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A Member Research Strategy to Consider

Smooth The Path

Have you got questions for your members? The post A Member Research Strategy to Consider appeared first on Smooth The Path. Get started with the qualitative, deep-dive method and then, if more information is needed, continue with quantitative.

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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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Making Virtual Exhibiting and Sponsorship Worthwhile

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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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New Report Reveals a Rebound in Membership Numbers

Associations Now

The rebound is likely due to several factors, including a focus on innovative programs and new member recruitment, as well as associations successfully communicating their value proposition to members. Here’s a look at some of the strategies and marketing tactics that stood out in the report.

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How Often are We Out of Sync with Members?

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Likely members like the conference more or less than we assume they do. The problem with being disconnected with members is we may focus on the wrong strategies, develop the wrong new products or services or send out marketing messages that just don’t hit the mark. Might your association be out of sync with members?

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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

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. MemberClicks blog author Callie Walker has been banging the drum about changing associations to serve younger members better. Consider a young professionals page on your website.