Elinor Cohen is the founder of the Social Fairy. Elinor is an experienced community manager and social media strategist, spreading some marketing magic and fairy dust all over the web.
In my last post I said a community is a living organism, because it’s made up of people and because it evolves. These people are all gathered around a mutual interest and cause. It is, therefore, only logical that a true community manager is first and foremost a part of the community. The community manager…
Israel, 2015 The Social Fairy is part of ENGSTR Consulting SRL (The Engagement Strategy group) since 2015. It is the Training branch of The Engagement Strategy group, dedicated to training C-Level executives in the art of Community development and using communities as engines of growth (business, marketing and more). Originally founded by Elinor Cohen, also…
“Actions speak louder than words” and “A picture’s worth a thousand words” are just two of the principles most of us live by, be it because we actually believe in them or because we’ve been conditioned to believe in them. I’m all for good deeds, actions and pictures (I love taking them and drawing them…
Back in 2012 when I was called to give my first talk about social media / social networking, I knew I wanted to talk about the topic from my unique point of view as a Community Manager. With it being my first public speaking engagement about social media, I wanted to make sure I create a…
This post has been cooking up in my head for the last week and yesterday I decided to actually write it. I apologize in advance if it’s a long one, as I need to tell you the background story, but I’ll try to keep it as short as I can 🙂 I will start with…
I meet many people in various sectors, doing different kinds of business and I get to communicate with many brands. Almost always the meeting starts with a “tell me what you do” – usually from the CEO or otherwise business representative looking to perhaps hire me and my company for consults or community management service.…
A few days ago I saw a quote from Brian Solis saying: “Live your brand the way your customer is“. Brian could not be more right, but sadly this could not be more different and distant from the way online marketing is practiced, at least around me. Community Management is often perceived as being “social…
My love affair with community management began when I worked for an indie gaming studio. The studio had since closed and the games are no more, but the community remains and so does the community manager…. This is my first post here so it is an introduction. It is also my view of community…
את הפוסט הזה אני כותבת הרבה זמן אחרי שהיה צריך לפרסם אותו. דחיתי את הכתיבה שלו שוב ושוב גם כי אני עמוסת עבודה (וזה מצוין) וגם כי קיוויתי שאם אמתין קצת, משהו בתרבות ההעסקה הישראלית בכלל ובתחום ניהול הקהילות בישראל בפרט ישתנה. לצערי זה לא קורה והחלטתי לכתוב את הפוסט הזה מהמקום המאוד אישי ולפעמים…
Outsource Community Management – Yes or No? As a community manager working mainly with young start-up companies, I often encounter hesitant clients asking whether or not outsourcing community management (and other services) is the wise thing to do. I can understand them completely. I bet you think my immediate answer would be “yes of…