Mission and Vision: Building Trust and Authenticity

This is the second in a series of posts exploring the topic of mission and vision, leading up to our webinar presentation in March—3 DANGEROUS TRENDS FACING ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFITS. Today we’re talking about why trust matters… When you think about it, trust is a critical foundation to the building of success in our lives, our families, our communities, and beyond.  …

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ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP: Generational Differences in Your Audience

Do any of you connect life milestones with historical events as a way to keep track of your personal timeline? I think it was once Meredith, child #4, daughter #2, (2006?), was in college, that we finally realized that leaving cell phone messages were ineffective.  (And I thought giving them all cell phones would keep us connected!?) If we wanted timely …

The Marketing Persona: 4 Benefits of Using a Persona

I was thinking about how teams prepare to play each other during March Madness. All of them use scouting reports that outline the unique ways a team likes to play. The reports are fairly basic, but some details can stand out for a coach, such as information that a specific player only likes to go to his or her left. …