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MARCH 25, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Check out the new page on my site, Association Brain Food Resources , dedicated to feeding your brain with information from our industry partners about association technology, membership, data management, cybersecurity, non-dues revenue, and more.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… 86 “normal,” please. Davis, CAE, who works at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, said: “I need to operate now and look forward, not try to claw may way back to ‘normal.’ The ‘normal’ we know is history. Emergence ).

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Reid All About it

JUNE 4, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Of course, you know they have a good answer, which they share in their latest post along with examples of how two associations use chapter benchmarking data to spark change. Fri 6/4 at 12 p.m.* – AI Now for Associations – Chat about AI.

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Eric Lanke

JUNE 3, 2019

I lead a trade association. A common objective for trade associations is to grow the number of contacts that they have at each of their member companies. A common objective for trade associations is to grow the number of contacts that they have at each of their member companies. a Marketing Professional? an Engineer?

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Membersuite

JUNE 16, 2021

Every association is unique—that old saying is true and you can really see it in membership committees. Some associations can’t live without theirs, some got rid of theirs years ago, and some wonder what to do with their membership committee. Many associations have eliminated their membership committee.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 15, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership and communications efforts across 15 different categories, and highlight the important role these campaigns have in moving associations forward. Forget “normal.”

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. With all the job- and career-hopping going on right now, it’s a good time for associations to extend their marketing and educational efforts to career changers. Real-time messaging, video chat, better intel for associations—yes, bring it on!

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 18, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter have a new book coming out, The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement. In this competitive talent market, this sounds like a must-read for association execs. Ryan Law, CXL ). Barry Davret, Medium ).

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Higher Logic

MARCH 6, 2018

Use your executives’ profiles to post blogs and announcements. Do they want to know more about trends in the market and what your members want? For example, executives who want to learn about the market can use the community as a conduit to member needs. For associations, one of the easiest ways to do this is with retention.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

But, here is a more contemporary take on the concept from Leah Hardy, Head of Gaming Marketing, Americas, Facebook. Hardy captures what most marketers are striving to accomplish today. Thought leadership is a strategy that seems tailor-made for associations. My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition.

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Membersuite

JUNE 2, 2021

For many associations, retention has been a challenge this year because their members are struggling financially. In other associations, members are receiving more value than ever before, but dues invoices are going unpaid. The most common reason for not renewing is a lack of engagement, according to Marketing General Inc.’s

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 21, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Please participate in MGI’s 14 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey , our industry’s most comprehensive and valuable study on membership marketing. Marketing, membership and communications awards. Membership survey.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Marketing fundamentals. Tom Roach at Marketing Week says these seven fundamentals of marketing communication have stayed relevant because they’re based on how our brains work, not on how specific technology works. Rethink sponsorship.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 28, 2011

In January, the top rated links on AssociationJam.org were for blog posts and articles on Membership, Volunteers and Fundraising, with Technology and Social Media not far behind in the votes tally. There were also some highly rated marketing-communications articles posted in the "Other" category. read more ). read more ).

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The sooner associations wake up to the reality that their multigenerational membership base isn’t going to retain itself with an outdated communications strategy, the sooner they can break through to emerging generations and maximize overall engagement and retention. 10 Association Communications Stats + Membership Tips.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… How do you manage if you’re an education department of one ? How does any association professional juggle everything on their to-do list? Sounds like the perfect match in the competitive lifelong learning market. “ Marketing Charts ).

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 15, 2017

An effective online learning marketing plan has three phases. First, create awareness in your target audiences—their awareness of the need for pursuing professional development and their awareness of the educational programs your association offers. Expeditionary Marketing. First, escape the tyranny of served markets.

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Reid All About it

MAY 28, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. With the switch this past year to online courses and conferences, many associations came to the troubling conclusion that their instructors and presenters didn’t know how to provide an enjoyable or effective learning experience. Train-the-trainer.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 8, 2019

The Brewers Association recently updated its definition of a craft brewer and added a new member category to make membership more inclusive. It’s a move other associations might want to consider, especially when faced with substantial industry change. That helped to spark discussion about creating the new member category.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 10, 2020

WASHINGTON — ASAE announces the winners of the 2020 Gold Circle Awards competition, which denotes excellence, innovation, and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership, and communications programs. The 2020 competition received 189 submissions across 15 categories, including a new category for digital content.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 16, 2021

I wrote a Twitter thread to memorialize that fact, and realized I should probably have written a blog post, even though it’s not very association-y. One year ago yesterday, I went to my last in-person boxing class at Nuboxx and had my last meal in a restaurant (brunch with friends at Coconut Club at Union Market).

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Reid All About it

MARCH 2, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages transitioned into a benefits-based membership model. The best marketing for educational programs is content marketing , said LMS provider WBT Systems—and I agree.

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ISAE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Unlocking Growth Potential: The Benefits of Working with a Marketing Agency Whether you run a small business that's just starting out or an established business looking to expand, working with a marketing agency can help unlock your growth potential. You can use a PDF splitter to separate a document into different files.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC) invites you to nominate one, two or three women whom you believe should be recognized for their contributions to the advancement of technology in associations. Subscribe to Blog via Email.

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2019

Industry evolution led the Brewers Association to update its definition of a craft brewer and add a new member category to make membership more inclusive. In a blog post , BA Chief Economist Bart Watson writes that a member “is no longer required to have a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beer.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Blog posts and articles on Membership and Leadership led the links tally at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes, followed by Fundraising and Social Media , among other topics of interest for associations and nonprofits. read more ). read more ).

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Social Media Leadership Resources Association Management 150

Eric Lanke

MAY 22, 2017

Spark Consulting is out with another white paper -- this one on the sometimes challenging topic of diversity and inclusion -- and it's another thought-provoking read for association CEOs. First, it's good to see Joe Gerstandt getting some love in the association community. It's free and you don't even have to register for it.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Blog posts and articles on Technology , Social Media and Leadership stories came out on top at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes, with Fundraising, Volunteers and Membership not far behind. read more ).

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Social Media Technology Association Management Leadership 150

Reid All About it

AUGUST 6, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. This edition of Association Brain Food covers two weeks because I’m not publishing next week while I’m on vacation. Billhighway, Mariner Management and Whorton Marketing & Research are conducting The State of Chapters 2021 Benchmarking Survey.

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Revenue Certificate Oklahoma City Strategy 195

Eric Lanke

MAY 29, 2017

Like a lot of manufacturing based trade associations, our organization is working hard to tackle the workforce issue our members consistently cite as the number one challenge facing their companies. Picking a category and describing the desired skill sets is absolutely crucial.

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Achurch

MAY 7, 2021

We have compiled the seven most essential technology categories every organization should have to operate remotely successfully. #1: Generally, payments fall into two categories: paying employees and paying outside vendors. In addition, many CRMs now include AI-powered marketing workflows and predictive analytics. 3: Payments.

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Associations have endured downturns before, what’s different this time is the valuable lesson learned after the great recession, that Members hire relevant Associations. From 2009 forward, leading Associations find ways to maintain their relevance and are perceived as the Industry or the Profession.

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2019

A new crop of graduates is about to enter the workforce, and associations can help ease their transitions from students to professionals. Here are three ways associations can support young people just starting out in their field. Here are examples from a few associations. Should I pursue an advanced degree? Personalized Content.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The Association of Directory Publishers is welcoming new members from the digital world and updating its benefits to include new certifications and industry awards. That evolution led to a new membership strategy for the association. The post Print Directory Association Welcomes Online-Only Members appeared first on Associations Now.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 21, 2021

Not since the Great Recession over a decade, ago have more associations reported that their membership declined than those showing an increase. These are some of the findings in the recently released 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. A total of 47% of associations are reporting declines in their total membership.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference next week and see my name badge walking toward you, snap me out of my daze, I mean, big thoughts, and say hello. Oh, and check out KiKi’s guest next week on Association Chat.

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Eric Lanke

JUNE 19, 2017

Sometimes it was a member of my association looking for help, sometimes it was an unsolicited salesperson, and sometimes it was someone looking for a piece of information that only me or my association could provide. But the calls that do get through still fall into the same three categories. And that's okay.

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