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A Century-Old Association Committed to Online Community and Data Analysis

Higher Logic

Their member engagement and technology strategies are cutting edge, which makes sense—they have a global member base, with over 1,600 organizations comprised of 40,000 individuals spanning 100 countries/territories. In the first few months of 2017, Corporate Official Representative engagement almost exceeded their 2016 engagement numbers.

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Which Association Learning Trends Predictions Came True in 2016?

WBT Systems

With just a couple of weeks to the end of the year and a huge variety of association learning solutions being showcased this week at ASAE Technology Conference 2016 , it’s a good time to look back at the association learning trends that were predicted for 2016 and see which of these are still relevant.

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Community Takeaways We Loved from the State of Community Management 2016 Report

Higher Logic

Shared value is the name of the game in The Community Roundtable’s State of Community Management Report 2016 (SOCM 2016). From its surveys and analysis, The Community Roundtable found that if you really want an effective, strong community, it needs to serve both your organization and your members -- not one or the other.

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Analysis: Lobbying Spend Increases in 2017, but Lobbyist Numbers Drop

Associations Now

A new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics and The Hill found that lobbying spending was at a five-year high for the first half of 2017. Many associations and advocacy groups shifted their lobbying strategies to reflect the new political climate. million to $7.3 Some associations made more modest increases. million to $5.5

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How Data Analysis Helps Create Better Events

Associations Now

Lend a Helping Hand Data analysis firms like Bear Analytics are quickly gaining popularity in the association space, but if you’re not working with a big budget it might be a challenge to hire an outside firm. Recent trends in data analysis are starting to touch every part of the association business, and that includes tradeshows.

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The 2016 Super Forum Community Expert Panel: Highlights

Higher Logic

We used a client community to help the business socialize, and did onboarding to help customers feel safe and secure, then measured the migration strategy over time. Think multiple regression and analysis: what needs attention? We really focus on business impact. The importance of business impact: you need a baseline.

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Why Online Communities Still Aren’t a Top Business Strategy (And How to Change That)

Higher Logic

Few of us exist in companies that openly embrace community as a compelling, wondrous silver bullet of a business strategy. It sets the baseline for proactive decision-making and creates a case for decision makers to support greater business strategy integration and support. Even fewer exist in organizations that tout transparency.

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