Partners Expect More

Partnering for Profits: Webserts for 2009

Consider “websert” partnering with other (non-competing) companies that sell to the same customers as does your organization. A websert is a subtle third-party offer embedded in a transactional e-mail which offers marketers significant advantages over traditional box insert media. You may have noticed this kind of offer at/or from VistaPrint.com, 1-800-Flowers.com, or magazine subscription offers. This idea is cross-selling at its best. Effectively, this is post-purchase offers in transactional e-mails that offer companies a connection to third-party customers through inserted coupons or links. This method will drive additional revenues and (cost effectively) attract qualified customers.

More articles on how to build alliances at http://www.Rigsbee.com/morearticles.htm

Executive Presentation Skills: Guard the Prime Time

If you were to ask most speakers just before they took the podium, why they were there, the most frequent answers would be:

“I was invited to speak.”

“I don’t know why I was invited to speak.”

“I’ve got some things I want to get off my chest.”

“I was roped into it.”

“I don’t know how I get into messes like this.”

While there are many reasons to stand in front of an audience, always remember this; for you, it’s your prime time. You will be remembered by your words; powerful or not…persuasive, or not…caring, or not.

The next time you take to the podium (by the way, look up podium; not something you stand at, but rather on) consider others by recognizing this is your prime time. Guard it well.

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Trade Association & Professional Society Executives: Partner for Advocacy

Just announced (Jan. 12) in New Orleans at PCMA’s annual convention; meetings industry associations have banded together in an unprecedented industry-wide collaboration focused on stressing the value of the travel and meetings industry to Congress and the new presidential administration. “This is something, frankly, that needed to happen yesterday, so it’s happening today,” said Deborah Sexton, president and CEO of PCMA. The effort will involve an alphabet soup of travel industry associations, including CIC, PCMA, NBTA, MPI, ASAE, DMAI, SITE, ACTE and IAEE. The associations will be joined by third-party meetings giant Maritz Travel. “This is way beyond the incentive market,” said Christine Duffy, president and CEO of Maritz Travel. “We’ve had clients that have received bailout money that are canceling meetings because they don’t want to be next on the Jay Leno show.”

Two points; first perceptions are real in the minds of others. For 2009, run your association’s activities through the PC perception filter. Second, like the above mentioned meetings industry coalition, think about other (like minded) organizations your association partner with to have a stronger voice in the State Houses and in Washington, DC.

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