5 Essential Traits for Community Managers

Stuart Foster is a marketing consultant in the Boston area. He specializes in brand management, social media, and blog outreach. He authors a blog at Thelostjacket.com. Community manager is the new it position in social media. Some basic tenets and rules apply regardless of the company. 1. This is absolutely essential and cannot be faked with any amount of money, time and effort. Muhammad Saleem, community manager for Tip'd, recommends that you "Be incredibly patient and approachable and never lose your cool, ever. Muhammad is able to put the community's needs ahead of his own and maintain a calm and cool visage. 2. It's great to push content and provide awesome information about your company to your community, but you need to provide more. This goes a long way in promoting more than just your corporate interests and fostering a trusting community in support of your company. 3. This is essential. This requires a time commitment. 4. 5. More branding resources from Mashable:

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