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Give Your Conference Attendees Something to Brag About

Associations Now

Phoenix-based Cloth & Flame is transforming events into experiences. There’s a real need for meeting and event planners to break the mold of the “same old, same old” and find new ways to connect with the meeting’s destination, says Lorne Edwards, senior vice president of sales and services for Visit Phoenix.

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Turn Your Harshest Critics Into Your Biggest Supporters

Associations Now

In an article posted on PCMA.org last week , Andria Gibbon, AFCI’s vice president of events and education, discussed the unusual way the group dealt with pushback from members and a significant decline in attendance after it moved its annual Creativation show from its longtime home in Anaheim, California, to Phoenix in 2017.

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Four Paradigm Shifts to Reshape Your Next Meeting for Attendees 

Associations Now

At Rancho de los Caballeros, about 70 miles northwest of Phoenix, visitors can golf—a conference staple—and also try their hands at skeet shooting, archery, and horseback riding. “I believe getting attendees out of the city and bringing them to a serene location is beneficial for everyone’s mindset.” Learn more at visitarizona.com.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.18.16

Reid All About it

In September, after a few days in Phoenix where Jim had a conference, we headed north to Sedona for a few days of hiking. Attendee Engagement Crash Course. Good writing is the most important factor (ahem) – that along with the five website fundamentals described by HighRoad Solution in this post about low-hanging SEO fruit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.21.19

Reid All About it

We will be streaming sessions from 2 of our 5 studios, along with our Wednesday and Thursday Main Stage sessions, and of course, our live interviews with numerous industry thought leaders and speakers. Creative Commons image by Phoenix Han via Unsplash. More info/register. Host: PCMA. Wed 6/26 at 12 p.m. – More info/register.

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Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought

Community Associations Network

The survival — or at least the basic sustenance — of hundreds in a desert community amid the horse ranches and golf courses outside Phoenix now rests on a 54-year-old man with a plastic bucket of quarters. Read the article………………………

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.5.21

Reid All About it

WBT Systems explains how these boxes enhance the online course experience and provides ideas for box content and logistics. We all love receiving unexpected gifts in the mail. Maybe you received an engagement box from a virtual event you attended. Virtual watercooler. I bet you miss chatting with colleagues. Tue 3/9 at 1 p.m. –