Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

It’s no secret that effective marketing helps maximize the fundraising potential of your nonprofit’s events. For events that have a high fundraising potential to start, such as live auctions, being strategic in your marketing efforts can lead to significant revenue generation. Let’s get started!

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Optimist Consulting

MAY 31, 2016

I was delighted to recently present at CHASE on how to develop your membership marketing strategy and plan. These are the most commonly used channels: Direct marketing: Member emails, hard copy mailings, SMS/instant messages, and via direct marketing from partnerships you may have (if opted in). How can you segment them? .

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 3, 2023

The award recognizes excellence in operations, member services, and community leadership. Award of Excellence Winners ACCE’s Awards for Communications Excellence program is designed to showcase the top communications and marketing work of chambers of commerce and similar organizations.

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Association Adviser

APRIL 19, 2018

Like the ocean, the association community is always in motion. Novel ways of communicating with members develop while outdated channels fade away. New generations of potential members arrive on the scene eager to participate but with communication preferences different from the old guard.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In the 2018 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General, Inc., associations surveyed revealed the most common level of segmentation for their member marketing efforts: 55% – Membership level/type. Behavioral data and segmentation are key to maximizing the value of your targeted marketing efforts.

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The Big Picture

MARCH 14, 2012

« The Forest and the Trees | Main. | Integrating social media into the association communication mix. Curious about how other associations are integrating social media into their communications mix and what it takes to succeed? Communications. Creating Association Communities. Shawn on Pinterest. Reblog (0).

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 6, 2013

A couple months ago I wrote an article for “Associations Now” about how marketing requires different skills than it once did. As more potential tactics and options for marketing have emerged, more is expected of a marketer. It’s the marketer’s job to be informed about all the traditional and new marketing techniques.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Besides facing competition from free online sources of continuing education and mentorship, it can also be a challenge for associations to communicate their value, especially when it comes to younger generations. Getting in front of target buyers and communicating value happen to be two of the main principles of the common sales process.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 30, 2023

With changes in the housing market and higher interest rates, the community association management industry is battling rising costs of business. Community association management companies are under pressure to do more with less and reduce expenses as budgets get tighter in a challenging yet competitive labor market.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

You might not expect an association that focuses on underwater operations to be groundbreaking when it comes to their social media and content marketing, but that’s part of what makes ADCI so interesting. Content 360 is a content strategy program which is designed to increase communication effectiveness for associations.

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NXUnite

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Market Your Fundraiser Marketing is essential for a successful online shopping fundraiser, and leveraging multiple communication methods will allow you to reach as many supporters as possible. Analyzing this information serves two main purposes. Second, you can recognize your top supporters individually.

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Higher Logic

MAY 8, 2019

If your target audience has opted into your communications, the open rate should be on the higher end. Follow our tips to improve your association’s email open rate and boost member engagement, building a stronger communications strategy along the way. Resource: Email Marketing vs. Marketing Automation [Explained].

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Also worth your time The right marketing question—an intriguing way to approach a marketing campaign. Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Guest: Cynthia Lockrey, Lockrey Communications Mon 9/18 at 4 p.m. – Peter Diamandis ) My summer with Leo Tolstoy and his War and Peace. 1 CMP credit.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Associations aren’t often regarded as agents of change, but recently, Marketing General Inc. , According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each).

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Association Briefings

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The smart use of data can have a profound impact on all sectors of an association - membership, marketing, communications, meetings, education, and advocacy. Creating these member experiences is one of the most complex challenges an association’s marketing team faces today. But what about zero-party data?

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. They describe several examples of general and specialized membership tiers and discuss factors to consider before moving forward, like your AMS and market research. Learning business. Membership tiers. Newsletters. to 2:45 p.m.

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Achieve

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Create an open line of communication Whether you’re managing your volunteers or stewarding donors , one core strategy stands out that makes any partnership a success: good communication. Then, determine how often you’ll check in with one another.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To that end, the report spotlights three main use cases: “authentic constituent chatbots” that can efficiently and personably respond to stakeholder questions; “fundraising/membership intelligence”; and “grant writing transformation.” The organization needs to determine its position on Gen AI adoption.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 7, 2019

The Road to Member Engagement Is Paved with Personalized Marketing. Learn how to identify the main challenges and the main benefits of online events in your organization, analyze the five bulletproof reasons for your organization to offer online events, and develop an outline to share with leadership for an online event strategy.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 12, 2018

On the front-end sales line here at Higher Logic, we often hear organizations are happy with using social media platforms as their main line of communication with and between their members. Do You Need a Private Secure Communication Channel? The Problem with Using Public Social Media Platforms. It's YOURS!

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Higher Logic

MAY 16, 2019

I define and see the impact of digital transformation for associations using three main pillars. Technology also plays an increasingly important role to enable our organizations to better understand our members, and personalize marketing, communications, and member services. Changing Role of Technology.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning. But excellent content isn’t enough to gain market share. Devin Cleary, MeetingsNet ) How to eliminate content bottlenecks and keep your content marketing engine running. Content is a commodity, says WBT Systems.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 22, 2017

The PCMA Digital Experience Institute will be streaming live the most talked about sessions including each day’s main stage, thought leaders from across the globe and business events experts focusing on the most pressing industry topics. – Structured Content- A Marketer’s Secret Weapon. Host: American Marketing Association.

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Find out how much staff time (in dollars) is spent on marketing and managing the program compared to revenue generated. Or is this program considered a commodity product by the marketplace so the organization providing it at the lowest price is gaining the market share? Is the program even meeting a market need? Value to market.

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Higher Logic

JULY 19, 2018

Because it’s the main way we receive valuable communications. Without that personalization, we often lose interest and unsubscribe from email lists long before completing the call-to-action that the marketer sending the email was hoping for. This is easy to do using marketing automation’s web tracking feature.

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

How to market to them. According to Inc.com , here are some of the main differences: 1. 74% of Generation Z prefer to communicate face-to-face with colleagues. These six main differences that Inc.com outlines make it clear that there are numerous opportunities for associations to attract and educate Generation Z.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Fíonta consulted the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Inc. Spoiler: the most successful organizations take full advantage of their technology and data so they can quickly respond to changing member and market needs. Ann Smarty, Content Marketing Institute ). Membership strategies.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 16, 2019

Information about your team’s project management methods and tools being used – i.e. where to find project task lists or communication threads in Asana, Basecamp, Slack, etc. You may have a full marketing department handling everything, you may not. Some important items are: The marketing calendar.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 5, 2017

When last we left the Membership 101 series, you had just gotten a new member and were busy finding out why she joined so you could focus your marketing and communications efforts around those 2-3 things that matter most to her. What does your “welcome to Association XYZ” communication look like? Ask about her.

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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? You can develop a pillar page for each of your company’s main focus areas. Maybe you need to adjust your communication style , says Stephanie Vozza in Fast Company. Do people seem to tune you out?

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

If a document like this doesn’t exist, hold some informational interviews with your executive director and the head of the board to figure out what the association's main goals are for the upcoming year. Your goal should be to demonstrate how the community aligns with and leads to achieving the goals of your association’s strategic plan.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

How to conquer communication debt aka email/message overwhelm. Hear about how associations need to shift their mindset on recruiting, training and education; workforce trends that will shape the future labor market; and why retaining employees is more important than ever?. Quick hits. Ernie Smith, Associations Now ). Host: ASAE.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Imagine you’re the main point of contact or user of the software element your company has purchased. Customer onboarding usually crosses interdepartmental lines – your new customer could interact with anyone from sales, marketing, implementation, support, and success. Related : Blog Post - The Value of Community in Customer Success.

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Achieve

MARCH 1, 2024

While your audience probably receives marketing materials and updates from your organization, these communications aren’t always the most effective at fostering close relationships. Two main groups of people create nonprofit podcasts: individuals who work at a nonprofit and individuals who work with nonprofits. Hosting site.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Associations aren’t often regarded as agents of change, but recently, Marketing General Inc. , According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each).

Social Media 100

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Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth.” Event marketing. Your marketing plan must work extra hard to convince your audience they should make the trip. Erasmus Podcasts. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The truth is that there is no stand-alone marketing channel that can fully support membership marketing. You may hear marketers say that they have done away with direct mail and now only communicate with email. Here are six marketing channels that can work together to support a thriving membership program.

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