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MemCom Awards – could you be a winner?

Optimist Consulting

Entering and winning awards can be a powerful marketing tool. Finally, back up your entry with compelling customer endorsement or case studies which prove how solutions have really solved pain points, driven improvements or savings, and/or increased sales or revenue. Good luck if you enter! Everyone Loves a Winner!

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Facebook (founded 2004), LinkedIn (2002), and Twitter (2006) were still in their infancy at the point when we founded Tagoras, and sites like Instagram (2010) and TikTok (2016) had yet to come along. The Spread of Social.

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Arrested Development? A Strategic Approach to Technology Reboots Association Growth

.orgCommunity

Somewhere back in the Dark Ages of IT- say two years ago, because that’s how fast the electronic world moves now ¬- we thought about technology as a tool to do business. Identifying new markets and sources of revenue – relying too heavily on dues revenue can be catastrophic for associations. Martin explains.

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California Association Turns Farm Workers Into Farm Owners

Associations Now

It also provides supplies like fertilizer and irrigation tools. Since 2002, 90 ALBA graduates have begun their own independent farms off-site and are doing well. The association sources 80 percent of its produce from its graduates and last year generated about $5 million in revenue. The program has shown some success.

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The Importance of Getting Lots of Little Things Done Well Every Day

Association Adviser

Association career sites are great tools for recruiting new members and for engaging the passive job seeker that commercial job boards can’t tap. . CS: Career centers increase website traffic, generate non-dues revenue and increase membership recruitment opportunities, among other things. That doesn’t tell me who you really are.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

Most associations agree non-dues revenue is essential, but our research shows very few ask advertisers and sponsors for their input. Plotke lamented that associations tell her non-dues revenue is more important than ever. Features 2014 communications engagement events member engagement non-dues revenue plan priorities'