Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 18, 2012

The annual conference finally draws to a close and the last thing on your mind is the resource and content treasures unearthed throughout the event. However, what I’m specifically talking about here is curating conference content that already exists. Let me set the scene: Your toes are numb from standing for 72 straight hours.

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Thanks For Playing

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Find a complimentary organization or two, and swap member lists, swap magazine ads, swap e-newsletter promotions, swap banner ads, swap conference attendance/booths/speaking spots, etc. Retention is even more important than recruitment – it’s a much lower cost, higher value transaction. If you don’t know, FIND OUT!

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , MemberSuite describes the seven essential elements for creating a memorable virtual conference instead of the typical series of webinars with accompanying chat box. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Tue 7/28 at 11 a.m.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 15, 2017

Somewhat more common than handwritten letters is a volunteer appreciation event at your annual conference. You can make the event even more special by including your conference’s keynote speakers, industry experts, and your own leadership and board members. Hold a Volunteer Appreciation Event. Want to do even better? Make Them Leaders.

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YourMembership

MARCH 8, 2013

We know that there are key points when recruiting new members to any organization that are crucial to survival. But focusing only on recruitment can be a big mistake if you are ignoring the qualities, characteristics and attributes that attracted members in the first place. 4) Can Your Conference Really be Personalized?

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We want to recruit new members. We want to increase the number of members attending our conferences. We populate our weekly e-newsletter with information about our conferences. We solicit members at those conference to become volunteers. We published more articles in our e-newsletter than we ever have before!"

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Are you at a stalemate when it comes to recruiting and retaining members? Create a contest and challenge members to recruit others to join. For each new recruit, the member’s name goes into a drawing for an iPad. Branch out from the typical places you recruit members. Julie Frey, APR, CPRC. Expand your network.

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Event Industry News

JULY 26, 2019

MEETinLEEDS, the conference facilities for the University of Leeds, is strengthening its team with two new appointments to its sales and marketing department. The two new recruits will be supporting MEETinLEEDS with conferencing activity and helping to profile the stature of the university both nationally and internationally.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re at the digitalNow conference next week and see me wandering around, please let me know you read Association Brain Food, you’ll make my day, plus I’d love to meet you if we’re not already acquainted.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

In order to recruit new members, associations need to provide a unique value proposition , something compelling enough that people see value in paying for membership on their own or asking their company to sponsor their membership. Example: “Our conference is coming up. Promote your publications and subscriptions. Objection 3: Timing.

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Higher Logic

MAY 19, 2016

theSkimm, a newsletter for women, has a strong recruitment strategy tied to their ambassador program -- Skimmbassadors recruit their friends to subscribe to the newsletter by hosting parties and making it more of a social outlet rather than a solo reading experience. Promote events.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 28, 2022

If the registration numbers for your educational programs are disappointing, WBT Systems shares several reasons people don’t commit to online courses and conferences. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 25 Ways to Take Your Newsletter to the Next Level.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 19, 2022

Recruiting young members. The latest MGI report disclosed how poorly associations are doing with young member recruitment. Conference Sustainability: Should You Be Prioritising It in 2022? Environmental scientists have long deplored the paradox of needing to fly to scholarly conferences around the world. Quick hits.

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Aptify

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Your membership recruitment efforts worked! Notify them of important dates, such as your annual conference or the upcoming release of industry research. Let them know what communications you’ll be sending them, such as your member newsletter, and how often they’ll receive those communications. You have new members.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 3, 2020

Online communities bookend your customer reference program by allowing you to both identify and recruit strong customer advocates , as well as connect prospects and customers in the community for a positive and authentic reference experience. These components are difficult to manage using traditional customer relationship tools. Did you know?

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

Most of the people I know who exhibited at virtual conferences this past year were not pleased with the results. Virtual conference pricing. Would you like to subscribe to this newsletter? Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Virtual expo. Guest: Sanjay Deo.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 11, 2022

Virtual conference attendee’s attention. Is your virtual conference engaging enough to prevent multitasking? Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 15 Ways to Take Your Newsletter to the Next Level. Don’t be so sure—and don’t assume that’s an impossible goal.

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WBT Systems

JULY 31, 2018

Every association wants to recruit millennial members, but the cost of membership may exceed a millennial’s budget. Recruitment strategy: help millennials get jobs. A targeted newsletter and streaming video series helps them build rapport with prospects. They’ve built content partnerships with recruiters and PR agencies.

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Membersuite

MARCH 16, 2022

3: Newsletters. Insert a personalized section in newsletters that says: “According to our records, your job title is [XYZ]. A few years ago, a conference I attended had a lounge where members could get a professional headshot. 6: Recruitment Lead Generation. Click here to update if incorrect.” 7: Student Members.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Savvier member recruitment. This year, a few associations took clever approaches to traditional member recruitment campaigns. But you don’t need a major retail event or sports month to recruit prospects. You can peruse the full collection at your leisure by scrolling through the archives.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 21, 2022

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. One way to capture attendees’ attention and keep them glued is by adding an entertainment component to your online meetings and conferences. Champion, MSSA, CNM, Conference and Events Director, National WIC Association.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Simplify volunteer recruitment and use deposits to ensure attendance. Subscribe to e-newsletter updates Keep up to date with the latest news Join 15,000 + #eventprofs and get our e-newsletters direct to your inbox First Name Last Name johnsmith@example.com Submit Form is being submitted, please wait a bit. Conferences.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Specialist events talent recruitment companies, tfconnect and ESP Recruitment, have announced a strategic partnership which will see the two parties working together globally to assist tfconnect clients with their senior talent needs. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Especially now, your member newsletters specifically can be an effective way to keep your members updated and engaged with your organization. Other direct benefits of a member newsletter can include: Highlighting member accomplishments. 10 Membership Newsletter Best Practices. How to Choose Your Member Newsletter Name.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Especially now, your member newsletters specifically can be an effective way to keep your members updated and engaged with your organization. Other direct benefits of a member newsletter can include: Highlighting member accomplishments. 10 Membership Newsletter Best Practices. How to Choose Your Member Newsletter Name.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The new campaign urges conferences, event organisers and venues to support gender-balance, diversity and inclusion on stage. Manel” is industry jargon for a panel of featured speakers at a conference or event consisting of all men. Speaking exclusively to Event Industry News, Carlton added: “This is a global problem.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JANUARY 14, 2019

For example, use Instagram’s focus on images and videos to advertise how fun and engaging your member meetups and educational conferences are. For example, your organizations can offer each other: Advertising space in emails or newsletters. An e-book in return for a newsletter subscription. What types of content could that be?

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EventMobi: Association Events

JUNE 26, 2023

Have strategies for in person and online spaces Local extroverts might be eager to meet up at a restaurant for a networking event, but members who live on the other side of the country might not have the time or money to fly out for a conference. Member newsletters Newsletters are a great place to send updates across your membership base.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Association Member Recruitment: New Opportunities vs Same Old Ways. and made me wonder about the changes in “association recruitment.” Types and methods of promoting - anything special I should think about beyond email, newsletter, website, and social media promotion? Stronger by Association.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Conferences. Julius Solaris shares what he loved about the Connect Marketplace event —ideas to consider for your association’s next conference. Chaviva Gordon-Bennett at Bizzabo explains why smaller conferences are making a bigger impact than large ones. Decide how long you want to work on something. More info/register.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JANUARY 14, 2019

For example, use Instagram’s focus on images and videos to advertise how fun and engaging your member meetups and educational conferences are. For example, your organizations can offer each other: Advertising space in emails or newsletters. An e-book in return for a newsletter subscription. What types of content could that be?

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Associations already have membership, webinars, conferences—built-in groups of folks who are already interested in what they’re doing,” she said. But regardless of the platform, she recommends knowing where your members (and people friendly to your association’s industry) are, and recruit social media ambassadors to promote their campaign.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Recording of a conference session or educational event. Imagine experts discussing what’s new and relevant to their work, or interviews with conference speakers or industry leaders. Use your podcasts to blatantly recruit members too. Journalistic story with or without interviews. News update. Advertisers love podcasts.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2017

A new complimentary, digital membership is adding some much-needed buzz to member recruitment. The American Beekeeping Federation saw an opportunity to create some buzz for member recruitment with a free one-year, digital membership. ABF also saw a boost to conference attendance. How to hack it? Why does it work?

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Next, you’ll want to decide how to weigh the various activities and products your association provides members access to , including but not limited to, courses, webinars, conferences, volunteer events, and more. Membership – This person works to get unengaged members more involved in the organization and target non-members for recruitment.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. I was happy to see Association Brain Food in Lead Marvel’s list of eight must-read newsletters for association professionals. Boring conferences. Here’s a cure for boring conferences. Credentialing support.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. Newsletters. I bet members interact with your newsletters more regularly than any other product or service, which means your association should carefully plan and design each edition. Learning business.

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