Category Archives: Communities

Online Community Expert Interview: Ron Casalotti, BusinessWeek

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Q: What are the 3 key lessons you have learned from the process of “activating” the BusinessWeek community via Business Exchange

1. You cannot “manage” community, you need to participate in the conversation and engage your community members on a personal level
2. You need to engage your users wherever they may be socializing on the Web – not just on your site – and so we are active on Twitter (@bwbx) as well as LinkedIn (more on that below)
3. That business oriented users of our site act just like others social media participants do, with clear Key Influencers, Active and Passive users

Full piece here.

Member organisations and online communities

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Different types of online communities require different approaches.  We hear a lot about consumer-driven communities with large numbers of members, or business to business communities for select professionals, but less of the needs of member organisation’s online communities. Understanding the needs of your audience, whether through intensive market research, creating personas of your typical audience types and their needs, or benchmarking what your competitors are offering, all has a part to play. What that doesn’t always give you though is a wider perspective on the specific needs of your member organisation…