Let's talk networks

Sep 20 2021
Let's talk networks Podcast artwork

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.

RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


5 must-read books: How to build engaged communities (Episode 20)

Sep 20 2021 8 mins  
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!

Introduction to types of communities (Episode 19)

Aug 27 2021 9 mins  
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.

Content is king! The importance of a content strategy and how to develop it (Episode 18)

Aug 20 2021 13 mins  
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.

Opening the door to alumni opportunities (Episode 17)

Aug 12 2021 21 mins  
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 take their alumni network and programme to the next level. The podcast includes ideas for improving the numbers of registered alumni, alumni co

Transitioning from your Launch stage to the Establishment stage of the Community Lifecycle (Episode 16)

Aug 03 2021 9 mins  
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 terms of engagement tactics and tasks.

An A to Z of alumni community management (Episode 15)

Jul 27 2021 9 mins  
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!

14 cost-effective alumni engagement tactics (Episode 14)

Jul 21 2021 16 mins  
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.

Why integrity, empathy, personalisation and agility are vital components to managing your alumni community (Episode 13)

Jul 14 2021 10 mins  
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 people networks. Specifically we look at four key principles: integrity, empathy, personalisation and agility.

Ownership of your alumni programme - does this sit with HR, Marketing or another function? (Episode 12)

Jul 07 2021 8 mins  
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 department in the business the programme should be managed from. HR, Marketing and Business Development or…somewhere else?

Applying the 'jobs to be done' framework to develop your alumni value proposition (Episode 11)

Jun 30 2021 16 mins  
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 proposition.