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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.14.21

Reid All About it

Hear three examples of how our customers have addressed this very challenge using practical, cost-effective strategies. Presenter: James Burron, co-founder and president of the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets. Presenters: Bill Conforti, SVP of Strategy & Solutions, Association Analytics.

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The Big 3 (Costs, changing demographics and mobile) impacting association meetings

SCD Group

But, the registration fee is less than 20% of the total cost of attending. In addition, I have to pay airfare/travel costs (around $500) and lodging expenses (about $950). So, my out-of-pocket costs total about $2,250. So, the real cost of attending that one professional meeting totals about $5,600! Customized content.

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SCD Group: Best of the Week: 3 key topics for Association CEOs.

SCD Group

by Anna Caraveli via Jamie Notter “As ‘strategy’ has blossomed, the competitiveness of Western companies has withered.” Facebook and Twitter Postings Cost CFO His Job via the Wall Street Journal Mr. Gene Morphis was chief financial officer of fashion retailer Francescas Holdings Corp. Louis) From St.

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Is Your Association a Media Manipulator or Media Manipulated?

SCD Group

A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. For example, I received a call one hot July from a reporter at a St. Louis tv network station wanting to interview a local farmer who was having issues with a drought. I tried to convince the news editor that we could do a story on the drought but that it has not yet reached St.

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SCD Group: Is there a "magic" price for association memberships?

SCD Group

The piece focused on "dynamic pricing" strategies which started in airlines and hotels and is now moving into retail. Could we improve our revenues or increase memberships, conference registrations if we established some type of dynamic pricing strategy? The YMCA of St. Louis paper. Strategy | Content | Discovery.

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6 Questions to determine what's next for your association - SCD Group

SCD Group

George Csolak, a sports reporter in St. Louis (before the newspaper closed) and pr professional, is one of the best people I know at getting “the story.” How can we find ways to lower our costs or increase revenue sources so we can lower costs to members (for dues and fees)? Strategy | Content | Discovery.

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So You Think You Know Non-Dues Revenue

Association Adviser

This disconnect may be related to a lack of measurement or the inability to record reader engagement, according to my colleague Jill Andreu, VP Content Strategy and Development for Naylor Association Solutions ,who will be hosting a webinar about our findings later this month. Cost-plus pricing doesn’t cut it anymore: [link] @AssocAdviser.

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