9 Surprising Statistics You Didn’t Know About Business and Community

These surprising statistics reveal why the “one-to-many” message is dying, while messages from brand communities see the greatest impact.
Why Video Holds the Key to Authentic Community Building

Learn why video is one of marketers’ most compelling tools for authentic community building, customer engagement, and brand awareness.
How Data-Driven Insights Build Strong Brand Community

It’s time for brands to abandon a content-first, engagement-second approach and build strong brand community using data-driven insights.
Can a Guerilla Marketing Campaign Keep This Retailer in Business?

UK retailer British Home Stores has deployed a bold guerilla marketing campaign to save the company from going out of business.
5 Ways to Grow Your Instagram Following and Build Community

These tricks of the trade will give your Instagram account the boost it needs to engage your community and grow your audience.
How to Make Your Webinar As Effective As Possible

Webinars are a powerful, often-overlooked tool for engaging your audience. These guidelines will help you host the perfect virtual event.
Why Twitter is the Ideal Platform for Engagement

If LinkedIn is your office and Facebook is your living room, then Twitter is the bar—and a marketer’s best platform for audience engagement.
4 Marketing Lessons From the Creator Movement

The creators movement is in full swing, and there’s plenty marketers can learn from this new class of creators. Four key lessons stand out.
How to Apply Youtility to Internal Communication

It’s time we took the revolutionary power of Youtility and applied it to a whole new avenue: internal communication.
Why Relationship Marketing Is the Key to Your Content

Content is king, but relationship marketing holds the power to connect content to your community. Don’t overlook your relationship-building.
How to Be a Storyteller

Good stories are how we convince preoccupied consumers we’re worth their time. These five steps will get you started with storytelling.
How to Get Heard in a Noisy World

In this content-saturated world, there are so many marketers screaming to be heard—which means you have to market smart, not loud.
How to Build Creativity and Self-Expression with Your Community

Converse is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its most iconic shoe with a powerful campaign that puts community at its center.
The Lord of the Content: Fellowship of the Reader

Your content is an opportunity to build fellowship with your readers, one that you can’t afford to pass up.
How to Build Stronger Bonds With Your Community

Don’t mistake customer satisfaction for customer loyalty. Meaningful bonds can turn one-time customers into lifelong community members.
10 Reasons Businesses Will Start Using Google+ Communities in 2014

Google+ Communities are a gold mine for brands, but many marketers still aren’t using them to their full potential. Learn ten reasons why Google+ Communities should be a major part of your content marketing strategy in 2014.