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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
National Association of Realtors: Power of Prizes
Want members to engage? Reward them. That's what the National Association of Realtors did.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Memo: Schools of Democracy
Associations make better citizens by broadening members’ horizons.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
American Booksellers Association: A Member-First Mentality
How the American Booksellers Association leads its members by taking a few cues from the chain-store competition's playbook.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Associations Can Learn From Union Membership Struggles
While many unions have outside factors playing into the steepest membership drops seen in decades, there may nonetheless…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons from Journalism’s Hunt For New Revenue Models
The paywall may be seen as the savior for the news industry, but digging a little deeper, news…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
American Booksellers Association: Understanding the Member
Want to know what your members are thinking? Take a cue from the CEO of the American Booksellers…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Single and Ready to Mingle: AARP Launches Dating Benefits
In an effort to help its members find love—or simply companionship—AARP is getting into the dating game.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Member Loyalty: Reward Your VIP Attendees
Can a member loyalty program benefit your meetings and events?
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Customer Service Trends to Watch in 2013
Technology advances and personal engagement are likely to influence how companies will enhance the customer experience this year,…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Steroids Statement
When the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced that no players would be allowed into the Baseball Hall…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
On Carrots and Sticks: Giving Members Incentives
Why a little incentive for your members goes a long way. Also: Focus on LinkedIn now, not when you…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Andrew Sullivan: Create the New Business Model
How new-media icon Andrew Sullivan went solo and created a new monetization model in one fell swoop. Also:…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Consumer Electronics Association Drops Membership Fees For Startups
The Consumer Electronics Association takes advantage of the proliferation of startups by greatly reducing its membership fee.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Netflix: Cloudy With a Chance of Downtime
What you can gain from Netflix's holiday outages. Also: learning from a poor member-welcome experience.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Power of One: How 2012 Reshaped Association Membership
How 2012 reshaped association membership: Social media campaigns, the analysis of member data, and specialized loyalty programs are…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Are There No New Member Benefits Under the Sun?
Visit any association and you’ll see the same core sets of benefits — and similar member benefits. Is…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What’s Your Connectivity Personality? A New Study Explains
New research analyzed people’s preferences for online communication and connection and found that more than half the U.S.…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Models: Balancing Member Motives
Two museum membership model changes illustrate the delicate balance of appealing to members motivated by "what's in it…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Associations: Why Community Matters More Than Marketing
Market all you want. Some people will find your association through other means, anyway. When they do, will…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Social Snapshot of Association Social Spaces: December 2012
What people are saying in association social spaces: Including issues of return on investment, making people feel wanted…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association CEO to CEO: December 2012: Associations Now
We ask association CEOs: What unique marketing tactics is your organization employing?
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Licensing Executives Society’s New Member Idea
Who says welcoming a new member has to be a one-time thing?
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Online Community Vendor Etiquette
Looking to build an online community for your association? Check out these dos and don'ts.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
American Association of Museums Relaunches Brand, Logo
How the American Association of Museums completely relaunched its image, brand, logo and membership structure.
