08/27/2024

Highlight Your Association's Value with These Five Strategies

When it comes to marketing, the association niche is a confusing one

As a marketer, the association world is confounding. While individuals and for-profit organizations work to build an audience via compelling content and products, many associations have been sitting in the proverbial catbird seat with a built-in audience and affinity.

Unfortunately, many of the same individuals and organizations vying for eyeballs and attention have stolen the thunder from associations by becoming a resource for similar intellectual capital, connections, and solutions. And even more interesting is that in some cases associations helped them do it by affording them channels of promotion in exchange for sponsorship dollars.

That state of complexity and quandary is magnified by changing demographics and interests, competition for mindshare and a host of technological and societal shifts that are forging an existential crisis for them. However, through our work, we've found associations can utilize many of those same forces to regain momentum and membership if embraced and marketed well. Here's a look at five of them.

Please select this link to read the complete article from ASAE’s Center for Association Leadership.