• Growing Non-Dues Revenue

    Navigating Extreme Association Trends

    by  • March 23, 2014 • Growing Non-Dues Revenue, Growing Revenue, Implementing Multi-Channel Campaigns, Increasing Membership

    ASAE held its annual Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, FL earlier this month. During that conference, Aaron Wolowiec and I had the pleasure of presenting a session titled, “Under Pressure: Navigating Extreme Association Trends.” More than 50 association executives hailing from across the country attended our session. We were pleased so many of our...

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    In-person events are not a thing of the past. They just need better attendee marketing!

    by  • January 2, 2014 • Attendee marketing, Growing Non-Dues Revenue, Growing Revenue, Implementing Multi-Channel Campaigns, Maximizing ROI

    I am sure you have heard many times how attendance at face-to-face meetings are down and that webinars, virtual conferences and social media are allowing a percentage of your potential attendees to no longer attend your face-to-face meetings, conferences and seminars.  While this may be true in some cases it is definitely not true...

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    3 Things You Should NEVER Do to Close an Ad Sale

    by  • December 10, 2013 • Growing Non-Dues Revenue, Growing Revenue, Maximizing ROI, Selling Out Advertising Inventory

    At the end of the year, you’re scrambling to capture any dollars leftover in customers’ ad budgets and seal the deal on 2014. But no matter how badly you feel the pressure, here are three things you should never do. 1. Don’t undervalue your ad space. You give your advertisers access to an audience they...

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