by Scott Oser | Mar 25, 2015 | Implementing Multi-Channel Campaigns, Improving Member Retention, Maximizing ROI
A Direct Response Communications Audit can be very beneficial to almost any association or business. The first step is to get BOD and upper level buy-in. Once you have that here are 5 steps to get your association ready for a direct response communications audit. ...
by Scott Oser | Feb 25, 2015 | Implementing Multi-Channel Campaigns, Improving Member Retention, Increasing Membership
Consider two different scenarios, both about the experience of a new member of an association: Association #1 Joe decides to join a national association. He was on its website and found that it does some things that will help him and his career, so he mails in his...
by Scott Oser | Aug 14, 2014 | Growing Non-Dues Revenue, Growing Revenue, Maximizing ROI, Selling Out Advertising Inventory
During my almost 20 years of working with magazines, I have had the good fortune of working with large circulation association magazines as well as much smaller circulation magazines that focus on a very targeted readership. Regardless of the size of the circulation...
by Scott Oser | Apr 10, 2014 | Growing Non-Dues Revenue, Growing Revenue, Maximizing ROI, Selling Out Advertising Inventory
You are sitting at your desk working on your next ad sales effort when your phone rings. It is one of your long-time advertisers, and out of the blue, she asks how the redesign of your magazine is going to impact her advertising. Redesign? How did she find out? You...
by Scott Oser | Mar 23, 2014 | Growing Non-Dues Revenue, Growing Revenue, Implementing Multi-Channel Campaigns, Increasing Membership
ASAE held its annual Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, FL earlier this month. During that conference, Aaron Wolowiec and I had the pleasure of presenting a session titled, “Under Pressure: Navigating Extreme Association Trends.” More than 50 association executives...
