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Industry Study Brings a New Way for Association Professionals to Think About Member Engagement

Smooth The Path

There was one theme running so strongly through each member research project I could not ignore it. It was that members who engaged very early in their membership were more excited about the association than members who reported that “the association just grew on them.”

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Case Study: In-depth Member Interviews Feed Association’s Strategic Plan

Smooth The Path

Based on this input we outlined two goals for the research project: Understand member’s current challenges. Learn if there were any barriers preventing deeper member engagement. Listening to members. Based on the goals of the research project we selected the qualitative in-depth interview methodology.

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How to Prove Member ROI with Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Protech

For professional associations, value could mean hosting interactive monthly meetings for your members – providing access and business opportunities to a network of like-minded executives. . Which members are engaging more frequently? . Where are your members located? . Predictive .

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The Competition is Out to Get Associations

Smooth The Path

There is an infinite number of responsibilities and distractions that can win our members’ money, attention, time and effort and very few of them might come from our direct competition. Email, meetings, and projects are all competing with associations. Related: The formula for member engagement.

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Better Member Retention From Frictionless Experiences Designed for Your Association

Smooth The Path

Timely, valuable new member messaging that solves the problem they currently have. Easy access to other members who have the same niche project, goal, or challenge. Quick response to members who call, email, or chat. Professional development opportunities even if I cannot come to an in-person event. Curated networking.

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What We’re Scoring When We’re Scoring Engagement

Associations Now

A tool for tracking and measuring member engagement can be valuable for any association—if you can decide what “engagement” actually means to you, first. In the last couple of years, you might have noticed an upswell in talk in the association community about tracking and scoring member engagement data.

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Association Brain Food: 2.24.23

Reid All About it

Host: Personify Speakers: Wes Trochlil, president of Effective Database Management Tina Wehmeir, CEO at AMC Institute Megan Woodburn, Founder and Co-CEO at Strategic Association Management Erin Sullivan, VP of Marketing at Personify Tue 2/28 at 1 p.m. No plan, no progress. More info/register. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.