Association Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Many associations are missing the mark – and missing revenue potential – when it comes to their conference sponsorship offerings, according to the findings in our new white paper, “The New Sponsorship Model for Virtual Events.”. Our white paper provides examples of these marginal-value benefits include: Logo Placements.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A newly released white paper explores what leaders can do to ensure both their organizations and members stay resilient and adapt as they confront climate change. That’s where Engel and Alcorn’s recently released white paper “ The Time is Now: Association Resilience and Adaption and the Anthropocene Climate Disruption ,” comes in.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

In Nimble AMS’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Learn why it’s so important to make sure your educational content is optimized for search engines. 1 CMP credit.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Associations can build thought leadership through blogs, white papers, publications, and appearances on webinars and podcasts. You want to provide the most relevant and engaging resources, content and events, at just the right time, so you keep them moving through their journey. Will you send them additional content resources?

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

Associations can also employ a similar concept when it comes to their content. Therefore, we put forth a significant effort to produce cutting-edge content and research for them. This provides a great reason to recycle content – they may have missed the first time around. We may take a white paper and turn it into a podcast.

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Elevating Engagement

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of my clients talks about snackable content: light, fast, fun, and helpful content like video, text, polls, and visuals that help members in minutes. If the consumer (of content) wants more detail, they can always dive into the follow-up resources you provide, like your courses, white papers, and longer articles.

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Arc 3 Communications

JULY 15, 2021

A content strategy is important to hospitals, healthcare providers, and healthcare foundations in order to help with brand awareness, build loyalty, and provide reliable and helpful information. What is a Content Strategy? Importance of Content in Healthcare Creating content in the healthcare field is much different than other areas.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 22, 2016

Over the next week, I’ll be blogging about and sharing excerpts from The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , the eighth white paper in the ongoing Spark collaborative series. Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants.

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Elevating Engagement

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of my clients talks about snackable content: light, fast, fun, and helpful content like video, text, polls, and visuals that help members in minutes. If the consumer (of content) wants more detail, they can always dive into the follow-up resources you provide, like your courses, white papers, and longer articles.

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Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 3, 2016

I just finished reading the latest white paper from Elizabeth Weaver Engel of Spark Consulting, this one written with Shelly Alcorn of Alcorn Associates Management Consulting, entitled "The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm." The white paper is a good read, with real practical advice.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 5, 2019

So much of what an association produces involves or revolves around content. . There are learning courses, conference panels, blog posts, newsletters — both digital and on paper, case studies and white papers. Regardless of your association’s staff size, managing all of this content can feel like a full-time job.

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Thanks For Playing

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present on the topic Attention Doesn't Scale: The Role of Content Curation in Membership Associations for the Indiana Society of Association Executives. As a component of that presentation, and with Jeff De Cagna 's advice and assistance, I wrote a white paper on the same topic.

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Associations Now

JUNE 6, 2019

A new white paper reveals that most exhibitors feel invisible and think that show organizers aren’t doing enough to help them. That’s according to a new white paper released this week by The Expo Group , which reveals that exhibitors often don’t feel seen. “ The truth is they’re probably not. Here’s a closer look at each.

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AssociationChat

JUNE 7, 2022

Explore thought leadership content and solutions from experts and vendors in the association industry. Gain access to our curated online library of timely and downloadable content on more than 5 critical topics. Curious about the type of content available? Introducing the Association Chat Knowledge Hub. 10 Common Myths Debunked.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 30, 2021

An emcee ensures that an event flows seamlessly with all of its threads – content, speakers, audience and suppliers – woven together into a cohesive narrative. That’s why we like to refer to this role as a Content Weaver. The right content weaver can contribute to the meeting’s design and help prepare speakers and formulate agendas.

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 14, 2013

So if you've read my recent FREE white paper on content curation , hopefully you're all jazzed to start doing it for your members. One way is to use Curata , a tool that helps you easily find, organize, and share content on topics of your choice. Shout out to Ray VanHilst for the link.).

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Elevating Engagement

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It takes time to read white papers and articles, watch online courses, or talk to a consultant. If the first three emails new members receive, link them to long-form content and day(s)-long events, a member may assume that the only way to extract any value is to trade in a good chunk of their time. An hour for most webinars.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Or, these conversations might help you source your next speakers and authors and interviewees and give you valuable insight for content like articles, white papers, and research reports. For example, the data from breakout group conversations can offer an association insight about what members want and need.

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Association Adviser

JULY 13, 2016

If your association needs help bridging the staffing gap or creating effective, engaging communication plans, outsourcing content management could be a viable, cost-friendly option. Outsourcing content can also be a practical option if your association’s bottom line is in question. Why outsource? Social media. eNewsletters.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 18, 2012

The annual conference finally draws to a close and the last thing on your mind is the resource and content treasures unearthed throughout the event. However, what I’m specifically talking about here is curating conference content that already exists. Aggregate social media content. Schedule follow-on education.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 10, 2019

It takes time to read white papers and articles, watch online courses, or talk to a consultant. If the first three emails new members receive, link them to long-form content and day(s)-long events a member may assume that the only way to extract any value is to trade in a good chunk of their time. An hour for most webinars.

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Associations Now

APRIL 14, 2017

How to use your meetings to create valuable content. Don’t let another annual meeting go by without taking advantage of the gold mine of content that your event generates. Association Adviser shares a few ways to create unique content that you can use all year. Also: Refine your call-for-presentations process. Travel fatigue.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

In this success kit from Nimble AMS, you get four resources: two half-hourish webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. content attribution—copyrights, legal ramifications, etc.; AI for associations. 1 CAE credit.

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Experts in Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

From the development of content to driving membership, when properly designed and managed, components become essential channels through which associations develop and deliver their value. But exactly what is a component?

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Are you tagging your content, products and events? You can learn more about content tagging and taxonomy in this blog. This is really important for content-heavy sites if your success metric is time spent on your websites. Event – this is really any action taken like watching a video or downloading a white paper.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 31, 2017

Is your association taking advantage of all the event-related content that your annual conference generates? While putting forth your best efforts to put on a great event and increase attendance (and future members), it’s easy to leave event- and year-round content opportunities on the table. An Annual Content Treasure Trove.

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Associations Now

JUNE 6, 2013

Online research and white papers from professional associations and industry groups was rated more valuable and trustworthy among business buyers than vendor content, according to a new study on content marketing. The value and trustworthiness of vendor content was rated much lower by respondents.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2013

I’m excited to announce the third Spark white paper – The Mission Driven Volunteer – co-authored with Peggy Hoffman , CAE, President of Mariner Management. This week, I’ll be blogging about the contents of the whitepaper. The basic premise is: Associations’ current model of volunteering is broken.

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Freestone

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As you create a content strategy for your continuing education program, be sure to capitalize on the ample opportunities for your association to succeed and thrive, helping you drive non-dues revenue. Offer dynamic and diverse content On-demand content is any learning material that can be downloaded at any time.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The firm ContentWriters.com makes the case in a recent white paper that the deep learning programs on which chatbots rely can help heighten the experience at the very point that engagement is most needed. The report contends that chatbots can add to existing content marketing efforts.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Building one is one thing, but getting people to follow your page, and then from there, engage with the content you’re posting is another. To engage your LinkedIn followers, here are a few tips: Post valuable content on a regular basis LinkedIn is the perfect platform for positioning your organization as a thought leader in the industry.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 15, 2022

For early careerist members, compelling content is in their top five priorities. When you take the time to develop well-researched thought leadership content, you’ll boost organizational awareness and increase member retention. These insights will drive authentic and compelling thought leadership content for your association.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 12, 2018

Repurpose speaker’s best content. Speakers tend to develop other content in addition to their presentations. Do they have publically available videos, podcasts, white papers, or reports? Ask to repost their blog posts in pre-conference marketing. Enable attendees to take action once they are back in the office.

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Forj

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you’re interested in reading that, you should check out the white paper I wrote on the subject here. If after reading that white paper you’ve become convinced that xAPI would be a good standard to switch to, the next question you’re probably going to ask yourself is: how do I transition from SCORM to xAPI?

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Blue Sky eLearn

JUNE 29, 2017

This mitigates the risk on the presenter side because you’re recording the content in a controlled environment. Whether it’s a summary paper, white paper, links to research that support your content – people love to have content so give it to them! Pre-Recorded/Mock Live.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The content was valuable but the format was not engaging. How could we take this policy and revamp it into bite size pieces of content that will grab attention so members won’t be subject to fines and violations? Working with the head of that department, we developed nine different ways for our members to access this piece of content.

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MultiBriefs

JUNE 29, 2023

Content marketing is especially helpful, as it illustrates your organization's expertise and makes it easier to highlight the benefits of membership. The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association is just one example of a B2B association using content marketing successfully. That's not always the case.

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