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Yesterday I presented the lunch keynote for AFP Charlotte on how to make your messaging more relevant, so you are always answering So What? Use one or more of the Six R’s to be more relevant : Rewarding. and Who Cares? Those two questions are constantly at work in our heads, both consciously and subconsciously, filtering the thousands of messages we see and hear each day. Realistic. Real Time. Responsive. Revealing. Refreshing. MORE
Relevance rules at the Oscars too. Thank you, Lupita, for showing us how to shape and deliver real and relevant messages. Branding and Messages Relevance Rules Take 3 minutes to listen to this incredible speech. MORE
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Without relevant messages, there’s no way you’ll connect. Register Now to Learn this Vital Skill - Seats Filling Fast. Join the 24% of Nonprofits Whose. Messages Move People to Give, Volunteer, Participate +. Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Time: 1:00-2:00 PM EDT/10:00-11:00 PM PDT. If you can’t make this time, register anyway. All registrants receive the video recording. Register Now. MORE
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question by making your messaging as relevant as possible to the people you are communicating with. What creates relevance for people? You can create relevant messaging in lots of different ways, but here are my six favorites. The Six R’s of Relevant Messaging.
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Here’s a quick checklist for you to help ensure that your messages are as relevant as possible. I taught “So What and Who Cares, Part I: How to Make Your Messaging More Meaningful and Memorable” today for our All-Access Pass Holders.
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content marketing — creating and distributing relevant content to your target audiences — is the best way to strengthen those ties and raise the engagement level of your base.
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Without relevant messages, there’s no way you’ll connect. Register Now to Learn this Vital Skill - Seats Filling Fast. Join the 24% of Nonprofits Whose. Messages Move People to Give, Volunteer, Participate +. Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Time: 1:00-2:00 PM EDT/10:00-11:00 PM PDT. If you can’t make this time, register anyway. All registrants receive the video recording. Register Now.
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This Day of Empathy approach is all about making Dream Corps’ methods and goals relevant to more of us, via virtual reality. Relevance Rules! And it’s meta—Van does a fantastic job of making the experiment relevant to us in this video. Relevance Rules call to action Day of Empathy Dream Corps Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing relevance rules Van Jones virtual reality
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It’s a core component of being relevant — a must-do for stronger connections in 2012. Customize communications to increase relevance by: Segmenting your list, breaking out members by special interest, wants, location or any other combination of selections. Take It One Step Further – Get Personal Personally to Get More Relevant. Strategy branding personalization relevance
Getting Attention
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Relevant, fun and a sale—that’s a Mother’s Day combo that connects. BTW, the Museum (I’m a long-time fan and recent member) is a tiny organization but its strategic, relevant, compelling communications are highest quality.
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“Our quick, focused outreach made me think of your guidance on crisis and disaster communications, and the key point you stress—relevance rules! Crisis Communications disaster communications Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing Red Rover relevance rules
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It’s the ONLY way to ensure our marketing and fundraising content is relevant, and a vital way to ensure our own satisfaction. Our daughter, Charlotte, started fourth grade today, and the pumped-up energy at line up this morning got me thinking.
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She focuses here on donor communications, but her take is relevant for all nonprofit campaigns and audiences. Messaging Relevance Rules fundraising Lisa Sargent Nonprofit with Balls pamela growGuest blogger Lisa Sargent is one of the best fundraisers and copywriters I know.
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But there’s a strong chance I’ll make a gift to a similar cause if you: Show me its relevance by linking it to the Japan Relief Fund; and. Branding and Messages Audience Research GlobalGiving messaging nonprofit communications jobs nonprofit marketing relevance rules
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MAY 17, 2016
I’d say relevance and respect are the only ways!). Branding and Messages messaging Nonprofit Communications nonprofit marketing relevance rulesHow many times did you get distracted already today?
Getting Attention
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Relevance rules! More Relevance Rules Case Studies & How-Tos. Ray Bradbury Relevance—Ready to Roll: Libraries Take Your Mark. Planning and Evaluation AARP Bob Dylan nonprofit marketing relevance rules Shadows in the night Get this! Media recluse Bob Dylan recently gave his first interview in a few years…to the AARP magazine. Dylan and his handlers were being crafty, not crazy, here.
Getting Attention
OCTOBER 2, 2013
Relevance rules but has a short lifetime! I’ll tell you more about how Feeding America wins with its responsive, relevant marketing in a future post. Relevance Rules
Getting Attention
MARCH 3, 2014
Relevance rules at the Oscars too. Thank you, Lupita, for showing us how to shape and deliver real and relevant messages. Branding and Messages Relevance Rules Take 3 minutes to listen to this incredible speech.
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Yesterday I presented the lunch keynote for AFP Charlotte on how to make your messaging more relevant, so you are always answering So What? Use one or more of the Six R’s to be more relevant : Rewarding. and Who Cares? Those two questions are constantly at work in our heads, both consciously and subconsciously, filtering the thousands of messages we see and hear each day. Realistic. Real Time. Responsive. Revealing. Refreshing.
Getting Attention
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