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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* COMBINATION

Stayed the Same

Increased

Decreased

SECTION 7 Dues and Membership Structure

Email

37%

58%

2%

Paid online digital advertising

SECTION 8 Managing Your Association 3%

39%

13%

Promotion to/at your own conferences/trade show Association-sponsored events

30%

51%

3%

SECTION 9 The Demographics of Your Association

22%

45%

6%

SECTION 10 Words of Wisdom

Local events/meetings

29%

41%

3%

Personal sales calls (not telemarketing)

3%

24%

34%

Direct mail

19%

43%

9%

Public relations

20%

39%

1%

Exhibiting at other conferences

6%

23%

33%

Content marketing/white papers Advertising in your own publications

1%

14%

34%

2%

14%

67%

Chapter support

15%

34%

3%

Advertising in outside publications

4%

16%

30%

Member referral program

9%

32%

3%

Telemarketing (not personal sales calls)

1%

10%

15%

Texting

7%

9%

1%

Radio or TV

3%

10%

2%

* Did Not Use not shown

y Trade and combination associations are significantly more likely to have increased promotion to/at conferences and trade shows (29% and 30%, respectively, vs. 21% for IMOs).

y Trade and combination associations are significantly more likely to have increased budgets for promoting local events and meetings (29% each vs. 17% for IMOs).

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