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How to Spot Emerging Educational Needs Your Competitors Are Overlooking

Billy Beane, the Oakland A’s general manager made famous by the movie Moneyball, paid attention to data that other baseball teams were ignoring.

Why Measure the Lifetime Value of Members and Customers?

Associations analyze their data so they can better understand members and customers, and make confident decisions about programs, content, and...

Education for Supplier Members: Help Members Do Business with Members

When it comes to professional development, many associations ignore a large segment of their membership: their industry partner members. Your...

How to Convince Reluctant Instructors & SMEs to Give E-Learning a Chance

You’ve always cherished your classroom instructors, the subject matter experts (SMEs) who teach your association’s in-person courses, workshops, and...

Associations Provide an Antidote to the Loneliness Epidemic

When social media started to go mainstream, many industry pundits predicted the demise of associations. With the web at their fingertips, people...

An Educational Moonshot: Association-Style Disruption

How grand is your association’s vision for your educational programs? With all the disruption going on around us and in your industry, will...

Are Your Members Reading Like They Used To?

Do people in your industry or profession read as much as they used to? A difficult question to answer, we know that. Are you wondering why we’re even...

Who’s in Charge of Talent Development at Your Association?

In the strategic goals of just about every association, you’ll find something about educating members and industry professionals. But what about...

Will Your Association’s Credentials Become an Alternative to College?

Many young adults who would normally pursue a bachelor’s degree are now questioning the value of a college education. Meanwhile,...

How to Increase Non-Dues Revenue without Nickel-and-Diming Members

Associations have traditionally used membership “as an excuse to sell more stuff at discounted prices to members,” said Garth Jordan, senior vice...

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