Engagement

Associations clash over (almost) matching logos

November 5, 2025Associations clash over (almost) matching logos An association that organisers peer-to-peer events for association executives has issued a cease-and-desist letter against a new competitor over potential copyright infringement.Read More

Deep Dive S3EP2: Communication is crucial Annamaria Iagnocco

November 11, 2021Deep Dive S3EP2: Communication is crucial Annamaria IagnoccoHow have association leaders managed through the pandemic, how have they overcome challenges and how have they adapted to lead from the front in a post-pandemic era? Here to discuss all this and more with Holly Patrick is professor Annamaria Iagnocco, president of the European Alliance of Associations...

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October 28, 2021Social media vs owned platformsWhere should you be building your online community?

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June 28, 2021Community and events: how one serves the otherCommunity and events: how one serves the other

Jeff de ~Cagna deep dive

June 18, 2021Deep Dive S1: Jeff De Cagna on the problems of membershipMembership is not going away, but it should not define how international associations build relationships with stakeholders who could, potentially, add great value to their organisations. So says Jeff De Cagna, aka The Association Contrarian, who thinks the way associations either define people as...

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May 13, 2021Community is great so long as events don’t get lost in the mixOne of the peculiarities of the internet is how it has connected individuals across previously unimaginable orbits, while simultaneously leading people to lead more atomised, separated lives. This tension has forced us to rethink what we mean by community and what we have gained and lost in relation...

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March 24, 2021The one thing missing from virtual events...Virtual technology has allowed us to reimagine what an event can be, free of the constraints of time and space. Mathijs Vleeming reckons this is the perfect opportunity to focus on online community...

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March 15, 2021Zooming outWhat does the future hold for online engagement?

Focus on engagement as RefTech enters membership management

January 25, 2021Focus on engagement as RefTech enters membership managementAn event software company best known for managing registrations for conferences and exhibitions has taken a leap into the membership management arena.

Five Minutes With... Chris Trimmer VP SCAI

January 20, 2021Five Minutes With... Chris Trimmer VP SCAIChris Timmer, vice-president of membership, marketing and communications at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) joins Holly Patrick on this episode of Five Minutes With... to discuss the changing model of membership and the need to bridge the knowledge and experience...

Member engagement: why it’s time to get personal

September 23, 2020Member engagement: why it’s time to get personalOur lives were becoming increasingly atomized before Covid-19 came along and stopped us travelling and attending meetings and events, which is why associations that have a thriving online community will find it much easier to make new members feel welcome. But, writes Marjorie Anderson, ensuring...Show More