Associations Now

JULY 21, 2017

The American Society of Interior Designers takes advantage of Instagram’s visual appeal to market to prospective members. It only makes sense that the American Society of Interior Designers would use Instagram, a social media platform that’s visually inclined, to recruit new members. How to hack it? Why does it work? Why does it work?

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Higher Logic

MARCH 22, 2016

But one area communities are particularly effective in is reducing customer support costs -- Gartner found that communities reduce support costs for companies by 50 percent. They’re also your most loyal users, who enjoy promoting the product and recruiting new customers.

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Membership Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2020

Each year the goal of the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is to help associations better understand what is working in membership recruitment, engagement, and retention. Recruitment – The report highlights associations use a wide variety of channels to add new members.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 17, 2017

5 Ways User Groups Cut Customer Service Costs and Increase Satisfaction. Recruit Top Human Capital. Workarounds and other ideas from user groups can also be implemented immediately, without additional product development or investment from your business, providing more value to your customers at no extra cost to your company.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I’d love to see that phrase in membership marketing copy. Gen Z and millennial marketing. Here’s some help for marketing more effectively to younger generations. Hear predictions on how job roles within membership and marketing departments will evolve, including the skills that will become essential in this new era.

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Higher Logic

MAY 19, 2016

Could your marketing department benefit from your organization’s community? It doesn’t matter what your community is for or why your organization decided to establish one -- it can be a powerful tool for your marketing department. Your most dedicated members or customers are also some of your greatest marketing allies.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

One of the questions that I am frequently asked is how to calculate membership servicing costs. It is an important question to building and sustaining a success membership marketing program. Here is a real life story on how NOT to calculate the cost to serve a member.

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Membership Marketing

MAY 13, 2020

For over a decade the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report has captured association membership best practices and statistics. Additionally, the driver for this rapid improvement appears to be associations refocusing on membership recruitment. In either case, what should your membership marketing playbook look like for right now?

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Thanks For Playing

OCTOBER 16, 2012

I'm presenting on the topic above at the Events By Design Small Staff Association workshop today, and while it's too late to join us, I thought I could share my best membership marketing tips for small staff associations (aka "the handout") with everyone. Customer Service! How can we serve our members better today than we did yesterday?”

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NXUnite

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Big Data Analytics healthcare industry is projected to be worth multimillion USD by 2029 as people put more faith in its potential to improve patient care, streamline operational efficiency, and contain costs. No-shows and other scheduling complications can increase costs and decrease patient satisfaction.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

After years of a tight job market, with record unemployment, a new report indicates subtle shifts are occurring. While the market looks good for most sectors, nonprofits plan to hire fewer people, and a certain skill set is highly sought. Even still, a robust job market means more turnover and more time spent training new employees.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

You may have lots of help from an outside agency, but building an internal marketing team could simplify your creative process. The pluses and minuses of taking your marketing function in-house. Should you build up your own marketing capabilities or stick with an outside agency or firm? Pro: Staying nimble. Pro: Data control.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Marketing to younger generations. Trying to figure out how to market more effectively to Gen Z and millennials? Ask Me Anything: Marketing Automation Learn about marketing automation. How can technology and automation make our marketing efforts less painful? What can automation be used for? More info/register.

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Higher Logic

MAY 13, 2020

Maybe you’re struggling with: Retaining and recruiting more members. If this sounds impossible, it would be hard to achieve this level of personalization with individual outreach alone – that’s not scalable or cost effective. What are those effects? Staying relevant in a digital world. Communicating a compelling value proposition.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

SMS marketing. Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. They also offer advice on building your subscriber list, sending effective SMS marketing campaigns and staying in compliance with regulations. Member recruitment. What about your managers?

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 1, 2023

Marketing Plan – Your marketing plan outlines quarterly goals, metrics for success, and strategies and tactics for reaching your ideal member profile and generating revenue to accomplish your goals in Step 1. Expense budget – Includes expected costs, ongoing costs and associated costs.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Apply for a marketing/branding grant. In honor of their 25th anniversary, Mighty Citizen is giving away $100,000 in marketing and branding services. Another is persuading members to make time for association engagement. Gamification at events.

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Ngage Management

MARCH 15, 2024

These experts bring a wealth of knowledge in event planning, membership recruitment, financial management, marketing, and governance. Cost-Effectiveness : Hiring and retaining skilled staff can be costly for associations, especially smaller ones with limited resources.

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Associations Now

JUNE 21, 2019

According to the research firm Gartner, a competitive market for new hires is leading employers to pay even more than prospective workers are seeking—which encourages current employees to start looking elsewhere. The post Gartner: Job Market Leading Employers to Overpay for New Workers appeared first on Associations Now.

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WBT Systems

JULY 31, 2018

Every association wants to recruit millennial members, but the cost of membership may exceed a millennial’s budget. According to the 2018 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Incorporated (MGI), the median basic annual membership dues is $212. And that’s just the cost of joining.

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YourMembership

APRIL 24, 2014

Throughout the show our guests had the opportunity to attend sessions focused on business, marketing and association management best practices. This week we’ve put together a summary of the most powerful association marketing recommendations that our thought leaders discussed in their presentations. Utilize NeuroMarketing Strategies.

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EventMobi: Association Events

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Membership retention is an organization’s ability to keep its members active following recruitment and onboarding. It’s one of the most cost-effective ways for your organization to grow and succeed! Acquiring new members comes with upfront costs, especially those tied to marketing. Why does member retention matter?

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. That’s on us, says Jay Cost at The Dispatch. 6 Event Trends for 2024 You Won’t Discover By Googling Event marketers, what do you do during the event “off-season,” the last two months of the year? 1 CAE credit.

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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). – Members get members.

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 25, 2020

Sending emails is a simple, low-cost way to recruit prospective members and engage your current ones. And it’s pretty direct, as long as you can figure out how to cut through the inbox clutter. Luckily, your membership management software has features that can make those emails stand out — and help you save time, too!

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

Nimble AMS explains how an AMS empowers your association’s recruitment, engagement and retention efforts by helping you better understand members, anticipate their needs, provide a better digital experience and deliver personalized emails and content. Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. Will costs finally come down?

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Associations Now

AUGUST 23, 2023

Recruitment and retention remain top-of-mind concerns for employers in 2023. In addition, 80 percent said that upskilling would help them stand out in the job market. It’s cost-effective and time effective.” Internal transfers and promotions help employees grow and help employers cut down on external recruitment costs.”

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2019

So how do you make the case for additional marketing dollars? Here is an example using data provided by hundreds of associations in the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. When understood, lifetime value makes a powerful case for investing more aggressively in membership marketing efforts.

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NXUnite

JANUARY 9, 2024

Choosing exciting fundraising ideas , engaging students, and creating targeted marketing campaigns can help you reach the right audience, but these things can be time and labor-intensive to do on your own. However, recruiting new ones to support each campaign comes at a much higher cost than simply engaging past donors.

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EventMobi: Association Events

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We’ve got you covered with membership drive examples, marketing tips, and the event tech to make it all a breeze. Membership recruitment campaigns are most often run by associations, clubs, and nonprofits who want to broaden their reach and power up their dues-based revenue. Step 7: Market, market, market!

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Revenue growth driven by improved membership numbers, increased product sales and optimized marketing reach and effectiveness. Revenue – Seeing data in real-time enables you to maximize your marketing initiatives. Marketing research and performance – you’ll be able to segment and target your marketing tactics.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 29, 2021

Monday (2/1) is the last day to participate in Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. Your voice—along with those of nearly 1,000 association leaders around the world—will help us all gain insights about what is working to recruit, engage and retain members during the pandemic.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

WBT Systems suggests putting on your behavioral scientist hat if you want to recruit and engage volunteers while virtual fatigue is running rampant. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Marketing Automation & Technology Systems Demo Day. Sponsorships.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 28, 2023

WBT Systems explains what’s involved and what associations need to know about using a job analysis to design and market programs. Member recruitment. Membership marketing has come a long way since I first started in associations. Frankly, we’re smarter about it now. Audience avatar. Online community. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

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. It’s a good list to compare against your marketing strategies and tactics. Board foresight. Host: MemberBoat.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In the Salesforce State of Marketing report, 84% of marketers surveyed said customer expectations were changing their digital strategies. . Marketing Cloud. With Marketing Cloud, staff can leverage AI to anticipate member behavior and provide a personalized experience. Salesforce Einstein.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. If you’re determined to market more effectively to younger generations, here’s some help. The Data Bunch: The Hidden Costs of Dirty Data: How Clean Up Can Transform Your Organization Find out about the hidden costs of dirty data and assess its impact on your organization. 1 CMP credit.

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