Using the web community we built for Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales professional member network as a case study, this presentation gives practical advice on how to build a better web community
1. Building Web Communities That Add Value Can organizations build better web communities with predictable success? David Terrar – D²C and WordFrame with contributions from: Dennis Howlett – AccMan & ZDNet Philip Woodgate – Goodman Jones
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3. Why build communities? New Product Development Customer service Idea generation Market research Developer relations Amplifying Word of Mouth Employee communications General Marketing Reputation management Product testing Public relations LONG TAIL SALES PROJECT COLLABORATION Co-innovation Member networking Capturing Knowledge
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6. Participation Inequality Jakob Nielsen’s 1-9-90 rule Diagram courtesy of http://www.useit.com/alertbox/participation_inequality.html
7. What is ICAEW doing with ion? http://www.ion.icaew.com
8. What is ICAEW doing with ion? http://www.ion.icaew.com/itcounts
18. Community best practices BEST Clear goals + purpose Right talent Commitment + time Topic engenders passion Social + communal WORST Start with technology Marketing “campaign” Mixing business/consumer motives No facilitation Metrics vs. business measures
19. Conclusions The Technology Infrastructure of the community is important The Social Infrastructure of the community is MORE important
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21. Key take away from Enterprise 2.0 Conference 2008 Boston