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Alice Elliott

5 Reasons You Should Start Commenting On Blogs Again

  When was the last time you commented on a blog post? Go on, own up! I reckon it was quite a while, wasn’t it? And yet I bet you’ve been happily commenting away on social media since then. Why is that? Real-time responses? Instant gratification? No moderation? Massive amount of material to comment on?…


Vaibhav Kakkar

Using Reddit To Unlock Some Of The Greatest Content Ideas

Reddit

Editors note: Surprisingly, we have never posted anything about Reddit. Well it’s high time that changed! As someone who has never used the platform, this article has opened my eyes to a new content source. I want to learn more! Reddit: Does This Platform Deserve Your 2nd Look? The most pressing issue with content marketing…


Albert Qian

How Powerful Brands Build Robust Communities

For the modern marketer, tactics have evolved. What was once a one-trick pony has now evolved into a multi-directional experience. Marketers must understand how to leverage social media, community management, email, live events, and blogs into their marketing mix. The modern marketer understands the needs of their audience. In a noisy world where consumers are…


Jan Gordon

Communities are the Future – Are you In?

By Bryan Kramer As humans, we’re used to joining communities in the physical world. We coach our kid’s sports teams. We go to conferences and have co-workers. We belong to book clubs and non-profit groups seeking to learn something new or make our world a better place. Even our own families are small communities. Most…


Michael Nelson

Social Media Carrying the Coffeehouse Torch

The coffeehouses of London in the late 1600’s fostered conversations, business, innovation and broke down barriers between people of different classes.  The cost of entry was equivalent to the cost of a cup of coffee and the reward was unfettered access to the other patrons.  At the time, the coffeehouses were criticized as being a…