Let's talk networks
The key to business success is investing in long-term business relationships and networks. Your alumni network is a vital component for your corporate strategy and business relationships. Join Martine Davies, the founder of Strategic Relationships and Networks, weekly as she shares tips, tools and strategies and to help you get the best return on your corporate alumni network and community management.
Episodes
20 episodes
5 must-read books: How to build engaged communities (Episode 20)
In this episode, I share five books on community management that I thoroughly recommend you read as an aspiring or experienced community manager. There are ideas, nuggets of information and insights in each!
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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8:15
Introduction to types of communities (Episode 19)
In this episode, we introduce the different types of community and how they are classified into their types. Listen in to find out more and identify the type of community you are building.
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9:41
Content is king! The importance of a content strategy and how to develop it (Episode 18)
In this episode, we explore the importance of your content strategy to create meaningful, engaging and sustainable content that is tailored and relevant to your alumni audience and attracts your alumni to engage with your network and your brand...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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13:00
Opening the door to alumni opportunities (Episode 17)
Based on the results of the 2021 Corporate alumni benchmarking report conducted by the University of British Columbia Saunder School of Business, in partnership with PeoplePath, we explore the opportunities for alumni leaders to develop and tak...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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21:17
Transitioning from your Launch stage to the Establishment stage of the Community Lifecycle (Episode 16)
In this episode, we will look at the transition from Launch (Stage 2) to the Establishment stage (Stage 3) of the community lifecycle framework. We look at the change in objectives and change in the role of the alumni community manager in...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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9:34
An A to Z of alumni community management (Episode 15)
There are so many different ways you can engage your corporate alumni network or community. In this episode, we explore areas of focus from A to Z - that's 26 different tips for you to consider!
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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9:44
14 cost-effective alumni engagement tactics (Episode 14)
There are so many different ways you can engage your corporate alumni network. In this episode, we explore 14 cost-effective tactics or methods to engage your alumni.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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16:12
Why integrity, empathy, personalisation and agility are vital components to managing your alumni community (Episode 13)
In this podcast episode, we touch on some of recent research on consumer behaviour and apply these to alumni programme and community management. Bringing the human element into your planning is critical – after all alumni communities are ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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10:55
Ownership of your alumni programme - does this sit with HR, Marketing or another function? (Episode 12)
Are you in the midst of planning or designing your alumni programme? Perhaps you already have one and your internal business drivers have changed? In this episode we look at the ownership of alumni programmes and which function or d...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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8:16
Applying the 'jobs to be done' framework to develop your alumni value proposition (Episode 11)
In this episode, we look at why the ‘jobs to be done’ theory can provide a solid framework for defining, categorizing, capturing and organising all your alumni needs. This in turn helps you to create or, redefine, your alumni value propos...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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16:57
The role of the Community Manager during launch (inception stage) (Episode 10)
Are you about to launch an alumni community or have you just launched? If you’re a community manager at these stages, this episode is dedicated to you. Community management is a multi-tasking challenge even for the most organised of...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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20:12
9 Steps to build a solid foundation for the launch of your alumni community (Episode 9)
Not sure what steps to follow as you plan the launch of your alumni community? In this episode I share 9 steps to help you develop solid foundations during the planning phase to ensure your alumni community has the support for futur...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:37
10 common mistakes to avoid when developing and launching your alumni community (Episode 8)
Are you in the planning stages of an alumni community? In this episode, I share 10 common mistakes to avoid when you’re developing and launching an alumni community and programme.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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14:04
Alumni community platforms: Build, buy or leverage social media platforms to engage alumni (Episode 7)
Are you looking to develop or implement an online networking platform for your alumni community and not sure if your company should build a platform in-house, buy a solution from a third-party community platform solution vendor or leverage soci...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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12:31
How to use the community lifecycle framework to build a successful alumni network (Episode 6)
Are you struggling to engage alumni or community members? Or perhaps you’re about to launch your alumni community and need a framework to support the ‘what next?’ question? Following the community lifecycle framework will help you i...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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22:03
The 7 must-haves for building a business case for your corporate alumni network (Episode 5)
Are you writing a business case for investment to develop your corporate alumni network? In this episode I share 7 must-have components to help you get the investment and buy-in you need.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:20
A corporate alumni programme supports your talent management strategy (Episode 4)
In this episode we dive into how a corporate alumni network will support your talent management and acquisition strategy – from reducing recruitment and onboarding costs, increasing access to pre-qualified candidates and enhancing learning and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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13:45
The importance of an offboarding programme to create engaged alumni ambassadors (Episode 3)
Are you aware that your offboarding programme is critical to your talent management and alumni strategies? Have you given due consideration to the point at which you intorduce your offboarding programme in the employee lifecycle? Have you creat...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:37
What is a corporate alumni network and why does it matter? (Episode 1)
The world of work has changed. Employees have an average tenure of 4.1 years before moving on from your organisation. How do you maximise the time, effort and training you have invested in your people after they leave your organisat...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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9:38
How corporate alumni networks support business development strategies (Episode 2)
Do you wonder why you should be investing in your alumni network? Have you given it consideration but decided to invest budget into other marketing or business development activities? Perhaps you’ve considered an alumni network but ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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17:40