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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

Charlene Li believes you need order to create change —not what you picture when thinking about innovative organizations. Another example of wishful thinking disguised as conventional wisdom: Claire Cain Miller at the New York Times says there’s no evidence that chance meetings at the office boost innovation. Order and change.

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Making Virtual Exhibiting and Sponsorship Worthwhile

Smooth The Path

Most of the member research I do is core member research, but I have had the chance to conduct a good body of exhibitor/sponsor member research over the years. There is a common thread in the research across many associations, and that is exhibitors are tired of feeling like “the wallet.”

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How to Recruit and Engage an Entirely New Generation of Members

Smooth The Path

Well, some associations serve declining industries or professions. Focusing on the wrong key industry issues. Focusing on current stale offerings and not on innovations. Focusing on current stale offerings and not on innovations. Focusing on one segment of membership, but not on younger members. Some, but not all.

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Developing My Dream Association

Smooth The Path

We would talk with members often, conduct listening tours, and interview them. We would use all the member insights we gain to develop our member communications, set our strategy, and create an innovation plan. Another core staff value would be to get insanely good a customer service.

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Study Holds Key to Association Member Engagement

Smooth The Path

Join our group of over 160 committed association professionals who are looking for innovative ways to engage members. Related: Industry Study Brings a New Way for Association Professionals to Think About Member Engagement. The New Member Engagement Rule of Three.

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From the Corner Office: Scott Wiley, CAE

Association Adviser

Scott Wiley, CAE, head of the Ohio Society of CPAs , and newly elected Chair of the ASAE board, shares his thoughts about advocacy, millennials, member engagement and the importance of financial literacy in an exclusive Association Adviser interview. . AA : OSCPA has a reputation for being very innovative.

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How to Leverage Your Association’s Super-Members

Smooth The Path

The trouble with association boards is they tend to be populated with super-members. Super-members are members who are so engaged, so seasoned, so advanced in the profession or industry they are not like most members. On the advancement of the industry or the profession. They know everyone and everything.

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