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With just a few weeks left in 2013, the wave of top ten lists and year-in-review articles is flowing in full tsunami force. This show app wasn’t the first ASAE event app, but it seemed like ASAE placed more emphasis on referencing the app and communicating through it (via Twitter widget) during the show than they did at previous events.
Three millennials (two males and one female) also served on the committee. The three millennials asked some very tough and insightful questions. What makes the Facebooks, Amazons and Starbucks of the world become the first resource people turn to when they think of communicating, shopping or meeting a friend over a cup of coffee?
With a strong collegiate base and more millennials joining up than ever before, we had to be current with our messaging and how we were presenting it visually. Our branding had to communicate a new message to a younger generation, but also validate Gen X, Baby Boomers and older generations who have been part of SWE for so long.
Millennials are eager to connect, participate and give says the 2013Millennial Impact Report by Achieve. Since 2009, the report has focused on Millennial behaviors that would interest many nonprofits and conference organizers including trends in communication, service and giving. Millennials share in micro ways.
If you’ve heard one story about those weird, wacky millennials, you’ve heard them all, right? Programmer Eric Bailey created a web browser extension to parody the heavy use of certain buzzwords like “millennials.” times that college students/millennials/”snake people” did the same thing in 2013.
What Millennials Want. Millennials have been called many names: the Always-On Generation, Gen Y and Digital Natives. In the context of understanding that millennials hate bad design, John McKinney recently talked about 8 design trends he sees as headed for extinction. Experience” Design: It’s Not JUST a Phone.
You hear a lot about Baby Boomers, Millennials, and as of late, Generation Z. In fact, the independent Millennials often take the credit for being the generation of boundaries, but Gen Xers led the way. Use your AMS to build member list segmentations and communicate with people how they tell you they want to be communicated with.
Here’s a look at how to better communicate benefits information. According to a new survey [PDF] by employee engagement and communications company GuideSpark, 43 percent of millennials and 30 percent of non-millennials are not reading most of their handbooks. How do you tell your staff about their employee benefits?
We hear each day about the need for innovation, how “millennials don’t join,” and the “end of relevance.” Adobe’s 2013 Mobile Consumer Survey Whitepaper points out that 65% of mobile device users report that they read news on their mobile devices. He even says he sees a day where newspapers are all digital.).
Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated. What surprised us most in 2013? Tracy Tompkins , group publisher for Naylor LLC , said she’s surprised by the number of associations that make decisions about member communications from the “confines of their staff or board room.”
was writing an article about communication trends for 2013 and posed the question to an online group we're in together: what do you think the biggest communication trend for 2013 will be? That's why, she said, image-sharing sites such as Pinterest and Instagram will continue to grow in 2013.
Since becoming Director, Membership for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013, Mike Skiados, CAE has enjoyed a 98 percent member retention rate. That’s not just a Millennial thing; that’s a societal thing. Often, you run into a member who says, “I really wish you provided this to members.”
— avectra (@avectra) October 2, 2013. Internet innovation: As founder and CEO of the e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Bezos knows a lot about the power of communication and word of mouth online. Without the fresh ideas that millennials bring, your association could soon hit a dead end. How would Jeff Bezos run an association?
Despite the more than $5 billion dollars spent on marketing campaigns in social media spaces in 2013, new research from Gallup found that consumers’ purchasing decisions are more influenced by friends and TV commercials. Instead of selling, Gallup says, brands should use social to build community.
But many of the legacy challenges remain: information overload, communication clutter, attracting and retaining younger members, maintaining their position as their industry’s No. A new study from Iris Mobile and The Center for Media Research found that 75 percent of millennials (Gen Y) access the Internet via their phones.
A 2013 report by Forrester Research, “Mobile Workforce Adoption Trends” [PDF], found that 64 percent of 10,000 information workers surveyed said they use smartphones while sitting at their desks—the same percentage as those who said they use them while commuting. Work From Anywhere.
Cain, a former corporate lawyer and negotiations consultant who delivered the opening keynote presentation at the ASAE 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, said that American business and American culture—even parents of young American children—tend to value extroverted personalities more than introverted personalities.
Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? There’s an excellent summary by the study’s authors in this post, “ Preparing Millennials for Leadership Success ,” the tips include: 1. Communicates powerfully and prolifically.
Healthier Association, Higher Membership Performance By Joe Rominiecki via AssociationsNow NAADAC’s major symptom circa April 2013 was declining membership, Storie says. Some of the causes were outdated communications methods, stale member and prospect data, and complacency in customer service. Don’t make these blunders.
As our association benchmarking data confirms, information overload and communication clutter continues to be the Achilles’ heel of many associations. Millennials respond differently. By the way, that clunky telephone handset on your desk can be used for purposes other than calling people to ask, “Did you get my email?”
A discussion at last week’s ASAE Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference raised this concern, at least indirectly, as several association professionals weighed in on the impact of new or re-envisioned membership models. ” November 20, 2013. •[AAM] AIGA] “ Want Your Members’ Opinions on Strategy?
TechSoup wrote up this post based on some very early innovators in 2013, but still only a handful of nonprofits had established a presence. If you are targeting Gen Z and Millennials and you have someone on staff who speaks emoji as a first language, set up a small pilot and test on SnapChat using Laura’s steps.
Jamie is an expert in online engagement and giving, inspiring Millennial donors, and the force behind BMore Gives More, the movement to raise $5.7 million in a day on #GivingTuesday 2013. Having a way to communicate with them regularly is essential, both leading up to the Giving Day and especially during the day itself.
It was the last keynote of the day and it was a long day, so I improvised a movement exercise that involved some Samba movements to keep them engaged (see my post over at the Chronicle ). Now, I can’t wait for my international projects in 2013! Teens As Free Agents.
It is important to have employees who embody your organization’s mission statement and know how to communicate it effectively––ideally, they’ll do so not only via the organization’s official channels but also through their personal channels. Pencils of Promise (@PencilsOfPromis) December 10, 2013. RSVP today & come join us.
Yet, never one to shy away from exploring promising possibilities, our President Derrick Feldmann began brainstorming ways a Tumblr-MCON partnership could promote an ongoing conversation about cause-related research – one that could generate, for years to come, topics for future MCONs and areas of focus for millennial impact studies.
While you’re in transition, test procedures, technology, communications channels, etc., The 2013 Volunteer Canada Volunteer Recognition Study showed that for 80% of volunteers, the most effective recognition was hearing about how their work has made a difference. And don’t be afraid to give your Millennial volunteers a chance.
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