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Hi Vanilla Community members! My company is hosting our annual user conference in February and I'd love to hear how you've incorporated your community into in person events. We have not quite figured this out in past year's events. It's difficult because we encourage attendees to engage with each other on the event app,…
Today’s Tip Tuesday is all about creating value for your audience through Office Hours. Office Hours are a great way to bring your members together to: Network with each other Learn product or industry best practices Share wins or roadblocks with peers Done well, these can become a valuable addition to your event content…
Building and maintaining a community is hard - we get it! So that's why we wanted to share our learnings from reviving our own community. The amazing @Shauna is teaming up with ChurnZero on Wednesday, September 20 to discuss our community journey and best practices for driving engagement. Register here!
You may have heard that planning for Super Forum 2024 (April 10-12, 2024 at National Harbor, MD) is underway and we need your help to make it a success. We know you have had a busy year - full of successes and lessons learned - and we want you to share your stories by applying to be a speaker at Super Forum 2024. In line…
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Hi everyone, I’m excited to share that Higher Logic has launched a new podcast, “Power of Connection,” and I’ll be your host! In each episode, I sit down with business and community leaders who’ve seen firsthand how online communities can create stronger connections with customers. Get practical tips, new ideas, and real…
Hello Vanilla Success Community! We're Brandon and Malachi (@borme & @Hopoatem ), and we manage the Awardco Community, a space for clients of our employee recognition software. We're excited to share how our Client Steering Committee has been a game-changer for our community's implementation and launch. We believe our…
Hey Vanilla Friends 👋 Welcome back to our new monthly metrics program. In case you missed our earlier installments, you can see them here. For a while now we've had many people asking for some kind of reference for their community metrics. Many of you want to know how your community compares to other Vanilla Customers.…
You want to funkify your site. You've put your heart into the visual presentation of your Vanilla community. You're comparing it to other communities and you're pretty sure your's is a 10. But then you notice, there are some other 10s out there. You want to go up to 11. You're thinking web fonts! (OK, the real story is…
As a marketer, I rely on UTM parameters all the time. They’re one of the easiest ways to see which emails, social posts, or announcements are sending people to your community and which ones aren’t pulling their weight. So if you’ve ever looked at your analytics and wondered “How did people end up here?” a missing UTM might…
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