Reid All About it

JANUARY 20, 2017

If your association has a community manager, I know you already appreciate him or her because your online community would likely fail without their attention. Big news this week on the online community front: Higher Logic bought Socious. Now, onto the list of this week’s free webinars and learning events. 1 CAE credit.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JANUARY 14, 2019

What are the best ways that your organization can step up its online strategy in order to acquire more members? Create online partnerships with related organizations. Make online registration as easy as possible. To make the most of this idea, determine where your potential members will be online.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JANUARY 14, 2019

What are the best ways that your organization can step up its online strategy in order to acquire more members? Create online partnerships with related organizations. Make online registration as easy as possible. To make the most of this idea, determine where your potential members will be online.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 20, 2017

If your association has a community manager, I know you already appreciate him or her because your online community would likely fail without their attention. Big news this week on the online community front: Higher Logic bought Socious. Now, onto the list of this week’s free webinars and learning events. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2021

This is one of the best articles about self-care I’ve read because it dismisses the usual tripe spewed out as self-care advice. Skip down to the list of free webinars if you prefer takeout. If you have a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link before Wednesday evening the week before it’s scheduled.

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Reid All About it

JULY 28, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Every association should be figuring out how they can use Alexa and her cousins to deliver value to members. Look how great, Forbes gives me a quote of the day and a FREE BANNER AD before I am able to read the article I came here to read,” said no user ever.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Word-of-mouth marketing. Do you remember early last year seeing a slew of LinkedIn updates about an online DEI course at the University of South Florida (USF)? But 62,000 people completed the course and earned a certificate. All events are online at Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. Brain drain pains.

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Reid All About it

MAY 27, 2022

Course evaluations. Most course (and conference) evaluations are pretty useless, says WBT Systems, because they measure how a learner felt about the course, not whether the course was effective. The same observation was made by Dean West, FASAE, in an Association Laboratory article I featured last week. Quick hits.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 2, 2019

However, many associations are hesitant to commit the needed resources and staff time to begin or enhance an online career center because doing so always seems to be a large undertaking. Start by setting your course. Secure a champion and staff lead. The staff lead plays a big role here. Engage other departments.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 3, 2023

WBT Systems shares several association examples of self-assessment tools and programs for choosing a career path or course of study, preparing for a certification exam, or improving business practices and policies. If you offer learning or membership subscriptions, clear your Harvard Business Review cookies and read this article by Nir Eyal.

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Reid All About it

MAY 20, 2022

Online community. Speaking for myself, even lurkers appreciate online communities—it’s the membership benefit I value most. Nimble AMS lays out a useful plan for launching and managing an online community. That’s why I love seeing this article by Ernie Smith at Associations Now about integration platform as a service aka iPaaS.

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Reid All About it

JULY 8, 2022

In an article for MIT Sloan Management Review, Susie Lee from Degreed suggests four things leaders can do to foster a sense of belonging at their organizations. These days, anyone who’s leading a technology project, like an AMS or other system implementation, needs to understand APIs. This ‘ paper ceiling ’ holds back half the U.S.

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Reid All About it

JULY 14, 2023

In an article at the Institute of Corporate Directors, Jeff De Cagna of Foresight First says intentional learning is a non-negotiable requirement for board members. It’s interesting to see how two organizations rely differently on data to market their event to attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors. Gen Z, AI and marketing.

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Reid All About it

JULY 20, 2018

And a few more quick hits before we get to this week’s list of free webinars: 7 things lucky people do to succeed—aimed at writers but applies to anyone. 5 critical components of fantastic lead-capture website forms. If your organization has a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link. Now you know my secrets.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 22, 2022

This highlights an opportunity for your association to improve your content marketing model and determine the best mix of free, gated, and paid content for your constituents. . Why your association needs to develop a content marketing model. Pros: With gated content, you’ll get an increase in lead generation.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 11, 2022

Past surveys revealed predictive variables that helped advocacy professionals wisely invest their time and resources in strategies and tactics that lead to legislator influence. This is one of those articles I can see returning to again and again. webinar last week about NFTs. Virtual conference attendee’s attention.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Online learning. If your board (or C-suite) hasn’t accepted the fact that your association must offer online education to your members and market, then you’ll want to read this post from WBT Systems. They suggest strategies for making the case for investing in online learning programs. CEO pandemic insights.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Marketing maturity assessment. Mighty Citizen launched The Mighty GPS , a 10-minute self-assessment to measure your association’s marketing maturity. Agile course development. If you work in association education, perhaps you’ve heard of ADDIE, a model used to design courses. ASAE research on change. Quick hits.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

You’re missing a big opportunity if other organizations offer online learning programs to your audience but your association only provides education the traditional face-to-face way. WBT Systems provides advice for getting your board’s approval (and budget) to develop online learning programs. Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2019.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 26, 2018

His advice and insights make this one of the better articles about innovation I’ve read. An Association Advisor interview with Tamela Blalock, CAE , reveals her superpowers: member development and revenue generation. If you have any free webinars or events coming up, please send me the link. Layla Masri, Bean Creative ).

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