Socious

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The Socious Top Ten for the Week of February 21, 2016. Socious has some great news! Call it a late new year’s resolution if you will, but we have decided to bring back the “Socious Top Ten”.

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GlowGlobally

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The world’s leading international meetings marketplace is marking its 14th Anniversary with an earlier date in April for 2016. Association Day – April 18, 2016. During this special day of education and seminars , IMEX explores key topics and new developments within association management.

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Virtual

JANUARY 12, 2016

After a few days of walking the floor at CES , many things start to look alike. That’s because they are. There were dozens of quadcopter drones from different manufacturers. A sea of 4k televisions all with great pictures. And enough virtual reality glasses to make them stop being a novelty.

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Membership Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2016

For the upcoming year, Aptify just released a report titled, Top Association Management Predictions for 2017. I was asked to provide my perspective on where membership is headed. Here are the three predictions that I shared.

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Association Freak

MARCH 2, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Association Management Trends 2024 In the evolving landscape of 2024, associations face a pivotal moment characterized by significant shifts in membership dynamics, economic pressures, and technological advancements. The median increases are 6% annually and 12% over five years.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 11, 2020

The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm (PDF), co-authored with Shelly Alcorn, CAE, Alcorn Associates Management Consulting, August 2016. Include Is a Verb: Moving from Talk to Action on Diversity and Inclusion (PDF), co-authored with Sherry Marts, PhD, S*Marts Consulting, May 2017.

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Association Freak

MARCH 1, 2024

Rebound in Member Growth After a decline in 2021 and 2022, associations are witnessing a significant rebound, with member growth rates reaching their highest since 2016. The MGI 2023 Membership Marketing Survey found that 49% of associations report growth, contrasting to 26% in 2021.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 12, 2016

This award honors the learning solution vendor which best caters for the unique and varied requirements of associations that provide education and certification programs for their members. Linda Bowers , CTO of WBT Systems, retained her title as Best LMS Demonstrator in 2016.

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Principled Innovation

DECEMBER 22, 2018

#3 - Get a New Job Up until December 2016, I had worked directly for a local, state, national or international association my entire career. Fast forward to 2016 and I was ending a three year contract with association management software company - Aptify - and heading into the biggest experiment in my professional career.

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Socious

MARCH 18, 2016

Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best customer engagement articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on providing you with tips for improving you customer marketing strategy.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Or, if you’re in the generalist mood, Associations Now is your one-stop shop for news and information. Most website projects include integration between the association management system (AMS) and the content management system (CMS) so members can login and access members-only content. Wed 2/17 at 2 p.m.

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Learning Management System LMS Certificate System 150

AvidXchange: Association Management

MARCH 9, 2023

In our first episode of the “Middle Market Report” podcast , we covered three pervasive trends happening right now in the community association management industry. Let’s set the table with a few figures: There are more than 357,000 community associations in the U.S. It’s time to make a change.

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Socious

JANUARY 4, 2017

With exploding phones, a divisive election, and major international news, 2016 certainly kept up on our toes. But through all the turmoil, we found that associations and businesses remained focused on what they do best – serving their customers and members. That’s why we’ve put together our 12 top articles from 2016.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

Back at the office, this process is paralleled as the new year kick-starts strategic planning sessions to set goals for association management, covering everything from membership growth and retention to updating education and certification programs.

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Technology Learning Management System Certificate System 210

Spark Consulting

JUNE 1, 2021

The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm (PDF), co-authored with Shelly Alcorn, CAE, Alcorn Associates Management Consulting, August 2016. Include Is a Verb: Moving from Talk to Action on Diversity and Inclusion (PDF), co-authored with Sherry Marts, PhD, S*Marts Consulting, May 2017.

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Socious

MARCH 11, 2016

Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best community management articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on providing our readers with tips for online community management.

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Socious

JANUARY 5, 2016

Your customers are logging into websites more frequently, signing up for new online services, and trying new apps every day. The well-documented consumerization of business product users is putting increasing pressure on companies. In many cases, companies can’t keep up with the evolving expectations of their customer base.

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Products Association Management 100

Reid All About it

JUNE 3, 2016

– MGI’s 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Find out firsthand the latest association growth trends with the lead authors of the 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. – Association Management 101 (North Carolina). all times are Eastern Daylight Saving Time. Tue 6/7 at 1 p.m.

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Socious

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, many organizations are busy gathering data to create strategies for 2016. it’s just as important that you spend some time developing a strategy for your community going into 2016.

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Elevating Engagement

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Association Brain Food Launched in 2016, Association Brain Food is the weekly publication where association management expert and author Deirdre Reid shares her curated list of articles, free educational events, and resources.

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Newsletter Case Study Library Member Engagement 52

Socious

JANUARY 4, 2017

With exploding phones, a divisive election, and major international news, 2016 certainly kept up on our toes. But through all the turmoil, we found that associations and businesses remained focused on what they do best – serving their customers and members. That’s why we’ve put together our 12 top articles from 2016.

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Achurch

JUNE 21, 2023

Employees’ willingness to support enterprise change collapsed to merely 38% in 2022 , compared with a healthy 74% in 2016. Avoid additional change fatigue Tolerance for change isn’t what it used to be. This means: most of your staff have change fatigue. They don’t want a “new initiative.”

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YourMembership

AUGUST 30, 2016

billion monthly active users and LinkedIn clocks in at 450 million in Q2 2016 (statista). There are many private, third-party community tools that may or may not integrate with your association management software (AMS), create an exclusive environment for your members, and perhaps give you insights into user activity.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

So increasingly, non-profit associations must compete in a “for-profit” manner to win business for their continuing education programs. Department of Labor, in December 2016 there were 5.6 In support of its Future of Learning initiative, the AICPA launched a digital badge program in April 2016. What is the “Skills Gap” Problem?

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Technologies like mobile apps, wearables, and the Internet of Things are sure to shift the way associations cater to their members and the millennial generation. The next shift in the association market will be mobile networking and connecting cloud data. This level of connectivity allows the member to have more control.

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Portage Group

MAY 30, 2016

May 30, 2016. The Portage Group) – The Portage Group is pleased to welcome Steve Carroll, CAE, as an Independent Associate to their team. Steve is an accomplished association sector professional bringing with him a wealth of success and experience as an association staff and volunteer leader. Toronto, ON.

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Delcor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This blog was originally published in September 2016 and edited on 9.15.23. By understanding what can cause your project to start down the path to failure and how to overcome those obstacles, you can start your next project with a better chance of success.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 6, 2020

CFP Board’s online community, Candidate Forum, launched in mid-2016 and has been highly successful in terms of supporting CFP Board’s mission of granting the CFP® certification. Top Digital Marketer of the Year: Beth Arritt, American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). Meet 9 Award-Winning Higher Logic Customers.

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Ungrated

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The Foundation for Community Association Research has released a new interactive webpage for residents, housing stakeholders, and researchers to examine and compare community association governance, management, amenities, and overall satisfaction across the U.S.

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Technology Survey Cost Report 73

Virtual

AUGUST 2, 2016

Vacation Begins: Andy Freed is Out of the Office 2016 from Andy Freed on Vimeo. And if we can make an out-of-office message fun, imagine what we can do for your message! Got something you want to share with the world? Let’s talk ….when when I get back from vacation!

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Association Management 100

Chapter Chat

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

For two days, association executives, AMS consultants and vendors will come together to engage in discussions pertaining to Association Management Systems (AMS). We’re excited to announce our participation in the popular technology conference AMS Fest , which will be held in Washington, D.C., September 15-16.

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GlowGlobally

JULY 26, 2016

Sunday, August 14, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. Many “global” associations have no formal global strategy, are conducting little local marketing, and are disappointed with the results of their international partnerships. Florence Chua , Director – Association Management and Consulting, MCI China.

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Delcor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Download our Requirements Analysis whitepaper, "The Secret to Sanity" , for more information on project management and improving your technical efficiency. This blog was originally published in September 2016 and edited on 9.14.23.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 11, 2016

It found a new email host and contracted with Abila netFORUM for its association management software (AMS). This database was more robust and offered better membership management than NAASF’s previous platforms. Average open rate (for Open Forum digest) : 28% in 2015 and 29% in 2016 - higher than industry average.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 6, 2017

It makes sense, then, that more and more associations are considering, or expanding, their online community plans. Companies that previously focused on database work, such as association management software (AMS) providers, now offer community modules as an add-on to their main product.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 2, 2016

Adrienne Segundo, chairman/COO, Limitless Association Solution Resource, LLC. Q & A with Adrienne Segundo , credentialing specialist, chairman/COO, Limitless Association Solution Resource, LLC. Q: How do you plan to kick off 2016? We now have clients ranging from stand-alone associations to association management companies.

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Robert M Barnes

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

The Associations Forum CEO & Chair Symposium has been on my schedule for years – first as an attendee then as a presenter when I worked with Fitness Australia. In 2016 I was pleased to attend as both sponsor … Continue reading →

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Association Management 70