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Technology as Strategy™ Technology Trends and Insight. Association TRENDS Live September, 2013. Tom Lehman Lehman Associates, LLC Lehman Reports. Lehman Associates, LLC. Associations and Supplier Companies Strategy consulting for technology and marketing
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Technology as Strategy™Technology Trends and Insight Association TRENDS Live September, 2013 Tom Lehman Lehman Associates, LLC Lehman Reports
Lehman Associates, LLC • Associations and Supplier Companies • Strategy consulting for technology and marketing • Customer Satisfaction, Market & Member Research • The Lehman Reports™ industry research series • Founded 1992, Alexandria, VA
AMS Use and Satisfaction 2006-2013 • AMS International: CA, AU, UK 2010, 2013 • Association Technology Study 2011, 12, 13 • Donor Management Systems, NTEN, 2013 • New Snapshot survey series
Technology-independent IT Strategy Planning • The pace of change requires it • Resilient to rapid tech changes • Flexibility to adopt new models / tech • Importance of adoption cycles in technology decisions • Investment in platform, direction, capacity – positions for future needs Specific Technology
The AMS • Increasing importance as hub • Best of Breed Third-party Applications • Deeper, Two-way Integrations • BI, Dashboard, Advanced Analytics • CRM Importance, but not pure CRM solutions • Configurability, may increase SaaS viability • Consolidation, changes in the landscape
Impact of Enhanced TechnologyAMS Customization Custom Coding Application Technology Complexity of Customization Configuration Time
Key Trends • Interactivity, not just information access • Engagement, not just communications • Community, not just networking • Mobile, going beyond remote access • Configurability replacing customization • Content Marketing • Technology as Strategy, innovation, success
Evolving Role of Technology ROI Potential Technology as Strategy Exponential Investment Technology as Tools Linear Cost Center Technology Introduction Investment
Innovation Scale Transformational Process Improvement Short Term Fixes
Obama: Technology as Strategy • Huge investments in big data and analytics, data-driven messaging and targeting • Predictive analysis, voter projections, trends in voter preferences, identify at risk voters, continually updated • Cross-channel integrated marketing • Extensive online presence for key messages and positioning • Social media, mobile campaigns to engage through experience, convey campaign themes through experience • Highly targeted marketing, campaigns for specific, narrow segments • Micro-fundraising, adds up, reinforces connections and engagement
One Indicator Online Display Ad Impressions (MM)
Interlocking Content Marketing Highest growth and most effective models are in the overlaps Both internal and external perspective Circle of Engagement
Realizing One-to-One Marketing • Interest driven-marketing, content • Micro-segmentation • Predictive analysis, marketing tools • Dynamic content, deep personalization • Inclusion of behavior-based indicators • Role of crowd sourcing, Kickstarter as a planning / engagement model • Mass customization <Link >
CRM in Associations Lehman Reports ANS, 2013
The CRM-AMS Match Lehman Reports ANS, 2013
The Promise of CRM • Greater knowledge / insight about members • Alignment with organization goals and member interests / expectations • In-depth understanding of trends, patterns, and variable interactions • Market segmentation and targeted services • Prediction and forecasting, anticipate needs and interests • Deeper engagement with constituents
The Promise of Engagement • Greater understanding of the dynamics of membership and participation • Increased visibility and awareness • Retention, loyalty • Non-dues revenue • Advocacy, show up • Relevance in the large mix
Limiting FactorsCRM and Engagement • Data, Big Data • Analytics • Engagement Measurement • CRM Capabilities • Expertise and Culture
CRM Big Data • 360 view of constituents, participation, operations, marketing, advocacy • Deep data, multi-stream • A driver of integration to capture increasing levels of digital interactions • Critical for CRM and other functions, but not actionable in its raw form • Participation / purchase patterns, correlations
Integrating Data Streams Driving deep, two-way integration requirements Lehman Reports Association Technology, 2012
Analytics • Turn data into actionable intelligence • Multivariate, longitudinal • Underlying drivers, trends, patterns • Decision information • Advanced reporting, dashboards, decision systems • Increasingly provided by third-party services
Analysis Levels • Operational – looking back • Counting, one variable over time or other single measure, basic segmentation • Benchmark current against past, limited straight line projection • Analytical – looking forward • Multivariate • Influence of multiple variables, identification of key levers or inhibitors, advanced segmentation • Predictive analytics, useful for strategy and planning
Dashboards Use projected to double within 2 years Lehman Reports AMS, 2012
Measuring Engagement • Scores from CRM, social media, other applications • In-house scoring / measurement scales • Separating meaningful indicators from a multitude of activities is challenging • Weighting activities • Frequent topic of conversation, subset have begun the process • Fewer understand the commitment involved • Potential payoff is high, however
Challenging, Early Stage Big Data in Commercial Firms While fewer than half of those say they have sufficient resources to make use of it Only one quarter collecting the data required
Mobile Another channel of access … …. Or something more?
Tablet as Primary Computer Business Insider Survey, 2012
More than another Internet device • Significant differences in access models • Takes place in the midst of multi-tasking • User Scenario Analysis • Tablets and phones offer different access models, mobile web has to reflect that • iOS vs Android – different patterns of use • Apps as browser replacements • Apps versus HTML5 • Mobile First strategy worth considering
Technology as Strategy • Alignment – goals driving technology • Forward focus, what is possible • 360 donor view, in-depth knowledge • Greater personalization, one-to-one marketing • Integrated solutions, high value in areas of content overlap • Strategic investment vs. cost center • Organization outcomes, not IT results • Advanced management reporting / BI decision information • Changing role for the CIO and IT
Changing Role of IT More about • Being a strategic resource to help leverage technology to achieve organization mission and goals • Management of the technology environment and providers • Big data, analytics, application integration • Technology education of possibilities, opportunities • A focus on outcomes, contributions Less about • Operating technology • Purely reactive support function • Application training • Focus on input and activities
Senior Management Role in Technology Decisions • Technology as the key component in achieving organization goals • Technology as Strategy for greater ROI • Vision of the organization drives investments in technology, • Bring the long view to decisions • Include technology strategy at the senior leadership level – hire at a strategic level
Questions and Discussion Tom Lehman President Lehman Associates, LLC / Lehman Reports Alexandria, VA 703-373-7550 ▪ 888-221-0081 Tom@LehmanConsulting.com www.LehmanConsulting.com www.lehmanreports.com