us to discuss the impact of events, explore different types of events, and explain how events can fit into your community strategy. Watch the recording.
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Converting Newcomers Into Active Community Members [Video]

Posted by Allison Leahy on April 22, 2013 at 1:54pm in community management talks
In this webinar, FeverBee's Richard Millington reviews key elements of the conversion process and shares a data-based approach for optimizing the new member experience. Watch this presentation to learn how to optimize a new member's journey from registration through the first major milestones, and how to combine social and technological processes to boost conversion rates.
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