I recently
attended a great session by Peggy Smith on how to redefine your member value
proposition and experience.
I’ve written
on that subject matter before and you can go HERE for that blog post titled What's Your Brand.
Her view on
the Value Proposition is all about expectations and experience.
- Expectations - outcome driven, logical, meets needs, everyone has it, tangible.
- Experiences - influences decisions, emotional, above and beyond, subjective, intangible.
She goes on
to talk about how expectations are tied to the reason why your members join. Traditional value propositions are the new
expectations. She states we are shifting
to experience-driven value propositions.
During the
session she asked each of us to share our mobile device and asked the other
person to find where you can join that persons organization. Wow!
While some organizations made it easy to join, others had a hard time
finding any link anywhere on the mobile device.
Peggy talked
about focusing on the following 8 Tactics to redefine your member value
proposition and experience.
Meet Expectations with Mobile - everyone is on a mobile device so
it's important that you have a mobile responsive website. What that means is your website adapts
automatically to the users device (i.e. desktop, iPhone, iPad, etc.). The research tells us that 4 out of 5
consumers are using their smartphone to shop.
Simplicity Meets Design - again research is telling us that
your members have an 8 second attention span.
Do you have a clear navigation for your members and potential members
and a clear call to action on your website. Focus on usability, accessibility and the ease
of interaction as a guide.
Simplify the Onboarding Process - first impression is key, you don't
get a second chance to make a first impression.
How many clicks does it take for a potential member to join? Do you have a welcome campaign that goes
beyond the thank you letter? Do you give
them a gift? Maybe a pen with your logo,
mouse pad, what do you have that you could give in addition to your plaque.
Get Social - networking is the #1 reason why
members join your organization. Do you
have an online community? Do you have a
daily strategy to connect with your members, and by the way, consistency is the
key with your strategy, whether it's a daily or weekly connection. Having said that, most will tell you A daily
habit is definitely the way to go!
Personalized Marketing - the ability to segment your
membership by their demographics, lifestyle geographic and behavioral
traits. Are you getting them information
that is important to them based on the above criteria? Are you responding to their pain points.
Live Interaction at Events - do you have a mobile event app that
allows for ongoing interaction
throughout your meeting in real-time?
Getting people to post to their Twitter and Facebook accounts is a way
to get the event out to the community beyond those who are attending. Are you using Gamification to get your
attendees active in your live event?
What a great marketing tool.
Make it Easy - does your website have a member
portal where it tracks the actions of your members and when they come back to
your website relevant information will show up.
This is where you'll want to get your CMS provider involved to help you
in this process. The other question is
are you automating your processes?
Membership renewal. It's been
stated that 29% of associations offer automatic renewals. At the end of the day, eliminate unnecessary
tasks.
Agile is the New Lean - go to strategyzer to get the
business canvas for membership and the value proposition mapping. Start on your member profile side first.
Keep in mind
the above 8 tactics while your working with your membership engagement.
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