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Daily Buzz: How Dark Social Is Skewing Your Data

Associations Now

Dark social shares mean your team could be basing its marketing insights—and budget—on inaccurate data. For your performance marketing team, “dark social” might as well be the dark side of the moon. In fact, one report says about 84 percent of social shares happen via dark social, according to marketing firm RhythmOne.

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Associations May Now Have Access to Previously Hidden Data

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For example, the data from breakout group conversations can offer an association insight about what members want and need. Or, these conversations might help you source your next speakers and authors and interviewees and give you valuable insight for content like articles, white papers, and research reports.

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Many Organizations Accidentally Ignore New Members

Smooth The Path

My first-year member experience lines up with many other new member’s experiences according to member research. Associations tend to have very robust renewal programs, but meager new member onboarding programs. Once my year’s membership was up, I didn’t give the association a second thought.

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Why Didn’t Our Members Choose Us?

Smooth The Path

Find these bright spots; both the super-engaged members and the products, benefits, services and events they are engaging with and find out why these members are so engaged and why these offerings are so engaging. Related articles: The stories members make up. Association trend watch: member experiences.

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Strengthening Member Engagement: Tips From an HR Consultant

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Encourage users to add photos so that your members can get familiar with one another even if they can only do it virtually. Members should be able to self-edit their profiles to avoid inaccuracies. Email marketing and communication. In order to actively engage your members, you’re going to need a way to talk to them.

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Three Difficult Conversations Meeting Planners May Encounter

Associations Now

So, you and your team put a lot of time and effort into creating a meeting that you were sure would drive high attendance numbers given past experiences or even member research. “Attendance isn’t as projected.” Even worse: You’ve been called to your CEO’s office to update her on how things are going. What’s the worst-case scenario?

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20 Reasons Your Association Should Stop Ignoring Web Video

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9) Capture the Heart… and Mind: Member research almost always reveals a commitment to the higher association purpose in the decision to join and retain. 9) Capture the Heart… and Mind: Member research almost always reveals a commitment to the higher association purpose in the decision to join and retain.

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