Comments on: Need a Community Manager? Hire a Good Bartender!

By: ooopinionsss

ooopinionsss — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:08:36 +0000

How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions!

By: Jesse Kliza

Jesse Kliza — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:58:56 +0000

Hey Ricardo,

Yeah, I thought it was an excellent analogy.

Great point as well - It’s very important to know when to interject in a conversation and when not to.

I think one other characteristic that good community managers and bartenders share is this:

They work not just for the reward they get from their employer, but also for the rewards they get from serving. (Satisfaction, appreciation and recognition in both cases, and tips in the case of bartenders)

Can anyone think of any others?

By: Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:38:39 +0000

I would have loved to have listened to that answer… It’s completely dead on!

A good community manager, like a great bartender, is not only a great host but he/she knows when to interject and when not to.

By: Jesse Kliza

Jesse Kliza — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:22:12 +0000

My pleasure Jeff, thanks for pointing out your post! I enjoyed the webcast as well.

By: Jeff Sandquist

Jeff Sandquist — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:44:34 +0000

thanks for calling this out. i wrote about this in a bit more detail sometime ago at http://www.jeffsandquist.com/everything-i-know-about-community-i-learnt-tending-bar/

thanks for joining in on the webcast.