Association Success

MARCH 8, 2018

Supplement your national conference with regional events and watch participation grow. For many associations, our traditional national conferences are like classic BMWs - four doors, a black or silver exterior, and time-honored elegance that appeals to a top-end market.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 10, 2020

Maybe one sign of a looming implosion… your conference is stuck in the dark ages. In this Wired article, Dr. Esther Ngumbi and Dr. Brian Lovett discuss the need for exhausting, expensive, and exclusive science conferences to modernize and provide some ideas for improvement. Hosts: Association Analytics and Altai Systems.

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Delcor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Those reasons are the main topic of discussion the first night of every Requirements Analysis course I teach at Georgetown University. Staff must understand how the new system will benefit them as users, improve the member experience, and help the organization achieve its goals. Now let’s look at the remaining three.

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Associations Now

JULY 21, 2017

As you’d expect, the 21 councilmembers advise WMATA’s board of directors on how to make the area’s public transit system better, more accessible, and more reliable for their fellow riders. But how else can an association employ its conference advisory board members to improve meetings and events? Conference marketer.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each). Permission to take risk also plays a major role in getting personnel on board with innovation.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 24, 2019

For an association, hosting events like conferences, networking meetups, and learning sessions is an effective way to bring people who share a common goal or passion together. Repurposing Conference Content. It’s good to find a management system that allows you to track payments within the software instead of an outside source. .

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Leading Learning

MAY 5, 2020

When we put together a Webinar called “A Why-To and a How-To: Virtual Conferences in the COVID-19 Era,” we reserved ample time for Q&A. How do you ensure engagement of attendees in learning the content versus just having it [a virtual conference session] on in the background?” “Our Defining Virtual Conference.

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WBT Systems

MARCH 13, 2018

With more than 700 learning platforms on the market, how do you narrow the field down to the best learning management systems (LMS) for your association’s needs? They stay on top of online learning trends and are familiar with learning systems and other association technology. How LMS Consultants Help with Selection.

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Forj

JUNE 7, 2021

At Web Courseworks , we help professional, healthcare, and trade associations grow their learning businesses with effective learning management systems. What are the main learning experience platform features? The data from these systems is then used to inform the recommendations provided by the LXP.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 19, 2017

They would embrace the context of each dimension much like you need to embrace these current conference programming trends. Five More Cadillac Conference Programming Trends. Here are the next five 2017 conference programming trends. Strategically Using The Conference As An On-Ramp Not A Cul-De-Sac. Take a look at them.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 28, 2022

Association Management Software: Your association management software (AMS) is the main technology your organization will need to upgrade if you feel your current software isn’t connecting you to all a reas of your organization. Here are the four features that should make up your flexible IT budget: .

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Socious

DECEMBER 12, 2016

If your organization isn’t putting event information where its attendees are, on mobile, then you’re not engaging conference-goers effectively. Instead of needing multiple, complex mobile event tools, AMEX’s study found that event attendees only wanted to be able to do three main things on mobile. So where are you? Feature #2) Updates.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Well, WBT Systems shares several excellent reasons, including ways to get more value (ahem, ROI) out of an LMS that may surprise you—it’s not just for online courses. With the future looking uncertain because of the Delta variant, MemberSuite suggests calling on your powers of foresight and flexibility when planning conferences.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 22, 2017

WBT Systems pulled some lessons from the opening keynote at the ASAE Technology Conference. The PCMA Digital Experience Institute will be streaming live the most talked about sessions including each day’s main stage, thought leaders from across the globe and business events experts focusing on the most pressing industry topics.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 22, 2021

I registered yesterday for ASAE TEC , my first in-person conference since forever. WBT Systems explains how your association’s education programs can provide three things that research says are missing for many who work remotely : meaning, belonging and informal learning. Yvonne Butters, Director of Conferences & Tradeshows at FIA.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Un-hybrid conference. At some point in 2021, associations will switch from virtual-only conferences to hybrid conferences. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Research shows that Americans love loyalty programs, which means that your conference attendees and exhibitors do too. With those stats in mind, consider the potential of a loyalty program centered on your association’s conferences and meetings. The Academy of Neonatal Nursing has its own conference loyalty program.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some examples to consider: What are the main drivers of member retention? To make this process more efficient, look at bringing all your systems into one repository. Identify which member segments attend your meetings and conferences. If you have analytics without a plan, it won’t serve your goals. That isn’t the case at all.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MARCH 31, 2020

You should be collecting data from your member profiles, event attendance, and even eLearning opportunities— all of this should be centrally located in your association management system. The best association management system will also have robust reporting features, streamlining data from all of your tools. Online discussion forum.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JUNE 7, 2019

From tried-and-true member retention techniques to fresh ideas for the smartphone age, your association management system (AMS), eLearning platform, and website are full of potential ways to keep your members motivated and involved. Choose an eLearning platform that integrates with your membership management system.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This survey data will provide quantitative insights to help guide associations planning 2021 conferences. WBT Systems breaks down some of the secrets to Queen’s Gambit’s success and explains how these principles apply to educational programs. Our main was a chicken, sweet potato and bacon casserole —very tasty. every Monday. .

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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. The Engaging Conference 4.0 Learn how to solve virtual and hybrid’s #1 problem, create highly engaging virtual and hybrid meetings, and meet and exceed your conference goals. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

WBT Systems suggests a baker’s dozen ways to differentiate your online learning programs from the competition. Most of the people I know who exhibited at virtual conferences this past year were not pleased with the results. Virtual conference pricing. Virtual expo. Exhibitors. Quick hits. Guest: Sanjay Deo. Tue 6/29 at 11 a.m.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 11, 2016

Expert Advice on Choosing a Donor Management System. Learn how to decide whether you need a new system, what an effective selection process looks like, and the main points of differentiation among available systems. How t o Get More Sponsors for Your Virtual Conference . Host: HighRoad Solution. Thu 3/17 at 1 p.m.

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Associations Now

MAY 29, 2019

To participate in your conference, some attendees might require translators. Another advantage for the attendee will be that the system is like having a personal interpreter, so it could be used at networking events and small breakout sessions.”. New translating innovations can build on—and not detract from—the experience.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each). Permission to take risk also plays a major role in getting personnel on board with innovation.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Last week at the ASAE Technology Conference , we heard Adam Steltzner, chief engineer of entry, descent, and landing systems for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talk about his team’s experience coming up with a landing solution for NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. Curiosity is a main driver of creativity.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

WBT Systems offers the wisdom of Stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca on topics pertaining to life inside and outside of associations, such as lifelong learning, change management, leadership, making the best of crappy situations and living in the now. Virtual conference networking. Good advice never goes out of style.

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JULY 17, 2020

Design thinking is completely doable when you get it explained to you like WBT Systems does in their post, Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical. 5 virtual conference pricing strategies. MS, CAE, CMM, CMP, Managing Director, Learning and Conferences, Financial Planning Association.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 21, 2019

WBT Systems describes several reasons for subject matter expert (SME) resistance and ways you can overcome those obstacles. And let’s discuss how we can make conferences a participatory experience for attendees while extending the benefits far beyond the three days. Don Blanchon, Chief Executive Officer, Whitman-Walker Health Systems.

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Protech

OCTOBER 6, 2020

These new concepts were the main topic s of discussion in Protech’s webinar with technology experts from Association Analytics , Guidebook and Higher Logic. . T he traditional revenue model for associations – one that primarily relied on an annual meeting or conference to support their operational budget – is no longer sustainable.

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Higher Logic

MAY 16, 2019

They might hear about you through a direct mail flyer, send in a check to join, and attend a conference once a year. I define and see the impact of digital transformation for associations using three main pillars. It's essential that updated personal information is shared across systems , but it’s not enough.

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Socious

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Every time she visits she ends up toggling between systems and exclaiming at how much money I’m spending on different subscriptions that often offer the same shows. I love my multiple systems. I’ve seen associations do this with association management software (AMS) and separate event systems. Then she gets mixed up.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 9, 2021

WBT Systems, who sponsored the session, is betting your members would love it too, so they described how to host your own ideation session. If that’s the problem, Krystle Kopacz at Revmade shares advice for getting content published more quickly when you’re slowed down by an internal system or bureaucracy. Heavy workload. Quick hits.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 17, 2017

That is one of the many questions that will be discussed by the credentialing community next week, October 23 to 26, in New Orleans at the ICE Exchange —the Institute for Credentialing Excellence ’s annual conference. Provide a support system to motivate certification candidates.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 10, 2018

Your wish can come true if you know how to make a persuasive case for a new learning management system (LMS) to the decision-makers at your association. Did everyone understand the main points of your argument? The post How to Present a Business Case for a New LMS appeared first on WBT Systems.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Members to whom you’ll send follow-up surveys, conference materials, or other post-event items. Choose a platform that integrates with your membership management system. You’ll have to manually input it into your other systems to be able to cross-reference it with other membership data. Here are some tips to get you started!

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