Associations Now

APRIL 4, 2017

A new McKinley Marketing Partners report shows that digital marketing hires are on the rise. It’s actually heightened the demand for talented marketers, according to McKinley Marketing Partners’ 2017 Marketing Hiring Trends Report [PDF]. There’s good news for nonprofits in the report as well.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 20, 2017

The 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is now available as a downloadable PDF. Once again, many more associations are reporting an increase in their membership compared to those siting a membership decline. In fact, many associations report substantial growth rates. The median membership renewal rate is 84% overall.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2017

Certify’s latest edition of its SpendSmart Report shows a growing dominance by Uber in the transportation space, while Lyft and Airbnb continue to make up a growing share of business travel expenses. Uber was also the most-expensed vendor overall in the fourth quarter of 2016, at 6 percent. In fact, Uber dominates the market.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In fact, only 6 percent reported having a communications strategy. Fast forward: Naylor recently released the results of its 2016 Communications Benchmarking Study. The top two communications challenges reported this year: communications clutter/overload and the inability to communicate membership benefits effectively.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Drift Research Report) Businesses that adopt conversational marketing are 80% more likely to retain customers. Drift Research Report) 79% of consumers prefer live chat for quick communication. Drift Research Report) Pamper Members Last week, I described the steps involved in adding a chatbot/s to your platforms.

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Associations Now

MARCH 27, 2017

The trade group reports that coffee consumption has surged in the past year. In fact, according to a recent report from the National Coffee Association (NCA) , coffee consumption is increasing, with the trend being driven by gourmet and espresso-brewed drinks. coffee market, according to the National Coffee Association.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 1, 2019

The Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Inc. reports which recruitment marketing channels have performed the best for associations (trade and professional). The report is built on survey responses from over 800 associations. The Top 3 Ways Associations Recruit New Members. Local Events/Meetings.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Before Activity Sync, AACSB’s community team used standard reporting to track basic metrics like discussions, private replies, commenting, and message forwarding. In 2016, AACSB started using Activity Sync, a tool that brought new depth to their member analytics and added huge value to each member interaction on the platform.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

As an example of this, back in June 2016 an article in Association Now magazine referenced a study titled “ Member Engagement Study: Aligning Organization Strategy With What Matters Most to Members.” Take a look at the Top Association Management Predictions for 2017 from 13 experts, in this report from Aptify.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Griep notes that “the activity has to benefit others who are not your core family; for example, helping out a church, a school, a library, a homeless shelter or some sort of charity organization.” Remember when I mentioned that volunteering leads to an increased sense of purpose? Well, that plays a role here, too. The results? "We

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Higher Logic

JULY 25, 2016

The Community Roundtable’s State of Community Management 2016 Report (SOCM 2016) has some fascinating findings to share: moving up the community maturity ladder may depend more on getting participation from vice presidents, directors and subject matter experts than we previously realized. Take action on community leadership.

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NXUnite

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

For example, an investor might use ESG standards to assess a for-profit clothing store’s supply chain practices. Performance Reporting: Foundry for Good will conduct robust technical audits and rectify high-priority SEO issues to give your site the strongest foundation possible to attract potential customers. BlueOrchard Finance S.A.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

For example, it’s rare for a defender to score a goal, since their job is to block the other team from scoring. As important as it is to have community guidelines and written rules outlining how you want members to behave, nothing beats leading by example. In teamwork, people stay in their lanes. Think of a soccer team. Leadership.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2023

He pairs each one with relatable examples to drive the point home. MCI released a benchmark survey report on AI adoption in associations. Katherine Wayne, AMC Association Management Center ) Dealing with data: how to create reports that work for everyone. In 2016, China reported 17.86 This week, it reported 9.56

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Associations Now

APRIL 8, 2016

A recent industry report finds that many companies in the supply chain are planning to introduce robotics and automation tools within the next few years. “Many of the tasks that are vital to supply chains are also simple, repetitive, and monotonous, making them perfect candidates to turn over to robots,” according to the report.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The nonprofit data analysis firm reports that CEO salaries are still on the rise, based on tax filings from the 2016 fiscal year. The latest edition of a closely watched report in the nonprofit space finds salaries going up and the gender gap narrowing—though there’s still plenty of room for improvement on both fronts.

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Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2017

The picture is made all the more troublesome when you compare the rate of growth for the gender pay gap, as IWPR did in its recent fact sheet [PDF] on pay in 2016. In academia, for example, salaries for women grew by 3 percent in 2015, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education analysis of U.S.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 30, 2017

According to a 2016 Webinar Benchmarks Report*, the registrant-to-attendee conversion rate for most webinars is between 35 percent and 45 percent. Examples could include: An invitation to participate in a short, pre-event survey to help customize the content even further. Refers to ON24’s 2016 Webinar Benchmarks Report.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Listen to your average podcast , just as an example, and you’ll often find the ads just as interesting as the stories. An example from the Times ‘ front page is shown above.) Last month, I reported on an industry effort to ensure online video ads work properly in a variety of contexts, but it goes deeper than that.

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YourMembership

JULY 14, 2016

Consider: By 2020, 65% of all jobs in the economy will require postsecondary education and training beyond high school, according to a recent report by Georgetown Public Policy Institute. This is especially important in today’s job climate, where there’s an increasing need for more skilled and educated workers. The proof is in the pudding.

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Associations Now

APRIL 21, 2017

That’s according to recent research from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation, which reports that travel policies have failed to catch up with home-sharing offerings. The post Report: Home-Sharing Services Struggle to Win Over Corporate Travel Departments appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2018

A new report from the software provider Community Brands suggests that most association members are joining because of education and career opportunities, rather than out of a sense of professional responsibility. Correspondingly, reasons of professional responsibility fell to 36 percent, down from 41 percent in 2016.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

Here are five examples of priorities you might find in your association’s strategic plan, along with key points for how community helps. Example: “X platform is cheap/free. For example, a tool that’s made for forums could be helpful for creating more interaction, but that’s not a true community. Objection 1: Price.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 30, 2017

A large majority of participants, most at the manager level or above, reported reactive methods as their main source of competitive advantage. The two most commonly reported factors – “Customer Retention” (57%) and “Customer Intimacy” (48%) – are inherent benefits of a well-managed online community. You read that right, just 19% !

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Potomac Core

AUGUST 3, 2016

In the 2014 Strategic Member Engagement Survey , organizations who regularly conduct impact surveys instead of “satisfaction” surveys report stronger operating performance than those who survey less frequently: Survey Frequency. The online surveys were conducted between April 7 and April 25, 2016. Survey Annually. Survey Infrequently.

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Associations Now

JUNE 27, 2019

Earlier this month, IACC released its annual “ Meeting Room of the Future ” report. The continued movement toward creating stronger event experiences means those arranging them will take on a multitude of roles—from event and motivational ambassadors to technology implementors and experts to food critics,” the report said. “As

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Examples of an engaged member. Examples of a satisfied member. In The Community Roundtable’s State of Community Management 2016 Report (SOCM Report), findings showed that best-in-class communities are more than two times as likely to have formal feedback mechanisms for their communities. Logging into the community.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 19, 2017

In June 2016, an article in Association Now magazine referenced a study titled “ Member Engagement Study: Aligning Organization Strategy With What Matters Most to Members.” How can you ensure your education program provides benefits to members of all ages?

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Delcor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For example, the RACI matrix spells out who must be consulted and informed about different aspects of the project. They must let staff know about anticipated changes in responsibilities, workflow, reports, and the member experience. This blog was originally published in September 2016 and edited on 9.14.23.

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Optimist Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

According to MemberWise’s Harnessing the Web report (2016), 65% of membership organisations and associations now use email automation as a key digital activity. For example, ‘We’ve noticed you haven’t used all your membership benefits yet this year and thought you might like to book onto one of the following events.’.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A new global report from Deloitte shows that corporate boards still struggle with gender parity—despite improvements in recent years. That’s according to Deloitte’s latest Women in the Boardroom report , which tracks the number of women that occupy board seats in 66 countries worldwide. For example, 29.3 percent from 2016.

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Associations Now

JULY 29, 2019

A recent report finds that cyberbullying is on the rise, particularly among young girls. That’s according to recent research from the National Center for Education Statistics, which reported recently that three times as many girls (21 percent) reported being harassed using text messages or in online mediums as boys (7 percent).

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) reports that in 1953, associations received 95.7 In 2016, that number fell to 45.4 UK-based Professional Associations Research Network (PARN) reports that, 30 years ago, subscription revenue made up 80 to 90 percent of revenue in professional bodies.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In the span of a few months last year, here on this blog we explored both the potential power of automatic membership renewal combined with monthly payments as well as an example of one association that had launched just such a model.

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Association Success

JUNE 10, 2018

In 2016, Elizabeth Engel and I co-authored our white paper entitled ‘The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm’. Here are some concrete examples of these changes. Two years in, we now have a number of real-life examples of how AI is being deployed in the workplace. For example, J.P. Student Debt. trillion.

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ISAE

APRIL 4, 2024

Different types of gifts are exploding in popularity today as donors look for ways to more proactively manage their philanthropy—donor-advised funds are the perfect example. For example, tax benefits and estate planning are major motivators for many planned gift donors. Never give direct financial or estate planning advice to donors.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Here are the important takeaways from two new reports on the email marketing landscape. The Association Email Marketing Benchmark Report from Informz is required reading for membership teams considering how to tweak their next email campaign based on their members’ behaviors. percent in 2016. Do you suffer from email fatigue?

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