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. appeared first on WBT Systems.

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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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Smooth The Path

APRIL 11, 2019

Bernadette Jiwa, storytelling guru wrote that good marketing, “empowers people to make decisions now that they won’t regret later, and, “helps people to do the things they want to do.” Just because we manage non-profit associations does not make us immune to lousy marketing.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

If your member marketing is not woking there is a problem with one or more of these things: The channel – the method used to get the message to members and potential members. The product – is the thing you are trying to market. Most times the problem with our marketing is in the story and/or the product.

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CMA Solutions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

To tackle these challenges, associations need to get creative with their offerings and really connect with both current and potential members to show off their value. A well-crafted growth strategy is crucial for expanding association membership and ensuring the long-term sustainability and impact of your organization.

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CMA Solutions

DECEMBER 23, 2024

So, how can your association keep members engaged over the long term? Here are nine engagement strategies that can create a meaningful and lasting impact. For example, a project management association could offer an Agile certification. A digital marketing group might host workshops on search engine optimization (SEO) trends.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 3, 2019

They get knowledge and connections through the association. How about strategies to think about and tactics to try? How do members feel when they have had a positive interaction because of the association? Try this exercise because the value your members receive is somewhere near the end of this list.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 19, 2019

Free membership might be a big win, or it can be a potentially risky strategy that can anger members or devalue membership. For example, some associations have a tough time converting free first-year members to paying members because there is the expectation that membership is free. The real value of associations for members.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Business owners and leaders may want to collaboratively innovate to survive the downturn and meet new market demands. Unemployed members need help connecting with future employers, and hiring managers need to connect with qualified candidates. What more can you do to prioritize employment in your field, industry, or profession?

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But, when messages are dull, demanding, long, and pleading marketing messages, they start habitually ignoring emails. It may be true that your association is sending members too many email messages, but, it is unlikely that new members are getting too many email messages from your association.

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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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AMR Management Services

APRIL 2, 2013

This executive director needs help with recruitment, retention and marketing. He needs a value proposition that will engage current and new members. He needs to determine the association's value proposition and make it relevant to a new generation of enthusiasts. Consider your grandfather's hobbies. He needs change.

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Sequence Consulting

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?

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Protech

MARCH 11, 2020

For trade associations, institutional members might expect value in the form of internal educational resources they can share with their staff on community forums. However, decision-making strategies and implementations are still mixed between “gut feeling” and “data – driven.” . Data D riven .

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Associations Now

AUGUST 7, 2019

As globalization and technology make it possible for associations to have employees in several countries, it also changes the way leaders must manage their workforce. Willis Turner, CAE, CEO of Sales and Marketing Executives International, Inc., said this new reality requires a shift in both management style and use of technology.

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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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Smooth The Path

MAY 7, 2017

It is our understanding of them that guides the organization’s strategy. There is not another thing that will sustainably drive awareness, engagement, and retention more than understanding our members. Understanding our members helps us stay in lockstep with our members.

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Slice-Works

JULY 10, 2014

Two weeks ago, I began a series sharing nuggets from the most recent ASAE Membership, Marketing & Communications Conference. Calling all Small Association Leaders: 5 Great Ways to Generate Real Membership Value and Growth. 5 strategies that only cost me time, effort and persistence. — Defining Your Association Value.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We are hosting a guided exploration of what trust means for our future relationships with staff, boards, constituents, and the association industry. The objective is to arrive at actionable strategies for strengthening those relationships. Open Windows In July 2020,orgSource surveyed approximately 300 association executives.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 21, 2016

Or we can optimize our member marketing communications with A/B testing. Related: The danger of associations using optimizing strategies. The real reason associations are not innovating. What would your association look like if you could start over? We optimize all the time in our jobs.

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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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Associations Now

JULY 9, 2013

How to use employee input to develop more effective values statements. Also: why you should constantly rethink strategies to keep up with the transient economy. Most associations have values statements. Wannabes impoverish us. Leaders enrich us. But some are more effective than others.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

” Incoming association boards and staff often leap to this conclusion too. Flat membership numbers or small market share must mean low awareness. . “If only more people knew about our pogo sticks, inflatable canoes, or apples, more people would buy.” Low awareness usually is a symptom, not a cause, however.

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Plexus Consulting

MARCH 28, 2011

or international market expansion. How does your association define success? So, what does your association value most? For example, an association in a protracted, downward financial spiral, for example, may define success very differently than an association whose growth has been 30% per year for the past five years.

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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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Plexus Consulting

DECEMBER 19, 2011

or international market expansion. So, what does your association value most? For example, an association in a protracted, downward financial spiral may define success very differently than an association whose growth has been 30% per year for the past five years. or international market expansion.

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Off Stage

JANUARY 20, 2011

The key phrase in the story is that the agents did not perceive $431 of value in Realtor association membership. Did the local association need to better market the return-on-investment more effectively? Maybe there just WASNT $431 in association value once the MLS incentive was removed from the equation.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Knowing which platforms your members use to follow your association allows you to optimize your communication strategy by focusing efforts on the most popular channels, enhancing member engagement and reach. Advocacy Survey Questions Advocacy efforts can be a key piece of an associations value to its members.

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Is your association’s value proposition as strong as it could be? Are your governance, operations, and culture aligned to support strategy? Thank you, Bruce Bruce, who said the association value prop can be aggregating content for all sources, and the context of the associations mission and needs of its members.

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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. Organizer: ASAE Black Association Executives *All events are online at Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted. AMS implementation. Stakeholder capitalism.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Tear down walls (literally and figuratively)​ Embrace a continuous process​ The Erosion of Confidence Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our resident trend watcher. The World Café is a strategy designed to deeply explore a series of topical questions. The event was what the association community does best.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

That’s what the WSAE Task Force on Innovation concluded in its white paper, and that’s why WSAE has decided to launch an online community (formal announcement coming soon) where crowd-sourced discussions can take place—discussions focused on identifying successful strategies for overcoming barriers in these three areas.

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