http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2007/06/05/behind-the-scenes-eventbee-network-ticket-selling-and-event-listing/ Personal and professional development for technology professionals. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2007/06/05/behind-the-scenes-eventbee-network-ticket-selling-and-event-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 Anonymous Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.blog.lifebeyondcode.com/2007/06/05/behind-the-scenes-eventbee-network-ticket-selling-and-event-listing/#comment-1684 Associations would seem to be potent partners as they could offer more events than "just" their annual conference, targetted at the multiple niche markets they serve, involving members and exhibitors and advertisers a way to be visible "co-sponsor" whilst making some money. They are akin to trojan horses, bring the brand of EventBee through the association walls to the members who might also be partners. With that approach in mind certain orgs. might be especially helpful (and the blogs that cover them): ASAE, PCMA, MPI, SGMP. As a former WSJ reporter, now speaker/author in that world, I've seen, first-hand how much they - especially the younger members of asn. are hungry for more ways to participate and gain more visibility and value out of their membership. Associations would seem to be potent partners as they could offer more events than “just” their annual conference, targetted at the multiple niche markets they serve, involving members and exhibitors and advertisers a way to be visible “co-sponsor” whilst making some money.
They are akin to trojan horses, bring the brand of EventBee through the association walls to the members who might also be partners. With that approach in mind certain orgs. might be especially helpful (and the blogs that cover them): ASAE, PCMA, MPI, SGMP. As a former WSJ reporter, now speaker/author in that world, I’ve seen, first-hand how much they – especially the younger members of asn. are hungry for more ways to participate and gain more visibility and value out of their membership.

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