Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Last week, consulting firm Tagoras released Association Virtual Events 2014 , a survey of associations’ use of virtual conferences, trade shows and other events. Tied for second place were “to be seen as offering cutting-edge technology for members” and “to support an overall strategy to deliver more services online.”

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Associations that implement a strategic approach to incorporating technology into learning report more revenue gains, according to a new report from Tagoras. The day will arrive, maybe sooner than we all think, when we can drop the term technology altogether when talking about learning. percent of all respondents.”. “The

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. It was our opinion that these associations were in the greatest need of the help the technology we were building could provide. How to keep up with the changing demands driven by technology advances.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 7, 2014

They were great sources of revenue for… the printing company. Ordered like clockwork, and always needing to be replenished, there was nothing not to like about them – except that was back in 1995 when email, websites, membership software , and many other technology offerings were new and not widely adopted by associations.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

But that’s the approach many associations seem to be following when it comes to taming the technology beast. To help your figure out where to devote your tech energies for 2014 and beyond, we reached out to some of the association world’s best technology minds for guidance. Sound familiar? We’re wired to our work 24/7/365.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Associations are currently experiencing one of the biggest dynamic shifts in technology and demographics ever experienced in human history. I’ve seen this in my own association, where in the past eight years membership has increased 13%, non-dues revenue up 132%, and our overall net member surplus increased 858%.)

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Potomac Core

AUGUST 3, 2016

Presidential and Congressional Elections, economic performance inside and outside the United States, mergers and acquisitions, baby boomer retirements , terror threats, and technology disruptions will influence whether or not professionals and corporate executives engage in their associations. Annual revenue up. Annual revenue up.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Has your organization’s meetings function experienced a year-over-year revenue decline – however slight – since the 2007 recession? If you’ve answered yes to one or both of these questions, 2014 may be a great opportunity for your organization to conduct a strategic meeting audit. So I’m sure you have some questions.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

People go to conferences for a number of reasons: to hear from industry experts; to learn about new technology, products, and research; and to network with and get to know colleagues. You’ll create new revenue streams. But a career center can also contribute to revenue in other ways.

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Forj

MARCH 2, 2021

A technology auditor brought in to help AMP work through the selection process to replace its AMS eventually recommended the use of Salesforce as AMP’s CRM. ” That’s where Fonteva came in. While the company doesn’t provide specific counts, in 2014, Salesforce reported that it had 1.5

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2014

. “Overall, associations expect to generate publishing revenue of $30.00 per member in 2014—down $2.25 “Many have been able to maintain margins with spending cuts as revenue has faded, though. Though the consensus is that digital revenues have gained momentum in the past year, with an expected increase from 8.3

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

A new study on tech trends in fundraising illustrates some of the challenges nonprofit fundraisers face and opportunities that technology is making possible. These numbers are from the “ 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends ” study, which also found that a significant number of fundraisers feel they could be more effective at raising revenues.

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Potomac Core

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

With technology capabilities you can link buyers, sellers, and suppliers throughout the world, so why not capture the entire industry? Cost and revenue considerations also play important roles in the assessment process. Go Beyond Traditional Boundaries. Take the Temperature of the Entire Value Chain .

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Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2015

billion in lost revenue from fraudulent returns, an increase from $3.4 billion in return fraud in 2014 as a whole. The organization’s 2014 Return Fraud Survey [PDF], which gathered responses from loss-prevention executives at 60 retailers, shows that retailers suspect that 5.5 percent of holiday returns are fraudulent.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 14, 2014

More companies are demonstrating their products and services via digital technology rather than face-to-face events. That’s the bad news for your convention’s revenue-diversification model. As an organization, you need to shift those revenue dollars from industry suppliers by developing a strategy around your sponsorship offerings.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2014

36.8 % Percentage of associations that offer technology-enabled learning that also provide a mobile version for some of their learning content, according to Tagoras’ “Association Learning +Technology 2014″ report. percent indicated their organization offers technology-enabled or technology-enhanced learning.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2016

The Association Learning + Technology 2016 report reveals that an overwhelming majority of associations offer technology-enabled learning like webcasts, virtual conferences, and self-paced tutorials. According to Association Learning + Technology 2016 , published earlier this month by Tagoras, Inc., Types of Learning.

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Associations Now

MARCH 25, 2014

. — Greg Ruby (@GregRuby) March 24, 2014. — Kristin Veach (@kristin_veach) March 24, 2014. Top 10 Event Tech Trends in 2014 via @abceyevents #eventprofs #pcma [link]. — Jeff Hurt (@JeffHurt) March 24, 2014. Event technology is currently a pretty popular topic on the #eventprofs feed.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 21, 2014

Now that Twitter has joined the ranks of publicly traded social media companies, the pressure to generate consistent and growing revenue takes on more urgency. Twitter Images - January 2014. Technology engagement Images photos Twitter video' Hillary Levitz. Have you added images to your tweets? Let us know!

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Based on 2014 successes and trends, here are some things the association meetings industry may want to resolve to do in 2015. As 2014 draws to a close, it’s a time of reflection for many, as they think back on the highs and lows of the past year. After all, meetings are often the biggest driver of nondues revenue for associations.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2014

Among the challenges that respondents said they face were attracting and engaging millennials and getting their boards and members to adopt new technologies. Although the survey identified the same top three priorities in 2014 as in 2013, it found differences as well. percent versus 11.5

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Plexus Consulting

JUNE 6, 2014

But contrary to popular belief, smaller companies who are on par with the latest technological advances are able t bo access the services offered by these larger corporations. Smaller companies build their revenue on interpersonal client relationships, and understanding data is an added benefit that could maximize profits. [1]

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Associations Now

MAY 24, 2013

Technological advances are making it possible for machines to communicate with one another, and now a trade group has been established to help standardize the industry. With constantly advancing technology, those days are, in a way, already here. IMC intends to release the results in the first quarter of 2014.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2014

Some of the wisest people in technology reflect on the birth of the World Wide Web, which turns 25 this week. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) will become important revenue streams.” — Matthew Amick (@amick_matt) March 11, 2014. — Jessica Seitz (@JessicaRSeitz) March 11, 2014. ideas14 [link].

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

You may be able to have a real revenue-generating opportunity.”. Even though Akerson isn’t in charge of GM anymore—Mary Barra took over the role in early 2014, only to encounter a leadership crisis right off the bat—GM hasn’t lost its momentum in improving OnStar. A Rare Example. OnStar is important in another way.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Technology and social media is not going away. In order to keep our different members—and prospective members engaged, we did a major revamp of the magazine and have really leveraged technology, mobile and social media. Speaking of technology, that seems to play a big role in oil and gas exploration. That’s right.

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Associations Now

JUNE 13, 2014

“As guests become more technology and social media savvy, so do performers,” she notes. — theo tyson (@theo_trinity) June 12, 2014. . — theo tyson (@theo_trinity) June 12, 2014. One Capron tip that could prove particularly appealing? Expanding on Events.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

As marketing technology advances and member habits evolve, the power of inbound marketing continues to grow. If we know we have X number of visitors at the top of our funnel, to our website, we know that over X period of time we’re going to generate Y revenue. Is your association ready to make the leap? If you build it, he will come.”.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 13, 2013

“We forecast that 17 percent to 18 percent of all notebooks would have touch this year,” Bob O’Donnell, an analyst with the technology research firm IDC, told Computerworld. According to Computerworld, touch-ready laptop shipments are “significantly lower” than originally forecast. Wang as saying.

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Tom Morrison

JULY 30, 2014

Look at our key numbers and the increase since 2006: Membership Increase: 13% Dues: 25% Revenue Per Member: 33% Non-Dues Revenue: 132% Associate Sponsorships: 68% Net Worth: 1,058% 98.5% Many of the services that associations provided years ago, are now readily available to members through technology. Most thing 6 to 8.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Numerous trends, including technology, have affected the meetings industry and the know-how meeting planners must have. A few days back I was pointed to an article on Forbes.com called “ How to Be Better at Your Job in 2014.” Technology, social media, and too many other things to list are changing the way you have to do your jobs.

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2014

But for association meeting planners, the word “pirate” has completely different connotations, including lost revenue, headache, and hotel attrition fees. Technology has made it easier than ever for poachers to mock up a website or Twitter feed that leads attendees to think they are aligned with your association.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Do you have plan to advance your career in 2014? In an article for Fast Company , writer David Zax highlights Xerox’s move from a copier maker to “an enterprise giant whose revenues come nearly as much from services (analytics, consulting, and the like) as from actual technology.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 4, 2014

Most of the items are ways for the conference host to cover costs or gain additional revenue streams. Event Marketers 2014 Best Marketing Campaign Winners highlight how brands have evolved in the past decade. For the most part, these traditional menu lists offer very little in making the attendee experience better. The Better Approach.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

“It was perplexing to me that, on one side of the country, everybody is working on recurring revenue models. Companies that have the combination of recurring revenue and membership and community are commanding such high valuations compared to more traditional ownership models,” she says. David Gammel, CAE.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Representatives from the technology sector also weighed in. Ian Steff, vice president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, told reporters that his company invested nearly 20 percent of its revenues, or some $32 billion, in R&D projects last year.

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Off Stage

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Rovillo also predicts that “ Large MLS’s will take more control- of their data, both MLS and Public Record, and create their own revenue stream.” Look at MRIS, and Minneapolis—shining examples (among many) of how to develop revenue in adjunctive ways, using the strengths inherent in the MLS system itself.

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