Smooth The Path

MARCH 14, 2019

The answers to these questions will give you the landscape of all the current problems your association can be solving to boost the value for members. Once you are sure, the association is offering a great value to your target member groups the next step is to determine if you have a marketing problem.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Associations revolve around relationships, but the shape of those connections has changed. The association value proposition should be revised to meet the moment. It is still possible to create that community, but on a smaller scale. Trust is tied to value. Today trust bleeds into everything.

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Smooth The Path

JULY 16, 2019

For a long time silos have been talked about as the bane of the business world, because silos throw up barriers to communication. Sometimes the staff groups doing the selling, marketing, and soliciting feedback are not the same people who are serving the members throughout their membership. Between marketing and every department.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Chances are, your association’s nonmember audience values very different things than you and your members do, those values are rooted in much deeper motivations than you suspect, and your position and experience hamper your ability to craft membership appeals in terms that address those foreign motivations.

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Protech

MAY 4, 2020

By Brian Smith – Communications Specialist. M any of our daily interactions and communications are through screens , and i t’s not just television. Typically, those interactions include your public relations and marketing activities, social media posts, email newsletters, webinars, blogs, SMS and podcasts. .

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WBT Systems

MAY 9, 2017

This week Eric Kuhn, opening keynoter at ASAE’s 2017 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference advised attendees to “ adopt social media next practices , not just best practices “, when describing social media as one of the most powerful marketing tools for associations.

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Association Navigator

AUGUST 15, 2016

The question of association value comes up over and over again. Business leaders frequently ask their representative on an association board or committee to justify the expense of their association participation. Here’s Riecks’ list of what you should expect from your trade association.

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Smooth The Path

APRIL 17, 2018

Email is ridiculously important to the health of our association because at most associations email is by far the most used channel to communicate with our members. We are not going to talk all the new filters that purposely block and sort association mass emails into spam folders (that’s a problem too).

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As amazing as your member benefits and association values are, membership dues can be a roadblock for potential members. There are 2 essential ways you can communicate this information with potential members. But remember, to get to this point, you have to successfully market your organization. Good for you.

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Association Freak

MARCH 26, 2021

Our research has confirmed that an organization’s membership value proposition is the key driver for membership renewal. So, how can you ensure that you reinforce this value through marketing that truly makes membership impossible to resist? Some organizations have taken a smart approach by bundling benefits together.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 3, 2019

Try this exercise because the value your members receive is somewhere near the end of this list. Related: The real value of associations for members. Add value for members even when they are not succeeding. Understand the three professional stages to improve association value.

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Protech

MARCH 11, 2020

By Brian Smith, Communications Specialist . Members at your association want to be completely sure that when they are pay ing their annual dues, they are investing in a full experience that brings them val ue. .

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Smooth The Path

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The term content is king has been so misconstrued by so many marketing experts it is nearly meaningless today. Revealing a plan of action, that is value! Related: Two kinds of association change. Is our association important and of value? It is hard to communicate member value. Quality is expected.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Last month Reggie Henry, CIO of ASAE, recounted a story about an exchange with a University of Maryland student in which the student explained that younger people aren’t communicating by email anymore, but almost exclusively through social networks. MU: Relationships are formed when there is two-way communication.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 6, 2019

Improve association value with soft skill training. Influencing also works when you are trusted, patient, and consistent. Which tool works best for the influencing you need to do today? More on influence: Member expectations profoundly impact their experience. Two methods to motivate members.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 21, 2016

Or we can optimize our member marketing communications with A/B testing. Here are some optimizing tactics: Looking at Google Analytics and changing our navigation so members get to the content they need with fewer clicks. Or we can use last year’s attendee feedback to make this year’s conference a bit better.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Popular Posts: Association myths busted. What association CEOs need to do about membership. Understand the three professional stages to improve association value. These mental exercises help me set an audience-focused goal and having that goal eventually removes the block. appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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Plexus Consulting

MARCH 28, 2011

or international market expansion. How does your association define success? Thereafter communicate, communicate, and communicate. So, what does your association value most? Key messages are important for association leaders—volunteers and staff—to focus on, repeat and reinforce.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Cierra Loflin at Superpath identifies the telltale signs of an underperforming blog and shares the turnaround advice of three content marketers who inherited mediocre blogs. Host: UST Education Speakers: Jeff Horne, Co-Founder, CEO, Wicket Steve Shock, VP Marketing, Wicket Marketing Technology Specialist Tue 2/28 at 12 p.m.

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

But that commitment piece is so important, you know, when we divide up and look at the value proposition, and we think, okay, in which area Can I can I look for improvements for my association? Certainly figuring out is my association tied to the mission and communicating that canoe, the mission, the best way that it could?

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Smooth The Path

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Even if we are able to give a fleeting member perspective to every outgoing communication we are bound to miss some because our work lives have gotten so much more complex and days are so jam-packed it is hard to be super thoughtful about everything all the time. Building in fear of what members may think will stop us in our tracks.

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Plexus Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2011

or international market expansion. These questions raise the issue of how your association defines success. Thereafter communicate, communicate, and communicate. So, what does your association value most? And to communicate effectively about it. or international market expansion.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 20, 2017

Dropping in on members or associates with a small token of appreciation such as coffee, drinks or other knickknacks can go a long way toward showing people your association values its relationship with them. Kelly Clark is the manager for online marketing with Naylor Association Solutions. About The Author.

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Experts in Membership Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2010

I am reading the 1/10 issue of ASAE's Associations Now and came upon an article (pg 24 if you are so inclined) entitled "Tune In to Your Members' Wavelength" by Tracy Krughoff, Director of Event Communications at the Biotechnology Industry Organization here in D.C. Maybe it still is for your industry. So here it is. If it does, cudos.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

I’m not saying that Jeff’s diagnosis of the barriers that keep associations from innovating is wrong. What many associations lack is a culture that seeks to leverage its internal diversity of perspective for effective and innovative problem solving. Association Management. Communication. Baby Boomers.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

When Velvet Chainsaw Consulting conducted speaker research with 120 associations with research and consulting company Tagoras Inc. Associations value member input. This will deliver improved marketing value, increase relevance, and chunk the process for both staff and volunteers. Tighten the timeline. Avoid spin.

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