Announcing an exciting new ebook for associations!
Associations face many challenges, and in this day and age it can be a struggle to survive. Walsworth wants to help, and we’ve done so by creating a new eBook to assist associations with membership growth and retention called Making it Easier. CornerstonesThis eBook builds upon four cornerstones: engage, retain, balance and sustain. It covers how to engage with association members, how to retain those members, how to balance the mix of print and digital, and how to sustain your…
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Raking in Revenue through eCommerce
Has your publication considered eCommerce as a potential revenue source? Meg Estevez, corporate director of audience development at NewBay Media, made a case for it at Niche Media’s 2017 Super Niche conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. In her presentation titled Build It and They Will Shop! How to Develop Your Brand’s Online Store, she outlined four basic steps to build and bring in revenue through eCommerce stores. What goes in the storeFirst, you have to figure out what you’re going…
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How Publishers are Driving Revenue Through Analytics
You may be missing one key to growing your publication’s business: analytics. There are plenty of reasons you may not be using them. “I don’t like numbers.” “They don’t tell me much.” “I haven’t got the data.” “It’s too expensive.” Stop. Right now. With the excuses. Eric Shanfelt has worked in digital media and marketing for more than 20 years. He delivered a presentation to magazine publishers titled Analytics: The Key to Driving More Revenue at the Niche Digital Conference…
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Managing the Mix of Print and Digital Communications
More than 40 percent of association members consider industry information a top benefit of belonging, according to a 2016 study conducted by Abila. This ranks ahead of every other benefit except providing a code of ethics. Associations have long been the purveyors of authoritative content about the professions and industries they serve, but the ways in which this information is distributed to members has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. According to the same study by Abila, millennials, who…
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Monetizing Video for Your Printed Publication
Publishers may be under-utilizing a platform with huge potential: video. In fact, it’s so big, Niche Media had two people deliver presentations titled Monetizing Video at the Niche Digital Conference in Denver, Colorado. There are several reasons to make videos. It can help keep your publication current, bring subscribers to your website, increase their engagement and loyalty, and bring in organic traffic. There’s also the potential to bring in revenue. Tim Hermes, founder and publisher of VerticalFeed, said it’s not…
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Increasing Revenue by Attracting Whales with Premium Content
In the world of digital magazine subscriptions, “whales” are a publisher’s big spenders. And, with a little added attention, they can greatly increase revenue streams for niche publishers. Rob Ristagno, CEO of the Sterling Woods Group, shared success tips with attendees at the Niche Media‘s conference in Denver, Colorado. During his session called Creating Premium Memberships for Your “Whales,” Ristagno focused on techniques to grow paid digital memberships. Niche publishers are in a unique position to benefit from his advice.…
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