VentureNavigator Business Communities provide online hubs for local businesses and entrepreneurs, allowing local authorities to offer business support. The communities provide news, events, discussions and business resources. Local authorities can gather feedback and build a database of local business contacts. VentureNavigator handles setup and provides community management tools, metrics, and downloadable reports to help local authorities support small businesses.
Boundless Life: Create a Personalized Space Where Your Mission Comes to LifeCharity Dynamics
Building and strengthening relationships with the people connected to your cause continues to be the tried-and-true path to fundraising success. And in today’s world, the opportunities to connect with supporters (old and new) are increasingly happening online. With the average person spending 4 hours daily on their mobile phone--and 90% of that time in mobile apps—we must meet our supporters where they are. But how do you do that in a personalized, yet easy and seamless way? We have a (new) app for that: Boundless Life™.
Social Collaboration for Business Benefit Real Stories, Real ImpactSocialcast
Join experts from Change Agents Worldwide and Socialcast as we look at the many ways companies are using enterprise social networking to create dynamic ways of working resulting in clear business benefits.
Reduce email and meetings
Engage executives in conversation with front-line employees
Connect employees in different locations to work more effectively together
Create a culture of happy, engaged employees
What does member engagement look like? Why are the programs used by associations beginning to fail? What are members REALLY LOOKING FOR? Answers to these questions and practical recommendations are presented in this presentation.
Boundless Life: Create a Personalized Space Where Your Mission Comes to LifeCharity Dynamics
Building and strengthening relationships with the people connected to your cause continues to be the tried-and-true path to fundraising success. And in today’s world, the opportunities to connect with supporters (old and new) are increasingly happening online. With the average person spending 4 hours daily on their mobile phone--and 90% of that time in mobile apps—we must meet our supporters where they are. But how do you do that in a personalized, yet easy and seamless way? We have a (new) app for that: Boundless Life™.
Social Collaboration for Business Benefit Real Stories, Real ImpactSocialcast
Join experts from Change Agents Worldwide and Socialcast as we look at the many ways companies are using enterprise social networking to create dynamic ways of working resulting in clear business benefits.
Reduce email and meetings
Engage executives in conversation with front-line employees
Connect employees in different locations to work more effectively together
Create a culture of happy, engaged employees
What does member engagement look like? Why are the programs used by associations beginning to fail? What are members REALLY LOOKING FOR? Answers to these questions and practical recommendations are presented in this presentation.
Explore the development of a CoP strategy from initial concepts through to deployment of what is becoming a de facto standard for networking and collaboration across the public sector. It covers the following key points: 1.Developing a trusted environment in an unbounded network. 2.Overcoming the silo mentality. 3.Leveraging Web 2.0 and social media applications for virtual collaboration. 4.What makes a successful CoP and how is success measured? 5.Breaching the digital divide 6.Lessons learnt.
We believe a customer is a terrible thing to waste. At Helpstream we help companies build web-based customer service communities that enable them to solve customer problems fast and engage customers in ways that have traditionally been cost prohibitive.
Today we are helping hundreds of companies unlock tremendous ROI from their customers by:
* Turning customers into problem solvers
* Sourcing new innovations and ideas from customers
* Generating word-of-mouth referrals from customers
Deployed in the cloud and designed from the ground up for customer service, Helpstream can be up and running fast and quickly transform the way you engage customers.
So if you want to stop wasting your customers, let us help at http://www.helpstream.com
Enterprise 2.0 – Social Tools used with SharePointYianni Achele
Yianni Achele and Alan Ciunciusky talk about the out-of-the-box capabilities of SharePoint, and shows with the integration of applications such as NewsGator, Yammer and Jive, SharePoint can deliver a "best of breed" social media platform.
Enterprise 2.0 – adding a social layer to SharePointJacobs Australia
Yianni Achele talks about the out-of-the-box capabilities of SharePoint, and shows with the integration of applications such as NewsGator, Yammer, telligent and jive, SharePoint can deliver a "best of breed" social media platform.
Melbourne social media forum - The Oaktree FoundationConnecting Up
Presentation at the Melbourne social media forum by Daniel Lewis-Toakley from The Oaktree Foundation, titled 'Social media: The Live Below the Line campaign'
Online Communities For Associations: The Power of NowLeader Networks
Associations are one of the strongest candidates for online communities because they are able to accelerate member-care efforts, which is at the core of the association model. This plenary session, presented in April 2012 at the Digital Now conference in Orlando, FL addressed an audience of of association leadership.
Explore the development of a CoP strategy from initial concepts through to deployment of what is becoming a de facto standard for networking and collaboration across the public sector. It covers the following key points: 1.Developing a trusted environment in an unbounded network. 2.Overcoming the silo mentality. 3.Leveraging Web 2.0 and social media applications for virtual collaboration. 4.What makes a successful CoP and how is success measured? 5.Breaching the digital divide 6.Lessons learnt.
We believe a customer is a terrible thing to waste. At Helpstream we help companies build web-based customer service communities that enable them to solve customer problems fast and engage customers in ways that have traditionally been cost prohibitive.
Today we are helping hundreds of companies unlock tremendous ROI from their customers by:
* Turning customers into problem solvers
* Sourcing new innovations and ideas from customers
* Generating word-of-mouth referrals from customers
Deployed in the cloud and designed from the ground up for customer service, Helpstream can be up and running fast and quickly transform the way you engage customers.
So if you want to stop wasting your customers, let us help at http://www.helpstream.com
Enterprise 2.0 – Social Tools used with SharePointYianni Achele
Yianni Achele and Alan Ciunciusky talk about the out-of-the-box capabilities of SharePoint, and shows with the integration of applications such as NewsGator, Yammer and Jive, SharePoint can deliver a "best of breed" social media platform.
Enterprise 2.0 – adding a social layer to SharePointJacobs Australia
Yianni Achele talks about the out-of-the-box capabilities of SharePoint, and shows with the integration of applications such as NewsGator, Yammer, telligent and jive, SharePoint can deliver a "best of breed" social media platform.
Melbourne social media forum - The Oaktree FoundationConnecting Up
Presentation at the Melbourne social media forum by Daniel Lewis-Toakley from The Oaktree Foundation, titled 'Social media: The Live Below the Line campaign'
Online Communities For Associations: The Power of NowLeader Networks
Associations are one of the strongest candidates for online communities because they are able to accelerate member-care efforts, which is at the core of the association model. This plenary session, presented in April 2012 at the Digital Now conference in Orlando, FL addressed an audience of of association leadership.
Massfluence is a revolutionary new technology that builds sites that grow aut...nicco corporation ltd
Auto-build ‘Next Generation’ Sites from Gorgeous Templates
Choose from gorgeous templates to create new ‘gamified sites’ with communities that auto-generate leads and sell products without ad spend
Create PushButton Viral Communities
Let the app auto-build engaging communities of fans that know, like, and trust you and refer other members with viral referral technology
New Gamification Technology for Automatic Growth
Auto-grow your communities by giving points to members for participating and sharing referral links - build an email list handsfree
Host & Sell Video Courses
Integrate full HD video courses and memberships right into your site to sell to the warmed up community members
Auto-Create Revolutionary Channel ‘Hubs’
Create channels that share content, foster discussions, sell products, show events, and more
Auto-Sell Physical Products with Payment Integration
Sell physical products too with Stripe, Razorpay, Paypal and more
Immersive Live Chat & Video Calling
Let community members chat live just like on social media or Discord and do video calling
AgencyRights + Prequalified Clients to Sell To
Land easy clients and sell access to the app for high monthly fees.
And so much more
in this first-ever ‘next generation’ site creation technology
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Agency Rights Included Today Only
"Massfluence replaces at least 7 expensive apps in-one..."
This is the most complete tool for agencies I’ve ever seen. Small businesses are worried about their budgets. They need a cheaper, more sustainable way to get leads online which was why I was excited to be a Massfluence tester. After a detailed review, I can confirm that Massfluence replaces at least 7 expensive apps in-one. It’s really easy to advertise site info, build communities, and sell products in one place. Fantastic work fellows.
- ALEX D.
"I’ve already sold 4 clients gamified sites!"
Clients have been asking me for websites with communities for a while but I haven’t had any tools to make them fast. I tested out Massfluence and was highly impressed with the attention to detail. I’ve already sold 4 clients gamified sites! You’re right. It’s easier to get sales when you can make and sell sites that are far better and more important than what everyone else is pushing. Thank you so much for the early access.
- COLLEEN C.
The Old Way of Helping Small Businesses Do Online Marketing:
Waste Money on Hard-to-Track Ads
Wrestle & Waste Time with Complex Funnels
Pay for Expensive Site & Course Builders that Can’t Generate Traffic
The New, Easier Way
'Next Generation' Sites That Get the Leads, Sales, and Brand Advocates For You:
The Best Kept Secret in Marketing is Out…
Building a ‘Tribe’ is the Only Real Way to
Online Success Today
(‘Shiny’ Tools & Systems Died with the Pandemic)
We spend more time online than ever post-pandemic…
and potential customers only want to do business with brands they’ve gotten to know, like, and trust online now.
In its third annual report The Community Roundtable examines the continued evolution of the social business industry and analyzes best practices and lessons learned from industry leaders and practitioners. Based on insights gleaned from over 100 roundtable calls with members of TheCR Network, a membership-based peer network of community professionals, the 60+ page comprehensive report highlights artifacts, patterns and initiatives likely to occur as organizations evolve and mature their social business competency.
Tom Diederich portfolio presentation (updated Nov. 18, 2016)Tom Diederich
I created this presentation to highlight some of the milestones in my career as an online community builder over the past 15 years. I hope it can also help other community managers and executives tasked with building and/or growing an online community.
This talk includes
* Tips for building and growing a new community from scratch
* Tips for resurrecting a floundering community
* How to connect Support to your community via Slack and other social tools
* The perks of a social listening program
* How to turn social rants into customer service tickets
* The importance of gamification
* And much more!
My name is Tom Diederich and this presentation is a timeline of sorts highlighting my experiences in the field of online community management, which started in 2005 when I joined an internal team at Intuit that created one of the world’s first online customer communities – a forums-based question-and-answer space for TurboTax customers.
The following year, I took everything I learned in that project and joined Symantec -- then the third-largest software company in the world -- where I assembled a nimble team of three and together we designed, launched and managed the organization’s first social media presence and online community in 2006. Yes, I am proud to say that I was Symantec's first community manager and first social media strategist.
I’ve been building and managing large corporate communities ever since. I hope this deck helps you in your work with online communities. Please feel free to contact if you'd like to ask any questions, etc.
Virtual Business Incubator Ecosystem - Business Model Canvass (SAAS / PAAS)Patch of Land
Virtual Business Incubator - Business Model Canvass is an initiative to create a crowdsourced Ecosystem SAAS / PAAS platform to help early stage startups with the help they need to grow, raise capital, form strategic partnerships, and receive mentorship.
This presentation covers various life cycle stages in an online community and how you can identify the stages. Plan different action items for each stage of the life cycle. If you can successfully execute the activities, you'll be able to amplify the potential of the community as well as the value it delivers to your business.
Dominic Campbell speaking at solace conference Cardiff, October 2010Dominic Campbell
Lessons for the future of local government and the web. Presentation given to 200 local government leaders in Cardiff, October 2010.
For more information see:
http://www.solaceconference.org.uk/2010
The Now Wave to the Next Wave: public service delivery in a networked worldDominic Campbell
Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and FutureGov are working together to research the “now wave” and the “next wave” of web enabled public service delivery." This presentation reports back initial thoughts and findings.
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Business Communities
VentureNavigator Business Communities offer Local Authorities their own geographically focused online
business support community, complete with news, events, discussions, resources and assessments. The
VentureNavigator team has developed a clear understanding of the responsibilities of Local Authorities to
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groups, such as sole traders, much more cost- information about each one.
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