Membersuite

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The importance of revenue diversification was made painfully obvious during the pandemic. Associations that relied too heavily on one revenue source, like the annual meeting or membership dues, had a tough time. Revenue diversification is an essential strategy for achieving the financial stability needed to drive your mission forward.

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WBT Systems

MAY 9, 2017

This week Eric Kuhn, opening keynoter at ASAE’s 2017 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference advised attendees to “ adopt social media next practices , not just best practices “, when describing social media as one of the most powerful marketing tools for associations. Value of Digital Badges for Association Members.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Is your program effective at increasing non-dues revenue ? While conference and events tend to be the most common sponsorship opportunities, most associations have far more possibilities than they realize. A few common areas where associations accept sponsorships are: Conferences and other events. Online communities.

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GrowthZone

JULY 21, 2021

Now that in-person events are returning, organizations must choose one of three options: stick with a virtual conference, switch to an in-person conference or pivot to a hybrid conference. However, costs for hybrid conference software, venue fees, and equipment rentals quickly add up. HYBRID CONFERENCING ON A BUDGET.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic association events. Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.”

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Conferences consume a great deal of your association’s time and financial resources. The truth is: conferences are not the most effective method of transferring knowledge. In most associations, only a small percentage of members attend conferences. Why Continue the Conference Learning Experience.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 29, 2024

Tie revenue to prediction buckets – finally, we apply the current year’s dues to the prediction categories which gives you the power to set more realistic dues revenue expectations. Do members who attend your conference usually renew? What can you do with membership predictions? What about certain member types?

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Organizations offer a wide variety of professional learning opportunities to their members, employees, and partners which range from online courses and webinars, to regional or annual conferences, to classroom-based learning. Reasons Members Attend Events. It turns out that the two key reasons are Networking and Education.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 4, 2023

Dale Carnegie Non-dues revenue. Seriously consider attending if non-dues revenue is a concern for your association. Non-dues revenue partners. They share tactics for the six stages of the business development journey and offer advice for dealing with revenue partner churn and expansion. Introverts. Fri 8/4 at 4 p.m.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2023

TopClass LMS explains how to use emotional marketing triggers to persuade people to register for an educational program or conference. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Engaging Conference 4.0 The Engaging Conference 4.0

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2020

The dynamics that we’re seeing impact conferences and their business models are very similar to the Freemium movement we experienced way back in 2009. I’ll never forget a blog post, entitled “ Malcolm is Wrong ,” which Seth Godin penned back then on Chris Anderson’s book Free: The Future of a Radical Price. You want to be first.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 9, 2020

This is the second in a series of blogs posts, written collaboratively by our team, which uncover lessons learned in advising dozens of our clients on their events in the time of COVID-19. The Conference Board has the best we’ve come across so far: May Reboot – quick recovery. Scenario Planning. Fall Recovery – Extended contraction.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Non-dues revenue. WBT Systems recently hosted an ideation session with Non-Dues-a-Palooza to come up with ideas for revenue-generating online education programs. Check out the 30 ideas featured in their post and see if you can “yes and” any of them into revenue generators for your association. In-person conference/show feedback.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 2, 2021

Future conference attendance. A new report from Bruce Rosenthal Associates, HPN, and Ricochet Advice, The Conference Roadmap to Recovery , presents survey responses from 8,525 association members on their likelihood to attend conferences in 2021. Hybrid conferences. Educational coaches. Lachlan Brown, HackSpirit ).

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Higher Logic

MARCH 10, 2016

The International Franchise Association (IFA) is a great example of a community that fully understands the power of advertising -- even with simple, strategically placed banner ads, they created a strong revenue generator, more than paying for the platform itself. Communities are inherently useful outlets to grow and increase revenue streams.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 30, 2023

Non-dues revenue partners. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo explains how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific and academic events. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

These days more than ever, associations are seeking new sources of non-dues revenue to replace the income they used to rely upon from in-person meetings and events. Virtual conferences. An increasing number of organizations provide conference registrants with limited-time access to recordings. Conference sessions.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Boring conferences. Dean West at Association Laboratory bemoans the state of association conferences because “nothing is different” despite associations knowing the same ol’ same ol’ is boring the hell out of attendees. Here’s a cure for boring conferences. Open Space events. Credit card processors. 1 CAE credit.

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Protech

JUNE 11, 2020

To help get your online career center off and running, here are a few pieces of advice association managers can immediately implement to engage with and serve members, all while growing non-dues revenue. . Leverage Systems to Grow Non-Dues Revenue . Create Membership Profiles & Develop Career Paths .

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 30, 2020

WBT Systems explains how virtual conference session recordings can serve as a launchpad for an association’s online learning portfolio. Many members are struggling financially because they’ve been laid off, had their budget cut, or suffered revenue losses. by Adrian Segar, Conferences That Work, part 1 and part 2 ).

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 5, 2024

Non-dues revenue. The State Bar of Texas partnered with Lead Marvels to provide an online resource library for members that generated $160,000 in revenue for the association this past year—plus lots of leads for their sponsors. If any of these topics are on your mind, you’ll find lots of good reads on their blog. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

Most of the associations we have spoken with are returning to in-person meetings and conferences in 2022. If you learn that a free conference didn’t encourage the new segments to engage more it might not be worth it to continue hosting these virtual events. Tip #3: Find new revenue opportunities. Consider the increased workload.

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MatrixG

OCTOBER 6, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, I attended Non Dues-A-Palooza , a conference about generating non dues revenue hosted by 100 Reviews. I’ve been attending conferences since the Fall of 2021, so this wasn’t my first foray back to in person conferences. I’ve attended large and small conferences around the country.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

This blog provides an overview of how to establish your scoring model, establish a team of data champions, and adopt a regular reporting routine so that your association is set up for success. All of this information can help inform your association on how to move the needle towards increasing member participation and revenue.

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Reid All About it

JULY 31, 2020

Planning virtual conferences. Lisa Block at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting suggests a list of questions to consider—about business model, meaningful engagement and content development—when planning a virtual conference. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog for more.

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Reid All About it

JULY 17, 2020

Meetings Today talked to event planners about revenue diversification, in-person vs. virtual attendee engagement, and managing your mindset. The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology shared some of their sponsorship plans for an upcoming virtual conference on Collaborate (sorry, ASAE members only). Good question.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 25, 2023

Matchbox Virtual Media asks for your participation in a survey that explores how the use of online experiences by associations for membership engagement, education, revenue growth, and other purposes has evolved in recent times. Conference planning. Host: Professionals for Association Revenue Wed 9/6 at 11 a.m. 1 CAE credit.

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Forj

MAY 13, 2021

In 2020, associations everywhere were faced with a tough decision: pivot to virtual events or cancel their much-anticipated conferences outright. Now, over a year later, associations are now planning their conferences either fully virtual or hybrid from the jump. 6 Virtual Conferences Lessons Learned for 2021.

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , MemberSuite describes the seven essential elements for creating a memorable virtual conference instead of the typical series of webinars with accompanying chat box. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog for more. onions and basil.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual conference pricing. WBT Systems describes the different factors you need to consider when pricing a virtual conference , and right at the top they say, “Your virtual conference should not be free.”. Virtual conference FOMO.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

In position number 9 of the top ten all time Spark blog posts: Why Is Membership the Only Relationship ? That long-term, loyal relationship is critical – it’s a key part of the foundation both of associations’ revenue models and of the work we do to benefit our professions and industries. I do get it.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Bad conference habits. Brandt Krueger has seen five of our old bad in-person conference habits rear an even uglier head in virtual conferences. It’s time to stop these knee-jerk practices in both conference settings. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Using Event Media to Drive Revenue for Your Meeting.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 21, 2020

This is the fourth in a series of blogs posts, written collaboratively by our team, which uncover lessons learned in advising dozens of our clients on their events in the time of COVID-19. In our Conference Go/No-Go Decisions in a Pandemic post , we provided a framework for scenario planning. Scenario and Contingency Planning.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

Most of the people I know who exhibited at virtual conferences this past year were not pleased with the results. Virtual conference pricing. If you’re a home cook, check out the irregularly published In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Virtual expo. Lots of fish this past week.

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Association Success

AUGUST 13, 2020

As someone who oversees blog content creation in my full-time job and freelance writes on the side, I know from experience that once you hit a bad patch of writer’s block, it can be really tough to brainstorm new ideas that feel interesting and fresh. Leverage conference Q&As. Refer back to old ideas. Refresh your existing content.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Host: Professionals for Association Revenue Wed 9/27 at 1 p.m. And, once again, roasted broccoli—my go-to quick veggie—on the side. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Daughtry, M.Ed.,

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Do we have approval to book live conferences? Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Conference Organizers Summit (Day 1). Yeeeeeeeeeyes. Frank Nelson ).

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