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Engaging executives in community
Hi all, one perennial challenge we grapple with is how to engage executives in community. Online community spaces and content tend to be really well geared for product users, but we are looking for new ways to engage the leaders of those teams (our “economic buyers,” if you will..). These folks usually split their focus…
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When's the last time you walked a mile in your users' shoes? 👠🩴👞
So often, we look at the community from our admin views, and forget to check out what our members are actually seeing — how does that shoe fit? Is it comfy and sturdy, ready to set your users off on the right foot 🤭 (I can't miss a good pun like that, come on!) for their community journey, or are there some awkward parts…
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What's the best way to manage an AMA in Vanilla?
Hi all - we are interested in planning an AMA event within our community which would only be open to a select group of super-users. I was wondering if anyone had some best practices on how best to manage this in Vanilla, as I can imagine the lack of threaded comments (as in Reddit) could quickly make things complicated.…
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How are you welcoming your users?
Hey everyone! 👋 When setting up a new community (or refreshing an existing one!) one of the things I always like to review is the member journey including the emails they get. This tends to be an interesting topic of discussion, and I was curious what this community thought about it and what you all were doing to welcome…
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Seeking ideas for a catchy day-of-the-week outreach program
Still in the early stages of building our community and ramping up content, I'm looking for a creative way to reach out to clients, bringing them back to the community on a regular basis. Along the lines of Meatless Mondays or Taco Tuesdays, but not food-themed 🤣. Trivia Tuesdays (gamification)? Tipsy Tuesdays (for product…