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Last January, I wrote about Naylor’s 2015 Communication Benchmarking Study. At the same time, nearly 80 percent of associations said their members ignore their communications – up from 59 percent in 2015. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. That goes for businesses, too.
The organization conducts qualitative research with their member’s customers to help align GCCA and their industry with the business outcomes their customers seek. Here again the organization impacts member outcomes. Association revenues have grown by 25% in the last year and a half. Demonstrate Strategic Alignment.
SEPA uses strategy to run as a market focused nonprofit organization and they are on a robust growth trajectory: Merged with the Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid (ADS) in 2015 and SGIP (formerly the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel) in 2017. Grew annual revenue from $300,000 to $12 million.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015 closed with 5.6 This presents a lot of opportunities for associations to grow revenue and member value through an online job board. The key to engagingmembers while producing the most value to employers and driving your non-dues revenue is reaching more passive job seekers.
This good news was echoed in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for Q1 2015 where 18,000 US employers reported a positive Net Employment Outlook, and almost 20% anticipated an increase in their staff levels during Q1 2015. “As The ongoing race to identify and recruit qualified talent will only increase as we move into 2015.
For example, through survey research in 2014, the Global Cold Chain Alliance identified key business outcomes that matter most to its members. Helping the industry reduce regulatory compliance costs and grow revenues were high priorities. Member Call to Action. Leading The Cold Chain.
Looking at the top ten association job boards we currently work with, they are on track for a 25 percent increase in revenue in 2014 compared to the previous year. But it’s not just non-dues revenue that is at stake here. As we finish out the year and move into 2015 the stakes have never been higher. We’re betting on it!
Last January, I wrote about Naylor’s 2015 Communication Benchmarking Study. At the same time, nearly 80 percent of associations said their members ignore their communications – up from 59 percent in 2015. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. That goes for businesses, too.
VHMA found this marketing automation integration generated a 5 percent increase in membership, adding an extra $18,000 in membership revenue. So, 50 percent of time saved, a 5 percent boost in revenue, and 23 percent more engagement? From 2015 to 2016, IASBO saw an average attendance increase of 45 percent. The takeaway.
His complaint reminded me of two posts ( pre-Annual and post-Annual ) I wrote about the same topic back in the summer of 2015. How do you attract sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers, and maintain their engagement and loyalty when you’re up against a wide range of competing alternatives? Same old, same old. Association boards.
More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015. 2015. ** 11%. Source: Association Adviser 2015-2016.
In other words, it’s all about Strategic MemberEngagement. As a result of a fifteen-month strategic exercise with its board of directors, the organization re branded itself in 2015 and is now known as the Smart Electric Power Alliance. In 2000, the organization changed its name to the Solar Electric Power Association.
Make memberengagement your top priority in 2015 and 2016. If your current members aren''t engaged, what makes you think non-members will want to join.' Every employee of your association should listen to this program. CLICK HERE to visit the radio interview page.
If we, as associations, can harness the energy within our associations to help members understand they have joined an exciting place that can lead them to the answers for most everyone of their challenges, we will maximize their engagement, therefore solving many of our association''s challenges. Here me on this.
Your organization may have a larger goal for your community, like ticket deflection , member retention , or increased revenue , but we always have to come back to the basics. Sephora consumers want the latest beauty tips. Marketers want inspiration for new campaigns. How can you get back to your shared purpose this year?
Every member has his or her own reasons for engaging with your association, but how do you best serve diverse needs while maintaining focus on common goals? ” The mix of engagement methods that will maximize both reach and ‘stickiness’ is unique to every association. This will require some customization. …
Think about it: How many associations want to boost revenue by hoping their members buy more? In other words, we ask, “How can we get our members to do what we want them to do?”. We hear it all the time: We live in a “me” society. Most of us, at some point, have asked, “What’s in this for me? Associations aren’t any different.
The logical take-away from that statistic would be to reduce the amount of information sent to members, but associations reported they communicate more frequently , touching members four more times per month (on average 30 times) than in 2015. This struggle may be related to lack of measuring and recording reader engagement.
In early 2012, Dynamic Communities was continuing its tradition of providing excellent programs, including webinars, chapter meetings and annual conferences, but the team recognized they were very limited in their ability to communicate with members and foster communication and engagement among them. “We Chapter Communities.
We’ve built our company around helping you improve customer and memberengagement. He is the winner of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowship, and was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. So how do you build your conference schedule without combing through dozens of sessions and reading each and every description?
Let me know which ones you find the most interesting, or share your other ideas for Associations Now membership coverage in 2015. At least two associations I’m aware of shut down their private online member communities in 2014. The impact of a dues change on nondues revenue. Happy holidays, and see you in 2015!
“Everything that we read and everything that we hear about says it’s all about memberengagement, so … we really decided we had to hit these new members hard to make sure that they knew about our resources,” says Wagner. And about 30 percent of the registrations are new members.
A recent report from a nonprofit software maker suggests that associations are going to become increasingly customer-driven, not just member-driven. Does the road to increased revenue run through technology offerings? The idea of expanding the conversation beyond memberengagement to customer engagement.
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” Mayor and McCrimons, president of Philanthropy Works, shared these ideas with attendees at the 2015 ASAE Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference in June, in a Learning Lab titled “Memberball: Increasing MemberEngagement and Satisfaction Through Innovative Data Analysis.”
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