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The Most Popular Community Management Articles from the Last 12 Months

Socious

No one is sure how that mission will evolve in 2017, but we know we can learn from the changes and advances from last year. That’s why we’ve put together our 12 top articles from 2016. These articles will give you a head start on 2017, covering topics from member engagement to business management.

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Survey Says… Online Education’s Role in Membership Marketing

WBT Systems

Associations want to know how their membership recruitment, retention, and marketing tactics compare to others so they can improve member growth and engagement. Every summer, the association community looks forward to the release of the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Incorporated (MGI).

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Is There a Science to Word of Mouth Marketing and Going Viral? A Q&A With Dr. Jonah Berger

Higher Logic

Or why some articles get shared widely while others don’t? Dr. Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of Contagious: Why Things Catch On and Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior. Do you ever wonder why certain videos go viral?

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Did You Know? Associations Plan to Focus the Most Effort on Improving Membership in 2017

Association Adviser

As 2017 begins, respondents to our latest reader poll have told us they plan to focus more on membership than on other areas of association operations. Start by reviewing this article from Associations Now about planning for smart membership growth. Want to increase your membership? Let us know in the comments below.

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4 Ideas for 2017 Nondues Revenue Resolutions

Associations Now

As 2017 approaches, here are four questions to ask to create realistic routes toward accomplishing your resolutions related to nondues revenue. In 2017, think about what partners might work well in an affinity relationship. How can we use marketing to connect with—rather than sell to—our members? Let us know in the comments.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.25.16

Reid All About it

With a little Googling, you’ll see dozens of articles about their findings, including some in Newsweek , Science of Us , and Headspace. And now for something completely different…I enjoyed this article about hypnosis from Aeon. The Future of Event Technology: 2017 Trend Watch. Randy Lieberman, Foundation Marketing Group.

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5 Reasons Your Executives Don’t Participate in Your Online Community (And How to Fix It)

Higher Logic

Community Roundtable’s 2017 State of Community Management Report found the most successful online communities have top-level participation. Then move up to more time-consuming activities like writing articles, hosting regular events (such as AMA chats), and even mentoring a few of your members. It’s a critical component of success.

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