Updates Why Membership Is a Good Decision 2015 National Speakers Association Convention in Washington, DC Association Execs Get Free Education in DC Is Trade Association or Professional Society Membership Still Relevant? Associations Work Too Hard to Recruit Members The Membership Value Myth

Topics: Keynote Speaker, Executive Coaching, Collaboration, Facilitation, Membership, Strategic Marketing, Association Consultant, Association Membership, Keynoter

About: Ed Rigsbee is the ROI Guy; want more customers? Give them more ROI. Want more members? Give them more ROI. Get more ROI from your alliances, get more ROI from your organizational membership. Author of 'The ROI of Membership,' 'Developing Strategic Alliances,' 'PartnerShift' and 'The Art of Partnering' -- one of America's most prolific authors on the subject of business growth through collaboration, Ed Rigsbee consults with world class clients such as Toyota, 3M, Dun & Bradstreet, DHL, BE Aerospace, George Fischer Signet, Mead, Siemens, Roland, Best Buy and others. He travels internationally to assist organizations in building strategic alliance relationships and to improve their total effectiveness and profitability. As a strategic alliance consultant, Rigsbee will help you develop and implement smart strategic alliances for continued business growth. Access resources through www.rigsbee.com

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Topics: Media, Politics, Political, Government, Art, Journalism, News Media, Campaigns, Democratic Party

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