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Why “New Member Orientations” scare your members and what you can do about it!

OK, so you finally signed up that new member you’ve been after for a couple of years. In addition, it was a great new member month and several other businesses joined as well. Now what? It’s time for a NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION so that we can sit these new members down and tell them about …

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Sales 101 – Features and Benefits, Increase non-dues revenue by “changing the

I am on a lot of email and newsletter lists for Association’s around the country so I get the opportunity to see just how “offers” are made for things like sponsorships, publication advertising, event participation and a whole variety of other non-dues revenue generating items. Here is a typical sample email soliciting sponsorship for an …

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Recognition and the “Ribbon” –It’s not just about the “regulars”

“A man will work hard for a dollar, but he will die for a ribbon” – unknown author I found this quote in a book I was reading as we were flying to another state to help with a membership drive It got me thinking about all of the members that don’t take a “front …

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Do Your Headlines Drive Readers to Your Message or Away From It?

One of the most important parts of a successful article, press release, sales letter or other type of communication is the headline.  Your headline is the advertisement for your content with only one job: to force the reader to keep reading.  If the headline fails, so does your article or message. This isn’t to say …

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“Monetize your Member Benefits and Increase Membership and Retention”

Can you put a true dollar value on membership in your Association? If you are asked how you came up with the dues price or “membership investment” could you explain it? The “value vs. price” equation is a tool that a lot of businesses use to justify the price of their goods and services. Consider …

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Your Newsletter is a Powerful Recruiting Tool

Nearly every Association produces a monthly or at least quarterly Association Newsletter. I have copies from at least 300 associations that we have actually worked with. In many cases we have been to their offices and met the staff and some of the members. The interesting thing about the newsletters that we get is they …

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