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

SCD Group

Is there a "magic" price for association memberships? Dynamic pricing graphic from The Wall Street Journal. By the way, the same challenge applies to conference registration fees, webinar fees and any other pricing decisions at your association.). Then, I read a Wall Street Journal article titled " Dont like this price?

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Color Me Impressed: The Smart Set for August 2011

Reid All About it

I’m focusing on businesses (and non-profits) whose customer service or marketing has impressed me lately. I searched for a local eyeglasses store with hopes they’d fix my glasses for a decent price without trying to hard-sell me into buying a new pair. I’d be willing to bet that the St. Small gestures start relationships.

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Building and Protecting Your Association’s Brand Is Vital - Part 2

SCD Group

Yesterday I shared the case of the St. Louis Cardinals and protecting your brand. The 50-year-old Mr. Levatich, the first Gen X CEO to hold the top job, is counting on lower-priced bikes designed for urban riding and eventually a battery-powered alternative to the classic Hog. Is the marketing director?

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A New Type of Conference Education

SCD Group

The sessions were scheduled and marketed as the educational component for the convention and sales pitch sessions were discouraged. Emily Bibens is Vice President of Woody Bibens and Associates ( www.woodybibens.com ), an association management company with offices in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri.

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So You Think You Know Non-Dues Revenue

Association Adviser

Cost-plus pricing doesn’t cut it anymore: [link] @AssocAdviser. If you don’t keep growing, you’ll just wither away and die—or the market will take you out.” Are we going to price based on value or just price enough to cover costs? Cost-plus pricing is a fundamentally flawed model. Fastest growing NDR channels.

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Association Subculture: Lessons From #ASAE10

Association Subculture

I ended up not going to ASAE10 this year even though it was in my backyard although I do have hopes to attend in St. I didnt chose the virtual option because of the excessive price. marketing. (2). The Long of It. I didnt choose to blog at the time (when the topic was hot) because I needed time to reflect. generations. (2).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.18.18

Reid All About it

explains how to develop, market and roll out a trial program. The choices of channels and tactics to market your events grows ever more varied and complex, with new options and techniques appearing all the time. Presenters: Myllisa Patterson, Director of Marketing, CrowdCompass by Cvent. Louis (Association Chat).