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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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Create Content That Your Community Will Love [Video]

Posted by Allison Leahy on May 15, 2013 at 7:59am in community management talks
Publish content that your community will love, and you may never be a victim of writer's block again. This sounds like a paradox, but it is the reality of creating a terrific content strategy. In Content and Community, Richard Millington offers advice on the types and frequency of content that you should be developing for your community.
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