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A night away? We sure did pay.

Aaron Wolowiec

The last time I booked a weeklong family vacation, I was shocked at the prices of hotel rooms. We weren’t looking for anything fancy, but those prices sure did crimp our style. a hospitality research firm, hotel rates in 2014 were the highest they’ve ever been, with an average of $115 per night – that’s a 4.6 percent climb.

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Got NDR (Non-Dues Revenue)?

Association Adviser

Our research shows only half of associations ask advertisers and sponsors if they’re getting their money’s worth—only about 60 percent incorporate that feedback into pricing strategies. Many associations overestimate how much revenue a new NDR program will generate and underestimate how much time and resources it will require.

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Goodbye e-learning

Aaron Wolowiec

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! Have formal, documented product development and pricing processes that cover their technology-enabled and technology-enhanced learning.

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5 Things to Know about Salesforce for Association Management

Forj

While the company doesn’t provide specific counts, in 2014, Salesforce reported that it had 1.5 million jobs and $859 billion in business revenues worldwide. Introduced in 2014, Trailhead provides free training on Salesforce itself as well in-demand skills, such as leadership and management, artificial intelligence, and others.”

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Successfully Tailoring Educational Programs to Europe and Beyond – a LIVE Webinar Jan 23rd @10am Eastern

GlowGlobally

and EU markets Lack of awareness regarding the organization’s offering Need to customize content, pricing and format to the European audience Specificities of the European market (languages, cultures). In 2014, Dr. Perry assumed management of Effective Training, Inc., centric + rivalry between U.S.

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Let Your Member Data Show You the Way

Spark Consulting

They’ve graciously given me permission to reprint it below: By Joe Rominiecki / Apr 30, 2014 . The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States. Knowing that total spend data was key to pricing the packages, Engel says. “It Where are your association’s sneckdowns?

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Strategic meeting audits: Leveraging data to improve ROI

Aaron Wolowiec

Has your organization’s meetings function experienced a year-over-year revenue decline – however slight – since the 2007 recession? If you’ve answered yes to one or both of these questions, 2014 may be a great opportunity for your organization to conduct a strategic meeting audit. Does event pricing reflect the projected profit margin?

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