🚀 Takeoff - Uncommunity #1

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We are kicking off our newsletter series starting this week with updates from the world of community builders and new additions on Uncommunity.

Starting our newsletter with a tribute to Kobe on his birthday! Be Better.

Nike Basketball @nikebasketball

Kobe taught us to be better. A better scorer, better mentor, better father, better champion. Today, on his birthday, we continue his endless pursuit of better. Explore #MambaMentality. nike.app.link/MMW_Hub 💜💛 Performance: @kendricklamar

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A few weeks back people were talking about the bankruptcy of the famous car rental company Hertz. They have risen from the ashes like a phoenix but with a twist.

Community management is their superpower. I guess the point I’m trying to make is don’t wait for an opportunity, create one. Just like the one below.

Jack Appleby @JuiceboxCA

Here’s some top notch community management for you. I’d nearly given up on getting out of the city & laughed at same day rental prices. Then @Hertz saw my tweet - now I’m in a car, that I booked via Twitter DMs, without ever going to their website. Really great.

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In the News

• Brian Oblinger created together with Erica Kuhl and Jake McKee a massive Community Launch Guide. It’s a perfect guide that helps you plan your next community launch. You can check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dAjaAFN

• David Spinks, Founder of CMX, VP of Community at Bevy, signed a deal with Wiley to publish my book, "The Business of Belonging"! 📖🎉🤗Coming in hot in early 2021.

• Richard Millington's team at FeverBee recently released a case study on their work for Sephora's Beauty Insider Community. You can check it out here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/community-case-study-sephoras-homepage-update-richard-millington

• Swarm Conference is happening over 9 days starting Aug 29 - Sep 6. It's one of the biggest community management conferences and guess what? It’s happening online. You can find the speakers list, agenda here and that’s our deal. 🤝
  Use the coupon code UNCOM during checkout and you'll get a 50% discount.

When Meetup ❤️ Zoom we have Zmurl

• Tools:

  • ZmURL - A tool to host delightful zoom events.

  • Playgroup - Modern forum software made for engaging online communities.

• Newsletter: Institute of belonging

• Podcast: Get Together

• Book: The business value of developer relations by Mary Thengvall

• Jobs:

  • Miro is looking for Head of Community | Role is based out of Amsterdam | Apply now for the job

  • Byte is looking Community Manager | Role is based out of New York, San Francisco, Remote | Apply now for the job

  • MMHMM is looking Community Manager | Role is open for Remote | Apply now for the job

That’s it for this week, let us know what you think about this newsletter and what kind of content would like us to focus on more and include in our future editions.

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thank you ☕

for joining us in our journey. We both have full-time jobs and we have built Uncommunity in our free time as we have been exploring ways to give back and support fellow community builders in their journeys.

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