One of the questions I often get asked is "How do you build a thriving community around your brand?" and "How can social media platforms help you build a community?"
Growing a successful business or professional services practice, there is huge value in developing and nurturing a community of brand ambassadors and brand evangelists.
In two recent Podcast Sisters podcasts, we covered the subjects of building community around your brand:
- In Show 41 we covered the reasons to consider building a community around your brand - access the show here
- In Show 41 we covered actions we can take to create a thriving community of brand ambassadors - access the show here.
RESOURCES
Membergate - membership software
Phpbb.com - open source software to create online communities and forums
Wetpaint - one of my favourite easy to use free hosted wiki platforms
There are many hundreds of resources that are available to suport you building a community around your brand through traditional and social media. What resources do you find the most helpful?
Tags: brand ambassadors, brand evangelists, building community, social media, The Podcast Sisters
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