Associations Now

APRIL 2, 2023

Associations face an increasingly competitive market for members, attendees, and education. Time was, the association value proposition was pretty simple: “We’re the only ones who care about you.” Experts recommend finding a “superpower”—and building a culture that supports it.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Too many associations are burdened with vague, cluttered notions of what their core purpose might be — rather than a deep understanding of what their reason for existing actually is. These tips will help you nurture a purpose-driven culture within your association. Value inspiration over explanation.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 14, 2018

The GrowthZone AMS 1st Annual Association Momentum Awards Competition for Construction Trades and Building Associations yielded extraordinary results, with entrants submitting details of their most inventive and forward-thinking programs. The competition recognizes innovative programs, events, and ideas that challenge the status quo.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 31, 2019

Association agency services that help members with time-consuming media and content production. Or what about an association service that helps members connect with just the right member. Perhaps what your strategy, marketing, and innovation needs is a focus on how the association can save members’ time.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 21, 2016

Or we can optimize our member marketing communications with A/B testing. If you work for an association that is defined by what it provides: articles, research, the conference; the association may be too heavily focused on optimization. Optimization must be balanced by innovation. Innovations don’t need to be grand.

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Protech

MAY 4, 2020

Typically, those interactions include your public relations and marketing activities, social media posts, email newsletters, webinars, blogs, SMS and podcasts. . Loop 1 – Buy (Market and Sell) . The member journey loop is an illustration the represents the journey of an ideal member and it looks like this : .

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

Additionally, you could suggest a “freemium” community membership for potential members to showcase the value of joining your association. Download our eBook, Maximize Association Value with Engagement , for the full list of ways a community builds your association’s member acquisition and member engagement efforts.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

On the other hand, if innovation presents exciting new opportunities, that is another compelling reason to expand your purpose to meet the moment. Netflix’s new vision was driven by the idea that, in a highly competitive market, a shift in values would give its brand a leading edge. Values create community.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Depending on the association it could be a new-to-the-profession academy, a webinar series, the mentor program, a research report, or any other benefit. These special associations have what I call an Association Value Trigger Point (AVTP). Dynamic Benchmarking was recommended to me because of their innovative platform.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 6, 2017

It is harder, but maybe more useful, to say this association is for the innovators. It is easy to say we are for the senior leadership team, or tax accountants, or the amusement parks industry. Maybe the experimenters. The professionals who know the industry has to change and they are working on changing it. Or focus on the connectors.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Marketing programs can help employees boost their personal brand when times are tough. Job posting and job training programs can help members navigate the always fluctuating environment of employment. Entrepreneurial programs can help members make the transition from staff member to a business owner.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Henry pointed out that this shift means two things: You must communicate with people where they are, and you must have an established relationship with them before you can market to them. Tech innovations such as blogging and social media platforms allow associations to host low-cost, two-way communication forums.

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And then a lot of times what’s highlighted is that associations are risk averse, and they’re unwieldy. And it’s very difficult to maneuver and innovate the way that we want to. Some associations believe only they can produce content. Well, there’s like, you know, four different people from Tecker. International who did this.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 7, 2017

Have you ever noticed the Twitter flurry before the conference? A few attendees will start leaving tweets here and there. “I am packing for Orlando!” ” “Made it through security and the fight is on time; here I come!” ” “Can’t wait for today’s awesome keynote to kick off this conference.”

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Smooth The Path

DECEMBER 6, 2016

I could have been a politician, organization, group of people, CEO, or even an association. If you have ever been inside an association during a public blunder you likely saw that it was just thoughtlessness. Think about a recent blunder you witnessed someone make. From the outside it is easy to understand why people are outraged.

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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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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. For Jeff’s first post on why innovation is critical to the future of associations, go here. And you know what? I was right.

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