Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I agree, which is part of the reason I only registered for the trade show at ASAE Annual—the ridiculously high fee for consultants (the membership category for this odd duck) was another reason. We’ll share our experiences but more importantly we want to hear yours as we all learn from one another. AMS implementation. Letting Go!

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Reid All About it

JUNE 26, 2020

As some associations canceled in-person conferences and made the switch to virtual, two association teams found themselves owning different elements of the experience—the meetings team handled the content while the education team managed the platform. The recipe is coming this weekend on my Gusto blog. Virtual conference advice.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 24, 2020

Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Your how-to plan for 12 months of customer-focused blogging. In the past, we’ve plotted these predictions through dead reckoning – relying on our experience living, eating, and breathing online learning all day, every day. Follow Blog via Email. 1 CMP credit.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 9, 2020

I joined Higher Logic because I saw (and see) in them a company who is passionate about community networks and understands the power of engagement to transform businesses and the customer experience. Although this is oversimplified, these categories help explain what I mean. Check out rankings for online community providers on G2.

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Reid All About it

MAY 28, 2021

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. Inclusive Experience for your Virtual Events. Subscribe to Blog via Email. AMS business case.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 25, 2022

Probably every reader of this blog is Gen N, a cross-generational consumer segment. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Mastering Immersive Experiences (MIX) 2022. Generation N. You’re Gen N. Email Address: Subscribe.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

Courses can range from a live presentation with a subject matter expert to a virtual simulation or scenario-based learning experience, a comprehensive multi-module and multi-assessment course, or even a course that ends with the learner walking away with a coveted certification. These experiences should then be priced accordingly.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 15, 2021

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. MemberSuite discovered that their most visited blog post was about creating a sense of belonging and community. Quick hits.

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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. There are many friends in that category as well. Today marks one year since DC shut down for the pandemic. So here it is. One year ago today, DC shut down for the pandemic.

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2019

Speaking from experience, as someone who graduated at the peak of the 2008 recession, I know the college-to-career experience can be bumpy. In a recent Personify survey [PDF] of more than 1,000 young association members, only 40 percent said their member experience was worth the dues they paid. Post your comments below.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

If you’re a home cook, check out the irregularly published In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. – Experience Design Summit: Rethinking the Attendee Journey. Host: Event MB.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

During event registration, ask attendees to provide insight into these four categories. When it comes to event data, what kind of information should you ask to personalize the attendee experience accordingly? Dave Lutz writes on Velvet Chainsaw that these four categories are essential to the event registration process: Job information.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 19, 2017

The article noted that the key benefits that millennials want from associations are job opportunities, credentials and training, and while other membership groups of other age categories prioritized different benefits, job opportunities and credentials were consistently important across the groups. So it seems that Price is right.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2022

Alvin Chang at The Guardian says the pandemic experience has given people a different perspective on life: many of us have woken up from our work-obsessed culture. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Employer denial. Quick hits.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 28, 2020

Two things (which go hand-in-hand): a positive user experience and an SEO-friendly structure. A visually pleasing, simple breadcrumb trail enriches the user experience, and search engine crawls. Parent Category (events). e-commerce store, blog, mobile version). So, what makes a “good” URL? URL BASICS. EXAMPLE: Homepage.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 6, 2021

The benchmarking data will help you compare your chapters and association with others, assess how you’re doing in various categories and identify where you need to improve (or brag). Life experience, lifestyle habits and career stage have much to do with how you feel about and respond to what’s going on around you. Generational stress.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Here’s what else we know : You can reach and retain younger members by exceeding their expectations with a customized member experience that meets them where they are in their careers, and positions you to grow together. Make it simple for your members to connect (on their terms) while providing a cohesive member experience.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 24, 2018

Profiles – Volunteers can create profiles with their skills, experience, interests, and location to help match them with the right opportunities. You can even create different opportunities for each award category. You can also view applicant profiles to see how much experience potential speakers have. Advocacy Programs.

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Association Success

JULY 16, 2020

Content curation is a way to strengthen your content marketing efforts without having to invest a ton of time and money in creating original content like blog posts. users can add content sources like news websites, blogs, Twitter and Facebook accounts, and RSS feeds to create a pool of newsletter content. Why curate content?

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Higher Logic

MAY 3, 2016

Most of these fall into one of three categories. If you want free training, there are plenty of blogs and online communities you can follow and join to learn more. Experience (aka the School of Hard Knocks). This is a great way to get real-world community management experience on your resume.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 18, 2019

Learn how to leverage visualizations and analytics to better understand your data, mine the right data to improve your member’s experience, and determine a successful ROI on your collection and analysis of member data. The Future of Experiences: Radical Changes Ahead. Host: Event Manager Blog. Follow Blog via Email.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 10, 2017

How to Personalize the Online Member Experience. You’re probably not going to greet members with a city-specific weather forecast, but you can use online activity data and transactional information to customize their experiences. I read blogs, my colleagues listen to podcasts, and my brother watches videos.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 21, 2022

Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership, and communications in 15 categories. The member experience. Too much has changed in our world to keep assuming the member experience you provided pre-pandemic is the experience your members and prospective members want, need, and expect now. Event trends.

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Forj

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Web Courseworks, a leader in innovative learning management systems and virtual event technology, won a coveted Brandon Hall Group silver award for excellence in the Best Advance in Technology for Virtual-Classroom or Conferencing Technology category. Technology is the great enabler of human capital management initiatives.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Check out the tips, habits and tools recommended by several successful association professionals over at the WBT Systems blog. Some quick hits before we get to this week’s list of free webinars: Top 20 association membership blogs – thanks for including this one! Host: Event Manager Blog. SmartThoughts ). Marketing Charts ).

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Associations Now

JUNE 4, 2019

Cultivating that experience starts with understanding the data. For example, if your objective is to increase sales, is there a particular audience segment that is underperforming and could be significantly impacted by a personalized event experience?” writes the Eventsforce team on its blog. Next, dive into the data.

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Principled Innovation

MARCH 25, 2013

This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 7, 2013. No other single revenue category comes close to reaching that number. For comparison, the ORR reports that meeting/convention registration fees, the next-highest single category of revenue, account for just over 11 percent of revenue, on average.)

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

2018 has been a year of innovation and evolution, especially in the world of event technology, but have these new advancements proven effective for live experiences? Markell Williams, User Experience Architect. How Your Planner Personality Translates into Personal Attendee Experiences. Nikki Minard, VP of Digital Marketing.

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 18, 2024

If you’re looking to enhance your member experience and have an existing WordPress page for your organization, a membership website plugin is an easy way to monetize your member content with paid member subscriptions and build your member community. To see what’s available, browse their library of free WordPress membership plugins.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Associations can use the Storify tool to quickly and efficiently gather social posts into online stories that highlight the member experience. The stream of posts became a way to highlight RTDNA members doing the grueling and challenging work of covering a category three hurricane. How to hack it? Why does it work?

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Future of Event Experience. Be the first to know how emerging trends are shaping this entirely new category. Walk away with new strategies to level up as an event experience leader.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 2, 2018

We also wanted the flexibility to expand beyond traditional member profiles, offering a home to other stakeholders who might not have felt welcomed or included in the traditional categories.”. Follow Blog via Email. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Millions ).

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

One category of high-skilled workers my member companies are looking for is college-degreed engineers with detailed knowledge of my industry's technology and products. Truly, we have seen that research is education. + + + This post first appeared on Eric Lanke's blog , an association executive and author.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

Identify Your Public Associations have several broad categories of constituents including members, industry professionals, prospective members, and the public. Filter your list by: Area of expertise—Does this person have the knowledge and experience you are seeking? There are multiple smaller interest groups in each area.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

.* – The Highly Energized and Engaged Conference Experience. If your conference attendees are not engaged with your experience, what chance will they have to improve their job performance? The latest research suggests that events and trade shows are, by far, the highest category of spend for most marketers. 1 CEU credit.

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Higher Logic

JULY 25, 2016

Most communities fall short in some categories and exceed in others - it’s rarely A’s across the board for executive participation. The best-in-class communities surveyed excel at garnering lower-level executives to participate -- these are the people who are closer to daily employee and customer experiences.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Skills gap theorists say that formal education isn’t preparing enough candidates for specialized high-skill, high-growth jobs such as data analysis, user experience design and software programming. These persistently unfilled positions are attributed to an unfortunate and somewhat ironic phenomenon called the “skills gap.”.

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