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Associations Are Communities

Spark Consulting

What about our revenue!” I do get it – many associations derive 30-50% of their annual revenue from their conference or trade show, and – at least at that time – hotels and convention centers were being utterly intransigent about negotiating. ” WHAT ABOUT YOUR ATTENDEES’ HEALTH AND SAFETY?

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Three Challenges – Three Opportunities

Spark Consulting

Per Marketing General’s annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , the Q4 2007 economic crash didn’t fully show up in association metrics until 2009. This impacts association meetings, which in turn impacts everything most associations do because the conference often provides 30-50% of annual revenue.

Revenue 221
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2024 Chamber of the Year Winners Announced

GrowthZone

To ensure the fairest competition, applicants are grouped into four categories based on annual revenue, membership, staff capacity, area population and other factors. Since 2007, ACCE has annually recognized chambers of commerce in various size categories for their work leading businesses and communities with the Chamber of the Year award.

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Big city love from ASAE

Aaron Wolowiec

ASAE last held its annual meeting in Chicago in 2007, which had the highest attendance of association executives. We’ve heard about how much revenue events such as Super Bowls and presidential debates generate for cities, think about how excited Salt Lake is to welcome you! And finally – have fun! Share some Twitter love.

Las Vegas 154
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ETL replay: how live-streaming can help improve event revenue

Event Industry News

Offering his audience some context, William described his first online event back in 2007, which cost viewers the same amount as it did to physically attend. Many companies today still experience these concerns just as he did in 2007. Starting with one event in 2007, William now runs several online events.

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Higher Logic's Rob Wenger Announces New Role as Executive Chairman, Welcomes Kevin Boyce as New CEO

Higher Logic

At the risk of bragging too much about our collective success, let me recap all of Higher Logic’s recent, amazing growth: 2007-2015 : We maintained a steady 30% growth rate on our own over the years, as we forged ahead in providing the best community and collaboration software for our customers. Check out Kevin’s full bio here.

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Interview with an Expert: Bill Mott – Event Technology, Freeman Company

Blue Sky eLearn

I was hired in 2007 by Freeman as a digital media specialist in a brand-new department that focused on content capture and posting the materials online. Their gross revenue exceeded $120K. Bill Mott has 11 years of experience in the virtual events space, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge.