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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.3.19

Reid All About it

Amanda Kaiser dispels three myths on why people join associations and reveals the real reason—based on her member research. Telling Your Story Through Blogs, Photos and Videos. How do you convey the great work your organization is doing with blogs, photos and videos? Follow Blog via Email. Host: ACGI Software.

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When Decisions Get Made

Eric Lanke

Amanda Kaiser at her Smooth the Path blog gave me a good reminder this week about association membership dues notices. The most interesting result from the member research on renewal notices is that these letters, emails, and phone calls do not serve to change most member’s minds about renewing. Image Source [link].

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The New Member Engagement Rule of Three

GrowthZone

A Guest Blog by Amanda Kaiser. There is a short window of opportunity to engage new members. Most new members join with high hopes. This is one key reason why new members do not renew at the same rate as other members. Engage your new members early and engage them for life!

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Association Brain Food: 11.1.24

Reid All About it

Member workplace challenges. This member research report from Halmyre Strategies describes the challenges faced by various professions as a new generation enters the workforce , including burnout, work-life balance, client demands, value of credentials, diversity, and changing workforce roles. . Ok, and then what? 1 CAE credit.

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Why Just One Kind of Member Research Isn’t Enough

Associations Now

That’s where in-depth qualitative research came in, and CFMA turned to Amanda Kaiser, chief path finder at Kaiser Insights LLC, who specializes in interview-based member research. This fits with Kaiser’s observations from her work in interviewing members of multiple associations.

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Four ideas from the retail world for your association’s member service

Nimble AMS

As for-profit companies provide these types of experiences, your members expect the same in more areas of their lives – including their experience with your association. So, how can you take your association’s member service to the next level? Read our blog for helpful tips! So do your members.

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Resources of the Association Community

Smooth The Path

I conduct member research all the time, so I get direct access to the bright spots in our industry. Association Success sends a daily curated newsletter with a key feature from their own blog. Where do you get knowledge and insights about the association industry? I am lucky. Are you hungry for some knowledge?