Monday, October 18, 2010

Associate Membership - the trends, best practices and a survey!

Association  are assessing the status of associate programs.  Primarily these vendors and suppliers have been "second class citizens" to the core membership for years.  But, recently, you see the trend of this community becoming increasingly important to the association.

1. Supplier membership growth provides dues relief to the rank and file members.
2. Suppliers in many industries are the innovators, providing great content for educational sessions.
3. If the above occurs, then revenue opportunities grow for business partnerships, sponsorships and education.

What are your thoughts?  Participate in our 8 question "snap" survey.

We will post the key findings November, 28th.