Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Recently, I was asked to conduct a social media marketing workshop at Planet Philanthropy (an annual conference for fundraising professionals by. After what felt like hours of agonizing over potential topics, one of my coworkers suggested the idea to discuss common social media mistakes we see our clients making all the time!

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Post-event attendee evaluations can reveal where your conference hit it out of the park and where it struck out. Gathering feedback is a critical step after any conference. That’s what the Society for Critical Care Medicine did at its 2018 conference in San Antonio. But do they go far enough?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Also: a look at the most recent changes in the social media landscape. At professional conferences, speakers are responsible for delivering informative and entertaining presentations. Keeping Up With Social Media Trends. Are you shifting your social conversations yet? "User billion actions in 2018 to 25.9

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The NYSCATE Annual Conference begins this weekend in Rochester, New York. Conference: NYSCATE Annual Conference. If you’d like us to consider your meeting for an upcoming Conference Circuit, contact Samantha Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Also on the agenda: Get social. Rundown Attendees: 1,500.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Speakers can make or break a conference. — Phelps Hope (@_PhelpsHope) September 16, 2018. Running out of conference ideas? If you need to refresh your content , start with social. In its latest podcast, the Buffer blog has tips for how to scour social media for fresh content ideas.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference next week and see my name badge walking toward you, snap me out of my daze, I mean, big thoughts, and say hello. Before you go, check out DelCor’s Guide to the 2018 ASAE Technology Conference.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 28, 2020

This means he is in charge of public relations and conference planning. The Church signed its first-ever multiyear contract with the City of Orlando, holding its international meeting there in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and again in 2018. One comment on social media we saw over and over was “welcome to the 21st century.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 31, 2019

Preparing speakers for your association’s conference is a necessary step, but it can be one that’s overlooked. Ahead of your conference, it’s a great idea to get all your speakers together online or over the phone and provide them with some event details. How do you prepare your speakers for your conferences and events?

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Membership Marketing

JULY 26, 2018

2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. By 2018, word-of mouth recommendations, email marketing, and promotions to/at your association’s conferences or trade shows are affirmed as the most effective recruitment techniques.

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Associations Now

MAY 9, 2019

Name badges are a staple of association conferences. I imagine I wore it proudly—much like your attendees do when onsite at your conferences. In addition, consider how you can make use of the back of the badge to help attendees navigate the conference. Three elements to keep in mind when designing your next attendee badge.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 23, 2016

She co-organized the first European Listening and Healthcare Conference in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in 2014 and is currently planning the International Listening Association’s 2018 convention. People rarely design conferences with quality listening in mind. How will your time at this conference improve your work/life?”.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2018

However, you only have one webinar and two conference sessions scheduled on that topic. — Community by Association (@CommunitybyAssn) October 23, 2018. Which platforms should you focus your social media efforts on? Gain some clarity by asking these 5 questions. Other Links of Note.

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Association Success

APRIL 6, 2020

While checking my LinkedIn feed recently, and seeing a number of virtual conferences, webinars, and other digital offerings being promoted, one virtual event stood out. WQRF’s other fundraising events are at WQA’s Leadership Conference in the fall. Our Leadership Conference was cancelled in 2018 due to Hurricane Florence.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 2, 2018

People chime in on social media, not only with likes but with anecdotes too. Attendees catch me at conferences and reference ideas they found helpful in research reports, or e-books, or posts. The Problems Attendees Experience at Conferences. Here is to a super impactful (and great) 2018! Sometimes lots of it.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 1, 2023

Online communities can also be focused on providing year-round support and engagement for annual conferences and events and can help keep the conversation going among attendees, speakers and exhibitors/sponsors long after the event takes places.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 5, 2018

I wish you a very happy and healthy 2018! Emerging Leaders Playbook: With the generous support of the Packard Foundation and in collaboration with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies, we launched the Playbook Web Site that offers grab and go leadership development and culture change activities for nonprofit and emerging leaders.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 14, 2018

Their blog will also often highlight findings from their detailed reports, such as the State of Community Management 2018. The M+R Lab blog combines a smattering of digital marketing and online community topics, including public relations, social media, and non-profit fundraising. Social Pros. Marketing Automation.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 18, 2018

With nearly double the conference content and a sold-out exhibit hall, Association Media & Publishing’s Annual Meeting , held June 25-27 in Washington, DC, is the most robust event in the association’s history. Topics will include: 2018 AM&P Association Publishing Research Study – Executive Summary.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 11, 2019

All the “most popular posts of 2018” posts that come out this time of year, like this one from MemberSuite , provide good intel. I’ve been thinking a lot about #2 given all the disgust with social media platforms and privacy concerns, plus associations have a natural advantage there. Branded fruit is the new conference swag.

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Associations Now

APRIL 25, 2019

While associations may want to hide from negative feedback related to their events, confronting it and responding creatively can turn dissatisfied attendees into die-hard conference supporters. I’ve blogged a few times about how associations can best respond to negative attendee feedback. What Shepard and AFCI did wasn’t easy.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Although some might attend conferences and in-person meetings, many more will depend on the communities, education, and other resources your organization provides online. “In In that way, current and prospective members are perusing your website, social media, app, online community, etc., Other Links of Note.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 5, 2018

Marketing General will be releasing the 2018 data later this month, and you can register for the FREE release webinar here.). Is there a segment of Texans that joined a year ago to get the member rate for your conference that was going to be in Dallas, only this next year, it’s in Vancouver? Maybe not that much.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Driving people to events via social media can feel like a crapshoot sometimes. — Contently (@contently) September 10, 2018. And according to Contently’s head of content strategy, Joe Lazauskas, the 2018 edition of Content Marketing World was no different.

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Association Success

MAY 28, 2019

When we launched our new brand in 2018 at our annual conference, Build Business, we rolled out a newly redesigned website and affiliated sites, social media platforms, and videos. We have been “flipping the script” on this perspective for a long time!

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2019

Often these news topics are most relevant within a certain date range, or they might be related to an event that takes place on a specific date, such as a report release or a conference. Those metrics could point to content that performed well in 2018 and may be suitable to run again in 2019. It all goes on my trusty calendar.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 25, 2019

1 in 2018, to be exact, according to the 2018 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. Information overload/communication clutter” resurfaced as the top communication challenge faced by associations in 2018, after temporarily being eclipsed by “inability to communicate member benefits effectively” in 2017. MHI Newswire.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Also: engaging with attendees on social media. ” Create Deeper Meeting Engagement on Social Media. — Francis Friedman (@FrancisFriedman) November 8, 2018. ” Social media, of course, is a great way for brands and organizations to interact with both in-person and virtual guests. .

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CMA Solutions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Social Media Brings A Nationwide Community Together On a national scale, the Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) asks its members to give back to the communities they serve every year during National Celebrate Services Week. The hashtag #ServicesStrong was used to further drive awareness and conversations.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 23, 2016

She co-organized the first European Listening and Healthcare Conference in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, in 2014 and is currently planning the International Listening Association’s 2018 convention. People rarely design conferences with quality listening in mind. How will your time at this conference improve your work/life?”.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 14, 2018

If you know you have an upcoming conference out of state, for example, why wait until the last minute, when flights are most expensive, to book your reservation? — SmartMeetings (@SmartMeetings) December 13, 2018. Social media can be your biggest tool during a meeting crisis. So, who is the Scrooge?

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

At the 2016 ASAE Technology Conference, I ran into an old NAHB IT colleague of mine who told me about this new software they were using to streamline and automate dues and data collection from their 700+ local home building associations. Take away tips and tools to fuel extra-mile performance throughout 2018 and beyond. Hootsuite ).

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Bruno also suggests tying event tech to social media, such as an exclusive Snapchat filter, which comes with the added bonus of developing your meeting’s digital footprint and increasing awareness and engagement online. — Blue Sky eLearn (@blueskyelearn) December 4, 2018. Target Your Webinar to Millennials.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

— Nancy Brown (@NancyatHeart) September 12, 2018. Is it time for a social media audit? Audiovisuals are one of the most important aspects of a conference, but they can be expensive. " – @American_Heart President @ivorbenjamin2 #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/wPHW64dYsN. Other Links of Note.

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Association Success

MARCH 7, 2019

Read and respond to association and industry social media. Carolyn spoke in the “Mission Critical: Advance Your Industry’s Workforce Through Real Learning” session during SURGE Optimism 2018, an interactive virtual conference hosted by AssociationSuccess.org on November 7th-9th. Create and read learner evaluations.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

— Mark Hiemenz (@HiemenzMark) September 25, 2018. Corporations are taking to social media and asking their audience to vote for the nonprofit they would like to see funded, but Nonprofit AF says that these types of contests are damaging. [link] via @Nonprofitwballs. Take your ideation sessions from thoughts to products.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 8, 2019

While my to-do list items include job-related ones like sending copy for the next issue of Associations Now over to our design team and finishing up this blog, one falls outside that realm: schedule a massage for myself post-conference. Need proof? So, what are some self-care strategies for meetings pros to consider? “On

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Associations Now

AUGUST 9, 2018

I remember attending my very first publishing conference and walking into the general session room that first morning worried about these three things: Where was I going to sit? You were welcome to sit at one of those tables, where you would be joined by fellow newbies as well as one or two conference veterans.

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