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A New Type of Conference Education

SCD Group

Too often, this describes conference education sessions. Each scheduled, 20-minute education session covered a brief, timely topic and provided attendees with information they could take home and immediately use in their business. Guest Post by Emily Bibens, CAE Stale PowerPoint presentations. Cold, windowless conference rooms.

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

To encourage employees to engage , Nancy and Chelsea held promotions, educational webinars, and developed a strategy that balances critical information with culture-building content. Because of that we’ve seen groups sharing resources, from content for marketing to ideas on vendor selection. People rarely visited our old intranet.

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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

Associations Now

“Indianapolis has done an exceptional job in embracing the sports culture, which in turn attracts volunteers as well as state-of-the-art facilities that are available,” says Mark Koski, director of marketing for NFHS and CEO of NFHS Network. In January 2000, both the NCAA and NFHS moved from Kansas City, Mo., to Indianapolis. “We

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Connecting Brands, Clearing Inboxes, and Cultivating Employee Engagement with an Intranet Community

Higher Logic

To encourage employees to engage , Nancy and Chelsea held promotions, educational webinars, and developed a strategy that balances critical information with culture-building content. Because of that we’ve seen groups sharing resources, from content for marketing to ideas on vendor selection. People rarely visited our old intranet.

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How to Make Valuable Face Time With New Members

Associations Now

According to Marketing General Inc.’s s 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Repor t [PDF], a majority of associations surveyed are sending new member communications in the form of email welcomes or welcome kits. The pairings are marketed as a career mentorship, and it’s helped to incentivize meeting attendance for younger members.

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Location, Location, Location: Destination Drives Current and Future Attendance

Associations Now

As part of that effort, many have developed or take part in programs and other services that educate and inform restaurant workers, taxi drivers, and other business owners on what these visitors mean for the local economy. In fact, many are beginning to see the power they hold in luring these same people back for future meetings or vacations.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth Kanter

I keynoted many conferences, including ConnectVA , American Marketing Association Nonprofit Conference , the Institute of Fundraising in London , and others. I also continued my position as Adjunct Professor teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education.