Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2023

Marketing General Incorporated’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report found that associations are experiencing an increase in membership following declines during the pandemic. That growth was correlated with associations that have compelling value propositions, embrace innovation, and focus on recruitment.

Report 97

Report Recruiting Recruitment Innovation 97

Socious

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

“Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Many people believe innovation is all about inventing and releasing new products. Innovation is so much more than just revamping products or services. Innovation is so much more than just revamping products or services. Defining Innovation.

Innovation 100

Innovation Membership Management Process Products 100

Associations Now

AUGUST 9, 2019

Dark social shares mean your team could be basing its marketing insights—and budget—on inaccurate data. For your performance marketing team, “dark social” might as well be the dark side of the moon. In fact, one report says about 84 percent of social shares happen via dark social, according to marketing firm RhythmOne.

New York 77

New York Social Media Price Content 77

Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 25, 2017

There was one theme running so strongly through each member research project I could not ignore it. It was that members who engaged very early in their membership were more excited about the association than members who reported that “the association just grew on them.”

Member Engagement 79

Member Engagement Industry Survey Member Research 79

Smooth The Path

JANUARY 24, 2016

Marketing associations share best practices for leveraging social media. What we are lacking are life skills that can make our member’s lives (and jobs) significantly better. Coming out of my own member research, the challenge that comes up nearly universally among members of all associations is the need to influence.

Social Media 60

Social Media Member Research Tips Education 60

Smooth The Path

MAY 23, 2017

A few days later my Dad mailed me the first pages of Amazon’s 2016 year-end annual report which is a letter from the company’s CEO to shareholders. We can develop offerings members love. We can attract high-quality members with our improved marketing. Now we can act on that information.

Project 89

Project Conference Strategy Member Engagement 89