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The communications struggle continues

Aaron Wolowiec

Last January, I wrote about Naylor’s 2015 Communication Benchmarking Study. At the same time, nearly 80 percent of associations said their members ignore their communications – up from 59 percent in 2015. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. That goes for businesses, too.

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8 Tips to Write Emails Your Association Members Will Open

Higher Logic

Follow our tips to improve your association’s email open rate and boost member engagement, building a stronger communications strategy along the way. The logic here being, if someone wants to be a member, then that person also wants to receive emails from the organization. Include some of the content to pique member interest.

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12 Examples of Thriving Communities for Online Community Builders to Learn From

Higher Logic

Started in late 2017, the Daily Carnage Facebook group arose from a marketing agency’s (Carney) daily marking newsletter. As the agency’s newsletter began to take off, Carney had the idea to connect their fans in a community. Example 8: The Daily Carnage Community.

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The communications struggle continues

Aaron Wolowiec

Last January, I wrote about Naylor’s 2015 Communication Benchmarking Study. At the same time, nearly 80 percent of associations said their members ignore their communications – up from 59 percent in 2015. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. That goes for businesses, too.

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Great News – America’s Hiring and Associations have a Reason to Celebrate

YourMembership

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 ongoing race to identify and recruit qualified talent will only increase as we move into 2015.

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Gamification: member organizations play for keeps

YourMembership

Businesses and organizations are using this tactic to create brand awareness and drive user engagement. by 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations. Gamification is one of the biggest buzzwords in the business world today. According to Gartner, Inc.,

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Member Personalization: Can Technology Replicate Real Relationships?

Associations Now

As associations get better at using technology to personalize products and services to each individual member, what happens to direct human engagement between the member and the association? I can draw on some direct experience here, as well, from our work on the ASAE-members-only premium e-newsletter Associations Now Plus.