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Sponsorships: What Do Meeting Organizers and Exhibitors Want?

Associations Now

Most of you already know that associations generate a lot—if not the majority—of their nondues revenue from meetings, tradeshows, and conferences. A top priority of event organizers today is driving revenue growth, and sponsorships are seen as a top area of opportunity, while exhibitors are looking to enhance the value of sponsorships.

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Monday Buzz: The $70K Minimum Wage, Six Months Later

Associations Now

Gravity Payments founder Dan Price decided in April to raise his company’s minimum salary far beyond Seattle’s $15 hourly wage: to $70,000 a year. “Revenue is growing at double the previous rate. But media reports suggesting that panicked customers were fleeing have proved false.

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How For-Profit Membership Models Are Evolving

Associations Now

The deals with the chain are often so good— Retail Dive reports a markup rate of just 15 percent on its bulk items—that renewals of annual memberships stand at 90 percent. And, not to be outdone, at least one startup in the food-delivery space is eyeing a membership model to drive revenue. Handout photo). Delivering a Discount.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

COVID-19 Impact Quadrant (source: Moengage Covid Report) April 24, 2020 – With a vision to bring such information to the fore, we set out analyzing data trends of more than 1.5 This report contains data primarily from North America, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

So if rising tides lift all boats, why are most associations reporting flat or low single-digit growth? Seattle Seahawks. They can also provide new sources of sponsorship revenue and member leads by identifying trends in attendee behavior and content interests. The world’s geography and climate has been changing before our eyes.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

COVID-19 Impact Quadrant (source: Moengage Covid Report) April 24, 2020 – With a vision to bring such information to the fore, we set out analyzing data trends of more than 1.5 This report contains data primarily from North America, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.18.18

Reid All About it

I’ve been transcribing my March 2001 journal from when I traveled via Amtrak Coast Starlight sleeper car from LA to Seattle… Did you know the Coast Starlight and Pacific Surfliner go right along the California coast? Reporting from Meetings Today Live! The Guardian ). I mean right along , nothing between the tracks and the ocean.