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My tips for a great presentation

January 27, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) In the last few

How do I become a Community Manager? (Working Pro)

January 25, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) Question: via yndygo: “How

How do I become a Community Manager? (College Students)

January 21, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) Question: via several college

Follow-up: Hiring a community manager

January 18, 2008

Earlier this week as part of the Ask the Community Guy feature, I attempted to answer the question “How do you hire a community manager?“.

How do I hire a community manager?

January 13, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) Question – via …well…

Common mistakes with starting communities

January 3, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) Question – via Bill

4 Lessons for improved blogger outreach

After posting what has to be one of the worst blogger outreach emails of all time as part of this post, I thought it was

March 24, 2008

Non-profits need to play by the rules too

Last week one of my connections sent me a video that the American Cancer Society made to support their new site, SocietyConnect.org. You can check

March 23, 2008

“Miss Guided” fails.

New series, Miss Guided focused last week’s episode around a blog called “Lindsay Lopez”, a gossip blog focused around the high school in the show.

March 23, 2008

Agencies: The distance between strategy and implementation

Yesterday I met up with a buddy of mine for lunch at my favorite local Thai place. He works at a large agency in town

March 22, 2008

Indiana Jones IV – Mere weeks away!

OK, so maybe “mere weeks” is a bit overreaching, but still. It’s coming soon. Woo hoo! This movie franchise has been one of my favorites

March 21, 2008

Do YOU believe in Harvey Dent?

I’ve been writing for a while about how disappointed I am in the way most entertainment companies have been handling character blogs. Heroes got pretty

March 20, 2008

YouTube platform changes the net (again) for hobbyists

When I was in high school, one of my hobbies was building plastic models. My focus was WWII armor (tanks, jeeps, etc.) and I got

March 19, 2008

What the Flip!

“Hello, my name is Jake and I’m a gadgetholic.” One of the reasons I have a great time every year at SXSW is that I

March 18, 2008

WordCamp Dallas – See you there?

WordCamp Dallas is coming up in just two weeks or so. I’ll be attending, will you? I’m looking quite forward to this event. I’ve been

March 18, 2008

Granularity is not the (only) solution

One of my grandest pleasures in my career is helping younger people build their own careers. I’m certainly no business genius, but I’ve been around

March 18, 2008

Nikon D60 Loaner Program

In a very cool twist of gadget fate, I’ve been included in the next round of the Nikon Loaner Program, having a tasty new D60

March 18, 2008

SXSWi Recovery Status: Nearly Complete

Well, I think I’m about recovered from SXSWi. Now it’s time to start catching up on the vast array of great content that was generated

March 17, 2008

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CX SessionS

CX Sessions is a comfortable, casual virtual gathering I host once a month at no charge for senior-level community professionals across the country. I designed it as a free, small group, no-sales event where people can relax, relate, and get real about the challenges and rewards of customer communities. It has since expanded into two career development options, CX Sessions Professional and CX Sessions Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.