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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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Why Just One Kind of Member Research Isn’t Enough

Associations Now

And the ups and downs CFMA felt when the economy shifted were historically consistent, tracking closely to an industry index of U.S. That’s where in-depth qualitative research came in, and CFMA turned to Amanda Kaiser, chief path finder at Kaiser Insights LLC, who specializes in interview-based member research.

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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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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

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.” Improve Your Email Engagement with a Conversational Email Strategy. Presenters: Ryan Costello, Chief Strategy Officer, MemberSuite.

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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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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.

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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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