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Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?

Associations Now

Most of you already know that associations generate a lot—if not the majority—of their nondues revenue from meetings, tradeshows, and conferences. A top priority of event organizers today is driving revenue growth, and sponsorships are seen as a top area of opportunity, while exhibitors are looking to enhance the value of sponsorships.

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Lunchtime Links: Social Media Isn’t Just for Young People

Associations Now

According to the study, which has been tracking all forms of social media use since 2005, six in 10 people surveyed between the ages of 50 and 64—and 43 percent of those 65 and older—were social media users. Overall, the report says that 72 percent of adults now use social media, up from just 8 percent back in 2005.

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Moving From Free Rider to Engaged Member

Associations Now

That transition involves a new strategic plan, chapter growth, tiered membership, and partnerships to grow nondues revenue. He became a member in 1999 and joined the board of directors in 2005, eventually becoming chair in 2012. Now, we’re in the process of growing revenue through membership and partnerships.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

Since 2005, the two groups had jointly produced a successful annual show and realized that many constituents knew each other and were members of both associations. They can also provide new sources of sponsorship revenue and member leads by identifying trends in attendee behavior and content interests.

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Mizz Information: 31% of Associations Have Online Communities.

Mizz Information

The report surveyed 700 associations and, according to the summary of the upcoming report, among associations with over 20,000 members, 31% reported having a private social network. I am an online community & social media manager for an association, love movies and books, and have been blogging since 2005. Guess what?

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Mizz Information: Association Swing and a Miss--CEA Tech.

Mizz Information

Advertising/Revenue --I have to admit Im kind of sad to see this thing fail because I think it could have been a success. Seems like it could have been a decent source of revenue and a good direct-to-consumer way of advertising. Oh, wait--there is one.which I never knew about until I happened to look it up when I was writing this post.

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SCD Group: If everyone's complaining, perhaps its an opportunity for.

SCD Group

“By 2005, the iPod had eclipsed the Mac as Apple’s largest source of revenue, but the music player that rescued Apple from the brink now faced a looming threat: The cellphone. Administer the survey to a statistically valid sample of the target … probably 180 to 600 people.

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