10 epic content ideas for association publishing
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10 Epic Content Ideas for Connecting with Your Members
Kim Howard, CAE, PresidentWrite Communications, LLC
@kimhowarddc
Two Questions• Are your members in love with your
content?• Does your content serve the
objective of the association?
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9. Publications• Perform an extensive keyword
search to “topic model” your publishing categories • Assign the experts to create the
content • Epic List of Tools for Content
Marketing - Bussolati
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8. Enewsletters• Integrate videos and entertaining
graphics into your publications.
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7. Case studies & research• Bring case studies to life.• Tell an amazing story that brings to
life a technical product or research.• Deep research results in multiple
spin-off opportunities including articles, videos and infographics.
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6. Videos• People consume information
differently. • Short videos can engage your readers. • Elevate your subject by making it easy
to see the value that your association brings to the table.
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5. Be Not Afraid• Don’t be afraid of tough questions or
subjects• Wings of Zock blog from Assoc of
American Medical Colleges
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3. Change • Listen, learn and respond to needs.
Carefully craft content that your audience cannot find anywhere else.• Survey• Create personas
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Kim• White female, age 46• Years of experience <20• Job function: president/consultant• Works in: US• Reads your magazine yearly: all issues• Member for 8+ years• Married, two children & one dog
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2. Everything is Content• Programs, products, services,
publications, webinars, reports, events • Scholarships - FMA
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1. You Are Not Your Member
• You are not your audience.• No one cares about your award
except you and your family. Really.
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Thank you!
Kim Howard, CAE, PresidentWrite Communications, LLC
©Kim Howard, CAE 2014