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The Art of Membership Sheri Jacobs

The Art of Membership By Sheri Jacobs

The Art of Membership by Sheri Jacobs


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Summary

The Art of Membership offers 13 rules of the road for membership engagement, recruitment, and retention that organizations can put to work immediately regardless organization size, culture, type or environment. The Rules are concrete, irrefutable and based on the author s experience and extensive research.

The Art of Membership Summary

The Art of Membership: How to Attract, Retain and Cement Member Loyalty by Sheri Jacobs

Member engagement, recruitment, and retention are fundamental activities that all membership organizations must master to ensure the growth and viability of their organizations over the long term. The Art of Membership by Sheri Jacobs, CAE, provides associations and membership organizations with the practical tools they need to build a loyal and diverse membership base over the long term. Readers will be able to put the tools to work immediately regardless organization size, budget, culture, type, or environment. The recommendations are concrete, irrefutable and backed by data derived from ASAE research, the author's own more than 40 Market Research Studies conducted with her team encompassing members and nonmembers from organizations of all types and sizes and her more than 15 years of experience developing and executing membership recruitment and retention plans for more than 100 associations. The book contains ample cases and examples from associations, nonprofits and for-profits (pricing strategies, value propositions, and marketing tactics) in addition to chapter-by-chapter how-to guides with checklists and worksheets that break down the concepts from goal to strategy to tactics culminating in an actionable to-do list.

About Sheri Jacobs

Sheri Jacobs, CAE, is president and CEO of Avenue M Group, a full-service association marketing agency with in-depth expertise in member behavior, engagement, and retention. Formerly, she was the director of membership at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, director of marketing and communications at the American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section, and chief marketing officer, Association Forum of Chicagoland. She is a regular speaker and presenter at association conferences and events including ASAE's Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits ix Preface xi About the Author xix Part One Find Your Value 1 Understand the Value Before You Start Selling 3 2 Value Is in the Eye of the Beholder 23 3 Sell What Matters 44 4 Charge More or Less And Other Alternative Pricing Strategies 64 Part Two Who Are Your Members? 5 Members or Customers? Developing the Most Qualified Prospect List 93 6 Behavior and Preference Are Very Different Things 118 7 Look at Where Your Members Are Going 137 Part Three Sell Your Organization 8 Be a Problem Solver 159 9 Prove It! 180 Part Four Personalize the Process 10 Overcome Objections 203 11 Engagement, Onboarding, and the First Ninety Days 222 12 Be Flexible 240 References 257 Index 263 List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits Tables Table 1.1: Primary Reasons to Join and Renew 9 Table 1.2: Defi ning Member Benefi ts 11 Table 1.3: Drivers of APTA Membership 12 Table 1.4: Reasons for Not Renewing Membership 14 Table 1.5: Asset Audit Template 21 Table 2.1: Reasons for Dropping Membership 31 Table 2.2: Getting Lapsed Members to Rejoin 31 Table 3.1: Brand Attributes Survey 48 Table 4.1: What Is the Next Best Alternative (NBA) to Your Product? 79 Table 4.2: Pricing Worksheet 80 Table 4.3: HIMSS Organizational Affiliate Membership 85 Table 4.4: HIMSS Individual Membership Program 86 Table 5.1: Scoring Model 101 Table 5.2: Calculating the Lifetime Value of a Member 106 Table 6.1: Member Involvement and Promotion 124 Table 8.1: Problem Feature Outcome 169 Table 9.1: Organization Event Calendar for Member Feedback 184 Table 11.1: Onboarding Planning Worksheet 238 Figures Figure 4.1: Pricing Decision Tree 81 Figure 5.1: ABA Member Referral Program Promotion 109 Figure 8.1: Onboarding Timeline 172 Figure 9.1: Socialmedia.org Promotes Its Membership 192 Figure 9.2: Zero Moment of Truth 194 Figure 12.1: Association Forum of Chicagoland Gift Card 247 Exhibits Exhibit 2.1: Member Profi le Characteristics 42 Exhibit 2.2: Sample Psychographic or Lifestyle Questions 43 Exhibit 3.1: Sample Questions for a Brand Assessment Survey 61 Exhibit 5.1: Sample Attributes to Consider 96 Exhibit 7.1: Massachusetts Medical Society Group Membership Program Copy 151 Exhibit 8.1: Electronic Retailing Association Membership Campaign 178 Exhibit 11.1: American Health Information Management Association New Member Orientation 231 Exhibit 11.2: Best Practices for Onboarding New Members 238

Additional information

GOR007980873
9781118633106
1118633105
The Art of Membership: How to Attract, Retain and Cement Member Loyalty by Sheri Jacobs
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
20140113
304
N/A
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