Associations Now

MARCH 28, 2014

In her latest Nonprofit Marketing Guide post, Kivi Leroux Miller explains that board members can still make helpful communications decisions by working with front-line staff people to understand your nonprofit communications needs. — Joey Baird (@JoeyBaird) March 27, 2014. Tweet of the Day. Other Good Reads.

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Association Success

JUNE 11, 2019

million since 2014. As a management consultant, I learned a long time ago that in order to introduce innovation, it’s helpful to break it down in terms of the significance for people, processes and technology. IMPACT ON PROCESSES. That impressive statistic has significant implications for associations. IMPACT ON PEOPLE.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 31, 2015

According to a recent report by Professionals for Nonprofits , nearly 60 percent of nonprofits increased their staff size in 2014 and 55 percent plan to add staff this year. 1, with marketing and communications taking the No. 1, with marketing and communications taking the No. 2 slot, followed by technology.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 23, 2016

Jennifer Grau, president, Grau Interpersonal Communication. This month’s guest blog post is by Jennifer Grau , president of Grau Interpersonal Communication , who is a listening trainer, coach, facilitator, speaker and consultant. As part of the conference registration process, get people thinking about their listening goals.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Here was ASHRAE’s renewal automation campaign process: Enrolled nine different membership grades. This is the first complete overhaul since their launch in 2014. They make regular use of all the marketing automation tools including scoring, personas, web tracking, and campaigns to gain insight and communicate with their membership.

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YourMembership

JUNE 19, 2014

And that led me to think about the San Antonio Spurs and their newly earned 2014 NBA Championship. And in the process of doing the work, they learned a great deal about themselves and what they were capable of doing as a team. Only a great team made up of dedicated and highly motivated people could have pulled this off.

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Associations Now

JULY 11, 2017

Canada’s Anti-Spam Law took effect in 2014, but a three-year grace period just ended. Earlier this month, new rules regulating email communications took effect in Canada, forcing American associations that have members and customers there to adjust their marketing strategy and take a close look at their email lists.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I served as director of communications for an association for four years – and I loved every minute of it. I was all things communications, media relations and public relations. Eighty-eight percent think members perceive their marketing and communication efforts as sometimes to always relevant and professional. But marketing?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Emoji have become a ubiquitous form of communication and expression in the digital age. In the process of trying to come up with our new theme, one of my graphic designers came to me and said, ‘I would really like to turn the poo emoji into a swirl of ultrasound gel.’ What would your members’ emoji look like?

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Community goals with discussions & resources. CXPA and Higher Logic launched the CXPA Community on May 13, 2014. A group of members beta-tested the community, and CXPA set to launch it alongside the annual conference, Insight Exchange, in May. Top 10 community blogs received almost 8,000 views to date.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 18, 2016

The foundation upon which a community is built has two parts: technical -- what the platform has to offer -- and social. Communities do not thrive because of lists or products or processes. A community is multi-dimensional and vibrant. Vibrant and multi-dimensional.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Communication breaks down. Tip for execution of strategy from @ aaronwolowiec : SPICE it up (Scan, Plan, Implement, Communicate, Evaluate) #asae14 LO3— Shelly Pfenninger (@shellypf) August 12, 2014. Either way, the tool you use to communicate actions and outcomes is just as important as the plan itself. Communicate.

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Virtual

MAY 14, 2014

That was Wayne Gretzky’s mantra: “Some players skate where the puck is, I skate where the puck is going to be.” Consider that with your Board selection process. Your members want to know what will happen in 2014, not what happened in 2004. From the Bruins: “Skate where the puck is going to be.” Having technology troubles?

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

But suppose you received a large and unexpected bump in your annual budget for communications and technology. What they did seem more interested in was “improving the quality of their existing communication vehicles” (54 percent) and “upgrading their publishing tools, technologies and processes” (48 percent).

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 11, 2016

The North American Association of Subway® Franchisees (NAASF) uses online community to advocate for members and solve industry problems for fast food franchises. Franchisees want to communicate with each other and share resources and best practices, but they don't always want franchisors steering those conversations.

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YourMembership

APRIL 17, 2014

The Xperience2014 Customer Conference, held March 31 – April 1, 2014, at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. Kathie Pugaczewski, CAE, CMP, Vice President of Communication and Technology for Ewald Consulting , showed us how to utilize data to improve member relations. Use Data to Strengthen Yo ur Relationships.

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Virtual

MAY 14, 2014

” Consider that with your Board selection process. Your members want to know what will happen in 2014, not what happened in 2004. .” That was Wayne Gretzky’s mantra: “Some players skate where the puck is, I skate where the puck is going to be.” Are you considering merging with a group?

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Scanning my current commitments, I now serve on the editorial advisory board for Michigan Meetings + Events magazine, I’m a subject matter expert and facilitator for MSAE , I’m the luminaria chair for the East Lansing Relay for Life and I’ve recently been appointed to the ASAE 2014-2015 Professional Development Section Council.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

“We can roll a lot more into our community than ever before.”. Jama’s community is hopping, generating over 700 discussion posts and 14,000 sessions per quarter. The daily communication makes life easier for both customers and staff. One staff member called Jama’s online community the “best resource for all things Jama!”.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

The process to create and implement a text poll is easy and most offerings allow you to ask multiple choice, free choice, opinion and “goal polls.” As many of you know, Naylor conducts a comprehensive annual Association Communications Benchmarking Report for the association community. Words of advice.

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SOS Association

OCTOBER 23, 2019

How we work, learn, communicate, and cooperate with others all have certain levels of diversity to them. We need to be aware of our own prejudices and how that might play out when we communicate with others who are different from ourselves. Visual learner s process things better if there are pictures, graphs, diagrams, and charts.

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SOS Association

OCTOBER 23, 2019

How we work, learn, communicate, and cooperate with others all have certain levels of diversity to them. We need to be aware of our own prejudices and how that might play out when we communicate with others who are different from ourselves. Visual learner s process things better if there are pictures, graphs, diagrams, and charts.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

There’s an eye-opening chart you’ll see soon from Association Adviser’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. No doubt this gap results because outbound-oriented functions—marketing, communications, or content groups—take 70 percent of the responsibility for social media. That’s a huge missed opportunity.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

These numbers are from the “ 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends ” study, which also found that a significant number of fundraisers feel they could be more effective at raising revenues. five or more communication channels (including in-person events, websites, social media, email, and postal mail).

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Associations Now

MAY 14, 2014

Also: employee management processes that encourage cultural change. — Jay Yarow (@jyarow) May 14, 2014. Culture vs. Process. Today's blog: Focus on Management Processes [link] #assnchat #corpculture. — Jamie Notter (@jamienotter) May 14, 2014. Jack Dorsey posts internal Square email on Medium.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 7, 2016

Nontraditional associations are utilizing their strategic planning process as a launching point for disruption. For example, through survey research in 2014, the Global Cold Chain Alliance identified key business outcomes that matter most to its members. Disruptive Advocacy. Leading The Cold Chain.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 15, 2014

For those new to virtual events, e-Learning Solutions’ Lloyd Tucker has a comprehensive guest post on Tagoras’ blog about a virtual track he added to the Society for Technical Communication’s May 2014 annual meeting. (He “Not only was it popular and filled a niche, it was profitable. Presentation of the Day.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 21, 2014

The title event has a Wikipedia entry, which defines the role as “a corporate officer responsible for enterprise-wide governance and utilization of information as an asset, via data processing , analysis, data mining information trading and other means.” Learn more at www.christinamotley.com. Learn more at www.christinamotley.com.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

— HootSuite (@hootsuite) February 27, 2014. How do we handle member complaints in our online community? — Ben Martin, CAE (@bkmcae) February 27, 2014. 10 Things Every Online Community Manager Should be Testing to Increase Engagement [link] #cmgr #commbuild. – #assnchat [link].

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Associations Now

JUNE 24, 2014

As a session at ASAE’s 2014 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference highlighted, for all the skills your IT department has, your best tool for leveraging their know-how may be to build a good working relationship with them. Communication’s Role in Tech. — Ernie Smith (@ErnieSmithAN) June 18, 2014.

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2017

On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plan for rolling back net neutrality regulations put in place by his predecessor, Tom Wheeler. It will be a multi-month process involving public feedback on any regulatory changes. That stance drew mixed responses from industry groups.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Examples might include good communication skills, a positive attitude, flexibility, problem-solving abilities, and a team-player mentality—or even the discretion to wear workplace-appropriate attire, to come to work on time, and to actually work while at the office. “But Why Should Associations Care? It’s also a matter of productivity.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Julie Thomson, the marketing and communications officer at the Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF), says that building out case studies on your website, like she did earlier this year, can prove an effective strategy for selling the value of membership to the audiences you want to target. You Won’t Be There Forever.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2014

The value of personalization in member communication. Over at XYZ University , MemberWise’s Richard Gott discusses the rise of online personalization—in short, the move toward a more personal communication style. — Jeff Hurt (@JeffHurt) June 2, 2014. If so, consider changing your approach. Get the WiFi Right.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 10, 2013

One of the fun exercises I facilitated is a “Fishbowl” where a small group of participants go through the process of generating ideas for an editorial calendar based on their key goals and audience definition. The 2014 version – new and improved has arrived! The 2014 LightBox Collaborative Editorial Calendar has arrived!

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Associations Now

MARCH 19, 2014

— Cynthia Remec (@BoardAssist) March 17, 2014. Magazine Senior Writer Ilan Mochari says that when it comes to mastering the hit-making process, leaders should reflect on criticism and question if they’re giving customers the value they deserve.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Analytics has been—and will continue to be—a critical component of an Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) plan. It’s true it can be a tedious, timely and a manual process, but it is a necessary evil. Features From the Front Lines Marketing & Communications AENC Analytics data marketing' Know Your Keywords.

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