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What Makes Lyft Different

Higher Logic

It’s a great example of a shift that happens in many growing communities -- you may start a community with certain intentions only to find out that your members feel differently. They’re both competing for the same cities and for similar market share. Both platforms have more economical carpooling options. Community is still strong.

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Why High-Tech is High(er) on the List for Meeting Planners

Associations Now

And if you are thinking that focusing on a city’s tech scene narrows your options to a few places—San Francisco, Seattle, New York, or Boston—think again. Indianapolis is now Saleforce’s largest presence outside of its San Francisco headquarters. It’s a more relevant question than you might think.

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Put Members in the Spotlight as Meeting Storytellers

Associations Now

Jackie Wallenstein, director of membership, marketing, and communications at the Association of School Business Officials International, says you need to carefully prep members for video recordings. Its success hinged on a team of volunteer members, including one who is a podcast producer at a public radio station in San Francisco.

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The Highs and Lows of Per Diem Rates

Associations Now

reaching a peak near San Francisco. And those cities that do cost significantly more than average—San Francisco’s $547.34 in particular, where rates decreased in just 11 of the top 100 markets, according to the index. For example, Washington, DC, has a relatively inexpensive hotel cost of $245.81

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What the Sharing Economy Means for Association Meetings

Associations Now

Late last month the San Francisco Travel Association (SFTA) made headlines when it became the first destination marketing organization to partner with Airbnb. As the destination marketing organization for San Francisco, we’ll continue our strong relationship with the hotel community as we leverage this new way of doing business.

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Preparing for an Association Event’s Security Means Going Off Auto-Pilot and Taking Control for Yourselves

Association Adviser

In current business lingo, “disruption” means any business model, marketing schema, supply chain or source that changes the way we view the creation and delivery of products and services in an innovative, positive way. The registration area of MPINCC’s Annual Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.17.20

Reid All About it

WBT Systems shares 11 issues that should be on every association’s radar in 2020 and beyond , especially those offering online learning programs, including learner self-reliance, market expansion, competition, learning pathways and more. Bill Cushard, Director of Marketing, ServiceRocket. More info/register. Host: Talented Learning.

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