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How Coachella Could Help You Plan Better Events

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General admission tickets to see acts like Lady Gaga and Radiohead —priced at $399— sold out in three hours , and last year’s festival brought in a record-breaking $84 million. In 2001 it became an annual event, and camping was introduced as an add-on option in 2003, creating another revenue stream. Know when to grow.

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How to Strengthen Your Association’s Value Proposition

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In this episode, KiKi shares real-world examples of how other associations have improved everything from meeting attendance to online community by strengthening their value proposition. But a couple of the examples that I said I was going to share I wanted to share with you today because I think that they’re they’re really good.

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Serve Versus Sell: How to Negotiate Associations’ Dual Roles

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Based on annual survey data from the French National Federation for Work Integration Social Enterprises from 2003 through 2007, the study showed a clear tension between the social and economic motivations in such hybrid organizations: A higher level of “social imprinting” (i.e., A Duel of Dual roles.

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