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Here are some of our favorites from 2018. But before we bid adieu to 2018, it’s worth circling back to a few of this year’s many smart Membership Hacks. Savvier member recruitment. This year, a few associations took clever approaches to traditional member recruitment campaigns. Personalization made simple.
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Based on the latest research by Community Brands, the 2018 Member Education and Career Development Report analyzes the importance of connecting your members’ learning achievements to open career opportunities within your industry niche. The bottom line: Your members want their associations to help them develop professionally.
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… It’s time for Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 11 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. All the “most popular posts of 2018” posts that come out this time of year, like this one from MemberSuite , provide good intel.
Executives leading this transformational effort employ an adaptive model with far reaching world views because they: See their Associations as market movers – Challenging their own thinking and rapidly embracing opportunities to help members consistently solve their problems. These factors acknowledge GCCA’s role as market movers.
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Learn why leaders and employers should prioritize their employees’ well-being as one of the most effective ways to make broader impact in 2018. To successfully integrate these generations into the workplace, organizations need to embrace radical changes in recruitment, benefits, and culture. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.
Tue 11/28 at 12 p.m.* – Using Video to Grow Your Marketing & Sales Funnel (Columbia MD Idea Swap). Hear about practical steps every organization can take to support marketing efforts with video. Presenters: Sig VanDamme, Membership Software Evangelist, and Peggy Smith, Product Marketing Manager, Community Brands.
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What does it take to be an association CIO in 2018? The 2018 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Hear about the findings from the 10th anniversary edition of the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Host: Marketing General, Inc. How Small Organizations Win: How to do Big Marketing on a Shoestring Budget.
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It can be frustrating to recruit and train a chapter leader just to have them drop out or burn out a short time later. — Quartz (@qz) September 27, 2018. Chapter leadership comes with a lot of responsibility. Here’s how you can empower your leaders to prevent turnover. Also: One company implements mandatory vacation days.
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YADA Events can today announce the launch of the 2018 YADA Academy – a 12 week intensive training programme for 11 selected interns. The programme encompasses workshops and real life experience in topics including project management, event creation, sales techniques, sponsorship, technology, social media, marketing and merchandising.
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ACM administers the program and provides marketing and outreach materials, technical assistance and webinars, and strategic support for leveraging the initiative to participating museums. After hitting its first-year participation goal of 125 institutions, ACM hopes to reach 250 by March 2018, a goal Migus expects to reach.
But most will agree that recruitment and retention feels tougher now than ever before. – Cause-Related Marketing, Sweepstakes, Raffles, and Other Charitable Promotions: Being Creative and Compliant (Washington DC and webinar). Presenters: Natalie Cheney, CEO, and Shaun O’Reilly, VP of Marketing, MemberSuite. 1 CAE credit.
Arena UK & Europe announced the appointment of two experienced marketeers to create an in-house marketing team. Kate, Marketing Manager, Arena UK & Europe, comments: “Brandon and I are thrilled to be working for Arena. Building the marketing function from the ground is such a great opportunity.”.
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REM has promoted Lily Brimble, after three and a half years with the company, to the role of Senior Project Manager, October 2018. Behind the scenes at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta 2018 . To hear more from Lily about her involvement at this year’s Bristol International Balloon Fiesta click through to the video below.
The Board started the process with the following promises: Host a virtual chat (held on June 18) with members to discuss what the Chapter has/has not done and where to go from here including actionable steps that can be taken ensure recruiting, programming, events, and membership are more equitable, inclusive and diverse. Let us know !
The expanded role will see Jenny managing the Barbican’s growing sales team, which includes a renewed focus on international and association markets. Charlie returns to the Barbican, where he worked as an account manager for two years between 2016 and 2018. The Barbican has appointed Jenny Waller as head of sales.
Most popular posts of 2018: Association email is dying. How to recruit and engage an entirely new generation of members. Take all the guesswork out of procedural type interactions and your members will bring their best selves to association interactions.
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