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Announcing an Entirely New Methodology for Member Research

Smooth The Path

The associations with high member engagement know their members well. In fact, you might work at one of these member engagement unicorns. Do staff regularly conduct member research? Are listening tours, welcome calls, or member interviews on your list of to-dos? Because survey fatigue is real.

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Member Engagement Is Not Convenient for Us

Smooth The Path

In this way, the food analogy is a lot like member engagement work. The friction arises because, in general, the more inconvenient member engagement practices are for us, the more our members love them. Building member engagement is inconvenient. Both are inconvenient for the provider.

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The New Member Engagement Rule of Three

GrowthZone

We only have 3 emails to engage some new members. We only have 3 days or 3 weeks to engage some new members. We may only have 3 touches total to engage some new members. The window of new member engagement only stays open for just a few days. Do people like me join associations like this?

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Strengthening Member Engagement: Tips From an HR Consultant

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However, as time goes on, the same old engagement tactics won’t hold out. 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. Email marketing and communication. Read on to learn more.

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Industry Study Brings a New Way for Association Professionals to Think About Member Engagement

Smooth The Path

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.” Are you curious to learn more?

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How to Exponentially Improve Member Engagement at Any Association

Smooth The Path

We can do this at your association, we just need to understand members better. Related: Member Engagement Research. Case study: In-depth member interviews feed association’s strategic plan. The post How to Exponentially Improve Member Engagement at Any Association appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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New Report Reveals a Rebound in Membership Numbers

Associations Now

Marketing General Incorporated’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report found that associations are experiencing an increase in membership following declines during the pandemic. That’s according to Marketing General Incorporated’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , which surveyed 800 participating associations.

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