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Daily Buzz: How Dark Social Is Skewing Your Data

Associations Now

Dark social shares mean your team could be basing its marketing insights—and budget—on inaccurate data. For your performance marketing team, “dark social” might as well be the dark side of the moon. So, how to get around dark social shares? Confused about marketing segmentation? — Keith R.

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Flipping The Script On Rebranding: How An Association Told It’ Story

Association Success

Advocacy can also mean telling your organization’s and members’ stories through branding and at the Society For Marketing Professional Services , that is exactly what we did. On behalf of our mission statement and members, we went through a two-year rebrand. Our new brand essence is “The Marketing-Led Revolution.”

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Daily Buzz: Google Analytics Spreads to Images

Associations Now

“The ability to segment audiences based on Google Images versus overall Google Search can help you determine which pieces of content are most valuable, allow you to create audiences specific to image search, and use those audiences across the Google Marketing Platform,” says Krista Seiden on the Google blog. New post: Have I Met You Before?

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The 4 Skills Associations Should be Teaching

Smooth The Path

Marketing associations share best practices for leveraging social media. What we are lacking are life skills that can make our member’s lives (and jobs) significantly better. State bar associations develop sessions on the new statutes. Associations for HR professionals teach about affirmative action.

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Three Difficult Conversations Meeting Planners May Encounter

Associations Now

So, you and your team put a lot of time and effort into creating a meeting that you were sure would drive high attendance numbers given past experiences or even member research. “Attendance isn’t as projected.” Even worse: You’ve been called to your CEO’s office to update her on how things are going. What’s the worst-case scenario?

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20 Reasons Your Association Should Stop Ignoring Web Video

Association 20/20

9) Capture the Heart… and Mind: Member research almost always reveals a commitment to the higher association purpose in the decision to join and retain. 14) Mobile Reach Beyond Association Walls: Channel-based video content can reach the full spectrum of members and stakeholders via minimal investment of time/attention.

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21 Reasons Web Video is the Key to Your Association’s Future

Association 20/20

9) Capture the Heart… and Mind: Member research almost always reveals a commitment to the higher association purpose in the decision to join and retain. 14) Mobile Reach Beyond Association Walls: Channel-based video content can reach the full spectrum of members and stakeholders via minimal investment of time/attention.

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