Elipsis Partners

MARCH 16, 2009

On associations, technology, parenting, people, meditation, and America. Monday, March 16, 2009. The course started with accounting and finance, and moved on through topics such as strategy and leadership. Working for an association, I really like that we can say that out loud. Labels: association , motivators , people.

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GlowGlobally

OCTOBER 22, 2009

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. International Meeting Strategy and Cost Saving Tips – MeetingsNet Webinar » Oct. US Health Care Association Builds Local Latin American Channel Sharing Latest Advances. GrowGlobally.org. Market & Biz Plan.

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Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

are excellent strategies and tactics to use - but only when in pursuit of big vision. I believe a strategic plan, linked to nothing but short term revenues, is a ticket to irrelevance. Labels: leadership , members , mission , strategy , vision. Shelly blogs at Association Subculture because her cat is a bad listener.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

This month, the Corner Office spotlight shines on Eric Wulf, CEO of the International Car Wash Association , which serves 2,000 member companies that represent more than 15,000 car washes around the world. We don’t think of ourselves as association management people. I was at an association management company previously.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve been both an employee of a large national association and the owner of an association management company which served as the staff and headquarters of nine national or regional associations. As an AMC owner, I knew that anytime salaries and benefits exceeded two-thirds of my total revenue, I was in trouble.

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AMR Management Services

JULY 17, 2012

So, from a big picture perspective, the strategic plan -- or whatever guidance document is the structure for your association’s work -- is truly the greatest prioritization tool. It’s difficult for those engaged in an activity to evaluate whether or not it is moving the organization forward in a key strategy area.

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GlowGlobally

MARCH 18, 2009

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. ASAE Study Mission 2009 – Lessons from Singapore » Mar. Enterprise Level Product Management & Sales in Europe. Association Management. GrowGlobally.org. Market & Biz Plan. Membership.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 11, 2010

On March 5, 2009 the Dow Jones hit a low of 6,594.44 The only option now for fiscal health is to grow revenue. VanBuskirk goes on to say, “If youre going to make a successful shift back into growth mode, you have to retool the organization for driving revenue vs. saving money. ► 2009. (69). Publications.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 2, 2012

Even though today is still technically a holiday, I feel like 2012 is officially underway and now its time to reveal the 5 Terms for 2012 that will be front and center at Alcorn Associates Management Consulting this year. (By Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management.

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. As this recent story in Fast Company illustrates, globalization creates some fascinating challenges and opportunities for associations. GrowGlobally.org. Market & Biz Plan. Membership. Public Affairs. by Peter Turner.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The dark side of rebuffed advances can lead “more, more” associations to conduct “raids” on the others membership as a way to weaken or discredit the other organization and “force” the eventual outcome. Non-dues Program Proliferation – If a little non-dues revenue is good, more is better right?

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Association Subculture

JUNE 10, 2011

This war began when associations were forced to fight for the same pool of resources. Losing funding means losing jobs means losing members means lost revenue. The good news is that there are some associations are looking outward in their advocacy. Shelly blogs at Association Subculture because her cat is a bad listener.

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Enterprise Level Product Management & Sales in Europe » Feb. The Economist, February 14, 2009. As MCIs Senior Advisor, Global Development Strategy, I help associations build and execute global growth strategies.

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 1, 2011

And if an organization suffers from the lack of a strategy or plan, then membership has been more likely to remain static. Finally, I hope this does not sound too negative, but there really is a lack of marketing expertise in a good number or associations. ► 2009. (69). 2009 Benchmarking Survey. (12). Newer Post.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 14, 2011

Clearly, there are vastly different strategies between these two ends of the pricing spectrum. So how does one go about building a pricing strategy? A book that does a good job explaining the value-based pricing strategy is The 1% Windfall : How Successful Companies Use Price to Profit and Grow. ► 2009. (69).

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Off Stage

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

7, 2009 - Building the Foundation, Strategic Planning part 3. In the last blog entry I talked about understanding an associations competitive advantage. In Realtor-dom we gather together in Board Forums and listen to newly minted association leadership discuss concepts which may have little real history or fact behind them.

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Tom Morrison

AUGUST 17, 2011

For the rest of this post, I want to lend some reality to the world of association management. I always ask the question of people when they are listening or reading on association management, is the person teaching or writing, sitting in the stands, or are they playing the game? ► 2009. (1). year round.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

How did you get into community management or become involved in your online community? Matt Coffindaffer, CAE (ASAE): I started in community management by virtue of association management for eight years, bringing a really broad perspective (what you need when at the helm of communities). That’s a real bump in revenue.

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 9, 2010

I think that the use of social media in associations is one of the most talked about and important topics in association management. The leading associations that I talk to are really still in the experimental stages of social media and using it as a source for new members. ► 2009. (69). Associations Now. (8).

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