Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And with that, the final installment of our member onboarding series looks at long-term member onboarding strategies. Broaden the Relationship Base For trade associations built around organizational membership, it can be easy to center engagement on a single VIP.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 6, 2019

In order to provide your members with a personalized experience, you need to know what they’re interested in, and then send them related content. What's the best way to create that personal encounter for members? Create an omnichannel engagement strategy. What’s an Omnichannel Engagement Strategy?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

Dean West of Association Laboratory explores what dating apps can teach us about membership strategy. Building Your 2024 Video Strategy: A Guide for Associations To acquire and retain your membership and drive non-dues revenue, you need to include member-driven video in your strategy. Membership. Membership, again.

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ISAE

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

5 Video Content Strategies for Engaging Association Members Since members are your association’s bottom line and main revenue source, it’s crucial to keep them continually engaged in your activities and offerings. Follow these steps to source featured members: 1.

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ISAE

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

5 Video Content Strategies for Engaging Association Members Since members are your association’s bottom line and main revenue source, it’s crucial to keep them continually engaged in your activities and offerings. Follow these steps to source featured members: 1.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 7, 2016

Can Disruptive Advocacy Strategies unlock industry growth and cost saving opportunities for your members in a slow growth economy? Helping the industry reduce regulatory compliance costs and grow revenues were high priorities. Foundation for Disruptive Advocacy Strategies. According to the Conference Board , U.S.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 22, 2017

In several instances, several Association CEO’s are utilizing radical transformation strategies to increase their relevance to the members and the industries they serve. Do Association’s need Radical Transformation Strategies to remain relevant enough to keep their members engaged over the longer term?

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Competition-beating strategies. Impexium shares seven strategies to differentiate your association from the competition in 2024. Post-event attendee engagement. Quick hits Five ways to tell if your data management strategy is ready for AI. |

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Association Freak

APRIL 1, 2022

But here’s the thing: nailing your pricing strategy comes with a prize. Associations have a “Triple Bottom Line” to consider: Money, Member Value, and Mission. This means subtracting your costs from the price. Do you really know how much it costs to produce your offerings?

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 23, 2018

The New Member Engagement Study, a collaboration between Dynamic Benchmarking and Kaiser Insights LLC, shows that new member onboarding, orientation, and welcoming plans (we call these New Member Engagement Plans) are very beneficial to associations and their members. That is a long time to wait.

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Potomac Core

MAY 3, 2018

Members Hire Bold Strategies. Part of that boldness is how much their Industry Trade Association Strategic Plan reflects the challenges and business outcomes that members care most about. If not, Members will vote with their feet and go somewhere else. If not, Members will vote with their feet and go somewhere else.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

m3Magazines shares advice on transforming your magazine into a valuable asset members will love. They explain how to develop a content strategy, know when it’s time for a redesign, decrease costs and increase revenue. Ask Me Anything: Content Strategy Does “content strategy” mean the same thing to everyone in an association?

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Higher Logic

JUNE 5, 2020

We'll look at stats in each of these categories: Online Community Costs and Return on Investment (ROI). Online Community Strategy. Online Community Engagement Stats. Online Community Costs and Return on Investment (ROI). Want to level up your community strategy? Lower support costs (48%). COVID-19's Impact.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Another advantage of an app: it’s a centralized communication channel to your members, unlike social media platforms your association doesn’t own. Bulletin describes how a member app helps you nurture member engagement. Member retention. Explore practical tips and strategies to initiate your data hygiene journey.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. Member recruitment. Katrina Ciccarelli McAfee at Association Analytics shares a three-step strategy for improving new member acquisition. . More info/register. Host: Fridays@4 Mon 4/15 at 8 a.m.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 23, 2019

Have you calculated the lifetime value of a member for your association? This exercise could lead to some very positive strategies for the organization overall. It may be easy for a board member to assume that the loss of each new member is merely the cost of one year of membership.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

In Nimble AMS’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Bulletin describes how member apps help improve member engagement by providing centralized communication channels for members.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 8, 2018

Free or low-cost solutions are not always bad. At the same time, high-cost solutions are not always good. In some cases, low-cost solutions work just as well as high-cost solutions, and this is good news for cash-strapped associations. Delivering super low cost but exceptional member experiences.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 27, 2018

About four months ago, the membership manager decided to forgo the cost of the mailed letter and converted the letter to an email. The high-cost solution association fallacy. The post Broken Association Processes Fracture Member Engagement appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Let’s take a look at how your association can use your AMS to engage and provide for your members with these five strategies: Create comprehensive member profiles. When your eCommerce platform is managed through your management tools, all of your members will have the opportunity to buy these items easily.

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Association Freak

MAY 31, 2022

Sequence unlocks three clear and evidence-based paths to reaching successful and effective member retention. Member retention lies at the core of every thriving membership organization. Yet, understanding the key drivers of retention and implementing effective strategies to achieve it remains a challenge for many.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

During the pandemic, Allison Gault, CAE, director of member engagement at the Medical Group Management Association, began to get calls from several of MGMA’s state affiliates. The post A KPI-Driven Strategy for Building Stronger Affiliate Groups appeared first on Associations Now. They were in financial trouble,” Gault said.

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YourMembership

APRIL 19, 2018

Are your strategies limited by your technology? With the right technology, you can keep track of member activities and assess critical metrics to know when your member engagement practices gain traction and increase membership. You must communicate how to balance the cost of doing nothing.

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MemberClicks

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

To be more specific, in this article, you’ll learn: What member retention is Why them matter What retention rates can tell you Top 10 membership renewal strategies. What is member retention? Member retention is a measurement of returning members you have in your organization. They’re good for your organization.

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Associations Now

MAY 1, 2019

SMS marketing has been around a while, and holds lots of appeal due to its higher engagement and relatively low cost. In a world where emails can be easily ignored and snail mail can get costly to send, it’s easy to see the appeal of the text message as a form of member engagement. Holding a fundraiser nearby?

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Reid All About it

JULY 2, 2021

MemberSuite shares nine strategies for preventing volunteer burnout so you can keep your leaders in office and your pipeline full. Supplier members. Re-Engage Virtual: Planning the Event of Tomorrow. Strategy First, Software Next. Improve Your Email Engagement with a Conversational Email Strategy.

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YourMembership

APRIL 17, 2012

Ideas to help you engage, empower and retain members. Numbers aren’t Strategy. But knowing what you want to sell from a dollar/revenue standpoint is not the same thing as developing the strategy behind it. Think of the cost of the trip as your sales goal. After all, numbers aren’t strategy.

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Association Freak

MARCH 5, 2024

They alone could convene those kinds of curated, trusted environments, so much that their most exclusive work groups cost thousands of dollars, which members line up to pay. It became clear that this association was the only place all those different people could come together to solve problems. Ask yourself what doesn’t.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

I also noticed a lack of intention in solving these issues: most associations admit to not having member engagement, young professional recruitment and lapsed member reengagement plans. Blue ocean strategy. More info/register (ASAE members only). Seems like a good place to start. Lessons from the podcast world.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

During our webinar about the current state of association communications, our attendees brought up numerous questions about recommended strategies, tactics, platforms and communication practices. Download a recording of “A Balanced Approach to Member Engagement” here. Have additional questions? It’s harder, but possible.

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Disciple Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Loyal, long-term members provide stable revenue, valuable feedback, and a robust community presence, making retention a critical strategy for scaling your business. Actionable tips: Celebrate member milestones and anniversaries with personalized messages or rewards. One thing is pretty universal though, and that’s consistency.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

While the way you align your proposed member community with your executives’ goals will vary by association, five of the most common priorities you might find in the strategic plan include new member acquisition, member engagement and retention, non-dues revenue growth, advocacy and legislation, and maintaining relevance.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2019

. – Useful, Free & Low-Cost Tools, Software, and Services for Your Nonprofit. What software tools and services are available to nonprofits at low or no cost that are worth using? How do you judge when a tool really is low cost, as opposed to one that will end up costing you time and effort? More info/register.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

That’s on us, says Jay Cost at The Dispatch. Fri 12/1 at 4 p.m.* – Association Discussion: The Future of Components Has your association’s component relations strategy evolved since the pandemic? Do you need to reimagine how to partner with your association’s chapters and member/special interest groups? 1 CMP credit.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2018

As I was working on my feature for the latest issue of Associations Now on pricing strategy , it quickly became clear that there are few hard and set rules about how to think about pricing. One is that the lack of a coherent pricing strategy risks alienating members. And, more precisely, how to price what you’re selling.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 19, 2020

How you communicate with members and the opportunities you offer directly impact their experience with your organization and the chance that they’ll renew. With a dedicated and comprehensive engagement strategy, your member retention rate is much more likely to increase! In-person engagement ideas. Let’s begin!

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

When your members are especially busy, you might consider hitting the road to meet them where they are. Roadshows are one way to achieve member engagement face to face. To save on staffing, costs, and other resources, the Endocrine Society taps engaged members as event ambassadors, who help to plan and execute each roadshow.

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