The Member Engagement Show
The Member Engagement show is the podcast for anyone tasked with boosting retention, gaining new members, and deepening member engagement for associations and organizations. Guests share expert advice on the many facets of building and providing ongoing value to association members. You’ll come away from each episode with strategies proven to transform your organization.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Jumping Into Automation: What If Our Parachute Doesn’t Open?
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Your first automated campaign can be terrifying. Getting management and executives to buy in, knowing where to start, and emailing just the right amount can be difficult. That's why today's episode of The Member Engagement Show is a session from Higher Logics 2021 Super Forum Conference. Beth Arritt and Vivian Swertinski are hosts of this session and are here to give you insights and tips to help you run your automated campaign smoothly. Listen now!
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Community Management and HUG Connect w/ Katie Raeburn
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
In this week's episode of The Member Engagement Show, our new host and engagement expert, Beth Arritt, sits down with Katie Raeburn to discuss community management. Katie is an Online Community Manager here at Higher Logic. Today, she shares her expertise on online communities, including why HUG can be beneficial for marketers and insights to help you begin your HUG journey. Tune in now!
Friday Nov 12, 2021
What Online Community Engagement Looked Like in 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Over the last 18 months, we’ve seen communities spring up faster than ever before—digital became the primary way for members to connect. So we reviewed data from more than one thousand association member communities to identify the most common trends. Check out this on-demand webinar with Higher Logic's resident online community experts, along with Cory Elford, Manager of Communities and Membership Marketing at Meeting Professionals International. They share key findings from this year's report, with insights on some of the most effective tactics you can implement to boost member engagement at your association (and how to sustain it).
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
When Knowing Your Audience is Better Than Knowing Best Practices w/ Andrea Huggins
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Have you heard that short subject lines are better? How about that you should only send marketing emails during weekdays? These may be "best practices," but until you've tested them to see if they work for your members and your audience, you don't know if they're best practices for your association. Today's discussion is with Andrea Huggins, Senior Marketing Manager at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. She and Alex highlight the importance of understanding your members and being ready to pivot strategies according to member behavior and data to drive member engagement. Listen now!
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Encouraging, Measuring, & Improving Member Engagement w/ Tom Morrison & Dave Will
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
This week on The Member Engagement Show, we discuss the intersection of member engagement and value propositions. What drives member engagement? How do you measure it? How do you make your member engagement better over time? Engagement experts Beth Arritt, Dave Will, and Tom Morrison are joining the discussion today to help us answer these very questions. Listen now to elevate your member engagement strategy!
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Growing as a Community Manager w/ Maral Balayan
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
In today's episode, Maral Balayan discusses how she got started in the online community as manager. The skills she has developed being an online community manager, HTML knowledge or CSS and some design. But, the main key is how Higher Logic functions. There are challenges being discussed as a community manager like the interest or approvals from stakeholders, board members and C-level executives; you should have a strategy for yourself.
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
What’s Next: Doing More With Your Tech
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Among the many changes brought on by the pandemic, association organizational structure and staff size changes are among the top. If you work at an association, your team may have shrunk, you may have taken on more responsibilities than you had before, or you may even be in a completely new role. Whatever your situation, you’re probably wondering how you can do more with your technology when you don’t have the headcount. Maybe you’re exploring new digital platforms. Or perhaps you already have a large tech stack at your disposal (lucky you!), but you don’t know where to begin. In this session, you’ll learn how to do more with less by getting your tech to work for you, what every association must have in their tech toolbox (and why), and key considerations for new vendor evaluations
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
30 Email Tips in (About) 30 Minutes
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Want to improve your association’s email performance and boost member engagement?Email inboxes are overflowing now more than ever, and the competition is stiff. So how do you cut through the noise?Higher Logic’s resident email marketing experts Beth Arritt and Vivian Swertinski share a fast-paced walkthrough of our top 30 email tips. They cover things you might know about (but don’t always do) and items you may not know about at all.In this session, you’ll learn common email mistakes to avoid, content strategy and targeting tactics, and best practices for copywriting and copy placement.
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Making Your Member Communications Multi-Channel w/ Beth Arritt
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
In this week's episode, our host Alex is joined by Higher Logic's own Beth Arritt. Beth is an association strategist and marketing automation expert who today talks about multi-channel member communications. Beth shares how important it is for associations to be where their members are(multiple channels), including tips on engaging with the next generation of the workforce, Gen-Zers! Tune in now!
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
What’s Next - Redefining Your Value Proposition
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
When was the last time you revisited your association’s value proposition? If the answer is anything other than “this year,” it’s time to take another look.According to 2021 data, nearly half of associations think their value proposition is only somewhat compelling, not very compelling, or not at all compelling to members.Offering your members what they want and communicating that clearly is essential to member recruitment and retention. In this session, you’ll learn how to start an ongoing conversation with members to understand what they want and need sooner, defining how you meet those needs succinctly and effectively, and developing a strategy for revising your value proposition