Listen to James Clay and friends as they discuss and talk about e-learning stuff. News views and tech as well as pedagogy.
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The Reliants Project is a podcast about how networks shape your wellbeing, relationships and community. Through conversations with the leading thinkers in the field of network science the show will help you actively cultivate your network, whether your goal is to build your relationships more deliberately, make better introductions, or activate networks to make an impact in the world.
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Cohere will go beyond discussions of online community, social networks and social media and look at the bigger picture - perhaps the biggest picture: the complex, digitally augmented global community we now all belong to, whether we like it or not! The Big Idea: Complex human networks have sprung up globally, driven in large part by exponential technologies such as AI, automation, and space-based internet. Imagine what will happen when three billion more people come online in the next five y ...
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Modern Marketing Engine podcast hosted by Bernie Borges
Bernie Borges - Host of the Modern Marketing Engine Podcast
The Modern Marketing Engine podcast hosted by Bernie Borges is the podcast for the modern marketer who wants to hear from their peers in the trenches and the occasional analyst or rock-star-influencer sharing strategies and tactics about what’s working in modern marketing. Show notes are available at http://bit.ly/MME-show
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Empowering aspiring entrepreneurs to build a purpose driven online business from scratch. Brand identity and self development tips, plus social selling strategies to empower the aspiring entrepreneur to Arise, Shine & Prosper Online. Equipping you with tools & knowledge to integrate and activate your God given power and purpose into your online business so you can shine bright and make a difference. Your host Rebecca Keselburg is a mentor, course creator, and veteran entrepreneur specializin ...
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The Transformative Power of Rituals in Modern Communities with Betty Ray
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In this episode of the Cohere Podcast, hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas talk with community expert Betty Ray about the profound impact of rituals on personal and community well-being. Betty shares her extensive experience and research on the role of rituals in fostering belonging, purpose, and navigating transitions. The conversation delve…
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Shaping Tomorrow Together: Scott Smith and Susan Cox-Smith on the Dynamics of Futuring
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In the Cohere podcast episode, hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas, along with guests Scott Smith and Susan Cox-Smith, delve into the shift from traditional forecasting to the dynamic practice of futuring, as explored in their works How to Future and Future Cultures. They discuss the importance of evolving strategic frameworks to foster antic…
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How the Humanistic Values in Organizational Development Can Guide Communities with Dr Sharon Varney and John Hovell
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In the latest thought-provoking episode of Cohere, hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome two distinguished and returning guests. First up, we have Dr. Sharon Varney, a dynamic force in the realm of leadership and organizational development. With a rich background spanning complex organizations across manufacturing, utilities, travel, ba…
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Art School Every Day with Dave Gray: Insights from School of the Possible
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas interview Dave Gray, Chief Possibilitarian at School of the Possible. They delve into being a "possibilitarian," exploring how this mindset fosters innovation and openness to new ideas. Dave shares the School of the Possible founding story, an experimental learning …
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Teasing Out the Best Insights and Ideas From a Volatile 2023
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As we begin 2024, Lauren and Bill would love to hear from you! Please send your suggestions, feedback, and ideas for topics and guests to . Welcome to our special year-end 2023 review of the Cohere podcast. This year, we marked a significant shift in our approach. We moved away from the constraints of seasonal formats, embracing topical series that…
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Decoding Crypto Adoption with Reneé Barton: A CRADL Report Deep Dive
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In the last episode of 2023 for the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome Reneé Barton, Manager of Impact Research at the Crypto Council for Innovation. They delve into the CRADL report, the crypto industry's first in-depth ethnographic study, which illuminates the varied motivations behind crypto adoption and highlig…
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Imagining Tomorrow with Rob Hopkins: Cultivating Community and Shaping the Future
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas interview Rob Hopkins, Ph.D., co-founder of Transition Network and author, on the power of community imagination in shaping our future. Dubbed a "guest from the future," Rob shares his insights on creating spaces for collective dreaming and the journey towards a hea…
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Community Ecosystem Development: A Conversation on the State of Practice
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, hosts Bill and Lauren engage in a reflective conversation about the ongoing transitions and emerging trends in community practice. Drawing from their extensive experience, they discuss the evolution of community roles, exploring how a broader approach to community ecosystem development is taking shape.…
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Navigating the AI Surge: A Conversation with Jeremiah Owyang on Tech Cycles, Community Engagement, and Sensemaking Tools for Business
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas sit down with Silicon Valley veteran Jeremiah Owyang to discuss the evolution of digital technology and the rise of AI. Owyang traces his career back to community leadership roles in tech, emphasizing the importance of transferable skills acquired over decades-long …
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The History and Future of the Maker Movement with Dale Dougherty
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome Dale Dougherty, the founder of Make: Magazine and Maker Faire, and a person who played a key and critical role in the launch of the Maker Movement. Dougherty shares his career journey and his belief that everyone is inherently a maker. The conversation takes…
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Responsible AI: Appropriate Trust and LLM Fabrication with Mihaela Vorvoreanu, PhD
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas dive deep into AI ethics with Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Director of UX Research and RAI Education for Microsoft's Aether. The conversation primarily focuses on "appropriate trust" in AI, emphasizing the need for accountability in AI systems. Vorvoreanu boldly challenges l…
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Evolution of Learning: Moving Beyond Communities of Practice with the Wenger-Trayners
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Episode Summary: In the latest episode of the Cohere podcast, social learning theorists Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner delve into an engaging discussion with co-hosts Dr. Lauren Vargas and Bill Johnston. The guests explore the evolution of communities of practice, their forthcoming CoP Guidebook, and their unique workshops and retreats. They pr…
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How Hopeful Stories Can Shape a Better Future with Ed Finn
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, co-hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas chat with Ed Finn, the founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University. As an associate professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering, Finn provides fascinat…
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Navigating the Customer Experience Landscape with Esteban Kolsky
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In this episode, Bill and Lauren engage chat with esteemed customer experience analyst and researcher Esteban Kolsky. They delve into the complex world of customer experience, discussing the importance of community, the hype around generative AI, and how to sift through the noise to identify critical signals, trends, and patterns. This conversation…
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From human-centered social networks to the Plentiverse with Meena Palaniappan
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In this episode, Bill and Lauren engage in a conversation with Meena Palaniappan, the Founder, and CEO of Atma Connect, as she discusses her journey of building Atma Go, a tool for community change that operates on a hyperlocal level in Indonesia, Puerto Rico, and Ukraine. Palaniappan introduces the concept of the ‘plentiverse,’ which contrasts the…
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Exploring AI as a Force Multiplier / Announcing AI & Community Research
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In this podcast episode, Lauren and Bill revisit their conversation from the beginning of the year and discuss the trends, drivers, and forces they are paying attention to as they enter a new season. They dive into the recently released , which covers 14 different areas impacting technology. They highlight the generative AI trend, which is becoming…
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Exploring Conversational Leadership With John Hovell
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The convergence of knowledge management and organizational development with conversational leadership and ‘communityship’ As a leader in the convergence of Knowledge Management (KM) and Organization Development (OD), John Hovell is the Managing Director and co-founder of STRATactical. He is a practitioner, speaker, and author of OD/KM strategies an…
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Examining Our Collective Relationship With AI - a Conversation With Venessa Paech
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Venessa Paech is an internationally regarded online community strategist with over 25 years of experience building community online. Venessa is also a PhD candidate studying the intersection of AI and community, and a global authority on communities and community management. In the first Cohere episode of 2023, Venessa joins Bill Johnston and Dr. L…
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A New Home for the Cohere Podcast and an Outlook on 2023
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Hi everyone, welcome to 2023, and Lauren and I are here today to give you a quick update on our plans for the Cohere podcast! This year we are breaking away from the concept (and constraints) of the idea of seasons. We will be pursuing topical series instead, which will help us cover a wider range of topics and synch more naturally with our work an…
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The Role of Friendship in Enhancing Virtual Experiences with Joi Podgorny
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Joi Podgorny returns to the Cohere podcast to discuss her unique perspective on the state of the Metaverse with hosts Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas. In season 1, in the early stages of the pandemic, Joi and Bill explored the part communities, and in particular VR-based communities, might play during the lockdown and socially-distanced period …
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Our Intention is Not to Obsess Over Twitter
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas talk about the state of social media generally and twitter in particular. Discussing twitter as one of the canaries in the social media coal mine, Bill and Lauren look back to the dawn of social media and discuss the concerns that early community leaders expressed when "soci…
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas chat with cultural professional Ed Rodley about innovative experience design. Ed shares how his experience as a museum technologist has prepared him to explore and challenge the concept of ‘immersion’. This season, we are identifying the critical mindsets, skill sets, and to…
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Designing Comfortable Digital Spaces with Melanie Kahl
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On this post-Summer break episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome design and strategy leader Melanie Kahl to discuss how we might design more comfortable shared digital spaces. Using Melanie's recent article "" as a jumping off point, Bill and Lauren speak with Melanie about her career, her design and strategy pra…
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Exploring the Open Metaverse with Vincent Boon
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Community pioneer Vincent Boon returns to the Cohere podcast to discuss his latest project with Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas - the OpenMeta DAO. The OpenMeta DAO is gathering a community to ensure the future of the metaverse is human-centered, fair, and interoperable. Both the overall mission of the OpenMeta DAO, as well as the OpenMeta DAO …
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, technologist and co-founder of OpenEXO Kent Langley joins Bill to discuss the current realities of crypto. Kent and Bill cover a range of topics, from the origin of blockchain, to how blockchains actually work, and current misconceptions about crypto. They then delve into questions about the relationship betwe…
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Community Cycles and What's Different (and the same) This Time
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This week Lauren and I take a side trip from our Season 3 theme of Metaverse to talk about the cyclical (at least to date) nature of online community investment. In this unfiltered episode, we share how this cycle has helped shape our careers and explore questions that seem to come up in every cycle: With each subsequent era, why do we have to rele…
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Do DAOs Hold the Secret of Orchestrating Collaboration?
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas discuss the early promise (and obvious issues) with DAOs (Distributed Autonomous Organizations). Bill and Lauren have an in-depth discussion to try and separate the value and future utility of the DAO model vs. the current hype. DAOs have been described as "digital flash mob…
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What Role Might NFTs Play In Future Communities?
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Do organizations have the digital competence and skills to distinguish between a short-term trend (that might turn out to be a scam) and a long-term iteration of its digital activities? In this episode, we discuss why NFTs are a phenomenon, and the information and questions community builders may want to consider, including: NFTs are all the rage -…
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How To Increase Engagement Using Story Telling That Builds Influence, Connection And Loyalty. Learn what kind of stories to tell and how to use the story brand framework to use story in marketing to magnetize your ideal client. Free Brand Guide @Inspiringyourshine.comBy Rebecca Keselburg
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As brands are looking to make changes to be inclusive let us not leave behind the blind community. Meet Jurgen Donaldson (the blind creator) who has an incredible story of overcoming the challenges of quite sudden blindness and is making a huge impact in the accessibility world. Jurgen will steal your heart and make you laugh. Follow him @the_blind…
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The current Metaverse is a mirage. The pursuit of the Metaverse vision could lead us to a better Internet. On the first episode of Season 3 of the Cohere podcast, we (Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas) frame of this season’s topic: the Metaverse. As they did with “community”, Facebook’s announcement of the company’s move to focus on the Metaverse…
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Season 3 of the Cohere podcast is just around the corner. In Season 2, Dr. Lauren Vargas and Bill Johnston explored the role networks play in our lives - from the obvious to the subtle. In Season 3, Lauren and Bill focus on the topic dominating the discussion of our collective digital future: the Metaverse. The discussion will go beyond the hyperbo…
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Easy formula for creating engaging content using your brand pillars
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If creating content feels hard and your social media following isn't growing, you will want to learn this secret formula to make creating engaging content EASY, using the Brand Pillar Method for consistent growth and profits. Get your FREE Brand Guide Here to create a standout brand that opens the door to influence, impact and income.…
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Leadership in the Midst of Constant Change
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Lauren and Bill talk to Dr. Sharon Varney, author of the new book "Leadership in Complexity and Change", and leading researcher and practitioner in the field of Complexity Science. In the early 2000s, Drd Varney came across complexity theory. "That’s how the world really works", she thought! And so began her j…
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If you don't have the right visuals in your brand you will not grow online. Exactly what you need to build a brand presence online that draws attention, is identifiable, and memorable. Learn what visuals you need to capture attention and stand out online.By Rebecca Keselburg
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The Role of Identity in Creating a Better Internet with Kaliya Young
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Kaliya Young is many things: an advocate for open Internet identity standards, a leader in the identity space - including hosting the Internet Identity Workshop, a published author, and a skilled Open Space facilitator. On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Kaliya joins Bill to discuss the history of online identity, what events led us to the cons…
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Your customer is the most vital element to your brand so it's important to know how to attract them, exactly who they are, and where to find them online. Plus, how to determine your perfect partner which is a customer who is ready to buy. Click here for the link to the ideal customer guide.By Rebecca Keselburg
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METAVERSE METAVERSE METAVERSE (and a great cyberpunk primer list)
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In this short and timely conversation, Bill and Lauren discuss the concept of the Metaverse, how thinking in the narrative structures of science fiction might help us understand the concept and a slew of great book recommendations. Enjoy! We'lll be back in early November with new episodes.By Bill Johnston
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How the Pandemic Forced Online Collaboration to Mature with Nancy White
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas welcome Nancy White back to the show. Nancy is a true polymath, involved in shaping the early online community and collaboration movement and also deeply versed in group facilitation. Nancy is the Founder of Full Circle Associates and has a long history of working with globa…
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The Role of Communities in Navigating Disruption With Charlene Li
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas discuss the future of communities with digital transformation and disruptive leadership expert Charlene Li. We speak with Charlene about her new book “The Disruption Mindset”, the evolving role of social technologies, and the pitfalls and opportunities of leading during peri…
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Networks and Transformational Communities - With Bill Johnston and Dr Lauren Vargas
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On this episode of the Cohere Podcast, Bill and Lauren review highlights from Season 2 guests, look back on formative roles in their respective careers and dig into the topic of transformational communities. From Bill: The plan for this season of the Cohere podcast is for Lauren and me to use the podcast as a means to learn and make meaning in publ…
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The "Great Connecting" Continues with Jim Cashel
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In this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill and Lauren speak with returning guest Jim Cashel about the progress of the "Great Connecting" - the global rollout of broadband Internet - during the COVID19 pandemic. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the role of the Internet during COVID lockdowns, having our realities largely me…
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Building Communities with Purpose and Integrity with Carrie Melissa Jones
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Lauren and Bill welcome author and community strategist Carrie Melissa Jones. Carrie has been managing online communities since the early 2000s. Over the course of her career, she has trained, advised, and coached leaders of thousands of online communities. Carrie is the coauthor of Building Brand Communities.…
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Discover your purpose with my signature 5 P's to Purpose process and how solving your customers problems needs to be in alignment with your life purpose if you want to have both impact and income. Personal Growth Guide Brand Identity Lab DetailsBy Rebecca Keselburg
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The Golden Age of Online Communities & the WELL with Gail Ann Williams
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On this episode of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas are joined by pioneering community strategist and manager Gail Ann Williams. Gail watched the dawn of online communities through her participation and eventual leadership position at the WELL - one of the first successful large-scale online communities. Prior to any research…
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Social audio has become very popular recently with the advent of Clubhouse. According to Edison Research 15% of social media users 18+ say they have used Clubhouse. Podcasting is a form of social audio. And, it continues to grow as a content channel. According to Edison Research’s Share of Ear study, which began tracking audio consumption in 2014, …
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B2B Influencer Marketing for the Entire Customer Journey
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B2B influencer marketing is not the same as it is in B2C, where you have celebrities like top athletes and Hollywood actors endorse a brand and post on Instagram about it. B2B marketing leaders can leverage industry influencers in their marketing efforts with a solid plan. That is the topic of conversation with my guest in this episode of the Moder…
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Why Community Leaders Need to Understand Networks - With Bill Johnston and Dr Lauren Vargas
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In the first episode of Season 2 of the Cohere podcast, Bill Johnston and Dr. Lauren Vargas explore the concept of "network" as it relates to online and real-life communities. In the episode they cover: The many definitions of “Network” The technical infrastructure linking people and things The implicit and dynamic connections between people in a g…
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How Internal Communication Drives Marketing ROI
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Most CMOs favor external communications (demand generation, content marketing, etc.) over internal communications. Why? Because these external activities seem to create more measurable ROI. However, with the modern workforce internal communications are now more important than ever to motivate and activate people within the organization to be a chan…
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Using Your Strengths In Life And Business
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Guest Host Anna Y Nelson A Gallup Certified Strengths Coach is helping us learn how to manage your strengths and weaknesses to decrease conflict and increase confidence, to make a powerful impact.By Rebecca Keselburg, Anna Y Nelson
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