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Accessibility for All: Toolkit Ensures Better Meetings For Every Attendee

Associations Now

Accessibility is key to every attendee fully experiencing the benefits of an event,” said Denise Suttle, CMP, assistant director of convention services at Visit Albuquerque and ESPA’s immediate past president who chaired the Project Access initiative, in a statement. How is your event or venue accessible to all?

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How Associations Are Telling Their Stories

Associations Now

So, after a year and a half of market research, the group changed its name to the Auto Care Association to focus less on the structure of the industry and more on consumers and the value members provide them. Whatever role our members play in the industry, they are contributing to taking care of Americans’ automobiles,” White said. “We

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Study: Why Business Travel Costs Vary Significantly by City

Associations Now

And even cities that didn’t rank in the top 15 for most expensive cities (such as Buffalo, New York; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Sacramento, California) can catch business travelers off-guard because of their higher costs for meals.

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Building Experience into your Annual Association Conference

SCD Group

Sean outlined the lessons (for his realtor market) from concerts of two very different entertainers. In Albuquerque, an outdoor festival on the central plaza.). As I read Sean Carpenter’s Carp’s Corner blog titled Part Teenager, Part Tie-Dye: Lessons from Taylor Swift and the Grateful Dead. In Portland, Oregon, a boat ride.

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11.24.10 #SMfastfwd: a recap

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Kelly from the Albuquerque, New Mexico CVB (@ see_Albuquerque ). Geo-marketing. lesliefineint : Trying to engage my target market by figuring out what topics are of most interest to them. lesliefineint : I would like to hear from others how to maximize SM in a small business with fairly limited marketing budget, manpower, etc.

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Tips from a New CAE

CAE Blog

Being in Albuquerque, I joined an online group with individuals in New Jersey, and Louisiana. The CAE examination tests you on best practices, often times this means a large association with staff specialists in different areas of operation including marketing, government relations, public relations, and professional development.

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