YourMembership

OCTOBER 16, 2014

While on the surface it might seem like a good idea since their LinkedIn group has over 5,000 members, a recent news story about the social media giant might give anyone reason to pause and reconsider that strategy. This is where companies and recruiters pay to access LinkedIn’s tools for talent acquisition.

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Social Media California Class Revenue 150

YourMembership

APRIL 24, 2014

Last week we shared the most noteworthy association management concepts from the Xperience2014 Customer Conference, held March 31 – April 1, 2014 at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. This event provided an Xcellent platform for YourMembership.com customers, employees and industry thought leaders to connect, engage and grow.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. In the report we highlighted how Ewald is able to effectively work with 43 associations, utilizing one integrated solution to handle member management, online communities, and non-dues revenue creation.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

A year in which we want our associations to go to a new level, membership to increase, more members engage in our programs and a vibrant board who is thinking futuristic with great ideas and innovation at the forefront. The problem, you see, is that many board members believe they are in the membership business.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Do the math: If 43 percent of associations have membership staff and 5 percent (at most) outsource membership work, that leaves more than half (52 percent) where membership functions such as recruitment, retention, engagement, and customer service are distributed among other staff.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2014

The annual Small Membership Survey Report [PDF], by Toronto-based software company Wild Apricot, identified the same top three priorities reported in last year’s survey: Small-membership organizations are most concerned about increasing membership, increasing member engagement, and demonstrating member value. percent versus 11.5

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

There’s an eye-opening chart you’ll see soon from Association Adviser’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. Too many associations still treat social media as a one-way broadcast medium and are missing great engagement and intelligence-gathering opportunities from members. percent agree); member recruitment (10.8

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Associations Now

JUNE 25, 2015

“In 2015, organizations are using a greater variety of social media platforms, combining paid, earned, and owned tactics, and utilizing measurement and accountability to identify new opportunities and increase member engagement,” the report noted. Almost three-quarters of associations are using YouTube, up from 64 percent in 2014.

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Associations Now

APRIL 18, 2014

And by allowing them to do so, your association may not only be increasing member engagement with your meeting and its venue and host city but also building a repository of photos you can use in the future. Take some advice from the Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals. Keep It Simple. Choose a Creative Hashtag.

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Associations Now

MAY 14, 2014

Strategy, governance, and executive leadership. The Community Roundtable (The CR)—the community for community managers—published the 2014 edition of its “ State of Community Management ” report a few weeks ago, and it focuses on the key elements that mark success in “mature,” or best-in-class, online communities.

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Tom Morrison

MARCH 31, 2014

As we end the first quarter of 2014, as a fellow association executive, I want to ask you a couple of questions: Is your membership engagement strategy better, the same, or worse than it was 1 year ago? Is your association building BELIEVERS, or just a roll of dues paying members? 2 years ago? 3 years ago?

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Holly Duckworth

JUNE 23, 2014

Summer 2014 Reading List: Each summer I find many of my association leaders “check out”. Here is the 2014 Leadership Solutions International Summer recommended reading list. They take the summer off. A few might ask me for what book I am taking on my vacation. Association Leadership: The Art of Membership, Sheri Jacobs.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

”We tried a large email segmentation project last year, and it actually hurt our member engagement. While word of mouth and referrals are still key to recruiting, Rosenberger said “inbound marketing with the use of specialized software is where associations should be going.” It’s a strategy, argued Brooks.

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