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MAY 14, 2021

Marketing copy. If you’re frequently under pressure to come up with clever and compelling marketing copy, I feel for you. That’s when marketers turn to their swipe file: a collection of copied and pasted blurbs that hopefully provide inspiration. Your data is good enough if you know a few simple secrets about how to manage it.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2025

eLearningDOC explains why microlearning is an ideal learning format for busy professionals and how to add it to your associations education portfolio. Providing effective volunteer training without veering into information overwhelm is tricky, but not when you have Mariner Management & Marketing at your side. Microlearning.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

He explains how to build product lines using a framework involving product extensions—an interesting and potentially fruitful strategy. Association marketing. Earn up to four CAE credits in the Association Academy’s Association Creative Marketing Masterclass , which meets for four weeks on Thursdays, 1-2pm ET, starting September 19.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 26, 2020

To be effective today, the association knew they needed a member communication strategy that delivered a personal and valuable experience to members. This targeted, personalized approach has been especially successful at engaging and recruiting more members under age 35. Campaign #1: Onboarding New Association Members.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

She explains how the request for proposal (RFP) has become a vehicle for the misappropriation of someone else’s work. WBT Systems explains how to eliminate and prevent learning content clutter. If your association doesn’t offer an online community for members, Nimble AMS may change your mind. Email Strategist Sophie Jean.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 25, 2018

However, if improving the member experience is what’s behind your perceived need to update your AMS, you’re focusing your efforts in the wrong place – updating your database isn’t going to accomplish this. Rather, you should look to adopting the best member experience product to achieve your specific objective.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But it’s really all about using digital technologies to create or modify business processes and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements. When disruptions arise, you’ll be able to easily add apps and solutions to address those unexpected challenges so you can continue to deliver a great member experience.

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Aptify

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Start by thanking new members for their membership. Then, send them a few short emails that let them know what communications to expect, where to go for information, and how to take advantage of their new member benefits. Be sure to give them instructions about how to log in and how to set up user profiles.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report in many of the posts I’ve written for clients. Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. Email marketing news.

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EventMobi: Association Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Membership directories help your organization in multiple ways: Providing networking opportunities Most of the time, members join a community or association for the networking opportunities. In fact, the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report states that 64% of associations believe members join to network with others in the field.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

And neither do your members. Personalization in marketing and sales has changed irrelevant ads into helpful content. In an Accenture study , they found 56% of consumers admitted to being more inclined to patronize a retailer if it offered a personalized experience. Do you miss that? Because I don’t. Why is this?

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AUGUST 19, 2016

This is the emotion you want to trigger when marketing your conference—that warm, happy, inspired, charged-up feeling of belonging to a tribe who gets what you do and loves what you love. Tue 8/23 at 9 a.m.* – 10 Website Design and Email Marketing Best Practices for NGOs. Not that kind of hangover. More info/register.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

How to Align with Your Board and Executive Team's Priorities. Your goal during this should be to give them confidence that you’ve thought through these things and to convince them that the effort or cost will be worth it for both the health of your organization and an improved member experience. Objection 1: Price.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Besides having a strategy for how your association will use the data in your care, you should follow these six principles for collecting and updating member data. Many of my content marketer friends, acquaintances, and clients will appreciate this one. Here’s how to get yours if you’re in that unfortunate position. (

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Reid All About it

MAY 29, 2020

Participants posted their topics on e180’s Topic Market and sent invitations for one-on-one or group Braindates—video chat discussions on the Braindate platform. I wonder how PCMA and its attendees felt about the experience. Learn how to use “emotional recipes” to shift from fear to freedom and procrastination to motivation.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Education marketing/sales. WBT Systems examines what learners are really buying and explains how to apply what Godin’s describing to the way you market and sell your association’s educational programs. Member/customer engagement. Using the Magic of Modern eCommerce to Boost Member Engagement and Diversify Revenue.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

WBT Systems describes how higher ed is now competing with associations in the lifelong learning market. MemberSuite explains the differences between customization and configuration, why you should think twice about AMS customization , and how many systems are customized even when they’re not marketed as such.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 3, 2020

Your members’ last great online experience is their new expectation. Here’s how to catch up with member expectations – no Amazon-sized staff or budget required. Here’s something to think about: Your members’ last great online experience is their new expectation. Personalized experiences created by your AMS.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 30, 2023

Achurch Consulting describes how to take an intentional approach to tool implementation. Ex Ordo explains how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific and academic events. Quick hits How to make your event habit-forming. Tool implementation. Sponsorships. Wed 7/5 at 12 p.m.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 31, 2019

Tech is still booming with a competitive edge, people are living longer, and younger emerging generations like Millennials and Gen Z’ers will continue to shake up the workplace (and your member base). Having grown up with technology, they are extremely familiar with how to use it. If it’s the latter, it’s time to reshape your strategy.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Content marketing. The comprehensive 2025 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends report from the Content Marketing Institute is a must-read for marketing professionals. Candace Vanderpoel at McKinley Advisors explains what low response rates on member surveys mean and how to improve them.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 18, 2021

To deliver a great member experience, you must keep mistakes to a minimum. . Here are some common mistakes and how to avoid them using a modern association management software (AMS) system. Not personalizing member communications. . But sending targeted, personalized communications does.

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Smooth The Path

DECEMBER 12, 2019

When you see that members are not opening the emails you are sending, try the sunny and funny framework. Related: How much email is too much email for members? How to improve email engagement at your association. Members do not have time to engage with their association.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

If you want to help your members connect, learn and improve their professional practices together, consider offering professional learning communities. WBT Systems explains how they work, how they benefit your association and members, and how to get them going. Lunch provided. 1 CAE credit. Lunch provided.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

WBT shares the strategies and tactics resulting in a 693% increase in certificates for TRA in a competitive compliance training market. MemberSuite looked at five essential member and market needs and came up with a slew of revenue-generating solutions , many of which are probably valuable for your members and market too.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 27, 2022

When it comes to delivering superior member experience (MX), association professionals know how important it is to invest in technology that drives member loyalty. Here are the top five member priorities to get you started: . 49% of members report a code of ethics as their most important member priority.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 4, 2022

He’s not just tearing things apart; he also suggests how to improve the hiring process. Suzanna Kelley at McKinley Advisors explains how to begin aligning and sharing work across departments , taking risks together, and making faster progress toward mutual goals. Change Management: How to Seek the Path of Most Resilience.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Liz Palm | Marketing Director, Protech Associates. Perhaps the question is intimidating, or perhaps people aren’t sure exactly how to define AI. If you’re automating your email marketing communications, you’re using AI. By building it into our tools, like marketing automation , for example.

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JULY 7, 2023

Because “people will continue to crave true and honest connection with actual living and breathing people,” you should resolve to keep the human aspects of your marketing intact. Michelle Bruno at DAHLIA+ Agency gathers advice from several event and association consultants on how AI can help event planners. . AI and event planning.

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JULY 9, 2021

The only thing missing from my recipe is waxed beans because I’ve never seen them at the store or farmers market. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address: Subscribe. Host: American Marketing Association.

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JULY 14, 2023

Likewise, members and customers are more likely to attend education programs when they’re following a professional learning plan. WBT Systems explains how professional learning plans benefit both your association and members and how to get them going. Gen Z, AI and marketing. Customer/member personas.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Billhighway, Mariner Management and Whorton Marketing & Research are conducting The State of Chapters 2021 Benchmarking Survey. Member advisory groups. Does your association want to understand the needs and interests of different segments of your membership and market? The answer is member advisory groups , says WBT Systems.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Melissa Henley and Katie Burke at CMS Wire explain how to drive change without driving your colleagues crazy using techniques based on neuroscience. and how to get the right statistics to prevent national and chapter level members from leaving. Learn how to successfully negotiate your salary. Lunch provided. 1 CMP credit.

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Aptify

MARCH 30, 2023

You might know it’s time for new membership management software for your organization, but your leadership team and board of directors might have concerns about making the investment. Here are six common objections to purchasing new technology and how to move beyond them. Growth – How does your current system support membership growth?

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you’re wondering how to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness in your association, it comes down to having the right AMS. So how do you know what features to look for and how to budget for an upgrade? In this blog we’ll walk you through how to get started. What is association management software?

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

AI and digital tools allow associations to personalize member experiences and engage them in more meaningful ways. But for these tools to be used effectively, staff need to understand how to harness them. Imagine your team being able to: Use AI tools to analyze member data and anticipate their needs.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Members have a wealth of information at their fingertips, and engaging them requires a focused, strategic approach. This is where content marketing comes in—a powerful tool that goes beyond traditional marketing by providing valuable, relevant information designed to attract, engage, and retain your members.

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