On the fourth Monday of every January, people show their gratitude to community managers by celebrating Community Manager Appreciation Day. Jeremiah Owyang conceived of it in the year 2010 as a means of acknowledging the work that community managers all over the world put in.
A day in the life of a community manager is filled with nonstop content creation, never-ending monitoring of user activity, and conversation after conversation. It’s been said that community managers should never sleep because social media never stops moving forward.
Because of this, on this day, we celebrate community managers and vendors in the social media marketplace by posting blogs to express our gratitude for the hard work and commitment they have shown.
The Beginnings Of The Holiday Honoring Community Managers
Community managers (CMs) are a relatively new phenomenon that emerged with the advent of the internet. In the 1990s, when MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) were at the height of their popularity, the need arose for someone to manage the burgeoning online community.ommunities that formed around these games. Although the term, CM, took a bit longer to be used.
Community managers’ responsibilities expanded beyond the realm of video games as the internet expanded and new forms of online interaction emerged.
In addition to handling things like social media, PR, and customer service, online community managers may also be responsible for things like managing online message boards, coming up with new ways for people to work together, and facilitating that all-important two-way dialogue between the product’s creators and their customers.
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Management Of Communities is A Broad Field That Focuses On Many Different Aspects Of Society.
- Strategic Planning for the Neighborhood
Community mission and value formulation. cohesion and harmony inside of a company or group. - Planned Neighborhoods
Community platform and technology preferences. The structure of information and how it is used. - Community . Pre-Launch
Establishing founder members, community behaviours, guardrails and boundaries. Getting the word out and enlisting new members for the group. - Participation in the Community
Control, inspiration, sharing information, forming routines, and forming bonds are all part of moderation. - Fifthly, Local Government Oversight
The handling of dangers to one’s good name. Information administration. Building systems that promote a secure and reliable neighbourhood.
Staff Appreciation For Community Managers
In honour of Community Manager Appreciation Day, we’ll be highlighting and thanking a few of the Community Managers who’ve chosen Guild as their community platform.
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Social media and online community expert Blaise Grimes-Viort. Community managers and social media managers from all over the world are welcome to join his group, Guild Community Collective, which he hosts.
Mike Weston is the manager of the community Future of Work: Reimagining Business, which is dedicated to changing the nature of work by discussing topics such as hybrid work, employee wellness, business profitability and social impact, and organisational change.
Business of Sport is a network for those working in the sports industry, and Jonathan Neill serves as the network’s community manager (marketing, communications, commercial, digital, broadcast etc)
Charity and Non-profit Trailblazers is hosted by Fay Schofield, and it is a free community for those who work in fundraising, marketing, and digital for nonprofits.
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Community Management Resources And Online Forums
New and veteran community leaders. Thank you for all you do, Community Managers! You have our utmost respect.
We’ve got you covered all through the year with a plethora of free training materials, case studies, and communities that focus on community strategy and development. No matter how seasoned you are, we welcome you to join us.
Those who are experts in their fields and have proven themselves as community leaders in the B2B or professional realms are encouraged to apply to become part of Professional Community Leaders.
Managers of online communities focus not only on making money, but also on fostering an online group of people who bond over a common interest in a service or product. They are also committed to helping with product development, as they are the ones who hear out the public, relay that information to the powers that be, and ultimately see change.
The whole point is to bring people together so that they can create something that appeals to everyone. We think it’s great that community managers encourage individualization, foster connections, and equip customers to make informed decisions.
Someone who takes a stand for the underdogs should be celebrated. Those who are active in online communities should express their gratitude to the people in charge by giving them a public shout-out.
