Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

One of the questions I get asked a lot is: “How much should I be willing to invest to recruit a member?” For example, let’s say you invest $1000 on a recruitment campaign and bring in five new members. Hopefully, at least a few of those five people you recruited will renew for years two, three, four, and beyond.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Gen Z marketing. They describe nine strategies for marketing membership to Gen Z. MGI’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is ready for download. This is essential reading for understanding trends in membership recruitment, engagement, renewal, dues, value propositions, and more. Workplace culture.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Association Member Recruitment: New Opportunities vs Same Old Ways. and made me wonder about the changes in “association recruitment.” As you look at what this exec laid out, you find a “classical” member-get-a-member recruitment program. in fact, I managed a lot of recruitment efforts like this.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 10, 2020

WASHINGTON — ASAE announces the winners of the 2020 Gold Circle Awards competition, which denotes excellence, innovation, and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership, and communications programs. Convention/Meetings Marketing Campaign. Insured Retirement Institute; IRI Annual Conference Marketing Campaign.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. But, here is a more contemporary take on the concept from Leah Hardy, Head of Gaming Marketing, Americas, Facebook. That’s the beauty of thought leadership.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Also worth your time The right marketing question—an intriguing way to approach a marketing campaign. Host: MeetingsNet Speaker: Brooke Gracey, Marketing Director, Cvent Tue 9/19 at 2 p.m. – Sales Enablement for Associations Associations need marketing, membership and sales working as one unit with a drive towards shared goals.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Digital marketing for education programs. Compare your marketing tactics to the twelve digital marketing channels described by WBT Systems. Susan Schramm of Go To Market Impact describes five ways to “de-risk” your next virtual (or hybrid) event —”drawn from real-world experiences and scars (my own and others).”

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Marketing Your Association While Building Your Personal Brand in 2020 (Association Chat). marketing and communication professional. Presenter: Erin Geoffroy Sullivan, Director of Marketing at Personify. Host: Zoom.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Associations are rightly proud of their member communications: Magazines, newsletters and websites represent the value of membership in the organization, while also sharing important industry news and professional development education with members. What Association Awards Contests Should My Association Enter?

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 2, 2022

According to the ACCE website, ACCE’s Awards for Communications Excellence program is designed to showcase the top communications and marketing work of chambers of commerce and similar organizations. The chamber describes the “Beyond the Line” magazine as “taking a deeper dive into our region than most directories.

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2014

A new association with big goals for membership gives affiliate marketing a try, in hopes of connecting with its target audience via groups already working at the ground level. That’s going to take some serious marketing and recruiting effort, and probably a little creativity. On the upside, the upfront costs are low.

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Optimist Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I was interested to read about a relatively new (well 4 years old) membership organisation, the Society of Digital Agencies being discussed on the Drum recently, a marketing and social media magazine and site. Following that article, a few days later I saw that a new organisation has been established – the Internet Association.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Joe Williams, Content Marketing Institute ). Danny Lewis, Smithsonian Magazine ). We eat collards just about every week since they’re one of the best-looking vegetables at the farmers market during the cold season. Presenter: Josh Kashorek, Director of Marketing at Journity . Time, for everyone, is money. Yes, they do.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

It is an important question to building and sustaining a success membership marketing program. Why would an organization spend even the smallest amount of money on recruiting or renewing a member when the cost to serve approached the annual dues rate? What about the editorial staff that works on publishing the magazine for members?

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Membership Marketing

JULY 20, 2011

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Using Market Segmentation in Membership Marketing. Speaking Engagements. Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Green beans are all over the farmers market right now. James Lancaster, Editor, AMI Magazine. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Tackling Multicultural Marketing Like a Pro. Host: Marketing General Inc. Lauren Arena, Editor, M&C Asia.

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Membership Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2018

Review Membership Collateral Materials – Membership benefits are communicated in multiple ways by associations from magazine ads, to exhibit booths, to brochures. Launch Membership Recruitment Campaign – One of the purposes of a new membership model should be to attract new members who previously did not see value in the membership.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 15, 2018

The world gives us so many opportunities to write stories: Blogs, websites, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, magazines, newsletters, and billboards are just a handful of the ways we can communicate via the written word. Notices or articles don’t have to be long. What could your stories be about? Everyone loves to share success stories.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Your conference marketing goal remains the same from year to year: get as many paying registrants as possible. But that doesn’t mean the marketing method should be duplicated every year. Actually, if you keep repeating what you’ve always done with marketing, you are doomed to get the same results or even worse consequences.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

We’ve already done a lot of good work addressing things that were negatively affecting their ability to retain members, and we’re ready to move on to their recruitment efforts. Feature Story marketing membership Beth Kanter engagement' ” I loved that way of expressing it! Image credit: gutenberg.org.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Now multiply each of these programs by three marketing touch points and it’s more messaging than the average association member can reasonably absorb. Newsletter/magazine articles. Identify your organization’s available communication channels and draft a comprehensive marketing strategy that utilizes multiple media. Direct mail.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 23, 2021

Sherry Budziak, founder and CEO of.orgSource, explains the difference between content strategy and content marketing—and how they relate—and suggests how to get started. Shawn Zeller, Editor of CQ Magazine, CQ Roll Call. Since email marketing is a HUGE topic, this webinar focuses on 5 must-have email templates. CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

JULY 28, 2017

“Education needs a dramatically new approach, in which learning is a lifelong pursuit, not an endeavor limited to a few years in early adulthood,” says Amy Burroughs of EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education. Learn how to become an influencer and engage your biggest influencers as a recruitment tool. Wed 8/2 at 12 p.m.

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Association Success

JULY 23, 2018

It includes your print and digital communications such as your magazine, letterhead, e-newsletter, emails, and social media. A rebrand also includes content for your meetings, membership recruitment, government relations and fundraising. Conduct market research. Rebranding also involves your color scheme, tagline, and messaging.

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Membership Marketing

MAY 10, 2017

The theme of the recently released book, Marketing 4.0, proposes that “The role of marketers is to guide customers throughout their journey from awareness and ultimately to advocacy.” For associations the key is to invest and continue to focus on recruiting and retaining members. retail sales.”

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Blue Sky eLearn’s step-by-step guide to instructional design helps you decide what educational programs your market needs, develop learning objectives and assessments, map the content, and design the program. Market needs. Six ways to get your organization’s subject matter experts to start thinking like content marketers. (

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Associations Now

JANUARY 6, 2015

— Recruitment ADvisor (@RecruitmentAd) January 6, 2015. That’s because Carole Oldroyd of Recruitment ADvisor is bringing up a long-standing debate in content marketing : Does it make more sense to focus on evergreen content or timely stuff? ’ “You want to be X Magazine.” ht @ RecruitmentAd ).

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Association Adviser

MAY 23, 2018

Here is an example of the American Bankers Association’s bimonthly magazine website. Here are two great examples: IA Magazine and ABA Banking Journal. Market your communications. It’s also great for recruitment! Source: 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Survey. Do you have a website for your publication?

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

Recruit, retain, engage and repeat. a report based on online survey responses from 147 associations—as recruiting (63.2%), engaging (62.3%) and retaining (59.6%) were listed as the top priorities for 2013. Do members—and nonmembers you’re trying to recruit—know why they should be involved with your association? By Elsbeth W.

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. It is a good example to show to people who argue that membership is no longer a viable go to market strategy. Speaking Engagements.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Market research clearly shows that causes motivate millennials. Cause marketing represents a viable strategic option for associations in both staff and member recruitment. See these blogs from Causeaholic : What Association Execs Want to Know about Cause Marketing Cause Marketing 101 Can Associations Engage in Cause Marketing.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 25, 2010

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. This summer I decided to try and read something more enduring than the latest marketing or business book. Speaking Engagements.

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AMR Management Services

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Coming from the media world I often see parallels between magazines and associations. HBR reorganized into a customer-centric model that united editorial, sales, and marketing for HBR, book publisher Harvard Business Press, and its websites. HBR launched a significant redesign of the magazine; its first in nearly a decade.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 14, 2017

The association tech market is a hot destination for private equity and many in our community think more acquisitions are likely to come. Tue 4/18 at 11:30 a.m.* – How Are Organizations Using Marketing Automation? Marketing automation is not just a buzz word for an updated approach to email marketing. Host: ON24.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 22, 2019

Open positions may take longer to fill in a tight job market. Magazines 16%. Tight labor market. This is especially true for associations that are attempting to recruit individuals with a specific skill set. Organizations can find themselves in this situation because of any number of circumstances. Advertising sales 25%.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 12, 2010

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Practical Uses of Social Media for Association Marketing. • “ In-bound marketing. Speaking Engagements. Publications.

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Membership Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Ned Welch, A marketer’s guide to behavioral economics, McKinsey Quarterly, February 2010. Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report.

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