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Membership Directory: Why Your Organization Needs One & How to Create One

EventMobi: Association Events

In fact, the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report states that 64% of associations believe members join to network with others in the field. According to the 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , 50% of associations reported an increase in new member acquisitions, up from 44% in the 2022 report!

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

Ascend Learning’s intranet has been so successful that, just a year after launch, basecamp was awarded the Gold PRISM award for Internal Communication by the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Because of that we’ve seen groups sharing resources, from content for marketing to ideas on vendor selection.

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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

Associations Now

“Indianapolis has done an exceptional job in embracing the sports culture, which in turn attracts volunteers as well as state-of-the-art facilities that are available,” says Mark Koski, director of marketing for NFHS and CEO of NFHS Network. In January 2000, both the NCAA and NFHS moved from Kansas City, Mo., to Indianapolis. “We

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

Ascend Learning’s intranet has been so successful that, just a year after launch, basecamp was awarded the Gold PRISM award for Internal Communication by the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Because of that we’ve seen groups sharing resources, from content for marketing to ideas on vendor selection.

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How to Make Valuable Face Time With New Members

Associations Now

According to Marketing General Inc.’s s 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Repor t [PDF], a majority of associations surveyed are sending new member communications in the form of email welcomes or welcome kits. The pairings are marketed as a career mentorship, and it’s helped to incentivize meeting attendance for younger members.

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Electronic Security Association to World: Our Industry Has Jobs

Associations Now

And by pitching that way, notes Kansas City Star columnist Diane Stafford , ESA is effectively selling its industry as one that could appeal to blue-collar workers who most seriously felt the pain of the 2008 recession. That’s why the industry is working to play up its lower barrier to entry. You don’t need a college degree.

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A New Type of Conference Education

SCD Group

The sessions were scheduled and marketed as the educational component for the convention and sales pitch sessions were discouraged. Emily Bibens is Vice President of Woody Bibens and Associates ( www.woodybibens.com ), an association management company with offices in Kansas City and St. The response was overwhelmingly positive.