Ideas and inspiration for building vibrant communities online
Investing in Community as a Company Strategy
In this episode of Talk About Your Community, Todd Nilson of Clocktower Advisors speaks with Will Laco and Michael Davenport of Higher Logic about why companies should employ and invest in creating a community strategy.
Thoughts on Talent Communities: What You Need To Know
Bottom line: Talent-led online communities can have a real and measurable impact on your talent acquisition and retention strategies.
The Community Industry Deconstructed: Looking back at 2022 and ahead to 2023
This year has seen both positive and negative changes in the online community space, from the convergence of marketing and events management to layoffs of community professionals and downsizing of community platform employees. Clocktower Advisors has gathered the opinions of seven leading community consulting professionals on topics such as marketing, software, digital tools, Web3, layoffs, consulting, data, event planning and trends for 2023.
Architecting Meaningful Community Experiences
Marta Rocamora Gonzalez and Todd Nilson talk about the relationship between online and in-person communities, designing purpose-built spaces to help foster conversations that benefit members, and the future potential for communities that are surprising, inspiring, and connecting.
A Tasty Collision: Why Events Management and Online Communities Belong Together
Online communities and conferences are like two great tastes that taste great together. Similar to the chocolate-peanut butter confection adored by millions, the online conference and online community have evolved along parallel pathways, but they are stronger and better when combined.
Catching Up With Dani Weinstein
Dani Weinstein is an accomplished community builder, strategist, and advisor through multiple leadership roles over the past 14 years.
Community Building and Dungeons & Dragons with Joshua Selesnick
Joshua Selesnick shares how he took the plunge into deep entrepreneurial waters with an idea for connecting his love for the Dungeons & Dragons game and the world of business. How do the two mix? The connection point has everything to do with community building.
Celebrate 15 Years of Engaging Civic Tech and Disability Communities with ITKAN!
Let's talk about how the ITKAN tech program for professionals with disability is celebrating 15 years of service to the Chicago community! The Information Technology Knowledge Abilities Network has helped many people over the years. By tuning in you'll learn about what has kept this community engaging and helpful for all of these years.
International Community Day with Tanja Laub
On this episode of Talk About Your Community, Todd Nilson of Clocktower Advisors is joined by Tanja Laub, a community strategist and founder of Walkabout Media. Held on October 8th, International Community Day celebrates communities and their contributions.
CMX Summit 2022 Review with Jenny, Ilker, and Todd
Join Jenny Weigle, Ilker Akansel, and Todd Nilson to review the CMX Summit 2022. Hosted from September 14-15, the event brings together the world's largest group of community builders for two days of speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities.
How to Use Storytelling to Build Community
Todd Nilson of Clocktower Advisors is joined by Ahmadou Diallo, an Afropean Griot, which is a Senegalese term representing more than a storyteller. In addition to discussing international Community Day, they talk about the power of storytelling, including how stories we tell ourselves shape our world view.
Get Ready for CMX with Jenny, Ilker and Todd
You’re going to be attending this year’s CMX conference, but the program is jam-packed and overwhelming. If you want to figure out how to decide what sessions to go to and how to make the best use of your time, don’t sweat it! Join Jenny Weigle, Ilker Akansel and Todd Nilson.
Scared that your community's online brand is too fuzzy? Here's how to sharpen it now!
Online communities benefit from establishing their own brand. While they must fit the organization's approach to branding, they really begin to thrive when they convey a sense of place, of value... when they carry their own vibe.
How to hire the most amazing community manager: A Timely Guide from Clocktower Advisors
If you are trying to hire an amazing community manager or other online community professional, this comprehensive guide will provide you with requirements, how to position your job posting, how to conduct interviews, and more.
Welcome from 2022: where the future of online communities is bright
Growing a consultancy is in many ways like growing a community. Many things you will try and which don’t work will need to be pruned away to make room for new growth. In this short blog, I talk about what I’m looking forward to in 2022 and the ongoing promise I see for online communities.
Why you need to think about lurkers differently in your online community
Discover why 'lurkers,' the silent majority in your online community, are crucial for your brand's growth. Learn effective strategies to understand, engage, and convert these passive observers into active participants.
Why groups fail — and the best strategies for setting up and running groups in your online community that won't
Picking the right groups for your community platform is important. Create too many and you get no interaction. Create too few and your main discussion areas are flooded with confusing chatter. Here’s a guide to the best Groups strategy for your online community.
How to write a post that crackles with life and sparks replies
Do you know how to write a post for your online community that gets a response?
Types of online communities you need to know about before you start designing one
Just getting started with your online community? Here's a handy guide to the 7 online community types you need to know about along with helpful examples of each kind.
How community can regenerate your organization
Resilient organizations are living systems that can be enabled by incorporating online communities. In this interview with Sahana Chattopadhyay, learn how technology can facilitate more empowered workers and regenerate command-and-control organizations.
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