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The Rise (and Fall) of Twitter

Spark Consulting

Thanks to the efforts of my web firm, the Spark blog has posts that go back to 2008, when I first started association blogging at Thanks For Playing. And other social media platforms, for organizational use.

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Membership Marketing Blog: The 2011 Membership Marketing.

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Speaking Engagements. Blog Archive. ► 2008. (82). Good Blogs. Association Blog Comments.

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Membership Marketing Blog: Just Released: The 2012 Membership.

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Speaking Engagements. Feel free to share your comments and thoughts about the research here on the Membership Marketing Blog.

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Thanks For Playing: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Find ways to engage their expertise in and passion for your industry or profession in ways that make sense for them. Labels: member engagement , membership , mentoring. Top association management Blogs. Blog Archive. ► 2008. SNAPs Blog.

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Members Hire Bold Strategies

Potomac Core

Following the great recession of 2008, the Wholesale Baking Industry faced an onslaught of regulation, increasing costs, worker shortages, changing consumer tastes, and online competition. Understanding why Members Hire Associations , & why they Fire Associations are the threshold questions that every Association CEO must answer.

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The Impact of the Pandemic on Association Membership

Membership Marketing

Looking back at outcomes from previous economic disruptions like The Great Recession in 2008 and 2009, we see that membership made a remarkable recovery in subsequent years. Seven in ten associations (71%) reported that the level of member engagement increased this year. And the data shows that associations responded heroically.

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Membership Marketing Blog: What are the Biggest Impediments to.

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Speaking Engagements. Since forever, associations have overemphasized number of members as a metric. Blog Archive.