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Association Brain Food: 4.19.24

Reid All About it

And, unlike social media channels, your association controls the app. Andy Crestodina, Orbit Media 101 ways to make and maintain friendships: real examples from life and listeners. Discuss synergies between social media teams, digital marketing teams and org-wide employees in scaling the social media efforts of a brand.

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Social Media Roundup: Is Your Conference Location Walkable Enough?

Associations Now

Jump feet first into the issue in today’s Social Media Roundup: Watch Where You Step. In terms of events, a number of conference hot spots showed up on the Pedestrian Danger Index, with the Orlando metro region taking first place, Atlanta earning 8th place, and the Las Vegas metro area nabbing 13th.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.23.16

Reid All About it

Because organic (non-paid) reach on social media is a sliver of what it used to be, social media advertising is the way to go if you need an inexpensive and effective marketing tactic. 10 Event Social Media Tools You Can’t Afford to Ignore. . – 10 Event Social Media Tools You Can’t Afford to Ignore.

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Texas’ High-Tech Sector Is Open For Business — Let’s Keep It That Way

InternetAssociation

Our state is home to more than 17,600 technology firms that employ nearly 204,000 workers , and last year the Austin-Round Rock metro area and Dallas claimed the top two spots as the strongest hubs for tech jobs in the country. Texas is well known for many things — BBQ, Buc-ee’s, and a burgeoning tech industry.

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Thanks For Playing: Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

I might complain about their lack of Metro etiquette, but they bring in a tremendous amount of revenue, which given the presence of all these freeloading government and nonprofit entities (guilty!), Alltop Social Media. How to Manage Social Employees, Social Media at Events, and Car Talk. The tourists.

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30 Ways to Save Money on Your Next Association Event

MemberClicks

Limit promotion of your event to email, social media, and your website. This may sound silly, but a gallon of coffee can go for up to $100/gallon in large metro areas. Get your venue for free. Many venues will offer their space for free if you meet food and beverage minimums, so be sure to ask. Use smaller cups for beverages.

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Monday Buzz: Why Boston Doesn’t Have Cheap Rooms

Associations Now

Also: Consider these tips on how to approach a niche social media platform, which could help you build your member base. Case in point: the current situation in the Boston metro area. Is going broad not working out for your association’s social media strategy? — Aptify (@Aptify) August 1, 2016.

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