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Announcing an Entirely New Methodology for Member Research

Smooth The Path

Do staff regularly conduct member research? Are listening tours, welcome calls, or member interviews on your list of to-dos? When testing new benefits, do you ask for member feedback? But member insights are hard to come by. You still need strategic member insights, but your members are too busy to participate.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

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The only thing missing from my recipe is waxed beans because I’ve never seen them at the store or farmers market. Fri 7/9 at 12 p.m.* – Strategy First, Software Next. To explore this question, we are kicking off a three-part series—the first will be “Strategy First, Software Next.” Subscribe to Blog via Email.

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Flipping The Script On Rebranding: How An Association Told It’ Story

Association Success

How is your association consistently aligning its strategic plan and business strategy with its brand? In the association space, we often think that advocacy means fundraising for the organization and lobbying to members of Congress on behalf of the organization’s and members’ mission. The Future of the Profession.

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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. Each one of these behaviors can be deadly, but the last one, focusing more on younger members may have the power to solve all the others. Some, but not all. The others are failing to remain relevant.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.3.19

Reid All About it

If that type of experience isn’t an option for you, WBT Systems shares 13 ways you can get a basic level of knowledge and keep up with the trends in your association’s industry or profession. It’s frustrating to have member and event attendee data spread out across the organization in different databases. More info/register.

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Understand the Three Professional Stages to Improve Association Value

Smooth The Path

The results of years of member research show that high-performing professionals tend to move through three stages during their career. They may be new to the workforce, or new to their organization, or new to the profession, or new to an industry. They mentor others in their organization or within their profession or industry.

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Strengthening Member Engagement: Tips From an HR Consultant

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Whether more engaging alternatives are popping up or you’ve simply run out of fresh ideas, it’s worth it to explore how you can strengthen your association member engagement strategy. The same best practices used to engage staff internally can and should teach you a thing or two about boosting external engagement with your members.