Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 19, 2021

Can someone get from your main event page all the way through the registration process without barriers? Is your website ADA compliant? How do you know? Run your website - either your association, organization or event site through a free online accessibility tool.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2021

My MAIN takeaway was that it was very good to see friends and colleagues in the industry who, for the past two years, have appeared only as small rectangles on my computer screen. This week, I attended the ASAE Technology Exploration Conference, my first in-person event since January 2020.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This November, Event Tech Live 2024 welcomes back Matt Coyne of Waves Connects as the Main Stage Host—a role he’s no stranger to, having been part of the event for over a decade. Known for his engaging questions and knack for making big ideas accessible, Matt brings an enthusiasm that has become a mainstay of […]

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Higher Logic

MAY 20, 2020

One of the main reasons someone joins an association is to advance in their career, which starts with education. Your members are the main users of your association technology, so why not have them hear the benefits of using this tech from your partners? Onboard New Members. Run Networking/Online Career Fairs Virtually. Let’s dive in.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 10, 2025

Snacks Insurance companies are NOT the main villain of the U.S. For the main course, lasagna my recipe has ground sausage and beef, mushrooms, onions, marinara, pesto ricotta, and a mix of cheesesand tortellini Alfredo. Tony Rossell at Marketing General Inc. Learn them before you start playing with new (or old) tools.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 17, 2024

42 percent of planners are using AI for matchmaking for attendees and sponsors.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 21, 2025

Now, attendees can be automatically linked up based on their various attributes, and sponsors can know ahead of time what to expect. Others are looking at sustainability improvements assisted with AI as well as discerning a quality location or venue.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 13, 2020

AG Bell kept their main sponsors while other small sponsors were nervous about people attending the sessions. The remainder of the sessions that were not presented in the conference will now be presented as webinars throughout the rest of the year. . Sponsorship .

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EventMobi: Association Events

AUGUST 8, 2024

Chapters are largely tethered to the main organization. This does have limits, however: The benchmark found that only 45% of chapters required its members to join the main organization. And it turns out, they may not need to be in the same room anymore. In fact, they can be sharply different in makeup and design.

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Association Reserves

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

There are two main reasons: Avoids Special Assessments : Imagine a homeowner needing to pay a huge, unexpected bill for a roof repair all at once. Deterioration is a fact of life, and ignoring it creates a financial burden for the future. It’s your responsibility as a board member to ensure a proper funding plan for these ongoing needs.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 12, 2018

On the front-end sales line here at Higher Logic, we often hear organizations are happy with using social media platforms as their main line of communication with and between their members. Choosing to use Facebook as the main form of communication with your members, aside from email, is not a bad choice.

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NXUnite

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Previously, we touched on the main components of marketing: creating a message for a target audience and displaying it in locations they are likely to see. For instance, a thrift store would likely use a different inventory management tool than a museum gift shop. Lets break down each of these aspects a bit further: Audience.

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Higher Logic

MAY 28, 2020

Ultimately, though, Chris said: “The main problem we’re trying to solve with our customer community is around retention: How do we retain our customers at a higher rate? When customers engage in the community, and they reply, ‘like’ posts, or add questions, you’ll generally retain them, and retain them at a higher rate.”

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Genesys has three communities within their main community site: pureCloud , pureConnect , and pureEngage. So what’s the main point? Full webinar: Real Business Objectives, Addressed Creatively with a Customer Community. To set the stage, here’s a quick summary of Genesys’s online community.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 20, 2017

If your organization’s main form of accepting member dues and event registrations is through check or cash, there’s a good chance you’re missing out on registrations, new members and even cash flow. Find out how this club began to fill up their events simply by beginning to offer online registrations and payments.

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Association Adviser

MAY 3, 2021

The association industry is asking one main question about event risk management: How do we navogate the new “normal” for holding in-person events? The post Mitigate Risk for In-Person Events This Year appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2021

One of the other main topics we discussed was Engagement Scoring. Back before Maddie and I launched The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation , I had been writing a brief series on member engagement, inspired by serving on a virtual panel on engagement, organized by Mary Byers, for the Veterinary Medical Association.

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Blue Sky eLearn

AUGUST 21, 2018

While you may be the main point of contact, don’t let all the conversations and decisions rest on your shoulders. Today we’ll share some top tips for a successful implementation as well as why it’s so important to have a dedicated Project Manager leading the project on the vendor side.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The main barriers cluster in two areas: Failures to develop leadership programs, and failures to be transparent about what the organization needs. But as one observer put it in a 2024 Heidrick & Struggles study, succession planning is a form of risk management , and now is the time to double down on that.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

One day, he asked a member of his association what accounted for their top cost, and he discovered that tires were one of the businesss main expenses. Sheehan shared a story on the podcast illustrating the latter strategy. I started looking at our vendors and didnt see Goodyear or Uniroyal or anybody.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Association management software (AMS) functions as one main database containing all interactions between your association and its members. Manage registration, marketing efforts, and product add-on revenue all through your main database. Luckily, there are digital tools designed specifically to help you through the process!

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Focus the main point of interest on the copy that will appear in the preview pane of your email. Offer a link to something FREE if you want your email to be passed along. Something that’s free – and desirable – has a good chance of going viral. Image Credit: BloggerBlast. marketing'

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Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 10, 2023

One of the main goals in doing an indigenous land acknowledgement is to respect and honor Indigenous People and their Tribal Nations and acknowledge the indigenous traditional lands where we do our work. However, one begs the question – is this enough; is it performative?

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 6, 2018

One of the main vehicles associations use to engage their members is newsletters, but not every member is going to be interested in the same content. We’ve got data showing us that people are raising their hands, revealing to us what they want to read. So start sending them the right content. Here are some ways to do that: Content.

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Sequence Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2025

Your top-level navigation menu should be simple, focusing on just a few main categories or pages. If you wish to feature other pages, you can nest them under these main categories using dropdown menus. For most associations, these will be things like About Us, Member Resources, Donate, Events, Blog, and Contact Us.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Here’s the main takeaway: don’t ignore your micro-influencers. Yes -- 82 percent of the average consumers they talked to said they’d likely follow the recommendation of a micro-influencer, proving that power isn’t just reserved for Instagram. Nurturing micro-influencers with community.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As we look to 2021, I see three main membership challenges for associations: Remember that membership is a lagging indicator. Per Marketing General’s annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , the Q4 2007 economic crash didn’t fully show up in association metrics until 2009.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 3, 2021

Each person watching was given $100 to distribute as she saw fit across the city’s six main budget “buckets.” The forum concluded with a game for participants. ” The full city budget is obviously much more than $100 (it will be $16.9B for FY2022), but it was an exercise in setting priorities with limited dollars.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Nikki Main, Daily Mail You never grow old at the table Once you find a good meatball recipe, dont let it go. . | Greg Lukianoff The teen loneliness machineget to know whats up with your future members, customers, and attendees. Erica Pandey, Axios An odd-looking table at a beach bar turns out to be a 1,700-year-old Roman coffin.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

So far NHS Confederation has hosted four annual conferences with the support of VenuIQ, utilising the platform’s Q&A feature, pioneering online chat and breakout sessions to allow delegates to engage with one another during and after the main keynote addresses.

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Blue Sky eLearn

APRIL 15, 2019

We created a summary reviewing their main points when it comes to certificate and certification programs to help organizations take the first step in making the right decision about which works best for them! First, what is the difference?

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NXUnite

JANUARY 16, 2024

Let’s refresh your memory on the main advantages: Increased visibility. According to 360MatchPro , CSR offers these four main advantages for businesses: Employee engagement. One of the main benefits of CSR for businesses is increased employee engagement. Consider the main types of corporate giving initiatives to get started.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Evolution Dome’s 11m Airoof will host the event’s Event Sustainability Live Main Stage where the industry leaders will share their insights and thoughts on creating […]

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Some of the reason for that focus may be associations’ traditional use of meetings as a main revenue driver, especially since the pandemic. According to the survey, association professionals are focusing instead on meetings and events, which they give disproportionate attention compared to members.

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Association Leaders

MAY 31, 2019

When you catch yourself falling short – try again). • In every situation, put others before yourself. Recently I had an opportunity to take the day off for something we call Summer Friday’s. However, the person mainly responsible for answering phones in our office was on vacation.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Remember what it feels like to have people coming into the main session room during the conference opening and finding their seats? Putting on an in-person conference can be like putting on a show. The lights are low; there’s the hum of conversation and the electric feeling of anticipation.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 23, 2020

One of the main functions of an association is facilitating the professional development of your members. Consider incorporating a leaderboard on your LMS’s main page displaying top learners, highest achievers, or some other distinction along those lines. Today, we’re going to focus on CE opportunities.

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