CLOSING THE
COMMUNITY GAP
Misty Weaver
CS Forum Helsinki
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@meaningmeasure
COMMUNITY
MANAGEMENT
IDENTIFY
LEVERAGE
EMPOWER
ONLINE
Social Media Management
Content Lifecycle Management
EVENTS
Seattle IA Meetup
Seattle Content Strategy Meetup
InfoCamp
VALUE STATEMENT
Community Management is a practice and tool
that
• Bridges Internal and External Audiences
• Gathers Quantitative and Qualitative Data
About Users and Audiences
• Supports Authority and Credibility of Content
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USE IT WHEN
• Grow a relationship-driven customer base,
nurture brand loyalty
• Connect targeted audiences with your
relevant content
• Change content from broadcasting to
problem solving – We/I to You
• Differentiate from competitors
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IDENTIFY
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
MANAGEMENT
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE
pasukaru76
EXPERIENCE OPTIMIZER
COMMUNITY IS OPEN
Credit: Dave Catchpole
MENTAL MODELS
Big Boss
Upper
Management
Middle
Management
Floor Staff
Middle
Management
Floor Staff
Middle
Management
Floor Staff Floor Staff
Credit: Andrew Lipson
COMMUNITY MODELS
Public
Audience
Direct
Contact
Organization
COMMUNITY HAPPENS
Public
Audience
Direct
Contact
Organization
Community
A CONVERSATION
PASSION CURATION
#passioncuration
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COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
IS NOT
• Sales
• Marketing
• Customer Service
• Social Media Management
• SEO
• User Experience
• Events
• Content Strategy
COMMUNITY
MANAGEMENT
CREATING TRIBES
FROM CLIQUES
BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
MAKES CONNECTIONS
CREATES OPPORTUNITIES
Sales
Customer
Service
Marketing
Social Media
Management
SEO
User
Experience
Event
Planning
Content
Strategy
Product
Development
Service
Design
SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES
Community
Management
Organization
Direct
Contact
Influencers
Audiences
Users
Search
Engines
The “Press”
Public
SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES
Community
Management
Community
Management
LISTENING
LET’S LEVERAGE:
content strategy
CONTENT STRATEGY
Business Objectives
Audience Research
Content Awareness
WHERE THE VALUES ARE
YOUR AUDIENCE
Who they are
What they do
Where they are
When they are there
What they talk about
Passion/Pain
MINDSHARE
AVAILABLE WHEN?
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100%
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Attention Available
Available Sounders Football Sleep Work
TRENDS AND
INFLUENCERS
#dempseywatch
YOUR AUDIENCE
Includes your
competitors
CONTENT INVENTORY
EMPOWER
INTO THE SYSTEM
Internal Resources
Systems and Platforms
Workflow
Editorial Calendar
Production
Reaction
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INTERNAL
ONLY YOUR
AUDIENCE MATTERS
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GET INTO THE WORKFLOW
Credit: meet content
Credit: libertyandvigilance 10459273@N05/
PRODUCTION AND
DISTRIBUTION
Credit: xlordashxhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icuP1WhZpk
RRRR! KIITOS! THANKS!
MERCI!
REACH ME
@meaningmeasure
@content_insight
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/mistymelissaweaver
http://www.meetup.com/Content-Strategy-Seattle/
http://www.meetup.com/SeattleUX/
Virtual Coffees arranged via
Skype
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