The session titled "Maximizing Membership Growth through Personalized Digital Experiences" by Heather Resh, Marketing Operations Manager at Global Credit Union, presented on March 26th, 2024, details the organization's strategic approach to leveraging personalization in digital experiences to enhance membership growth. Here are the key points from the session:

• Global Credit Union Overview: It has 77 branches across five U.S. states and Italy, serving over 750,000 members worldwide, with its website attracting 20,000 visitors per day.

• Importance of Personalization: Emphasizes that 91% of consumers are more likely to engage with brands that offer personalized recognition, remembrance, relevant offers, and recommendations, citing Accenture's findings.

• Traffic Segmentation: The document categorizes website traffic into three main segments: first-time visitors, repeat non-members (65% of overall traffic), and members, to tailor personalized digital experiences.

• Personalization Strategies: Outlines personalization types used, including URL-based, search-related, and based on products owned by members.

• Results from July 10, 2023, to March 10, 2024: It presents the outcomes of personalization efforts, such as conversion rates for first-time visitors (1.56% of sessions), returning non-members (1.48% of sessions), returning members (9.1% of sessions), and the impact of paid advertising channels (4.8% to 4.61% of sessions).

• Summary of Results: An overall session conversion rate of 1.49% during the specified period, indicating the effectiveness of personalization in digital engagements.

• Impact of Personalization: Highlights the positive effects of personalized digital experiences, including increased conversion rates, improved performance of paid advertising, higher member engagement, and enhanced user experience.

The session concludes by underscoring the significant role of personalized digital experiences in driving membership growth and enhancing engagement for Global Credit Union, showcasing a successful application of marketing personalization strategies.