Wed.Nov 09, 2016

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What to Do When Your Members Hate Technology

Socious

You just discovered amazing new association management software that will give your association’s staff hours back in their day. It has all the administrative wizardry your staff needs and the member-facing functionality to keep your members and prospects engaged. You love it. Your board loves it. Your staff is getting excited and you can’t wait to roll it out.

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Your Online Community Needs a Mission Statement

Higher Logic

One defining characteristic of a leader is having a vision for the future, describing that future and creating excitement around its possibility so everyone works together to make it real. That’s what a mission statement is -- it’s that vision for a better future everyone can rally around. For communities, it’s the impetus that drives micro-actions, like sending a tweet or recommending an answer, to long-term commitments, like becoming a volunteer moderator.

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What to Do When Your Members Hate Technology

Socious

You just discovered amazing new association management software that will give your association’s staff hours back in their day. It has all the administrative wizardry your staff needs and the member-facing functionality to keep your members and prospects engaged. You love it. Your board loves it. Your staff is getting excited and you can’t wait to roll it out.

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‘Perpetual Membership’ Study Is an Auto-Renewal Reality Check

Associations Now

The “member until you cancel” model has intriguing potential for associations, but a new survey shows they have a lot of work to do to adopt it. In the span of a few months last year, here on this blog we explored both the potential power of automatic membership renewal combined with monthly payments as well as an example of one association that had launched just such a model.

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How to Increase Membership Renewal

Dive deep into essential elements that drive member retention. Learn why members may hesitate to renew. Discover actionable techniques to encourage their return and foster lasting engagement. Uncover reasons members choose not to renew. Learn effective tactics to elevate member engagement and communication. Explore methods to encourage member renewal and active participation in your association Download now to take charge of your membership retention strategy!

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Let the Fun Begin!

Slice-Works

Now the real fun begins! Internally, we determine two different visual directions or themes for your project. Two different designers are responsible for two contrasting paths. At this point, each designer begins exploring typography, inconography, photography and color, pulling together a combination of visuals that will suggest or foreshadow the focus word and messaging.

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Airbnb’s Business Travel Fortunes Rise

Associations Now

According to statistics from the travel expense firm Concur, corporate travelers significantly increased their use of Airbnb in a recent quarter. The growth, however, comes at a time when legal pressures are on the rise. Business travelers are booking with Airbnb more often—and they’re spending even more on their rooms than usual. That’s according to recent statistics from Concur.

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New Partnership to Address HIV Epidemic in Southern Cities  

Associations Now

The Southern Initiative will fund and equip local organizations to address the HIV epidemic in four cities. The partnership hopes that the insights gained from the three-year push will fuel changes across the country. This week, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI), a healthcare and social services nonprofit, kicked off the Southern Initiative, a three-year project aimed at boosting the prognosis of minorities afflicted with H

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Wednesday Buzz: Change Your Standards

Associations Now

When it comes to digital marketing, investing in low-cost content suited to your audiences may beat a more expensive approach. Here’s why. Also: the importance of a good PowerPoint. Sometimes it feels like you need to spend a lot of money to make a big splash online. But what if you simply need to change your standards when it comes to social strategy?

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Hong Kong Bar Association: China Action Threatens Judicial Independence

Associations Now

When the Chinese government barred two newly elected politicians from taking their seats in Hong Kong’s parliament, the Hong Kong Bar Association spoke out. The Hong Kong Bar Association is not taking recent actions by the Chinese government lying down. In September, two young pro-independence politicians were elected to serve in the Hong Kong legislature, and during their swearing-in changed the words to their oaths of office in a way that was seen as insulting China.

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How to Create a Winning Event Marketing Strategy

Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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IEEE Teams With Indian Equivalent to Create Coffee-Table Book

Associations Now

A new coffee-table book from the electricity group puts early innovations into a modern context—and was brought to life thanks to the Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association, which helped conceptualize the structure and design of the book. When Robert A. Dent, current chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Power & Energy Society History Committee, decided he wanted to write a book about the history of electricity, he didn’t want to go it

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