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Getting Married to Membership May Require Engagement First

Idea Architects

With many companies and nonprofits offering some degree of value under a freemium model , potential members and customers may only be more likely to invest in the cost of membership only after becoming involved in some of the benefits of joining organization. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3).

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Membership Marketing Blog: Your Membership Value Equation

Membership Marketing

Value = Benefits / Costs = (Functional benefits + Emotional benefits) / (Monetary costs + Time costs + Energy costs + Psychic costs) 1. Philip Kotler, Marketing Management, Prentice Hall; 11 edition (May 2002). Unleash the Power of Market Testing in your Membership Recruitment. growth strategies. (4).

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Opening the Door to Government Members

Associations Now

Some groups are reexamining their membership strategies to bring down that barrier. In 2002, NIDA set a goal to bulk up government membership by piloting a free, three-year government membership category with the option to renew as a dues-paying member. But state and federal rules are sometimes an obstacle to bringing in those members.

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