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A night away? We sure did pay.

Aaron Wolowiec

The last time I booked a weeklong family vacation, I was shocked at the prices of hotel rooms. We weren’t looking for anything fancy, but those prices sure did crimp our style. And Nashville, Denver and Atlanta were the hotspots for revenue growth in 2014. So what does this mean for your organization as it plans events for 2015?

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Association Hunger Games: Victory or Defeat?

Aaron Wolowiec

I had the pleasure of presenting this year at the ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition in Nashville. Here you can easily replace the word “companies” with any functional area or department within your organization. 82% of Fortune 500 CEOs feel their organization did an effective job of strategic planning.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.4.20

Reid All About it

Tagoras is running a brief survey to determine how organizations offering professional development will focus their time and resources in 2021. It includes questions about the impact of the pandemic on strategy, pricing, etc. Raising sponsorship prices. A message for the board. Amen, brother. Support your local food bank.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.17.20

Reid All About it

5 virtual conference pricing strategies. Our highlight of the week was hot catfish , an inspired take on Nashville hot chicken, with cheesy grits. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. PPN Idea Exchange: Improve Chances Companies Will Sponsor Your Organization.

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Association Brain Food: 8.5.22

Reid All About it

If you’re heading to Nashville for ASAE Annual, I highly suggest getting your hands on some hot chicken. Learn how to become a leader of influence, and strategies and techniques that will affect the behavior of those around you regardless of their position in the organization. Are You Safeguarding Your Organization? CAE credits.

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Meeting Crashers: How Concerned Should You Be?

Associations Now

The Times piece gave the example of Internet Week New York: Only the most expensive pass—at a price of $1,295—gave participants access to parties, mixers, and networking. Back in July, Dave Lutz over at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting suggested a few ways planners and organizations can counter conference scammers.

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Get Them in the Door: Inside a 10-Month Trial Membership Offer

Associations Now

Our interest was seeing if we could lead the horse to water, if we could get them to drink, and then see what a wonderful organization this is. “Our interest was seeing if we could lead the horse to water, if we could get them to drink, and then see what a wonderful organization this is,” she says. Or have you already?

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