Eric Lanke

APRIL 27, 2015

Our Strategy Agenda. Well, as the title of this blog post suggests, it is not another pseudonym for our strategic plan. Unlike too many strategic plans in the association world, our Strategy Agenda doesn't deal at all with what we intend to do. I introduced a new term in my association last year. What is it?

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

This proactive strategy will definitely help set your association apart in such a busy world! The same can happen by listening to conversations in your online community. Both are great sources of unstructured data to analyze and interpret, and may spark ideas for new and improved products.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2023

The resulting benchmark report shares key trends, benchmarks within six marketing categories (research/analytics, branding/strategy, marketing/SEO, UX design/content, technology and team dynamics)—with breakout benchmarks for associations, and recommendations for increasing your association’s marketing effectiveness. 1 CMP credit.

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Fonteva

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To help you navigate Salesforce and the marketplace of tools that would be useful to associations, we’ve prepared these essential best practices and strategies for making the most of the world’s leading CRM: The Basics: What is Salesforce? Using Salesforce: 5 Membership Management Strategies Fonteva: The Ultimate Salesforce-Native AMS.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Snapchat’s new photo-taking sunglasses draw buzz for their offbeat release strategy. But one thing we can definitely say about Spectacles is that the release strategy is nearly as unusual as that used by Google Glass. Neoterica Partners CEO Kerry Stackpole gathers a variety of thoughts on the matter in his latest blog post.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Drive strategy by using data to inform your association’s strategy and departmental strategies as well as drive business metrics and KPIs. Check out our blog on overcoming your fear of dirty data. Read our blog on Creating a Data Culture for Your Association. How does it align with the association’s strategies?

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Data strategy. Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal —gift link) Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. They also suggest topics you should ask about during your discussions with vendors. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As much as you might love to never receive another email from the spam bots that clutter your inbox, email is definitely not dead. If you want to add additional info, link to a blog post instead. It might even just ask them to read a blog post. The post Need to Up Your Nonprofit Email Marketing Strategy? Is email dead?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 5, 2024

If any of these topics are on your mind, you’ll find lots of good reads on their blog. I’ll definitely make her party prosciutto bundles and double blue canapés again. TopClass LMS analyzed their social media analytics to find out which of their posts resonated most with the association community in 2023. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 16, 2021

Strategies for getting out of a negative thought spiral and into a more productive state of mind. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. This workshop will arm you with tactical strategies that will help you negotiate and defend your organization in the post-shutdown world.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 12, 2012

Strategy Means Change. in Change , Strategy - 1 comment. I did some strategy work with a client this week where they were drilling down below the level of core strategic principles and actually figuring out what they were going to do differently to move in their desired direction. Affiniscape Blog. Consulting.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 9, 2023

I want to share better advice and ideas in the blog posts I write on behalf of clients. They also share change management strategies for change-fatigued association professionals. Some of these strategies are new to me but look very promising. And since only smart people read this blog, yes, you’re creative. Check it out.

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Associations Now

MARCH 19, 2020

Good SEO strategies can promote any content marketing goals. What is your content marketing strategy trying to accomplish? Even if it isn’t about generating organic traffic, SEO can still be useful, writes Kelsey Raymond on the HubSpot blog. Also: Be prepared to answer questions from new members.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 9, 2021

During the pandemic, MemberSuite noticed your already full plate was taking on additional tasks and projects so they’re sharing strategies to help you cope with an extremely heavy workload. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Struggling with your data strategy?

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Protech Associates published their definitive list of association blogs to follow in 2019. I’m happy to see this blog described as “fantastic” and “a must-follow.” Learn immediately applicable strategies for positioning your organization as an influencer and developing an influential culture throughout. 1 CAE credit.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 24, 2016

When I sit down at my desk now, ready to write a blog post. More often than that the best blog posts pop into my head in the shower, right before I fall asleep at night or during a walk. In the beginning I knew blogging was the right thing to do. Blogging definitely was not fun, then. Now blogging is fun.

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Reid All About it

MAY 29, 2020

Ellipsis Partners and Achurch Consulting have been burning the midnight oil on a virtual events ebook that’s definitely worth checking out. It covers virtual event strategy and technology, including a list of platforms for different purposes. Virtual learning strategies. Virtual is Vital: Event Strategy, Design and Engagement.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 7, 2020

Sponsorship strategy. They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog for more. Summer’s been weird for all of us, but take one bite of a tomato sandwich and, oh yeah, it’s definitely summer.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 28, 2020

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Topics will include the value of peer-to-peer networking, mentorship, developing and utilizing exemplary communication skills across genders, and proven strategies for career advancement at every level of the organization. Strategy Summit.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

But busy association professionals can definitely save time using ChatGPT as a starting point on many tasks. Dean West at Association Laboratory wonders if he’s lazy, stupid or resilient (I’m not saying) and shares lessons about resilience that can guide your association’s strategy decisions. Strategic resilience.

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Reid All About it

JULY 16, 2021

Definitely look at what he has to say, especially if you’re using labels like Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z. Usability testing is the latest version of that phenomenon—and it’s a good thing to learn about over on the Fionta blog since it solves lots of problems and increases the value of your technology investments. Usability testing.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2023

They surveyed 100 associations about revenue growth strategies, business development practices and skills, risks and obstacles to growth, reporting and metrics, and performance of membership, events and non-dues revenue programs. I will definitely make that again. Association revenue. Gen Z in the workplace. More info/register.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It is not too early to start thinking about your nonprofit’s social media strategy for 2018, including how you want to capitalize on social media trends that will have maximum impact in 2018. The Engage Blog has a different way to describe nonprofit influencers. Developing a strategy requires several steps: Step 1: Identify goals.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2023

ChatGPT can definitely help professionals with tasks, but its output still requires a human touch. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. AI conversations continue to bubble up in our community as we grapple with its potential and risks.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 23, 2021

Help yourself and others benchmark member communication efforts and strategies by participating in Association Adviser’s 10th annual Association Communications Benchmarking Survey. Content strategy. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Member communications.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money.

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Plexus Consulting

APRIL 10, 2012

Planning for Success by Definition. Strategy --Does our association have a sustained record of performance to plan over time (successful strategy is not measured in 12-month cycles or someone’s personal theme for the year)? Blog Archive. Strategy for Unpredictable Times. Planning for Success by Definition.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 3, 2017

One of the saddest sights on the web is an abandoned blog. If your blog is gathering dust, these 9 tips will help you get your blog back on track. I definitely agree with the #1 blogging tip: create a content strategy. A content strategy doesn’t have to be a complicated project. Tue 3/7 at 2 p.m. –

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Reid All About it

MARCH 26, 2021

They suggest strategies for resolving some of the challenges you probably have with your SMEs. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Presenter: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy and Development at Blue Sky eLearn. Volunteer SMEs. Chapter events.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2010

I’m live blogging from TEDx Raleigh this morning. She definitely is “in the zone” when she’s drawing. Non-profits using revenue-generating programs and other business strategies to achieve their missions. ———— Phew, live blogging is hard. Paradigm shift.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 28, 2019

As a kind of follow-up to last week's post on the differences between strategy development and strategy deployment (at least in the way that my association's Board are working to define those terms), I had another conversation on the same subject this week with another Board leader, and this one had a decidedly different feel to it.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 8, 2017

These opportunities are as easy as writing a letter to a congressperson, sharing a blog post on personal social media, or attending a town hall event. Just like any community related strategy, you need to clearly define what your goals are before you begin planning—what you need and want from this program. Define Your Goals.

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Associations Now

JUNE 7, 2016

In fact, the firm advises that the best strategy may be to focus on chapter members and highlight the local angle and impact of broad national topics. If you’re not sure what that means, check out the explanation in his latest blog post. But, according to Incline Marketing, that thinking is incorrect. Marketing Flip of the Day.

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Forj

AUGUST 17, 2021

To kick things off, Jon and Matt ask for a definition of the Learning Business Maturity Model. You can have a brilliant strategy, but if you don’t have the capacity to execute on that strategy, then it won’t do you any good. It’s about how you keep them balanced.”

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 11, 2020

His blog posts deliver the goods too. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Definitely not another boring Zoom meeting. Derrick Johnson, DES, CMP, TMG Director of Event Strategy and Development and Chief Diversity Officer. Association websites. BYOB, obviously.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2018

We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly cooperative and collaborative, not least of which because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e., Risk: The Missing Link Connecting Strategy to Implementation (co-authored with Jamie Notter and Leslie White ), available at [link].

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 22, 2021

talking about the return to the workplace—definitely worth the 33 minutes. . From blog posts to case studies, find out exactly what content marketers create for each stage of their content marketing funnel. Subscribe to Blog via Email. The first episode features Jamie Notter of Propel (hello again!) Vax verification.

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