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Non Dues Revenue and Affinity Programs for Members

Membership Marketing

Non Dues Revenue and Affinity Programs for Members. So here is a quick list of possible non-dues revenue and affinity products that I have put together to get your thinking going. So here is a quick list of possible non-dues revenue and affinity products that I have put together to get your thinking going. Directory Sales.

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Thanks For Playing: "My Members Don't Read!"

Thanks For Playing

Many of our organizations, in an attempt to be all things to all people (or due to the temptation of all that tasty, tasty non-dues revenue), have larded up our membership "benefits" with so much tangential crap that our members cant focus on the stuff that will actually help them fix their problems. ► 2009. Share on FriendFeed.

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When the Going Gets Tough, Smart Advertisers Dig In

Association Adviser

Associations that publish advertiser-supported media may hesitate to continue asking for advertising dollars during an economic recession or crisis, but as Sir Martin Sorrell of WPP noted in 2009 , it often costs firms more in the long run to recover the resulting lost ground. Want proof ? During the 1949, 1954, 1958 and 1961 U.S.

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Peace Sells.But Who's Buying - Association Membership?

Association Subculture

Monday, December 7, 2009. We cant simply eliminate what may be our largest source of revenue and still do business the same way we always have. What do you do about revenue streams being shared in a national/state/regional association structure? December 8, 2009 8:33 AM. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Shelly Alcorn, CAE.

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Stronger by Association: Battle for Relevance: How Twitter, HBR and.

AMR Management Services

Most associations rely on membership for revenue, typically 30-50 percent of net profit. Tweets per second (TPS) when Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 (a record at that time). ► 2009. (53). The average number of Tweets people sent per day, in the last month. 177 million. Tweets sent on March 11, 2011. 460,000. .

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I've Got Money Riding On This Post, So Read Carefully

AMR Management Services

Think about it - do you know an association that doesnt publish a newsletter, magazine, directory or journal? Or, how can we bring in more revenue for the content were already producing? ► 2009. (53). But this is what associations have been doing all along. That doesnt host a website, forum or online community?

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Product and Service Engagement Drives Membership Retention and

Membership Marketing

• Purchase a book or directory (13%). ► 2009. (69). 2009 Benchmarking Survey. (12). Non-Dues Revenue. (1). . • Participate in their public social network (13%). • Participate in their young professional program (8%). • Upgrade their membership to a higher level (12%). ► September. (3).