Community Led Growth — Mike Rizzo // MarketingOps.com

Mike Rizzo, Founder of MarketingOps.com, discusses why community could be the next big thing in marketing. Whether we like it or not, people are asking a millions questions about our brands elsewhere before coming to speak directly with us. While we can’t control the narrative 100%, the ability to connect with our champion users, advocates, and build communities that inevitably drive business results is often undervalued. Today, Mike talks about community-led growth.
About the speaker

Mike Rizzo

MarketingOps.com / MO Pros

 - MarketingOps.com / MO Pros

Mike is the Founder of MarketingOps.com

Show Notes

  • 02:53
    Community
    CMX Hub and Commsor provide content on community building. Frameworks also help in terms of defining your community business value. Start off with the purpose for building a community.
  • 06:11
    The benefit of curating your own community
    Potential customers have an abundance of opportunities to engage with your brands. Without a curated environment connectings them to existing customers, opportunities are missed.
  • 08:18
    Investing in established community spaces
    Depending on the purpose, every brand doesnt need to own a community. You can choose to support your brand champions in externally established environments to reach buyers.
  • 10:14
    Owning a community vs. participating in a community
    Invest where your target audience is already spending their time. Ultimately, the community should comprise of your biggest advocates and most passionate MarTech consultants.
  • 11:56
    What is needed to build a community
    Several types of communities exist and the requirements vary according to purpose. The SPACES Model provides a framework for defining your community's business value.
  • 15:34
    Using the community
    In addition to engaging with community members, the aim is for people to invest in themselves and careers. Ensure that youre providing the opportunities for them to invest in those outcomes.

Quotes

  • "When you start to unpack what it means to build a community, the first thing that I would encourage you to think about is really what the purpose is." -Mike Rizzo, Founder, MarketingOps.com

  • "It's perfectly all right for you to invest in environments and encourage your most passionate users to go and engage where your customers already congregate." -Mike Rizzo, Founder, MarketingOps.com

  • "You may learn that most of your audience is already participating actively on Facebook. That should be the place where you connect with them and create your own community." -Mike Rizzo, Founder, MarketingOps.com

  • "You dont need a 20,000 person community. It could just be your biggest advocates, or your most passionate MarTech consultants and advisors out there." -Mike Rizzo, Founder, MarketingOps.com

About the speaker

Mike Rizzo

MarketingOps.com / MO Pros

 - MarketingOps.com / MO Pros

Mike is the Founder of MarketingOps.com

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