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		<title>Membership Pitches</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2008/05/03/membership-pitches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 13:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOW! What a crazy ride it has been the past few months. I am now involved in multiple membership organizations and have been given the role of Chair for a major organization&#8217;s North American Membership Committee. In my new role, I have the task of developing membership pitches for others to use when convincing others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Passionate, Open, and Honest</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/09/06/be-passionate-open-and-honest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you truly passionate about your organization? If not, how do you expect others to be interested in joining? Passion and purpose are linked when trying to attract new members to your organization. Think about the last time you went into a store to make a major purchase. That is the same attitude that people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is the Most Awesome Tool/Website Ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/31/this-is-the-most-awesome-toolwebsite-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While reading through my daily feeds, I came on this post by Phil Gerbyshak about 15SecondPitch. If you want WOW! in your life or your organization then you need to stop reading right now and go to 15SecondPitch. In only a few minutes the site will have helped you develop and post your pitch for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picking Up the Pieces</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/30/picking-up-the-pieces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I tried to put my principles into practice this week by hosing a Toastmasters demonstration meeting. I lined up a great speaker, got a Toastmaster, and even got the best room in our building to do the demo in. I had even had over 15 people tell me that they were going to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversion Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/25/conversion-rates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is your conversion rate? In Internet marketing speak they call when a user clicks from the front page to a sales page the click-through. In terms of membership organizations, the conversion rate is the rate at which you turn visitors into members? It is a little similar. So what is the best way to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is your organization&#8217;s WOW quotent?</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/21/what-is-your-organizations-wow-quotent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you finding it harder to attract new members? With so many diverse organizations vying for the public’s mind share, I am certain that you working harder to get a few more people to sign up. What if it was easy to attract new members to your organization? Would that knowledge be worth something to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding your niche</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/15/finding-your-niche/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world of choices, how does your membership organization stand out from the rest? What value do you give to your members that they cannot get anywhere else? What is your niche? Dear Readers, In a world of ever expanding choices, most organizations are going to have to stop targeting everyone and focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Technology Hindering Your Organization?</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/13/is-technology-hindering-your-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you looked at your web page today? Ask a stranger to look at your web page. Do they feel compelled to click through to the rest of your pages? Look at the last updated tag at the bottom of your page. Does it have a date before 1999? Unless you somehow got bit by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Targeting Small</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/12/targeting-small/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know how Wal-Mart was able to achieve astounding growth when other businesses were struggling? Good or bad, Wal-Mart grew because they targeted markets where what they had to offer was not easily available. They offered products, services, and prices that could not be found in the communities that they set up shop. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does your organization add value?</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/07/how-does-your-organization-add-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people ask me why they can’t attract new members, I ask them how they demonstrate value to potential members. It is a question that many organizations do not have a good answer for. I understand that many organizations have traditions, a name, or even a large membership. All of those are good, but when [...]]]></description>
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