Associations Now

APRIL 5, 2023

Searching for new avenues to promote an upcoming conference? With a big conference on the horizon, associations do everything they can to promote it and get the word out to their members and other potential attendees. Golding shared three ways that associations can work with exhibitors and speakers to market their conferences.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

If you have members who are influential in your industry or profession, consider putting them to work as ambassadors. Regardless of where your association’s influencers reside, consider if they could serve as an ambassador for your industry or profession. Here are three other association examples: Online community ambassadors.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While things have changed, these tenets will hold true and the principles can be applied to other D&I conferences and events. After studying and consulting on several successful association women’s conferences, I can confidently say – they need to be very different than other conferences in your portfolio.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

As a member-based organization, your association can be THE trusted resource for information in your industry or profession. Because your association already focuses on your industry, you likely have access to the latest news, papers, research, and insights for your industry. Provide a one-stop-shop for information sharing.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

This week I wanted to provide a concrete example of each of those elements, based on the actual terminology and language my association leadership and staff have determined. We have three program objectives aligned with our example goal. As described above, each element is derived from and nests within the element that comes before it.

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NXUnite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For example, an all-text blog post describing how to apply for Google grants might be difficult to parse. Not everyone who writes nonprofit content is involved in the industry, making it crucial for you to vet blog authors and websites before you take their word as fact. Varying depth. Unstructured content. Wide range of topics.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI has garnered a lot of global and national attention across most industries in recent months. For example, if you’re a marketing specialist, you might ask the tool to help compose tweets for podcast promotions or come up with a few subject lines for your emails. The results?

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Higher Logic

JUNE 11, 2019

What if you could provide your members with networking opportunities and useful information on the content discussed at your annual conference or industry event, long after it has ended? Resource: 8 Practical Ways to Boost Engagement with Mobile Event Apps.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Example: Using more advanced learning analytics, one association was able uncover that the courses they offered with industry certifications had significantly higher completion rates than those without. Example: An IT association discovered that learners consistently faced challenges in one specific module of a coding course.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 14, 2020

Over the past month, as our customers shared ideas about responding to COVID-19 in our users community, HUG, we noticed some simple but impactful ways associations are using their communities to support their members and their industries. Welcoming the Whole Industry to the Community. Taking Conferences and Events Virtual.

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Associations Now

MARCH 7, 2019

The global meetings industry is predominantly female. In honor of Friday’s celebration of the impact women make worldwide, here’s a look at how the meetings industry is doing its part. Celebrating Industry Leaders. Many industry groups are also doing their part to empower women. According to the U.S.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 15, 2020

There are so many great reasons for why I go to Higher Logic’s annual conference, Super Forum. Super Forum brings together over 700 people every year to hear about upcoming product updates, learn best practices from other Higher Logic users, listen to motivational industry speakers, and my favorite – network.

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 24, 2023

For example, you could consider starting a job board on your website and organizing more networking or skills development events for your members if your industry sees significant layoffs. Check out what similar associations are doing to respond to their member’s evolving needs and association industry trends.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how it works and shares examples of associations doing this now. Andy Crestodina, Orbit Media 101 ways to make and maintain friendships: real examples from life and listeners. Hear about best practices, cutting-edge technology, tips to avoid common pitfalls, and real-world examples. Decline of trust.

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

For this episode, Association Chat host KiKi L’Italien talked with Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE about her role as CEO for ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership and her thoughts about the future for the association industry. TRANSCRIPT] Michelle Mason on the Future for the Association Industry. More about Michelle. SUMMARY KEYWORDS.

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Associations Now

JULY 5, 2017

Meeting planners are dealing with these five conference trends—and finding that cities across Canada are poised to meet their needs. Some association executives would argue that face-to-face conferences have never been more important than they are today. ROI is a consistent question. Each entity feeds and pushes the other.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Industry careers website. Once again, I’m asking for good examples of association (or association foundation) websites that feature an industry careers section. Conference design. Conference/abstract management.

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2019

The League of American Orchestras’ 74th National Conference begins next week in Nashville. More than 1,000 artistic administrators, composers, conductors, musicians, and business partners are headed to Nashville to network with colleagues, learn about new industry innovations, and discuss how orchestras can grow and adapt.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 26, 2018

One of the strongest intangible attributes of a healthy conference is how much sharing takes place. Professions that deliver conference sessions with a high level of sharing – not diluted or generalized from the stage – are often in fields linked to prevention, healthcare, education and philanthropy. Leveling the Playing Field.

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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. For example, you may have wanted to ask questions like: “What if we hosted our event for free?”. Establishing a virtual conference with content different from your in-person event. Attend an in-person event?

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With over 10 years of experience at Blue Sky, Jocelyn has seen her share of ups and downs, wins and losses, and an incredible amount of change in our industry… Take it away, Jocelyn! But I dove in feet-first to learn all that I could about this amazing industry, and it’s been nothing short of an interesting, evolving, sometimes crazy ride.

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EventMobi: Association Events

MAY 1, 2024

Some may be designed for specific industries or event formats. Find out how you can use their platform year-round to continue to provide value to members, keep them engaged, and promote your annual conference so you don’t have to start your marketing back from zero each year. Is this product designed for association events like mine?

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This impacts association meetings, which in turn impacts everything most associations do because the conference often provides 30-50% of annual revenue. Now is the time to be on the phone with them asking about what’s going on with them and paying attention to trends in your profession or industry. Don’t miss it.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 8, 2021

Virtual conference closing. I still remember the final moments of a virtual conference I attended last year. The conference experience just stopped. Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , WBT Systems describes how to close a conference in a meaningful way instead of ghosting your attendees. Building new norms.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 2, 2021

The greater the participation, the richer the data available to you on industry trends regarding workforce models, compensation, and security, so please participate. Future conference attendance. One interest finding among many: declining conference expense reimbursements from employers. Hybrid conferences. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, let’s say your association sold two products (Product A and Product B) last year that brought in the same total revenue – $20,000 each. For others, it’s all about networking and having access to industry experts. Product A’s price point is $1,000 so you only sold 20 units of that product. Simply ask your members.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 22, 2019

Traditionally teams from organizations attend a conference with a divide-and-conquer game plan, as they split up and attend as many different sessions as they can. What if you flipped that model and designed conferences that offered learning aimed at improving team collaboration and changes back in the workplace? Learning Together.

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Association Success

MARCH 12, 2018

Trends weave their way into the fabric of an industry in many different ways, and through many different channels. Take, for example, Alexa. Could they, for example, renew their membership, register for the annual conference, or get comprehensive association news, all just by asking the question?

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 9, 2022

Conferences are an amazing way to learn new skills, hear stories for other people in your industry and to meet new people. We’re diving into all the questions you have about hybrid conferences and events, so read on to learn more! What is a hybrid conference? A hybrid conference combines the best of both worlds.

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Associations Now

APRIL 4, 2019

If you’re looking to expand your attendees’ cultural horizons, it could be time to think about a conference exchange program. And many are centered on giving members a chance to attend industry conferences in a different country. Participants aren’t the only ones who gain knowledge from a conference exchange program.

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2019

Convincing prospective attendees to come to your conference is one thing; selling their bosses on it is something else. You may have convinced a potential attendee that she can’t miss your conference, but guess what? The How Design Live conference gives prospects talking points to use. She may not be the decision-maker.

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ISAE

MAY 13, 2024

To help members get the most out of your events, make them as engaging as possible, whether you’re hosting your annual conference or a fundraising event. For example, you could give free conference t-shirts to members who register by a certain date. Prizes, rewards, and gamification. scoring points) to non-game scenarios.

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Virtual

JANUARY 26, 2016

As the calendar page turns, it starts to become conference season. The period from February to June is stacked with industry conferences of all kinds in the tech space. Starting with CES , but moving on to the RSA conference and dozens of others. Attending a conference shouldn’t be just another place for you to do email.

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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. He pairs each one with relatable examples to drive the point home. The Engaging Conference 4.0 The Engaging Conference 4.0 Sponsor perspectives. Online community. More info/register.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 3, 2014

Our Annual Conference just passed, we''re now revving up for our big triennial trade show. image source It''s been a busy few weeks at my association. In fact, when this post goes live, I''ll be in the thick of things at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Hence our scavenger hunt.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

The mass-personalization wave that is dramatically changing what and how we buy as consumers has application to conferences. For example, when purchasing a laptop, they can choose the color, hard-drive size, processor and pre-loaded software. Application to Conferences. Why Interfaces Matter.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 7, 2020

Check out the infographic Gravitate Solutions put together with virtual event data compiled from three industry benchmark reports. They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. Host: Adrian Segar, founder, Conferences That Work. Presenters: Michael Ryan, TEDx Global Partnerships, TED Conferences.

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