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Incorporating Text Polling at Your Next Live Event

Association Adviser

While real-time audience surveys have been around for a while, text polling is one of the fastest growing and most popular ways to take the pulse of your members or attendees. Here are some examples: Pre-presentation research poll: I send an email before the event to all attendees with a link to poll questions.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

.” Melia said never waste an opportunity to get good feedback from your members, but do it in short digestible bites, such as by adding a question to your dues bills, product shipments or annual conference surveys. “We do lots of very short surveys, but just one annual member feedback survey.

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The Importance of Getting Lots of Little Things Done Well Every Day

Association Adviser

Some organizations also use their career center to promote other relevant association fee-based products, such as salary surveys, continuing education, “enterprise level” memberships, etc. For example, some associations don’t want to tweet jobs or have them listed in an e-newsletter because they view job listings as advertising.