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Is it Time to Recession-Proof Your Association?

Associations Now

Chasing shiny new objects is never going to be a successful strategy in a downturn. Many leaders today have not really been tested in a downturn, whether the 2007 downturn, 9/11, the dotcom implosion, or many of the others that preceded those times,” tech executive F. Members will be resilient—but you have to serve them.

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Turn Your Social Media Goals Upside Down

Association Adviser

Too many associations still treat social media as a one-way broadcast medium and are missing great engagement and intelligence-gathering opportunities from members. Social media strategy is much greater than merely nudging or bribing your members to share, tweet or follow your content and calling that engagement.

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Membership Marketing Blog: Just Released: The 2012 Membership.

Membership Marketing

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. ► 2007. (51). Good Blogs.

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Membership Marketing Blog: The 2011 Membership Marketing.

Membership Marketing

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. ► 2007. (51). Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8).

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Membership Marketing Blog: What are the Biggest Impediments to.

Membership Marketing

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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2010 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey

Membership Marketing

As you may recall, last year, our survey provided critical comparative data on how organizations recruit members, engage new members and renew their members. ► 2007. (51). Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4). Growth Strategy. (43). How much to spend for a member. (3).

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Membership Marketing Blog: Engaging New Members to Improve.

Membership Marketing

Conrad -- The most effective new member engagement programs that I have seen encourage new members to have a second interaction with the association. ► 2007. (51). Cost of Wrong Strategy. (8). growth strategies. (4). Growth Strategy. (43). How much to spend for a member. (3). Good Blogs.