Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 18, 2012

Following is a high-level overview of the five simple, but effective strategies for curating conference content I’ll share during my July 26 webinar. In the meantime, my question to you is this: What would you add to my list of top five strategies for effectively curating conference content? Aggregate social media content.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 22, 2022

Speak with your members, hear their stories, and amplify their voices to create engaging content. When you create ungated thought leadership content by elevating member stories and experiences, you’ll develop trust in your organization and boost member engagement. . Gated content. Learn more. Watch now.

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Eric Lanke

JUNE 12, 2017

A few weeks ago I mentioned that Spark Consulting was out with another white paper -- this one on the sometimes challenging topic of diversity and inclusion -- and that it was another thought-provoking read for association CEOs. To be fair to the authors, they admit in the text of the white paper that things are not really this linear.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 18, 2023

The programs are relationship and community builders since they help members connect with each other on both a personal and professional level. Vista Cova’s white paper, Strategic Frameworks: The Future of Strategic Planning , explores how association executives are working with strategic plans in the post-COVID environment.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter at Human Workplaces released a new white paper on a maturity model for workplace culture. Member Engagement Party. An engaging membership experience needs constant attention and interaction, just like any good party. Aaron Costello, Consultant, MG Strategy + Design. CAE credit.

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Potomac Core

OCTOBER 13, 2015

How can Associations help members respond to this growing challenge and build innovative workforce solutions? Instead of the traditional grand Association strategy for all constituencies develop specific workforce solutions by career stages. Innovative Workforce Solutions: Call to Action.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 5, 2017

In a new report, the tech firm Abila says software integration, consumerization of membership, and education evolution will be focal points for association strategy in the new year. Additionally, the Membership of Things really will force many organizations to re-evaluate their member engagement strategies.”.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 30, 2012

Member Engagement. At a recent WSAE meeting I was asked to explain what we meant in our white paper on Innovation for Associations when we referred to the "mind of community." Had I had a copy of the white paper with me, I could have quoted from it directly. The added emphasis is mine, not the white papers.

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MultiBriefs

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Members come to you for industry knowledge and insights, something that wouldn't be possible without a working relationship with vendors and suppliers. It's important to put time into your vendor engagement strategy as they create value beyond their services.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 20, 2019

In the association community, there are lots of discount membership strategies — free or reduced membership for students, reduced price membership for new members, and long-in-duration trial memberships. A fee of $360 per year is a colossal step-change away from free so that I can see which of my tweets is performing best.

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Association Adviser

JULY 13, 2016

By creating value for associations, outsourcing creates value for members & contributes to greater member engagement. As Naylor’s ongoing polls and surveys show, many associations struggle with content relevancy, communication integration and data optimization, not to mention learning more about their members.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When you’re looking to link with tools like career centers, event services, an LMS or some other type of integration, your data strategy will play a role. You can use data to reach your target audience, understand your members’ needs and encourage better response rates.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 12, 2018

Do they have publically available videos, podcasts, white papers, or reports? Reprint their articles in magazines and journals and let readers know the author will be a speaker at the conference. Link to them into your event’s web pages. Have each speaker reinforce the theme of the conference.

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MemberClicks

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

For associations, this means that the right incentive can not only attract new members but also deepen loyalty among current ones. It’s a win-win strategy that, when executed well, creates a positive feedback loop— happy members become advocates, attracting even more new members.

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YourMembership

JANUARY 16, 2012

Abandon ship and simply leave the blog out there as a reminder of their own lack of follow-through, manpower and/or strategy. Your (potential) audience wants to get to know you a little better and that just can’t be done through white papers. member community. Member Engagement + Retention.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 2, 2017

The Power of Digital Events: Revolutionizing Audience Engagement. Hear about the recently released PCMA white paper, The Power of Events , providing insights into adult learning behaviors and expectations, examples of digital event/engagement adoption models, and a five-year, live streaming case study from PCMA.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2014

To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. Is what you consider an exceptional value proposition viewed as relevant and valued by both members and customers in international markets?

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GrowthZone

JULY 26, 2018

Download “Why Member Engagement No Longer Means Face-to-Face. Great lead magnets include cheat sheets, handouts, reports, white papers, and other easy-to-create and easy-to-consume pieces that can be delivered digitally. It’s easy to see the natural progression. He is on the faculty of the U.S.

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Associations Now

MAY 17, 2017

Their “Ask The Guru” discussion looked at how to maximize member engagement through diversity and inclusion efforts. The biggest takeaway for membership teams: As you work to recruit, retain, and engage members, always be thinking about D+I. That seems pretty straightforward, but what does it look like in practice?

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Associations Now

JUNE 22, 2015

A new way of thinking could entirely reverse your association’s perspective on the relationships fueling member engagement. Go back into your memory and recall a time you were truly, actively engaged with something—a work project, a hobby, whatever it may be. Plus: How well do you speak emoji?

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2022

New member engagement. The 2022 New Member Engagement Study from Amanda Kaiser at Kaiser Insights and Dynamic Benchmarking includes survey data on how associations of different sizes handle new member engagement. New Member Engagement Study Launch Party. More info/register. Host: Fridays@4.

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Fonteva

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Each year, associations work hard to host memorable events and offer educational courses to keep their members engaged and invested in the community. When your staff and team are planning your next engagement strategy, an AMS solution can make it easier to transfer and view data from multiple databases.

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Associations Now

JUNE 15, 2016

For associations that feel overwhelmed with the prospect of generating the volume of content necessary for successful inbound membership marketing, Callie Walker at Memberclicks shared her strategy in a Tuesday Learning Lab. The trick is to start with a big content resource, she says—an in-depth article, white paper, e-book, etc.—and

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Associations Now

JUNE 1, 2014

As technology becomes more affordable, organizations are harnessing “big data” to improve member engagement. Data presents a tremendous opportunity to make better decisions,” says Elizabeth Engel, CAE, CEO and chief strategist of Spark Consulting and coauthor of a forthcoming white paper on using data to inform decision-making.

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Membership Marketing

MAY 25, 2012

This marks the fourth year that Marketing General Incorporated (MGI) has surveyed associations to better understand what is going on in the membership market and what is working best to recruit members, engage new members, renew existing members, and reinstate former members. Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8).

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As readers of this blog know, this marks the third year that we have surveyed membership organizations to better understand the strategies and tactics used to recruit members, engage new members, renew existing members, and reinstate former members. Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4).

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Even with all the technological innovations revolutionizing membership recruitment strategies in today’s world, the membership brochure remains a mainstay of membership marketing. Learn how to effectively incorporate and manage the 4 C’s of engagement into your 2020 communications program. Host: Results Direct. CAE credit.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

This disconnect may be related to a lack of measurement or the inability to record reader engagement, according to my colleague Jill Andreu, VP Content Strategy and Development for Naylor Association Solutions ,who will be hosting a webinar about our findings later this month. MSCI’s Weidner agreed. “We

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SCD Group

AUGUST 13, 2012

4 Increase member engagement with your social media tools by providing hands on training and support at your annual meeting. New additions to plans are content marketing strategies and incorporating social throughout your entire organization – see Spredfast white paper on that topic. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 1, 2011

And if an organization suffers from the lack of a strategy or plan, then membership has been more likely to remain static. Since forever, associations have overemphasized number of members as a metric. Of course, I believe if you're paying attention to and improving those things, member growth is a likely byproduct.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

As you may recall, last year, our survey provided critical comparative data on how organizations recruit members, engage new members and renew their members. Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4). Growth Strategy. (43). How much to spend for a member. (3). White Paper. (4).

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Conrad -- The most effective new member engagement programs that I have seen encourage new members to have a second interaction with the association. Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4). Growth Strategy. (43). How much to spend for a member. (3). Membership marketing strategy. (17).

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Membership Marketing

MAY 17, 2010

Engagement comes by impacting a member’s behavior. He writes, “I define member engagement as the following: Engagement is the result of a member investing time or money with the association in exchange for value.” Here’s How to Engage Your Members. growth strategies. (4).

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 10, 2012

Intuitively, we all know that members using the associations services is good, but seeing the statistics to support it highlights the critical nature in the membership lifecycle of member engagement. Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4). Growth Strategy. (43). How much to spend for a member.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 22, 2010

The following chart shows the percentage of associations using email for building awareness with prospective members, getting new members engaged with the organization, and renewing members all increased. Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4). Growth Strategy. (43). White Paper. (4).

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Reid All About it

MAY 26, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Earlier this week, I finally read the new white paper from Elizabeth Engel and Sherry Marts, Include Is a Verb: Moving from Talk to Action on Diversity and Inclusion. Don’t be fooled, this is not a wonky paper. Host: ASAE Consultant Members.

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Membership Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

It is incumbent upon any association to first provide value to its membership and then to communicate that value to the members on an ongoing basis. Building community and member engagement is the key to successful membership marketing. You have to be agile enough to change your strategy, approach or messaging quickly.

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