Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In the old days of in-person events, the information exchanged in breakout groups was mostly effervescent. Better yet, these conversations may sometimes unearth many little solutions for a big problem vexing the profession, industry, or field and with a little amplification, can help other members who are struggling too.

Conference 78

Conference Report Industry Content 78

CSAE

JUNE 27, 2023

Key highlights from the Town Hall are below: Members were reminded of CSAE’s strategic priorities: to be the champion for associations, to be the centre of excellence for the association sector and to be a model for continuous improvement in association management. To get a healthy ratio, CSAE first marketed the event to executive members.

Team 40

Team Committee Library Review 40

Fonteva

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Depending on the opportunities your association offers, try to look for membership solutions that can integrate with or also have event management capabilities. Here are some of the top features your own solution should have: Member database. Make sure to actively track engagement (like event attendance, online activity, etc.)

Member Engagement 98

Member Engagement Tips Recruiting Recruitment 98

Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2018

“The ability to segment audiences based on Google Images versus overall Google Search can help you determine which pieces of content are most valuable, allow you to create audiences specific to image search, and use those audiences across the Google Marketing Platform,” says Krista Seiden on the Google blog. New post: Have I Met You Before?

Social Media 45

Social Media Recruiting Recruitment Report 45

Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It is so frustrating… Industry suppliers launch competitive products and events and our members purchase them. Members have a challenging problem and we have the solution but they do not use our solution. We reach only 14% of the population of potential members. Only 25% of our members come to the conference.

Price 127

Price Products Member Experience Communications 127

Smooth The Path

JUNE 18, 2019

I had a half hour before my next meeting, and I spent the time browsing the association’s website looking at their events, research reports, and online community. My first-year member experience lines up with many other new member’s experiences according to member research.

Organization 108

Organization Member Engagement Member Experience Video 108

Fonteva

AUGUST 15, 2019

From providing membership programs to offering educational courses to hosting unforgettable events, your team works hard to bring people together over a common cause— whether they are colleagues in a particular field or volunteers working together to achieve a shared goal. Event Management. What is an AMS platform?

Association Software 40

Association Software Software Tools System 40

Associations Now

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Your intrepid membership blogger returns from two conferences at regional societies of association executives with a roundup of tips and ideas, including great questions for member research and the power of delegating metric measurement to staff. Here’s a new membership metric for your association to track: retention rates.

Connecticut 40

Connecticut New Jersey New York Member Research 40

Associations Now

JANUARY 22, 2016

So, you and your team put a lot of time and effort into creating a meeting that you were sure would drive high attendance numbers given past experiences or even member research. For example, do your events tend to attract federal employees ? But yeah for event-cancellation insurance.). “Attendance isn’t as projected.”

Boston 40

Boston Project Social Media Communications 40