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Why Just One Kind of Member Research Isn’t Enough

Associations Now

Quantitative and qualitative methods for understanding members, then, are better viewed as complements, a yin and yang, each supporting the other. Ask engaged members when they realized the value of the association and many can tell you the exact moment. Please share your experience in the comments.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.3.19

Reid All About it

Amanda Kaiser dispels three myths on why people join associations and reveals the real reason—based on her member research. Tim Ahlenius, Director of Digital Strategy, Americaneagle.com. According to ASAE’s ForesightWorks research, trust in institutions, including government, science, and medicine, is declining.

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Study Holds Key to Association Member Engagement

Smooth The Path

Related: Industry Study Brings a New Way for Association Professionals to Think About Member Engagement. The New Member Engagement Rule of Three. Fueling Exceptional New Member Experiences: Strategies for Member Onboarding, Engagement, and Retention E-book.

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Developing My Dream Association

Smooth The Path

One of the core staff values would be to be intensely member-focused. We would talk with members often, conduct listening tours, and interview them. We would use all the member insights we gain to develop our member communications, set our strategy, and create an innovation plan. What would you do?

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How to Recruit and Engage an Entirely New Generation of Members

Smooth The Path

Each one of these behaviors can be deadly, but the last one, focusing more on younger members may have the power to solve all the others. MemberClicks blog author Callie Walker has been banging the drum about changing associations to serve younger members better. Consider a young professionals page on your website.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

Fri 7/9 at 12 p.m.* – Strategy First, Software Next. To explore this question, we are kicking off a three-part series—the first will be “Strategy First, Software Next.” Improve Your Email Engagement with a Conversational Email Strategy. Presenters: Ryan Costello, Chief Strategy Officer, MemberSuite.

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Many Organizations Accidentally Ignore New Members

Smooth The Path

My first-year member experience lines up with many other new member’s experiences according to member research. Associations tend to have very robust renewal programs, but meager new member onboarding programs. As you can probably imagine, neither inspired me to renew.