Showing posts with label ASAE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ASAE. Show all posts

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Will we see you at CalSae?

Will we see you at the California Society of Association Executives Annual Elevate Conference? Mumtaz President Joella Hopkins, CSEP, CMP will be participating as a speaker. The Elevate Conference is being held in San Francisco on April 17-19. 


Joella will be presenting alongside some amazing leaders in the industry as part of Ignite! The Ignite format features quick nuggets of knowledge presented in 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds! It's fast! It's exciting! It's educational! Each presentation will be followed by Q&A with the presenter. Joella will be presenting "What Message Are Your Events Sending?" The brief description reads...Tired of the same old monthly member meetings? Make those necessary meetings count towards building member retention by bringing your members one very important message… Their membership dollars are vital to their success. Ensure your brand is developed and distinguished; that you deliver a message in the form of an experience that allows members to remember why they continue to be a part of your organization. This is what they buy – your brand and what is says you can deliver!


Whether you start from the top down or from the down up your overall marketing plan must fall in line with your association’s business goals. This means that as part of each reception, meeting, conference, or special event that your touch points are delivering a carefully and thought out message. Your event departments are constantly in touch with your members – shouldn’t that be strategic department?

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Yup, ASAE12 Dallas - Reporting In #1

It's very exciting - we are closing down ASAE2012 as we speak in Dallas! What a wonderful few days... So here's our first report. Joella will be posting one more to close out the highlights and top take home tips... But, first we need to give mad props to Debbie Meyers of Bravo Entertainment because without her generosity we wouldn't have been able to make it out. Thank you!

Day #1 - Arrival & Opening Night at Cowboy Stadium!
ASAE 2012 was held at the Dallas Convention Center. This was our third time in Dallas in recent years and the Dallas CVB did a great job ensuring the 12,000 attendees were happily welcomed!
Once checked in we all got geared up for the Opening Night Reception being held at Cowboy Stadium. Wow, what an experience! Again, big kudos go out to the team producing the event especially Bravo Entertainment! You can also follow them on Twitter at @BravoforU. Here are a few photos...  Upon arriving we were greeted by the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Gorgeous Living Carpet Gals, Live Music, DJs, and a ton of food and open bars! Then, as you got closer to peer down on the field you realized there was this ginormous LED screen that was streaming live interviews of attendees. Then, you realized at some point they were going to get us down onto the field because as you can see below it was ready! Lounges, Bars, Activities, and a Stage!
Below is the newest & coolest thing in the DJ world. Touch Screen DJ! www.touchscreendjs.com
OK, just about to get on the field...
Yup, that's some of our attendees being kids running around and posing on the 50 yard line's Cowboy Star! LOL!
OK, so now all attention is on center stage... Loved Cowboy Troy plus... Big and Rich. They did a phenomenal job!


OK, so the following morning was Opening General Session plus Education Sessions - Here's our top take homes!
  1. If recording your act - Record the full rehearsal! Just in case, you never know...
  2. Create schedule for comprehensive integrated marketing including social media outlets
  3. Customers expect a 2 hour response off Face Book & 30 minutes off Twitter. Make sure someone monitoring your outlets
  4. Super simple Sponsored give away - Branded cleaning cloths! Make it practical
  5. Check out for a guideline for your org
  6.  Click thru rate of emails that contain video are 3 times higher. Video is the next thing... 
That's REPORT #1 - See you within the next 48 for our follow up post!