Smart Printing Options to Enhance Your Member Publications
In today’s crowded media landscape, your association’s publication is more than just a magazine; it’s a key tool for member engagement, retention and pride. Whether you’re producing quarterly journals, monthly newsletters or annual reports, the quality and uniqueness of your printed materials can make a lasting impression. That’s where smart printing options come in. By…
From Idea to Mailbox: Streamlining the Magazine Production Process with Walsworth
Publishing a magazine for your association or membership group is a labor of love. It’s a tangible reflection of your organization’s mission, a way to engage members, share industry news and reinforce your brand. But between editorial deadlines, design approvals and the logistics of printing and mailing, it can be easy for the production process…
How High-Quality Print Drives Member Retention and Engagement
For professional and membership-based associations, member retention is everything. Recruiting new members can be costly and time-consuming, so keeping existing members engaged and committed is a key driver of long-term sustainability. While digital communications have become more prominent in recent years, high-quality print materials continue to play a critical – and often underutilized – role…
Easing the Transition for New Association Customers
Transitioning to a new printing service can be difficult, even when the benefits are clear. Even if it’s not the best business decision in the long run, the status quo is often the short-term path of least resistance. Associations want their business relationships to be like their member relationships: long-term, and mutually beneficial. Given this, […]
How Associations Can Attract the Public with Keyword Research
As an association writing for the general public, there’s a special challenge to drawing traffic from non-members. How do you get people to your website who aren’t in your industry? The American Association of Pediatric Dentistry does a great job with their Mouth Monster campaign, which helps parents learn about and encourage healthy dental habits […]
Our Work with The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Our latest case study dives into the solutions we provide The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, including print, app creation, eCommerce and fulfillment. Walsworth spoke with AAPD Senior Publication Director Cindy Hansen about how Walsworth is able to meet the specific needs of her not-for-profit professional association. About the AAPD The AAPD supplies content to […]
The Industry-Focused Event Every Association Publisher Should Attend
Think of all the events geared specifically toward helping associations and association publishers find success. How many did you come up with? There aren’t many. That makes Association Media & Publishing’s annual meeting all the more special. It’s one of the few events that can help associations in their endeavors to grow memberships and keep […]
How Micro-Volunteering Opportunities Can Engage Your Membership
Micro-volunteering. It’s a new term for me, but the concept makes complete sense. The term refers to volunteer opportunities to complete small tasks necessary for the success of a larger project. The opportunities typically take only minutes or an hour to complete and don’t require a long-term commitment. Your association staff is busy. Your members […]
A Storytelling Partnership That Enhanced Member Engagement
Since associations are always looking for innovative ways to improve member engagement, we’re always happy to hear about and share ideas that are working. As we describe in Make Connections and Engage Readers with Storytelling, the idea of using personal stories to engage readers isn’t new. And as we shared very recently, associations are successfully […]
Announcing Engage – A Mobile App for Associations
How is your association utilizing mobile devices to engage your members? If your organization is like many we’ve spoken with, chances are good that you aren’t yet taking full advantage of what mobile can accomplish. Engage, Walsworth’s newest app platform, can help. Powered by a platform built with associations in mind, Walsworth’s Engage apps are […]
