Reid All About it

JANUARY 29, 2021

Monday (2/1) is the last day to participate in Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. Your voice—along with those of nearly 1,000 association leaders around the world—will help us all gain insights about what is working to recruit, engage and retain members during the pandemic.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 16, 2023

You can’t scroll your social feed, glance at an industry newsletter, or sit through a national news broadcast without hearing about AI. The fact is, AI has b.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 28, 2022

Josh Bersin is always insightful about the future of work, technology, HR, and learning. A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. Fascinating stuff. Work in 2022. Bwah ha ha!

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Email may drive your organization’s marketing, but when was the last time you thought about how you use it? But as Marketing Land noted last month , that email drew $13 million in sales for DEC, one of the computer industry’s first large companies. Leverage the signature for engagement. Research the market.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. Impexium explains how your association and members could benefit from offering a tiered membership model. Newsletters. shares 15 ways to improve your newsletter content and delivery. Learning business. Membership tiers.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. Marketers plan to produce more digital assets in 2022 than any other year. Host: American Marketing Association. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

JULY 7, 2023

You can also use parts of the template for other technology selection projects since prospective vendors will need much of the same information. Because “people will continue to crave true and honest connection with actual living and breathing people,” you should resolve to keep the human aspects of your marketing intact. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

JULY 30, 2021

Ten Ways to Futureproof Your Membership , a new report from Sequence Consulting, is a refreshing wake-up call with practical new ideas for a time of reset member expectations. A powerful new approach to changing someone’s mind—useful for system implementation, process improvement, presenting a business case for technology, etc.

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Reid All About it

MAY 5, 2023

Coursera, EdX and LinkedIn Learning are going all in on the corporate market and increasing revenue as a result. Host: UST Education Speaker: Brianne Wheeler, Director of Marketing at PropFuel Tue 5/9 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Hear ideas for collecting non-dues revenue (sponsorship, job boards, merch, etc.),

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Fonteva

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Whether your association is made up of professionals in the same field or alumni who went to the same university, member engagement should always be one of your top priorities. Engagement secures your association’s relevance and fuels healthy member retention. Why is member engagement important?

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GrowthZone

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Membership expert Frank Kenny recently shared an idea to boost social media engagement and proved it worked. In one of his newsletters, he sent a word find similar to the one in this article. The Crockett Area Chamber used the puzzle Frank had provided and had multiple people engage with that post.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Signing up for a membership is not something today’s professionals shy away from, so it’s critical for today’s associations to discover how to get in front of their target market and successfully communicate their value. In this blog, we outline how you can use the same framework to improve new member acquisition at your association.

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NXUnite

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At NXUnite by Nexus Marketing , we provide a platform where brands and organizations within the mission-driven sector can collaborate, learn, and grow. We even offer a Cause Coins system for our community, which they can redeem for rewards like discounts on technology and event tickets.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 21, 2022

Please participate in MGI’s 14 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey , our industry’s most comprehensive and valuable study on membership marketing. Marketing, membership and communications awards. Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership, and communications in 15 categories.

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Socious

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Maybe they’re less experienced with web-based technology. More Members Are Using (and Enjoying) Technology Than You Might Think. First, why do you think your members will hate your new technology? First, why do you think your members will hate your new technology? Maybe they hate change.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2023

But excellent content isn’t enough to gain market share. Learn what elements of engaging and effective online learning you must build into your live and on-demand programs. Newsletters. shares 15 ways to improve your newsletter content and delivery. Content is a commodity, says WBT Systems. Chapter habits. But do you?

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. I was happy to see Association Brain Food in Lead Marvel’s list of eight must-read newsletters for association professionals. Host: MeetingsNet Speaker: Brooke Gracey, Marketing Director, Cvent Tue 9/19 at 2 p.m. –

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Higher Logic

MAY 8, 2019

Follow our tips to improve your association’s email open rate and boost member engagement, building a stronger communications strategy along the way. Members may want email from you, but only on topics that are relevant to them. and you want to improve open rates, allow members to opt in to each of them separately.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

This is how you can prove your new member community will be a valuable technology investment. New Member Acquisition. The goal: Every year, bringing in new members is likely to be on your association’s list. Member Engagement and Retention. It’s easier and faster for you to get members involved.

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GrowthZone

JANUARY 10, 2023

A newsletter subscription box isn’t nearly enough nowadays. People will not give you their email addresses simply because your organization has a subscription box on your website, or you post to social media encouraging people to sign up for your newsletter. You have to offer lead magnets to grow your email list.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

After speaking with them and hearing it was going well, we decided to give it a try,” said Kara Kieran, MSCPA’s director of member engagement. MSCPA partnered with Higher Logic to launch its private, members-only community, The Hub, in June 2016. Organic Conversation Jumps Despite Technology and Privacy Concerns.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Every week, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized twice-weekly newsletter. The artificial intelligence-powered newsletter from rasa.io Want to unlock the secrets to cultivating members’ loyalty?

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MemberClicks

APRIL 24, 2024

Transparency and Communications One of the most undervalued aspects of association management is the importance of consistent communication to keep members engaged and involved. Know who your target market is and the qualities of your ideal member. Text and emails are common ways to initiate member engagement.

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

While no membership programs actively neglect their engagement techniques, it can still be incredibly easy to forget about the foundation of your success: member engagement. Ambitious new goals or projects can sometimes overshadow the importance of continual engagement work. Q&A Sessions. Thank-You Events.

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Achieve

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But as technology advances, you can’t help but think about the ways that your organization might not be keeping up with the times. Other associations post regularly on social media and cultivate vibrant online communities while yours just sends monthly email newsletters and occasionally meets over Zoom. Boosting member engagement.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 18, 2019

Have you recently stopped to think about how your association’s tech solutions can complement one another to maximize your existing resources and provide a better member experience? Your tech solutions – career center, learning management system, marketing automation platform and AMS – independently manage, track and measure it all.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 15, 2021

The Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership and communications efforts across 15 different categories, and highlight the important role these campaigns have in moving associations forward. Kim Moutsos, Content Marketing Institute ). Content Curation 101: Creating Meaningful Member Relationships.

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Reid All About it

JULY 10, 2020

This workshop will arm you with tactical strategies that will help you to negotiate and defend your organization in this evolving market. Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference.

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Tom Morrison

JULY 30, 2014

You see, in 2006 we decided the number one strategy in the strategic plan was to put members FIRST.do Look at our key numbers and the increase since 2006: Membership Increase: 13% Dues: 25% Revenue Per Member: 33% Non-Dues Revenue: 132% Associate Sponsorships: 68% Net Worth: 1,058% 98.5%

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Reid All About it

JULY 16, 2021

Usability testing is the latest version of that phenomenon—and it’s a good thing to learn about over on the Fionta blog since it solves lots of problems and increases the value of your technology investments. Newsletter suggestion. I always enjoy reading The Art of Noticing newsletter from Rob Walker, author of a book by the same name.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2019

Now in its eight year, the results from this Naylor Association Solutions survey will highlight association communications best practices and identify improvements and challenges associations continue to face with member communications. 5G is a huge advance in technology that will affect all our lives in the coming years. 1 CMP credit.

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GrowthZone

DECEMBER 20, 2022

” Kevin Weinkauff Communications & Technology Bonita Springs Estero REALTORS®. “The Events module seamlessly integrates what used to be multiple member and event management systems, sites and processes. 1st of this year and to date still have 93% of our new members in the workflow. .

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

You might be thinking of this kind of AI in terms of your newsletters empowered by AI that identifies the content each member is most interested in and then delivers that customized content to each individual. We have seen these on the market for a while, so this might feel like the kind of AI you are accustomed to working with daily.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

But, here is a more contemporary take on the concept from Leah Hardy, Head of Gaming Marketing, Americas, Facebook. Hardy captures what most marketers are striving to accomplish today. Be Deliberate Thought leadership is an important top of the funnel marketing tool. My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

For instance, having many more members than subscribers to publications shows a need for boosting marketing or changing the content of your newsletters, magazines and other subscription-based pieces. Learn more about how Nimble AMS can meet your board of directors’ digital need. Download now.

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Higher Logic

JULY 19, 2018

With the technology available at our fingertips today, we expect more from the organizations we affiliate ourselves with. Without that personalization, we often lose interest and unsubscribe from email lists long before completing the call-to-action that the marketer sending the email was hoping for. Perplexed by personalization?

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

Associations have a role to play in the training, credentialing and lifelong learning market, but few have taken advantage of those opportunities. Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference.

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