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The Fantasy Sports Industry Is Still Growing—Despite the Extra Regulations

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Here’s an update on the industry, along with how associations are helping things along. According to a June press release from the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, it generates $7.22 billion in revenue annually and counts 59.3 Didn’t it feel like fantasy football was everywhere a few years ago? and Canada.

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Pitch Perfect: Is a Startup Competition Right for Your Next Event?

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Well, association meetings are beginning to become more familiar with it, too, as many are beginning to hold startup competitions during their conferences to give individuals and companies the opportunity to pitch their new products or services to those in the industry who are in attendance. Find Solutions to Problems. billion in 2018.

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Corporate Sponsorship: Growth Streak Continues for Associations

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Insurance companies, banks, and pharmaceutical firms are the largest sponsors of the association industry at large, according to the “IEG Sponsorship Report”—and spending is expected to top $572 million this year. percent average for industry sponsorship overall. Who are they? and Wells Fargo are among the biggest sponsors.

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What’s Next for Convention Centers?

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Centres are challenged by rapid change in … technology and connectivity demands, both of which require greater facility investment in a time of only modest revenue growth. But even with slowing revenues, conventions centers must find ways to adapt to these changing expectations in order to keep their appeal to meeting planners.

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Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?

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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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Why This Newspaper Association Stopped Releasing Quarterly Stats

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For years, the Newspaper Association of America released quarterly statistics showing declines in advertising revenue—leading to wave after wave of doom-and-gloom predictions for the industry. Everyone knows the newspaper industry hasn’t been having an easy go of it for a long time.

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How NYC’s Foam-Container Ban Won Over an Association Ally

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But a plastics-industry group says the city missed an opportunity to recycle. A press release announcing the ban contained quotes from a surprising supporter —the New York State Restaurant Association. New York City just scored a big victory in its war on trash. A Missed Opportunity? Dart Container Corp.,