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How Twitter’s new feature (Twitter Communities) could support the Membership Sector

2021-10-14T11:54:46+01:00Thursday, 14 October, 2021|Categories: Membership Digital Transformation, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

Social media networking giant Twitter have announced the impending launch of a new function ‘Twitter Communities’, and the impending feature could unlock a wealth of opportunities for the membership sector to better connect about topics and conversations online. The MemberWIse Network’s Digital Excellence 2021/22 Report* evidences an increase in adoption of online communities by [...]

Why you need to get personal

2021-10-12T09:31:19+01:00Tuesday, 12 October, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

Personalisation is important and we would even say vital for membership organisations - you want to show your members you know and understand them. But what level of personalisation is needed and how it gets delivered needs to be honed and tailored for each organisation. From a business perspective, personalisation refers to the means [...]

Integrating for impact

2021-09-27T12:06:20+01:00Monday, 27 September, 2021|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

How to minimise the costs and maximise the benefits of any membership organisation Integration is broadly accepted as an organisational objective worth pursuing. Most membership sector experts believe it delivers as many benefits in operational efficiency as it does in customer service. But to truly understand the difference it can make, it’s worth digging [...]

How to use inbound marketing for membership acquisition – part 3

2022-07-15T09:04:40+01:00Thursday, 23 September, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

In part 2 of our 3-part series on how to use inbound marketing to boost member acquisition, we explored the first four inbound marketing channels we recommend, with some practical examples of how you could implement them within your existing marketing strategy. If you haven’t read this article yet, take a look here. In [...]

The Structure of a Powerful Story

2021-09-21T16:41:58+01:00Tuesday, 21 September, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

In part one of this series on storytelling for membership organisations, we looked at the cultural history of stories and in part two we focused on the importance neuro-biology. The topic for this, the final instalment, is more practical – I want to focus on structure. This begins with the people. Every good story [...]

Getting to Carbon Neutrality doesn’t need to cost Membership Organisations the Earth

2021-09-20T08:59:35+01:00Monday, 20 September, 2021|Categories: Membership Finance, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

A recent British chamber of commerce survey revealed that just 11% of SMEs measure their carbon footprint and perhaps more significantly, cost is considered the biggest barrier with 30% claiming lack of finance is holding them back. Is that the case for membership organisations and their members? How many have started on the journey [...]

The storytelling brain

2021-09-12T16:59:00+01:00Tuesday, 14 September, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

This is the second part of a tour through the power of storytelling – and how organisations can use its techniques to connect with new members. In the last instalment, we considered the prevalence of storytelling in our lives throughout history. So now let’s look at how we’re wired to communicate in stories. An [...]

How to use inbound for membership acquisition – part 2

2021-09-10T07:57:35+01:00Monday, 13 September, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

In part 1 of our 3-part series on how to use inbound marketing to boost member acquisition, we explored what inbound marketing is, the benefits, and an introduction to how it can be used to drive member acquisition. If you haven’t read this article yet, take a look here. In part 2, we will [...]

Want people to join your tribe? Tell them stories

2021-09-12T17:11:33+01:00Tuesday, 7 September, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

Throughout human history, stories have influenced people to make big decisions – to fight, follow, explore, marry, build, worship, hunt, vote and much besides. Small wonder then that stories still hold that power to influence the decision-making brain. We tell stories in all areas of our lives and we should be telling stories in [...]

How to use inbound marketing for member acquisition – part 1

2021-09-06T10:00:39+01:00Monday, 6 September, 2021|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

We understand member acquisition is the lifeblood of a growing membership organisation. According to the recent MemberWise Digital Excellence Report, new member acquisition is one of the highest priorities for the membership sector. This is why we recommend and implement inbound marketing services for our membership organisation clients, as we have seen first-hand how [...]

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