GrowthZone

JANUARY 10, 2019

Every year, the Association Survey Results report is our most downloaded document. With up-to-date statistics and broad feedback from association professionals, this year’s report is our most comprehensive ever. 2019 Association Survey Results report now ». Download the free.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 2, 2019

Use a common reporting tool so that everyone has access to a common set of metrics. How Will You Adapt in 2019? In 2019, one thing is for certain – y our strategy should revolve around the needs of your audience. Ensure s ales operations and marketing operations are in close communication.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 17, 2019

Xperience 2019 Registration is Now Open! Last year, 1,400 association and nonprofit professionals attended and reported a satisfaction level of 96%. It’s time to register for Xperience 2019, the preeminent technology show for association, nonprofit, and K-12 school leaders! The post Xperiece 2019 is here! We thought so!

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Aptify

MAY 21, 2019

Last year, some 1,400 association and nonprofit professionals attended and reported a satisfaction level of 96 percent. Xperience 2019 , the preeminent technology show for association, nonprofit, and K-12 school leaders! Xperience 2019 Registration Now Open! The post Xperience 2019 Is Here! We’ve got just the thing!

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Mariner Management

DECEMBER 26, 2019

While more is still written about membership, events and technology, chapters did merit coverage in 2019 from a couple of the association’s leading sources. Billhighway provides an evergreen resource bank on chapters and in 2019 the cream of the crop is their in-depth series on how to spot, help and avoid chapter crises.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 13, 2019

The Community Roundtable annually releases the The State of Community Management Report, and it’s chock-full of timely online community stats to help inform your strategies in the year ahead. We’ve pulled out 39 of our favorite stats from the report (but don’t worry, there’s more stats and info to be had in the full report !).

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Last month we released the 2020 Membership Growth Report: Benchmarks and Insights for Growing Revenue and Constituents to find out how membership organizations grew (or didn’t grow) their membership and revenue throughout 2019. We learned what.

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2019

In 2019, finances, tech, and younger attendees are among the biggest ones. What’s on planners’ minds in 2019? Budgets, technology, a new generation of attendees—and all the challenges that come with them, according to Teneo Hospitality Group’s 2019 survey of planners and hoteliers. Also: Ready for Global Meetings Industry Day?

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2019

There are heartening reports that associations have increasingly embraced strategic thinking. Much of what I wrote about in 2019 for this blog revolved around the challenges and opportunities created by these upsides. The post A Last Look at Leadership in 2019 appeared first on Associations Now.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Looking forward to 2019, here are a few things worth considering about influencer marketing—along with your use of it: 1. The creative boutique firm MullenLowe reported last year that the engagement rate among Instagram users with just 1,000 followers was 4.5 It’s still as relevant as ever. There’s a maximum relevance-to-reach ratio.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2019

The member experience ebbs and flows with activity throughout the year, which is why a content calendar can help you plan for member engagements in 2019. At the start of a new year, it’s a good idea not only to set a few New Year’s resolutions , but also to think about upcoming activities and ways you’ll engage your members in 2019.

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Associations Now

MAY 29, 2019

As Associations Now reported last month, Congress has made some major shifts in recent weeks to help ensure that congressional interns receive compensation for their work. The post The State of Paid Internships in 2019 appeared first on Associations Now. A big change in Congress.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 30, 2019

A report from Naylor Association Solutions finds that small staffs and more competition make it tough for communications to break through. And while those interactions are frequent, they often struggle to hit the mark for many association communicators, according to a new report from Naylor Association Solutions.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A new report from magazine industry group MPA shows that even as declines in audience happen with older mediums, mobile, social media, and digital video are paying off in a big way for magazine publishers. Total Audience , it has come exclusively from the mobile and video platforms,” the report stated. “In

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In the just-released Association Economic Outlook Report , over 500 association executives shared how the pandemic and the recession have impacted their organizations. They reported substantial disruptions. · You can download the full EconomicOutlook Report here.

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Mariner Management

OCTOBER 20, 2019

In the 2019 Benchmarking Report, member engagement rose even higher on the list of strategic importance of chapter programs. The 2019 report, unveiled at the Association Component Exchange on October 18, shares the data collected from 177 participating associations at the end of 2018. What does the 2019 data tell us?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Litmus’ 2019 State of Email report highlights the issues to watch out for (including Google AMP’s email variant) and trends to follow in email this year. Litmus ’ 2019 State of Email Report, released last week [Registration], reveals the big trends in interactivity to watch in the coming year, along with bigger updates to keep in mind.

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Associations Now

JUNE 13, 2019

A new report from the fundraising platform Classy finds that nonprofit employee satisfaction rates top 80 percent, but closer alignment between employees and leadership could make things even better. Slightly more than half of employees happy with their roles donate on a regular basis, while 68 percent of employees who aren’t so happy don’t.

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Associations Now

MAY 6, 2019

That’s according to the 2019 Edelman-LinkedIn B2B Thought Leadership Impact Study , a survey of more than 1,200 decision makers. However, this value is not always fully understood throughout an organization: The report found that salespeople and producers of thought leadership content appreciated this far less than their peers.

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Associations Now

MARCH 22, 2019

A new report from CAF America credited a strong economy for helping to improve numbers for charitable donations and volunteering last year. That’s a key finding of “ Charitable Giving in the USA 2019 ,” a new report published by CAF America based on a survey of more than 1,100 Americans conducted by YouGov.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

A new report on nonprofit fundraising is perhaps the definition of “good news, bad news.”. Despite the mixed results in 2018, almost two-thirds of respondents expected to raise more funds in 2019, compared with 24 percent who saw fundraising staying the same and just 13 percent who predicted it would decrease.

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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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Associations Now

MARCH 1, 2019

A new report from Return Path makes the case that email subscriber disengagement can be a sign that your messages could be soon to hit the spam folder. The post Report: Engagement Key to Keeping Your Emails Out of the Spam Folder appeared first on Associations Now. The solution? Engage early and often.

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In 2015, the Direct Marketing Association (now the Data & Marketing Association) reported email had the highest ROI of any marketing channel. By 2019, the number of registered email accounts is predicted to reach nearly six billion. Surely, they must have been on to something. So much for email becoming a dying breed of marketing.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2019

If your membership lapses on July 31, 2019, then your access is cut off as of 12:01 am August 1. Should we have a grace period at all? How long should it be? I will admit to being a hard-ass about grace periods. My preference is none. Remember how I recently wrote about rewarding the behavior you want to encourage ?

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Associations Now

JUNE 20, 2023

The SHRM report found that loneliness, particularly among younger generations, risks decreasing engagement. A new report has found that many in the post-pandemic workplace still report feeling lonely and looking to find effective ways to collaborate. Based on a sample of HR professionals and U.S.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A report from the software company Doodle suggests that hundreds of billions of dollars are wasted on ineffective workplace meetings each year. On average, the report says, professionals spend two hours a week in pointless meetings. But a few tweaks could help matters. A recent study says yes—and in a big way.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

That’s a key point underlined in a recent report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, which covers both the recession period between 2007 and 2012, and the recovery period between 2012 and 2016, leaning most significantly on the latter. The 2019 Nonprofit Employment Report, based on data from the U.S.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 22, 2019

A new report from email deliverability firm Return Path shows that senders are getting better at protecting their reputations—but there’s still plenty to do to keep those reputations strong. The report is based on an analysis of more than 4 trillion emails sent during 2018 from IP addresses with calculated sender scores. percent to 6.3

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Delcor

MARCH 15, 2019

What type of data and reports do you need to pull from the AMS? Sometimes people will come around if you can find a replacement for their “safety blanket” – a report or a process they’re attached to, maybe that membership form they designed 10 years ago. What manual processes are you still relying upon? Seek their advice.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Census Bureau reported that from 2019 to 2021 there has been a 52.8% increase of U.S. employees working from home. This sudden shift in the way we earn a paycheck has been a breeze for some and a challenge for others. According to a 2020 Pew Research Center study, parents and younger workers […].

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Membership Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Yet despite these threats, findings from the 2019 MembershipMarketing Benchmarking Report shows more associations continue to experience membership growth year over year than those that are seeing a decline in membership. Why have associations been able to adapt and continue to grow despite the challenges they face?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The latest version of Omnipress’ State of the Conference Industry Report finds that content continues to be a significant driver of value for associations. Let’s dive into the report to see where associations are hitting the mark—and where there’s opportunity to increase their visibility and extend their value.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2019

2019 Association PAC Benchmarking Report [membership required], engaged leaders both boost a PAC’s visibility and increase its fundraising capabilities. PAC size makes a difference in peer-to-peer solicitors,” the report notes. According to the ?2019 PAC resources are lean.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 11, 2019

According to the National Restaurant Association’s What’s Hot in 2019 Culinary Forecast , one of the biggest food trends involves infusing either cannabis or cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive byproduct of cannabis and industrial hemp, into edible treats. Veggies stay strong, while meats lose a step.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 11, 2019

The resulting report from this survey provides benchmarking data and insight into how more than 1,000 associations recruit, engage and retain members and certificants. I also like perusing posts on 2019 trends. WBT Systems shares five trends and opportunities they see for association e-learning in 2019. More info/register.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Naylor’s 2019 Association Communications Benchmarking report is full of so many insightful nuggets that it’s worth reading the full assessment, but here we’ll cover 10 stats from the report : #1. 1 communication challenge for associations—more than two-thirds of respondents (70%) cited it as a “significant” challenge in 2019.”.

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