Aaron Wolowiec

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If Events Could Talk: 10 Strategies for Fueling a Powerful Voice

Aaron Wolowiec

Sample content – Sometimes prospective attendees and their supervisors are looking for added insurance your event will be worth their time and money. Sharing sample content in the form of slide decks, handouts, executive summaries and video clips may be just the ticket to secure their participation.

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How to publish a book and why you should care

Aaron Wolowiec

Here you can also access a variety of free downloads, tests, templates and sample contracts. If you’re reading the ebook version, you can simply click on the links. If you’re reading the print version, you can visit the book’s dedicated website. But what’s the connection to the association community? That, my friends, is simple.

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Training truths be told

Aaron Wolowiec

Active learning – Rather than expecting your participants to simply memorize and recite lists, put them through a sample exercise. Social – Human beings are social creatures, so by creating social situations – rather than just giving lectures and presentations – people are more apt to retain information. So…try role-playing.

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So long, chicken

Aaron Wolowiec

Since food presentation will be key in 2015, caterers will offer small, colorful samples that blend flavors: soup shots coupled with tea sandwiches; mini-meatloaf cupcakes topped with a mashed potato frosting; pint-size éclairs filled with jellies, peanut butter, chocolate.

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Know Your Members Through Better Surveys: A How-To Guide

Aaron Wolowiec

When you are 100 percent confident that your survey is ready to be sent out, you may want to test it on a small sample of potential respondents before sending to your full distribution list. Once you enter your questions into the survey tool, test the survey on yourself and make sure all question logic flows the way you intended.

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Post-event fulfillment reports: Setting the stage for sponsor renewals

Aaron Wolowiec

All on-site exposure documented through photos, samples and reproductions; the number of people who received promotional items or were exposed to advertising; and a comparison of quantities, location and position delivered versus what was promised. aggregate evaluation data).

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Stop spamming your members

Aaron Wolowiec

Following are just a sampling of ideas: Have a volunteer read and comment on major solicitation communications before they’re distributed. Assuming we can all agree this is a problem, let’s reflect for a moment on the solution. What can you do today to ensure you’re not spamming your members?

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