An IMA member from the UK faced a problem many info-marketers share, too many choices, not enough focus. Here is his question: Robert, I’ve run design businesses for the last 26 years—had great times in the good ol’ days with sales of over half a million dollars. Right now, because of the economy and through deviating into marketing consultancy, it … Continued
Transforming Referral Partners Into Proud Members of Your Exclusive Club
When a dentist sees a patient with disease or the need for a dental implant, they often refer that patient to a periodontist who specializes in those cases. How do you become the periodontist a dentist choses to refer his patients to? Most periodontists believe you do this by dropping off a box of doughnuts, making visits, and networking at … Continued
When is more too much?
I can clearly remember thinking, in 2008 as our country entered the recession, “maybe I’ll finally be able to get some decent service in a restaurant.” While high employment and rising home prices gave American’s the highest disposable income in history, it made fewer people the motivation to provide great service. After all, with so many people dining out the … Continued
“Don’t Tell Anyone We Suck at This” The First Step for Improving Member Retention
I think of myself as similar to a bug man. Think about it for a second — what would be the perfect testimonial for a bug man? Perhaps something like, “My house was full of roaches until I called Bug Man. He came in, killed the roaches, and vacuumed up the carcasses, and now when we turn on the light … Continued
Overcoming Your Limitations
Let me set the record straight on limitations. You and I have real limitations. Anyone telling you that you can live in a world without limitations is trying to delude you—or has already deluded themselves. For instance, there are only 24 hours in a day. You need food and shelter to survive. These are limitations. Also, each of us has … Continued
Keep Your Members Forever
What if you kept 85 percent of your continuity members from one year to the next? Most for-profit marketers would consider this to be a spectacular success. With my association clients, I’d be fired if I produced those poor results. If you are losing 15 percent of your members each year you’ll has none left within 7-months. You can’t build … Continued
How to Create a 156% Membership Increase
You’ve been told for years to examine when your members drop-out of your continuity program. Then, right before the month with the highest member drop-out rate, give them a gift, such as food, to encourage them to retain their membership. The thinking is that this gift will create goodwill and trigger the Law of Reciprocity so the member sticks with … Continued
The Common Myth That Leads to Membership Retention Frustration and Futility
There’s a common belief within the marketing world that does more harm than good. It emboldens perfectionists who don’t want to launch their program until it’s “perfect.” To help those who are imprisoned by perfectionism, some marketing gurus say, “Good enough is good enough.” They encourage their students to launch their product, get it into the market, and sell it … Continued
5 Ways to Keep Continuity Members for Life
I hear comments like these all the time: “Members tell me there’s just not enough value to justify their monthly continuity.” “Why should members continue paying when they can get the information for free on the internet.” “Members tell me it’s too expensive, we’ve got to give them more value.” Most continuity marketers do one of two things to solve … Continued
Essential Elements of Membership Sites to Maximize Retention and Reduce Member Churn Within the First 60 Days
Too many membership sites are set up in a way that actually increases member drop-outs. How? They make it confusing for prospects to find what they’re looking for; they make the program too long; or they make the program look like too much work. No wonder members quickly become overwhelmed! I had the opportunity to work with Ethan Kapp and … Continued