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How to Make Your AMS a Revenue Generator, not a Cost Center

MatrixG

Historically, associations view their AMS as merely a cost center: technology with a fancy price tag to track what the association and members are doing. Does your AMS have an abandon report that tells you who started to convert but abandoned? So why isn’t your AMS part of YOUR association’s non-dues revenue strategy?

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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector). Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. As the cost of jet fuel and gasoline increases those costs are borne by the meeting organizer.

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Report: Association Execs Have Long-Term Concerns About Economy, AI, More

Associations Now

A newly released McKinley Advisors report identified the five most prominent trends facing executives in the next decade. The results were released in a report published last week. Economic issues are also a leading concern for leaders, according to the report. That’s forced associations to make tough decisions around pricing.

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Membership Pricing: The Basics and 5 Best Practices

MemberClicks

Your membership pricing is a crucial part of what retains and delights your members, while also attracting new ones. Finding that sweet spot in your membership prices isn’t easy. Especially when you factor in your operational costs, revenue goals, and enticing future and existing members. What is a Membership Pricing Model?

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing Event Management Software

NXUnite

This typically includes online registration, attendee badging and check-in, and gathering reporting data. While these platforms have a higher cost, they can streamline event planning by keeping the entire project within a single application. This often includes everything from registration, event marketing, and event reporting.

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How’s Your Pricing Strategy?

Associations Now

And, more precisely, how to price what you’re selling. As I was working on my feature for the latest issue of Associations Now on pricing strategy , it quickly became clear that there are few hard and set rules about how to think about pricing. One is that the lack of a coherent pricing strategy risks alienating members.

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Association Brain Food: 4.5.24

Reid All About it

While reading GrowthZone’s 2024 association survey report , I noted a few common problems. – CSAE Membership Trends Report: Interview with Bramm Research What trends are impacting Canadian membership associations in 2024? 2024 membership pains. One is the difficulty of proving the value of membership to members and prospects.

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