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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector). Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. As the cost of jet fuel and gasoline increases those costs are borne by the meeting organizer.

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2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report

Membership Marketing

The 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is now available as a downloadable PDF. In addition the increases reported in total membership counts, the 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report also highlights continuing strong data on other key membership statistics.

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[ROUNDUP] 2018 State of Marketing Automation: Association Benchmark Report

Higher Logic

Here at Higher Logic, we’ve been working hard to analyze how associations have approached marketing automation in the past and how current strategies are evolving in an effort to best utilize new opportunities for improved efficiency and growth. First and Foremost: Marketing Automation Is Here to Stay.

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What’s Next? 6 Membership Trends to Watch in 2017

Socious

Now it’s nearly 2017 and a lot has changed. Most families had only a desktop because at that time, laptops cost twice as much. It seems like only yesterday we were worried about what would happen when the computers hit the year 2000. Just think about technology. In 2001, a laptop was a prized possession.

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A Critical Marketing Tool for Association Conferences

GrowthZone

It’s summertime and the 2017 association conference season is off to a great start. A key component of your overall conference marketing plan should be a letter/proposal template that can be used by potential attendees to pitch the idea to their boss/board, etc. Early registration cost savings.

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Know Before You Buy: What Can Go Wrong With Marketing Automation Implementation

Higher Logic

On the same note, having the budget available to invest in a marketing automation platform doesn’t always mean you have an inherent understanding of the implementation process to follow. In order to find a marketing automation platform that sufficiently meets your needs, you must first identify what those needs are.

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Association Marketers Choose Ca$h to Power Membership Marketing

Association Adviser

For our November poll, we asked Association Adviser readers if they’d rather have more staff to help with membership marketing or more money to help power their membership marketing plans. The results are in: By a slim majority, readers responded that they’d rather have a larger budget for membership marketing.

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