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Budget for Communications and Marketing When Proposing New Initiatives

MatrixG

I spoke on the topic of “Next-Generation Tools to Enhance Your Communications,” or next-gen tools to communicate benefits to employees. When proposing new initiatives, include the marketing and communications plan in the project budget. Her advice? Megan’s advice is brilliant.

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What Are Association Tools?

GrowthZone

What Are Association Tools? Association tools help automate the day-to-day operations of membership-based organizations. These productivity tools come in association management software (AMS) and help streamline database management, financial administration, event planning, member communications, and more.

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A Critical Marketing Tool for Association Conferences

GrowthZone

A key component of your overall conference marketing plan should be a letter/proposal template that can be used by potential attendees to pitch the idea to their boss/board, etc. Including such a template as a standard component of your conference marketing is key to maximizing attendance.

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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We An assessment tool helps each decision maker at Travel Portland be equitable in scoring submissions. To learn more and connect with the Travel Portland team, visit travelportland.com/meetings.

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Association Brain Food: 3.8.24

Reid All About it

Education program marketing. This time, they suggest eight marketing principles you should revisit or explore, most of them based on behavioral science. Event marketing. Your marketing plan has to work extra hard to convince your audience to make the trip. Humans… so persuadable! Mentoring programs. More info/register.

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Insights your association management software can provide your board of directors

Nimble AMS

Depending on the committee’s findings, the report may request funds for a list of proposed activities. . A board report also works to outline potential risks for board members, sometimes creating a full risk assessment for review or opting to put a committee in charge and letting the board vote on proposed actions.

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Association Brain Food: 4.12.24

Reid All About it

SMS marketing. Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. They also offer advice on building your subscriber list, sending effective SMS marketing campaigns and staying in compliance with regulations. by Tony Rossell, Marketing General Inc.

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