Meminars™ Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Meminar™?
It’s an educational experience that focuses on improving the effectiveness and efficiencies of membership programs for businesses (for-profit and non-profit) that rely on recurring revenues at the core of their business model. Meminars™ are produced and offered by The Next Steps, LLC an independent consultancy not affiliated with any other provider of membership services, association management systems, or marketing firms. We’re part of the association world running membership programs ourselves and interested in helping other organizations thrive.
When are Meminars™?
New live full-length Meminars™ are usually scheduled on the last Monday of each month (except May & December) at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Encore live presentations of previously released Meminars™ are commonly scheduled throughout the year.
Beginning in August 2019, The Next Steps, LLC will present free mini-Meminars™ every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Check meminars.com for updated information on the topics scheduled.
How long are Meminars™?
Full-length live Meminars™ are 60-minutes in duration. The presentation is expected to last 45-50 minutes which allows 10-15 minutes for Q&A before the conclusion of the session.
Mini-Meminars™ are 30-minutes in duration with 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A and discussion.
What format are Meminars™ offered?
Our standard Meminar™ is offered live online as a webinar. We currently use Zoom online meetings to present them. We are planning to offer Mini-Meminars™, Panel Meminars™, and Live Meminars™ in the near future. Panel Meminars™ will offer a panel of membership experts that will discuss and debate certain issues impacting the member-centric businesses. Live Meminars™ will be in-person educational experiences that will feature one or more presenters.
Why is there a registration fee to participate in the full-length Meminars™?
The content and information provided in Meminars™ is developed by membership experts to provide useful tools and practices that can be implemented in most membership programs to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your membership processes and procedures. Just as you’d invest in a book or an educational course or a workshop or a conference or a training; a Meminar™ provides valuable expertise and lessons to take your career and membership program to the next level. In most cases, Meminar™ participants will be provided with valuable deliverables and downloadable products that they can use to optimize their membership program.
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* All Meminar™ offerings are subject to change.