The_2019_Membership_Marketing_Benchmarking_Report (1)

Member Engagement

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MEMBER RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT SECTION 4 Member Renewal and Reinstatement (Retention)

SECTION 5 Social Media

SECTION 6 CHALLENGES and Goals BUDGET CHANGE FOR MARKETING PROGRAMS IN PAST YEAR* INDIVIDUAL

Stayed the Same

Increased

Decreased

SECTION 7 Dues and Membership Structure

Email

37%

59%

2%

Paid online digital advertising

33%

26%

3%

SECTION 8 Managing Your Association

Promotion to/at your own conferences/trade shows

2%

21%

58%

SECTION 9 The Demographics of Your Association

Association-sponsored events

18%

43%

4%

Local events/meetings

17%

50%

4%

SECTION 10 Words of Wisdom

Personal sales calls (not telemarketing)

1%

14%

27%

Direct mail

23%

43%

16%

Public relations

19%

37%

5%

Exhibiting at other conferences

8%

14%

39%

Content marketing/white papers Advertising in your own publications

2%

17%

26%

2%

15%

64%

Chapter support

15%

38%

5%

Advertising in outside publications

6%

8%

31%

Member referral program

11%

30%

3%

Telemarketing (not personal sales calls)

4%

9%

21%

Texting

8%

11%

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Radio or TV

3%

12%

1%

* Did Not Use not shown

y 38% of associations increased spending on email marketing programs in the past year, down from 42% in 2018. 37% of IMOs increased their budget on email.

y 23% of IMOs increased their budgets on direct mail this past year, while 16% of IMOs decreased their budget.

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