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Answering questions and fostering genuine connections and trust between members are often key community goals. This is precisely where "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) sessions and "Office Hours" prove invaluable, transforming impersonal digital spaces into vibrant hubs of humans. Easy to produce A key advantage of AMAs and Office…
Hi! Our community is new (soft launch Oct. 2020 and then live to all customers & partners Jan. 2021) and we're starting to host a few community-only events. Our community is private - for our customers and partners only - so we only have ~150 members to-date. I'm planning a virtual "Tea & Topics" roundtable discussion,…
Certainly as time goes on, and physical events will eventually return, will your community events return or stay virtual? What learning have you made with virtual events? What worked/what didn’t? I have some thoughts, but I’d like to hear from you.
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Hey Vanilla friends! Happy February - hopefully you're all feeling motivated by some of the incredible feats from the Winter Olympics and ready to get out and try something new! ☝️ how I feel anytime I'm convinced to go skiing, anyone else? Let's take a look at what's been happening in the Success Community this month: 🍦…
You can’t put your feet on the ground until you’ve touched the sky. This was hanging in my hotel lobby in NYC while I’m here for CMA. Great event. Why did that image stop me? Because it reminded me that change is not easy. It’s freaking hard. Reaching for the sky is tiring, frustrating, and can just drain the life out of…
If the word “API” makes your brain quietly back away like it just saw a command line prompt, this one’s for you. You do not need to be a developer to understand what APIs are or to use them to make your life easier. Today’s goal is simple: no code, no jargon, just enough clarity that “API” stops feeling like a scary…
Hey Vanilla friends 👋 We're very excited to you all to a great webinar series that our own @Nicole has been running. This interactive session is open to everyone — whether you're a Vanilla customer or just part of the broader community world. Curious how other community pros are actually using AI? Wondering what’s working,…
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