Disciple Media

MAY 29, 2020

There’s no denying it, Facebook is one of the most popular social media networks around, but it doesn’t mean it’s the most effective. In fact, we’d even go as far as saying, Facebook Groups are pretty much a waste of time these days. Also, the reach achievable for your content on Facebook groups is dying.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

She pointed out that Facebook and Twitter have debuted better measurement interfaces this year. Hopefully more will follow the model of The Biotechnical Industry Organization , which Stern said is doing an excellent job of embracing Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare and other social platforms. You’re brave, clever and resourceful.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Trends for 2014 , via Shelly Alcorn/CalSAE. Facebook: affirmative choice or reluctant default ? blog roundup innovation leadership management marketing social media Amanda Kaiser customer service Deirdre Reid Facebook Harvard Business Review Internet privacy Shelly Alcorn Twitter' ” (and she’s WAY right).

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Mizz Information

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

I gave a quick presentation about the top 5 trends impacting association social media in 2014. Photos on Facebook generate more interest and Pinterest is the fourth largest driver of web traffic worldwide. Then Facebook pulled the rug out and made it so that only a fraction of a page’s followers even see their updates without paying.

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Associations Now

MAY 1, 2014

If you thought it was hard to build out your association’s presence on Facebook, just wait. All that, plus new additions to the company’s tool set, in today’s Facebook-centric Social Media Roundup. Facebook’s Dwindling Organic Reach. — Briana Kerensky (@BrianaArden) May 1, 2014.

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Mizz Information

MARCH 19, 2014

People have been saying it for a while, and this week voices seem to be getting louder about it: it’s only a matter of time until Facebook is pay-to-play only. I won’t take up your whole day, but I could probably keep adding links talking about Facebook’s declining organic reach for a very long time. or other inside intel (double ha!).

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! Facebook was next, followed by LinkedIn. As a former journalist, I love data. And trend data are even better.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Facebook often alters the algorithms fueling its news feeds, much to the chagrin of those whose pages see noticeably less traffic afterward. Facebook’s announcement outlined three traits shared by content it deems “too promotional”: Posts that solely push people to buy a product or install an app. Other Good Reads.

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

We learned: Almost 90 percent conduct their social networking efforts via LinkedIn, Facebook and other outsourced offerings. And we took a hard look at the limitations of outsourcing an organization’s social media efforts, as well as the competition Facebook and LinkedIn present to associations today.

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YourMembership

MAY 8, 2014

Before we knew it social media began to dominate the landscape as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube began providing relevant content, social networks, online learning resources and online job boards, much at little or no cost. What would we do? The good news is your association is needed.

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YourMembership

MAY 8, 2014

Before we knew it social media began to dominate the landscape as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube began providing relevant content, social networks, online learning resources and online job boards, much at little or no cost. What would we do? The good news is your association is needed.

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Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2020

In 2014, the firm teamed with the Facebook-affiliated startup LeanIn.org on a collection of photos that present a progressive view of women. The scholarships, which are available to students with at least one more year in school, are one of many initiatives that Getty Images has taken to increase inclusivity in its platform.

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Mizz Information

JANUARY 19, 2014

The top insights from the study include: Teens 13-17 on Facebook have declined 25% over the past three years Over the same time period, the number of Facebook users 55+ has increased 80% 80% increase in the number of users 55 and older? Donations Through Facebook? Facebook associations' Photo credit ).

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Higher Logic

JUNE 6, 2019

Some organizations choose to build their communities via social media platforms like Facebook or LinkedIn because they’re free and easy to get started. Let’s be real: Google and Facebook own the majority of the ad market. Social media communities like Facebook or LinkedIn groups don’t give you many community management tools.

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YourMembership

MAY 22, 2014

Last week we hosted our monthly Thought Leadership Webinar , featuring a whitepaper published by Association Laboratory entitled Looking Forward 2014: An Environmental Scanning Whitepaper for the Association Industry. In a recent online poll, 83 percent admitted they would be actively looking for a new position in 2014.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Check Facebook and you’ll see lots of people posting about things for which they’re grateful. About 17 percent of online donation form views on #GivingTuesday 2014. It’s hard to believe today is the first day of November. How can that be? Today kicks off what many of us consider a month of blessings.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

JUNE 28, 2015

From a user’s perspective, photos are also the most engaging type of content on Facebook, with a whopping 87% interaction rate from fans! No other post type received more than a 4% interaction rate. ( [link] ) 12 Clever Ways to Use More Visuals on Social Media (Dec 2014) [link] Unsplash - This is my favorite new site.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The social picture also points out some interesting points for publishers: The report found that, over a two-year period, magazine brands were slightly more successful on Facebook than non-magazine brands, while non-magazine brands were slightly more engaged on Twitter. But the real story is Instagram, where magazines were 1.5

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 10, 2015

Membership retention saw the largest year-to-year increase, offered by 47 percent of association marketing departments in 2014 compared to 62 percent in 2015. Associations are embracing marketing analytics more closely, with the percentage reporting no usage of analytics dropping from 13 percent in 2014 to 9 percent in 2015.

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 16, 2014

As Ben Martin, CAE, Chief Engagement Office for Online Community Results said in regards to LinkedIn, Facebook and other social media networks, “You’re not the customer, you’re the product.”. You could argue that maintaining that data in your own system, gives you much better control and oversight.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

You shouldn’t be putting up a Facebook page without answering the question, “What problems are we solving by having the Facebook page?” Each one will have until March 31, 2014 to complete the session on their own, its 24/7 and able to be viewed on computer, tablets and other mobile devices at their convenience.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Check Facebook and you’ll see lots of people posting about things for which they’re grateful. About 17 percent of online donation form views on #GivingTuesday 2014. It’s hard to believe today is the first day of November. How can that be? Today kicks off what many of us consider a month of blessings.

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Jamie Notter

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Oh, and I can’t make any promises yet, but don’t be surprised if you see me announcing a new hardcover book by the end of 2014. Helloooo, Southwest in 2014!). Facebook Friends: 438 (up 27). Here’s 2013 by the numbers: Miles running: 272 (up 206!! I’m back! I even beat 2011 numbers).

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Did Facebook double down on video because of a bad engagement metric? That’s not 100 percent clear, but what is clear is that Facebook is facing controversy following the revelation that the company unwittingly inflated a primary engagement metric—average viewing time—by up to 80 percent. Other Links of Note.

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Mizz Information

MARCH 28, 2014

My eyes are bleeding from all the posts about Facebook’s drop in organic reach (yes, I know, I, too, am guilty about having written about it ). People seem shocked that Facebook would do something as crass and uncaring as charging people to reach their audiences, when we’ve been getting that lunch for free until now. Photo credit ).

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2017

To celebrate #SMDay, the Buffer blog shares 10 top moments in social media history, starting with the birth of Facebook. Buffer also touches on the famous Ellen DeGeneres selfie from the 2014 Academy Awards and the rise of YouTube with viral videos such as “Charlie Bit My Finger.”

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Optimist Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Don’t just take my word for why images matter on social media: Research shows that photos on company Facebook pages receive 87% more interaction than other types of content and that photos generate 35% more RTs on Twitter than text-only Tweets. See this example from Macmillan (the top charity brand in the YouGov 2014 CharityIndex ).

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 19, 2016

That’s changed from 2014, in which survey participants ranked lobbying/advocacy as most important. Don’t create a Facebook account just because. As we said in our 2014 recommendations, avoid ‘shiny-object syndrome’ and the temptation to be all things to all people,” Naylor said.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The apps’ icon sits right there on the screen as a constant reminder - maybe your user will even place it next to well used apps like Facebook and Instagram! Facebook has responsive design, but everyone uses the app while they’re waiting in line at Starbucks. When people are bored, they tend to open and click through apps.

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Associations Now

MAY 3, 2016

The study found that a nonprofit sent 49 email messages to subscribers in 2015—6 percent more than it sent in 2014. The average advocacy response rate was 2.1% (down 11% from 2014), while the average fundraising response rate was 0.06% (down 8% from 2014),” the study noted. On average, respondents posted on Facebook 1.3

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The new report, “ A Decade of Data: An In-depth Look at 2014 and a Ten-Year Retrospective on Children’s Product Recalls [PDF], noted that while last year was one of the most improved years on record for product-recall effectiveness since the group started its research in 2002, there’s still room for progress.

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Associations Now

APRIL 1, 2019

More than 300 companies—including marquee names such as Facebook, General Motors, Walmart, and Google—are taking part in the just-launched Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance , which aims to build a marketplace of organizations interested in purchasing renewable energy for their companies.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 7, 2014

Czanns (no website, Facebook , Twitter ). Thanks to the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, I received complimentary registration and accommodations during the 2014 digitalNow conference – giving me an excuse to spend more of my money on Southern food and craft cocktails. Or just grab me and make me come with you!

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Associations Now

AUGUST 13, 2014

Also: guidelines for a successful Facebook post. — KiKi L'Italien (@kikilitalien) August 12, 2014. million Facebook posts. — Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) August 13, 2014. Want people to read your Facebook post? million posts on 6,000 Facebook pages. million posts on 6,000 Facebook pages.

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Associations Now

MARCH 24, 2014

Facebook appears headed for a major correction in the way it does organic social reach, and that may be a rude awakening for your association. You’ve invested time, energy, and maybe even some cash into your Facebook page, and it feels like all you’re getting are diminishing returns. You won’t like this.

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Associations Now

MAY 23, 2019

220K The number of flowers that the Memorial Day Flower Foundation plans to place on graves at Arlington National Cemetery this weekend, according to a post on its Facebook page. Memorial Day is an American holiday to reflect on those lost in battle, but as a long-active association proves, its reach goes far beyond U.S.

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Associations Now

MAY 20, 2014

— Aptify Corporation (@Aptify) May 20, 2014. — Bill Sheridan (@BillSheridan) May 20, 2014. — Sue Holzer (@SueSHz) May 20, 2014. — Skip Falatko (@SkipFalatko) May 20, 2014. — Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) May 20, 2014. Today is DAY 2 at #diginow ! digi_now @FusionProd.

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