Wed.Aug 28, 2019

article thumbnail

Utilize Unserved Conference Food To Fight Local Hunger

Associations Now

By partnering with a local food bank, meeting planners can overcome the perceived safety risks and donate unused food to a noteworthy cause. Determining how much food to order to feed conference attendees can be tricky. A miscalculation can result in either hungry attendees or trays of food being tossed into the trash. Although most meeting planners would prefer to donate unserved food to local food banks and charities instead of wasting it, many conference venues aren’t aware of how to safely d

article thumbnail

Transform Your Expo into a Networking and Learning Destination

Velvet Chainsaw

Expos are the most disrupted element of association conferences today. If you’re still using “tradeshow,” “market place” or “exhibit hall” as names for the area where you feature solution providers—who are there to help your attendees deal with the problems and challenges they’re facing—it’s time for a rebrand. Attendees make buying decisions so differently now, doing most of their purchasing research online before they attend your live event, that they don’t see the value in going into an area

Revenue 81
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Successful Sales Series: Recommended Ratios for New vs. Renewal Ad Sales

Association Adviser

How much your association should sell to new vs. returning advertisers will vary by publication type, history & industry. Here are some general guidelines. The post Successful Sales Series: Recommended Ratios for New vs. Renewal Ad Sales appeared first on Association Adviser.

article thumbnail

Follow the leader to deliver a connected, member-centric experience

Nimble AMS

What associations can learn from Salesforce to provide a better-connected member experience. Is your association poised to take advantage of the latest technology for customer-centric experiences from Salesforce, the leader in customer relationship management? Most association professionals would agree that they want to deliver a customer-centric experience for their members.

article thumbnail

Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

article thumbnail

Should Volunteers Groups Have Separate Social Media Accounts?

Associations Now

Many associations have member volunteers who help with important work, but what happens if those groups ask to start their own Twitter account or Facebook page? Experts weigh in with advice. There are a multitude of online discussions that occur, but one last week on Collaborate [ASAE member login required] caught my eye because it received a lot of response and made me think it might be an issue that crops up a decent amount at associations.

More Trending

article thumbnail

New Tech Consortium Looks to Make Computing More Confidential

Associations Now

The Linux Foundation-backed Confidential Computing Consortium aims to bring stakeholders together on emerging technology focused on securing private data while it’s in use. Valuable data is often highly secured while it’s not in use, sitting on a hard drive or solid-state drive in a server room. But what happens when that data is actually in use, sitting in memory?

FAQ 45
article thumbnail

Daily Buzz: Define Your Community Manager’s Role

Associations Now

A lack of clarity about what a community manager is supposed to do could lead them to focus on the wrong things. Also: why you should keep your data organized—but ready for play. If you’re a community manager, you might find that you’re asked to do a lot of heavy lifting outside of your area of expertise. Part of the problem may be a lack of clarity about the community manager’s role in your organization.

Austin 40