Membership & Marketing Overview Council Presidents’ Seminar April 10,2014 Kathy Partain, CAE Director, Membership & Marketing
Chapters & National: Working Together Collaboration is essential. Peer-to-peer interaction is the best and most effective method for recruitment and retention.
A Close Look at MOAA Membership Membership stands at 383,000+ members. Greatest Generation leaving Need next generations to sustain Retention good…but too many lapse Recruiting now more than ever Just entered the 2 nd year of the new membership model
Membership Model Membership level determines what products or services a member receives Moving away from providing products and services to everyone regardless of what member paid
Common Foundation Advocacy Information Products & ServicesChapters Advocacy Information Products & ServicesChapters LIFE ? BASIC No Fee PREMIUM
Basic Pick The Model That Suits Your Stage/Style Premium Life Spouse Benefits Mirror Member ’ s Category
New Membership Model: What Will We Gain? Increase in percentage of younger officers. Larger pool of members that can later be converted to premium membership. Differentiation in value propositions.
Common Recruiting & Marketing Challenges Aging demographics
Demographic Snapshot- Ages
Demographic Snapshot- Status
Chapter Membership Demographics-
Life Membership Growth 55% of paid membership
Common Recruiting & Marketing Challenges Aging demographics Competition Limited or denied access Privacy/Can-spam Acts List fatigue New media Postage increases
Why MOAA? Personalize MOAA membership to the individual. Appeal to emotion. More member stories and testimonials.
Communications Planning
Why Chapter Membership? How does your chapter answer this question? Allows member to stay connected locally Camaraderie with a purpose Allows officers to continue leading Creates a support network for spouses
National & Chapters: Working Together Chapter Recruiting program Ongoing efforts to promote chapters to national members
National Support of Chapter Recruiting 2013 Ads for local re-purposing Chapter assignments and vouchers for new national members Print and online join forms
USAA Sponsorship Must promote USAA Must be linked to chapter membership growth Must have a connection to community service/goodwill
Exhibits National Conferences State National Guard Associations Conferences Awards Gold Bar Council and Chapter support is vital.
Text Alerts Coming soon…Members can subscribe to alerts by texting one or more of the following keywords to MOAA1 (66221). BenefitsLegis CareerMember CaregiveVAClaims
In Summary Membership has its challenges We’re a strong team when we work together Your leadership is appreciated
Questions?