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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>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>Today is the day</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/20/today-is-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day to be more positive about your future. Today is the day to smile and say hello to more people. Today is the day to get out there and show the world what you have to offer. Today is the day to lead by example. Today is the day that you demonstrate [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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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>There is only one way to sell an organization</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/10/there-is-only-one-way-to-sell-an-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you Google something you are interested, what do you usually find? If it is a “hot” keyword, you find ads, link sites, and sales letters. When you start to learn more about the internet marketing business, you will find literally millions of sites that try to teach you to turn those Google searches into [...]]]></description>
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