Association Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Nielsen’s Global Trust in Advertising report from 2015 says 83 percent of consumers completely or somewhat trust recommendations from people they know, and 66 percent said the same for reviews posted online. Here are some questions to help you understand — and harness — the power of word-of-mouth marketing.

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Socious

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Customer marketers may have an even tougher time answering that question than most. While vital to your business’s success, customer marketing often takes a backseat to other topics at sales and marketing conferences. Here are our session recommendations for customer marketing professionals at Inbound 2016: Tuesday, Nov.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 28, 2018

Your marketing automation software becomes another spoke on that wheel. Your marketing automation software triggers a new member welcome campaign. If all three pieces of software are talking to each other (AMS, online community, marketing automation), it means BIG THINGS. It all makes the wheel turn. Results improve!

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Potomac Core

MARCH 3, 2020

Factors including Coronavirus Disease , supply chain disruptions , political polarization , innovative technologies, cyber threats, trade policy, shifting consumer attitudes, & workforce shortages all complicate markets. Research sets the stage for market focused discussions. Grew annual revenue from $300,000 to $12 million.

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Associations Now

MARCH 24, 2016

Streaming music now represents the largest segment [PDF] of music purchases, overtaking digital downloads for the first time in 2015, with paid services such as Apple Music and Spotify leading the way. “The consumption of music is skyrocketing, but revenues for creators have not kept pace,” Sherman wrote.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Based on 2014 successes and trends, here are some things the association meetings industry may want to resolve to do in 2015. And with less than two weeks until the start of 2015, others are beginning to set goals for next year, whether that’s to find a new job, be healthier, or learn to play the guitar, among others.

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Potomac Core

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Association revenues have grown by 25% in the last year and a half. Their proprietary software , “Pallet Design System” is both a product specification and engineering design tool as well as a professional marketing tool, and educational tool to serve the wood pallet industry. Here again the organization impacts member outcomes.

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 11, 2014

This good news was echoed in the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for Q1 2015 where 18,000 US employers reported a positive Net Employment Outlook, and almost 20% anticipated an increase in their staff levels during Q1 2015. “As The fact that the job market is heating up is significant for many associations.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Timberlake Membership Software became Timberlake AMS Solutions after Naylor acquired the company in early 2015. Naylor entered the association management software space by acquiring Timberlake in January 2015. The Naylor Marketplace was introduced in 2017.

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Potomac Core

AUGUST 3, 2016

Market uncertainty and the pace of change will continue to impact membership decisions at professional societies and trade associations. Having actionable data (through focus groups, surveys, or industry or professional roundtables) helps your organization understand the external market challenges. Annual revenue up.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Interestingly, the efforts fall under the umbrella of marketing rather than sales. In its ANA Survey Report: E-Commerce Insights , the trade group points out that many of its survey respondents—big-name advertisers, largely—tend to use e-commerce as an end goal for their marketing drives.

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GlowGlobally

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In 2015, a major U.S.-based based professional organization for engineering professionals undertook an in-depth market study uncovering the European industry players’ needs, their perception of the mentioned organization as well as the trends and drivers influencing the European market. Kevin Perry, Ed.D,

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SCD Group

MARCH 8, 2016

Snapchat Has Grown Up: What You Need To Know As A Marketer By Keith Quesenberry via Social Media Today Snapchat marketers have reached engagement rates of 80% compared to Facebook where a 1% engagement rate is now considered good. 7 Content Marketing Lessons From 41,525,103 Website Visits By Hiten, Hitenism.com Content = Marketing.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 11, 2019

Consider these stats as we explore the rise of customer success as a focused initiative: The SaaS market is expected to reach $164.29 billion by 2022 [ Transparency Market Research ]. Usage of CS platforms rose from 25% to 43% from 2015-2018 [ 2018 Customer Success Salary Report, Totango ].

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 12, 2016

In fact, Abila predicts certification revenue will surpass membership revenue in 2016. As further evidence, according to Associations Trends’ TRENDS 2015 Report , about two-thirds of survey respondents receive less than half their revenue from dues. Transfer.). At the same time, Abila predicts an increase partnerships.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Started in late 2017, the Daily Carnage Facebook group arose from a marketing agency’s (Carney) daily marking newsletter. The Facebook group seemed to meet a real need for marketers to connect and share advice, memes, and strategies, and engagement is high. Marketers want inspiration for new campaigns.

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 2, 2014

In February, we discussed how social media giant LinkedIn would be a disruptive force in the job board market in 2014. Looking at the top ten association job boards we currently work with, they are on track for a 25 percent increase in revenue in 2014 compared to the previous year. We believe in the power of an association job board.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Some quick hits before we get to the list of next week’s free webinars: Excellent advice on content marketing for associations—advice that works for any organization. Presenter: Julia Campbell, Founder of J Campbell Social Marketing. Top Ways to Skyrocket Revenue in 2019 and Beyond. Ernie Smith, Associations Now ).

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Potomac Core

JUNE 8, 2016

Today’s norm means slow or uncertain market growth , member expectations of direct return on engagement , and an emerging view that an association either drive or facilitate market disruption. Fast forward to present day where Solar Power is gaining market traction with international and domestic consumers.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Case in point, the “Super Bowl of Conferences” will be held here in 2015. But when specifically asked during a recent NACEDA prep session, leaders added travel, opportunity costs, value proposition and marketing to their list of challenges. Generally, I think visitors are surprised by everything the city has to offer.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The logical take-away from that statistic would be to reduce the amount of information sent to members, but associations reported they communicate more frequently , touching members four more times per month (on average 30 times) than in 2015. This struggle may be related to lack of measuring and recording reader engagement.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Coalition is circulating a sign-on letter urging lawmakers to reauthorize Brand USA , the public-private partnership established by Congress to market and promote the United States as a destination. billion in visitor spending and $5 billion in tax revenue since fiscal year 2013. percent in 2015 to 12.9 The post Visit U.S.

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2014

A new association with big goals for membership gives affiliate marketing a try, in hopes of connecting with its target audience via groups already working at the ground level. That’s going to take some serious marketing and recruiting effort, and probably a little creativity.

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Associations Now

APRIL 26, 2017

Not only do they provide networking and learning opportunities for attendees, but they also bring in major revenue for the organization, as well as the destination, and drive innovation in host cities. It is no surprise then that destination marketing organizations (DMOs) are using meetings to impact the communities around them.”.

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Associations Now

JUNE 14, 2017

percent compared with 36 percent in 2015), according to the 2017 Association Email Marketing Benchmark Report by Informz. In a world awash in email, groups using marketing automation saw higher engagement, according to the report. In 2016, associations kicked up their email game, sending 12.3

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Delivering a top notch product or service is important, but what ensures relevance for customers in today’s market is to ensure you know what they need and care about. These three components apply to both businesses catering to other businesses (B2Bs), as well as organizations marketing directly to end customers. And if so, how?

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Reid All About it

JUNE 17, 2016

– How to Leverage Webinars to Fuel Your Marketing & Sales Engine. Presenter: Kristi Casey Sanders, director of digital marketing strategy of Plan Your Meetings @ Meeting Professionals International. Presenter: Michael Chidzey, Marketing Director, event agency Chillisauce. More info/register. Tue 6/21 at 12:30 p.m.

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Leading Learning

MAY 24, 2022

It has also meant that integration between learning platforms and other platforms like customer relationship management systems, association management systems, Webinar platforms, and marketing automation systems has become dramatically easier and less costly. See e-learning stats for the course creator market here.).

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

While email marketing is the bread and butter of most association marketing offerings, it often isn’t pushed to the full extent of its capabilities. A handful of recent studies highlighting email marketing trends offer some food for thought on where audiences are reading and what could be done to best engage those audiences.

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Associations Now

MAY 3, 2016

Those are just two results from the M+R Benchmarks Study , which looked at the online metrics of 105 nonprofits and then mapped out some trends when it comes to the organizations’ fundraising, advocacy, and marketing activities. The study found that a nonprofit sent 49 email messages to subscribers in 2015—6 percent more than it sent in 2014.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 23, 2015

Sponsorships that will help them move the needle with their target market. A Closer Look at Sponsorship Trends IEG leads the way in analyzing the sponsorship market. Here are a few highlights from their The State of Association Sponsorship survey, exploring how associations market and sell sponsorships: Increased Sponsorship Revenues.

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Associations Now

JUNE 29, 2016

More than two-thirds of France’s ice cream industry—including a few big names you might be familiar with in the American market—will join forces as part of the Association des Entreprises des Glaces. billion in sales in 2015 and growing at a rate of 2 percent yearly.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2020

There’s a general concept at play, something called “brand utility,” which plays off the idea that assisting consumers in a noncommercial context is often a better form of marketing than simply trying to sell them something. Bettina Cornwell told Forbes in 2018. Winning Over a Desired Audience.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 23, 2015

Think about it: How many associations want to boost revenue by hoping their members buy more? In 2015, customers are looking for more than a transaction; they’re looking for custom solutions that can be constructed only through authentic relationships of the type, duration and intensity they—not you—want. Newsflash: It’s not about us.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

There’s a general concept at play, something called “brand utility,” which plays off the idea that assisting consumers in a noncommercial context is often a better form of marketing than simply trying to sell them something. Bettina Cornwell told Forbes last year. Winning Over a Desired Audience.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos prepare for kickoff on February 7, several associations are forecasting increases in betting, chicken wing consumption, and tax revenue. The association estimates that the illegal market is 35 times greater than the legal sports betting marketplace. Millions of Dollars in Tax Revenue.

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2015

Most publications are facing declining advertising revenue, increased competition from other print and digital products, and readers with different content-consumption habits that requires different strategy. These were just some of the issues addressed during last week’s Newspaper Association of America’s mediaXchange 2015 meeting.

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