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 […]
Walsworth and its customers win big under the big top at PIA MidAmerica GraphEx Awards
Late last month, PIA MidAmerica held its annual GraphEx Awards ceremony at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City to celebrate outstanding achievement in printing. PIA MidAmerica’s Graphic Excellence (GraphEx) competition has been in existence since 1989. This year’s awards show on April 25 featured a circus theme of “Big Top – The Greatest Print Show […]
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 […]
Inspired Print – Surviving the Decluttering Craze
Does your print spark joy? With much of the United States taken up with KonMari fever – the famous decluttering method made famous by tidying expert Marie Kondo – people are ridding themselves of everything that doesn’t spark joy. The decluttering craze started with Kondo’s bestselling book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” and reached […]
Social Media Trends to Benefit Your Brand
Social media remains a popular and effective outlet for organizations to connect with their audiences. Being aware of new trends helps organizations identify ways to increase the effectiveness of their efforts to do just that. Based on what has been popular recently, as well as what experts predict will be useful in the future, we’ve […]
Member Storytelling – An Association Event Engagement Booster
Your members have engaging stories. And, having members tell those stories can help make your association events more engaging too. We’ve shared how you can make connections and engage your magazine and journal readers with storytelling. The same technique can be used to enhance your association meetings and keep your audience invested and coming back […]
One Subscription Renewal Campaign That Worked On Me
I have always loved magazines. They’ve been a portal to the world since I was a child, and I’ve always been engaged by the medium’s physical nature. Because I’ve subscribed to scores of magazines over the years, I’ve seen my share of subscription renewal campaigns. Frankly, I’ve rarely been impressed by a magazine publisher’s subscription […]
A Closer Look at Materials Costs and Price Increases
Print customers probably recall 2018 as the year of price increase announcements. USPS announced postage rate increases. Transportation costs went up and became more challenging to procure. And prices increased for raw materials such as paper and aluminum. There were several tangible reasons behind these printing industry price increases, and in this post, we’ll take […]
A Celebration of Walsworth’s Key Resource – Our People
Ask most any employee in one of Walsworth’s Marceline or Brookfield, Missouri facilities, and they’d likely be able to tell you that the company’s Master Printers program is a celebration of dedication and experience. Decades ago when a graphic arts association closed its doors and their Master Printers program ceased to exist, Walsworth decided to […]
