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Whilst we may use different language and names, we know that the role of a Community Manager as a good  party host is critical to the success of any online community. It’s a growing and developing job role and with the increase in branded communities the number of people doing it is increasing all the time.

At FreshNetworks we know that community management is critical. We’ve worked with clients who have launched communities without them, and whilst they may be able to drive traffic to the site, they lack the kind of real engagement and direction you get from a community with that good party host in place. The more communities brand launch, the more important this kind of role becomes. We need to capture best practice and share ideas; debate and discuss terms and techniques; and work together to make sure we help promote and improve the quality of online communities.

We want to be involved in this and thought a good first step would be to get a few people who work in this area together for drinks. So we’ve partnered with e-mint, the Association of Online Community Professionals, to organise a meet-up in London this week. We’re sponsoring the location and will put some money behind the bar to pay for what should be a fair few drinks and snacks before the tab runs out.

It would be great to get as many people who are interested in community management as possible along. Come for the whole evening or just pop in to say hello.

If you can’t come but want to be kept up to date on other events we’re running as part of our efforts in promoting community management, let me know. Otherwise see you on Thursday:

Time: from 6.30/7pm

Location: The Square Pig, 30-32 Proctor Street, Holborn, London, WC1R 4QG (we’ll be downstairs) map

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