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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. According to a new report by STR Inc. , According to the STR report, New York City boasted the highest room rates in 2014, where hotel guests paid an average of $263 a night. percent climb.

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Wednesday Buzz: Budget Tips for Community Associations

Associations Now

Community associations, this one’s for you: Learn how to stretch your organization’s finances so you don’t have to bend over backwards to balance the books. Plus: Microsoft’s latest investment in New York education. Tweet of the Day. Beware of these 4 Association PR Nightmares #Eventprofs !

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Watch Out, There’s Some New Competition in the Meetings Space

Associations Now

More media brands are holding events to create new revenue streams outside of traditional print and digital advertising. Earlier this week I was up in New York City taking some time for my own professional development by attending FOLIO’s MediaNext conference. Want to take a guess? Insert six-second pause here.).

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Cross-Border Collaboration: Sell Successfully Overseas by Learning the Local Needs

Plexus Consulting

association executives, meanwhile, have often seen their books and programs rejected by their sister organizations abroad. Several years later, still in search of revenue, the association took another crack at the overseas market, but this time it used a different approach.

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9 Pieces of Association History You Didn’t Know

Associations Now

But it was the work he did after the war that made him part of the history books. The American Institute Fair, held in New York City annually during part of the 19th century, is considered one of the first major tradeshows created by a national organization. A Revolutionary War officer may have been the first lobbyist.

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Membership Wakeup Call for Associations

Association Adviser

. “The good news is that more association leaders understand that serving member/supplier needs, communicating effectively with members and running an efficient operation is key to achieving relevance and surviving. Relevance is what drives both dues and non-dues revenue.” “It was a no-brainer,” said Khoury.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

Right now, take New York City. The monthlong shutdown will cause lost revenues conservatively estimated at $100 million. So people say arbitrarily. Well, in two weeks, we’re going to be okay””. It depends on the kinetics of the outbreak. They are getting hit really hard and the kinetics of the outbreak is going there.