B
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34%
34% -- share rating member referrals most effective recruiting strategy for membership professionals (2026)
34% of membership professionals rated member referrals as one of the most effective new-member recruiting strategies.
- Three-quarters of respondents were based in the US
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Value
34%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
400
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
iMIS (ASI)
Primary
Tier B
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iMIS (ASI)
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iMIS (ASI) 2026 Membership Performance Benchmark Report
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membership professionals: 34% share rating member referrals most effective recruiting strategy. Source: iMIS (ASI) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/recruiting-referrals-effectiveness-2026
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