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2019 Tech Trends: 3 Factors Associations Should Watch

Associations Now

After what feels like a decade of aggressive innovation, things are starting to slow down a bit—which might make tech a little easier for associations to manage in 2019. Considering my record, I figure now’s a good time to make a few more predictions as we go into 2019. 2019 is going to be a good year for private communities.

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The easy way to create your own social media platform

Disciple Media

You don’t have to be the next Mark Zuckerberg to create a social media platform these days. This article is your ultimate guide on why you should consider creating your own social media platform and the steps you should take to do it. Why create a social media platform? But where do you start?

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

Use your community to show members the courses and certifications available to them, then give them a place to discuss and meet fellow learners. Objection 2: Social Media. Example: “It would be much easier to create a social media group. Data : You don’t own your member data – the social media platform does.

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Survey: A Little Bit of Paid Search Goes a Long Way for SEO

Associations Now

If you’re looking to make a big impact with your search engine optimization (SEO) strategy in 2019, don’t simply focus on the optimization that you can get for free. Of course, it’s still important to invest in search in the first place, something that slightly more than a third of respondents (36 percent) do in general.

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Daily Buzz: How to Write an Effective Call to Action

Associations Now

Be it newsletters, social media posts or website copy, all of your association’s messaging should prompt members to action. Of course, every CTA will be different depending on the intended action. — GivingTuesday (@GivingTuesday) December 2, 2019. Ready or not, Giving Tuesday 2019 is here.

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The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: The race to go virtual

Association Success

According to Association Laboratory’s Looking Forward 2020 , a global survey of association strategy from December 2019, 61% of respondents said they were already expanding online education, and 52% were planning on creating or expanding online communities. Membership has pretty much been a virtual process, forever,” Cowan said. “So

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Daily Buzz: What Is the Ideal Format for Your Learning Program?

Associations Now

If you foresee a program having a long shelf life without the need for regular updates, you can afford to invest in instructional design for a course,” the team writes. “If — Deirdre Reid, CAE (@deirdrereid) August 1, 2019. Getting started on social media? — by @hrdive [link] pic.twitter.com/iB7M2eVVgK.