The 2009 BDA survey results show a decline in overall membership and individual BDA membership numbers compared to 2008, likely due to the struggling economy. While goals and strengths remained similar to previous years, weaknesses grew to include issues with membership, recruiting, staffing, and funding/budgets. Opportunities centered around improving identity, advocacy, and growing membership through increased marketing. Major threats included the poor economy, membership apathy, and lack of funds/organizational issues. Overall needs focused on grant funding, marketing/recruiting help, and education/training. APNBA performed adequately in meeting 2008 needs and made improvements to programs. For 2009/2010, focus will be on helping BDAs with recruiting, marketing, administration
6. Opportunities for BDAs
Other URAs Events
Streetcar
2% 2% 2%
5%
Partnerships
10%
Improve AreaÂ
Identity
18%
Very Little Change inÂ
i l h i
Infrastructure Responses to This QuestionÂ
Advocacy
Area Growth
16%
16%
from Year to Year
MembershipÂ
Marketing Growth
14% 15%
BDA Opportunities â 2009
PlannedÂ
Data Base Project Validates Infr Imp
8% Impr Ident
I Id t
Opportunities for Increasing More Partners
9%
16%
Incr Advoc
Membership through Econ Gr in Area 12%
17%
Increased Marketing
Increased Marketing Incr Mktg
Inc Memb
I M b
22%
16%
7. Threats to BDAs
Lack of Focus Other
Lack of Funds
Lack of Funds 5% 3%
Crime/Graffiti 5%
7% The Economy
22%
Membership/Member ApathyÂ
Personalities
7%
Grew as an Issue in 2009, As DidÂ
Identity Issues Government
G
18%
t Funding and Organizational Issues
Funding and Organizational Issues
10%
Apathy
Board Burnout
11%
12%
Threats to BDAs â 2009
Lack of $
12%
Most Likely a Result of theÂ
M t Lik l R lt f th Crime/Graf
Economy
19%
Current State of the Economy â
Current State of the Economy â 8%
Pers/Org Issues Govt Acts
11%
People are Trying to Survive and 8%
Have Less Time for BDA Activities BDA Identity
11% Bd/Off Burnout
Memb Apathy 15%
16%
8. Individual BDA Needs
Best Practices
Other Speakers Bureau
4% 3% Education and Training PrioritiesÂ
Staff Help 4%
8% Education & Tng
24%
Lower (Well Served)  This Year â
Lower (Well Served)  This Year â
Mktg/Recruiting
9% Other Categories Fairly Stable â
Other Categories Fairly Stable â
Grant Funding
News & Info
News & Info
16%
Speakers Bureau a Non
Speakers Bureau a NonâStarter
Nonâ
15%
Advocacy
17%
Your BDA Needs â 2009
Spkrs Bur
More Help With Marketing and
More Help With Marketing and Best Prac
10%
4%
Ed & Tng
12%
Recruiting, Plus Staff Help, Admin Help
9%
News & Inf
15%
Desired in the Coming Year Advocacy
Grant $
G $ 17%
Mkt/Rec Help 18%
15%
9. Overall BDA Needs
Best Practices
5%
BDAÂ
Staff Help
Coordination
6%
Ideas
5%
Grant Funding
Grant Funding is Still the LargestÂ
9% 29%
Need Identified by BDAs as MostÂ
Mktg/Recruiting
9%
Education & Tng
Beneficial to the Overall BDAÂ
13%
Advocacy
11% News & Info
N &I f
13%
Community
BDA Coord All BDA Needs â 2009
10%
Advocacy, Marketing and Ed & Tng
Ed & Tng
Admin Help
Recruiting and Administrative 10% 11%
News & Inf
Help Show Clear Increases in Best Prac
9%
13%
Terms of Needs.  Grant MoneyÂ
Terms of Needs Grant Money Grant $
Advocacy
18%
Problematical due to Economy.
Problematical due to Economy. Mkt/Rec Help
17%
12%
10. How Did APNBA Do?
APNBA Performance â 2008 Needs
0.98
0.88 Very Well
0.77
0.67
0.62
0.66 Pretty Well
0.52 0.50 Adequately
0.37
Poorly
Not At All
Not Too Bad, Not As Good As Possible!
11. The Upgraded News Source
Brought In House in 2008
Brought InâHouse in 2008
Inâ
Sources Expanded
Readership Increased
NSÂ Format NSÂ Content NSÂ Frequency
10 10 10
5 5 5
0 0 0
Series1 Series1 Series1
12. Business Voice Revisions
Redesigned Layout
Expanded Content
Expanded Content
BVÂ Format BVÂ Content BVÂ Frequency
10 15
10 10
5 5 5
0 0 0
Series1 Series1 Series1
13. APNBA s New Web Site
APNBAâs
⢠Open Source (Drupal)
Open Source (Drupal)
Development Platform
Development Platform
⢠Design and Development Brought
in Under Budget
â˘OOrganic Content Migration and
i C t t Mi ti d
Development
Web Format Web Content Web Ease of Use
10
15 15
5 10 10
0 5 5
0 0
Series1
Series1 Series1
14. The Data Base Validation Project
Data Base Value
D t B V l 50,000+ Records from 2007Â
d f
12
10
8
City Data Verified to ProvideÂ
6
4
15,000+ Prospects to BDAs
p
2
0
Very Somewhat Not VeryÂ
Valuable Valuable Valuable
Useless
New Listings Being ProvidedÂ
Series1
S i 1 on a Quarterly Basis
on a Quarterly Basis
Underâ
UnderâUtilized by Many BDAs, Very HelpfulÂ
for Those Taking Advantage of it.
for Those Taking Advantage of it
15. June 2008 BDA Conference
Format Content Location
10 10 10
5 5 5
0 0 0
Series1 Series1 Series1
Cost ⢠Great Response and Reviews!
Great Response
5 ⢠Far Too Few Attendees from Our
Far Too Few Attendees from OurÂ
0
BDA Membership â 10 Reviews, 14
BDA Membership â Reviews, 14
Nonâ
NonâParticipants
Series1
S i 1
⢠Much More Marketing in 2009
Sponsors in 2008 = 0;   Sponsors in 2009 = 6
16. September 2008 Marketing Workshop
Format Content Location
2 4 4
1 2 2
0 0 0
Series1 Series1 Series1
⢠Great Response and Reviews!
G tR dR i !
⢠Priced Too Low!
Cost
⢠Far Too Few Attendees from Our BDA
2
1
0
Membership â Reviews, 18 Nonâ
Membership â 6 Reviews, 18 Nonâ
Participants
⢠Much More Marketing in 2009
Much More Marketing in 2009
Series1
17. Our 2009/2010 Marching Orders
⢠More Focus On Helping BDAs with Member
More Focus On Helping BDAs with Member
Recruiting and Marketing
⢠More Focus On Providing BDAs with
Administrative Help
⢠Increased Marketing for Education andÂ
Training Opportunities
Training Opportunities
⢠Development of Best Practices Materials
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