Membership Marketing On A Shoestring Budget

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It’s easy to develop a high-impact marketing campaign when you have millions of dollars to invest. But what if you lack the budget to compete with the big dogs – or even the big dog associations? Are you out of luck? Consigned to obscurity? Absolutely not! Join your fellow small staff association executives to share the techniques, tips and tricks that will help you stretch every marketing penny to its most productive limit. Elizabeth Engel, CAE, Director of Marketing & Sponsorship, National Association of Children's Hospitals & Related Institutions Kathleen Wilson, CAE, executive director, National Association of Trial Lawyer Executives

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Membership Marketing on a

Shoestring Budget Tuesday, August 18, 2009

9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Content Leaders:Elizabeth Weaver Engel, MA, CAE, Director of Marketing &

Sponsorship, NACHRIKathleen Wilson, CAE, Executive Director, NATLE

Connecting Great Ideas and Great People

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Case Study:American Political Science

Association

What happens when you have TONS of Word of Mouth

…and it’s all BAD?

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Case Study:American Political Science

Association

Membership is

(say it with me)

EVERYONE’S business

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Case Study:American Political Science

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Who is allowed to say…

“Yes”

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Case Study:American Political Science

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Take the long view

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Case Study:American Political Science

Association

Bad WOM Good WOM

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The Membership Culture

How does your board viewmembership recruitment?

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The Membership CultureCreate Your #1

Membership Marketing Team!

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The Membership CultureVolunteer Leaders

The Courtship The Engagement

Membership W

ork

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MembershipTraining Camp

forVolunteer Leaders

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The Membership CultureVolunteer Leaders

Get promises and keep score

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Come on Down to the Membership Roundup!Who: The FSA Board

What: A Membership PhonathonWhen: September 15th Noon – 3:00 p.m. BBQ & fixins will be servedWhere: The FSA Corral, 123 Main Street

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The Membership CultureVolunteer Leaders

Reward & Celebrate!

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MAJ Board BaseballBatter Up for the 2008-09 Game!

Grand Slams!Barry Adams (5)

Richard Chalmers (4)

Sue Pyle (7)Martha Stewart

(11)Gary Wilkins (6)Tom Wright (8)

Louise Zambri (9)

SinglesMichelle

BloomfieldPetra GreenFreddie King

Otis RushHubert Sumlin

M. WatersDinah WintersDoubles

Cindy AxelrodJohn BlainePat BlaireJeff Caster

Mimi Caster

TriplesEric ClaptonRobert CrayRonnie EarlBuddy Guy

Steven R. Vaughan

The DugoutClive Akins

Merry SchmidtTommy Ponders

Stu RobinsonAlexis W. Senn

www.asaecenter.orgSAMPLE CHART FOR BOARD

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010700

800

900

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1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

1600

1700

1185

1111

1036

962

887

813

738

Membership Trends Through 2010Members

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Membership Fun

M&Ms –The Real Meaning

Membership& Money!

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 Year Dues Seminars

Other member services 

purchasesAffinity 

ProgramsVoluntary

Giving

Total (Running

Sum)1 $195 $300 $100 $10 $250 $855.00

2 $195 $300 $100 $10 $250 $1,710.00

3 $195 $450 $100 $10 $125 $2,590.00

4 $295 $200 $250 $10 $125 $3,470.00

5 $295 $300 $200 $15 $125 $4,405.00

Totals $2,120.00  $2,450.00  $1,075.00  $115.00  $1,475.00  $7,235.00 

Lifetime Value of a Member

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The Membership CultureProfessional Staff

Paying Members = Paid Employees

Everyone works in membership

Orient, train, teach

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The Membership CultureProfessional Staff

Earners vs. SpendersBomb the

“silos”Every contact

counts

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Case Study: Consortium for School Networking

It’s all in the details

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Case Study: Consortium for School Networking

Word of Mouth

(again)

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Case Study: Consortium for School Networking

Volunteers are your BEST resource

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Case Study: Consortium for School Networking

DO sweat the small stuff

(sometimes)

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Current Research

According to the 2009 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey conducted by Marketing General Inc. (MGI)

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Current Research

According to the 2009 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey conducted by Marketing General Inc. (MGI)

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Tie it all up!

TIPS FOR THE SHOESTRING MARKETER

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Shoestring Experience

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Your TurnAudience Q & A

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Contact InformationElizabeth Weaver Engel, MA, CAEDirector of Marketing & SponsorshipNACHRIEengel@nachri.org 703.797.6041

Kathleen Wilson, CAEExecutive DirectorNATLEkwilson@natle.org 850.668.6905

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!Annual Meeting & Expo

August 21 - 24, 2010Los Angeles, CA