The Evolving Role of the Independent Reppembaserves
Never have reps been more needed in the outdoor industry. If retailers are to be the cultural ambassadors and flesh-and-blood connections to real consumers, reps must be the grand wizards, the witch-doctors, the story-tellers. For our vendors, we’re the ear-to-the-rails, boots-on-the-ground force that is otherwise lacking in an increasingly digital world transformed by social media and market disruption.
Reps need to have huge skill-sets to do what we do. We're rare, and valuable.
Meanwhile, reps have three main jobs: We sell, we service, and we market. We also have three work stations: The phone, the computer, and the steering wheel (sometimes even at the same time, with a cup of coffee and a burrito in our laps for good measure.) Juggling our job duties while transitioning from one work-station to another - and often from one time-zone to another - is beyond challenging: It's not sustainable, nor scalable.
It's time to look at the model we've been using and figure out what's next. What is next? We'll discuss this while looking at how new technologies and media habits can broaden our reach and effectiveness while conserving our most valuable resource: Our time and attention.
Werntz, founder of Pemba Serves, Inc, a sales agency that has been servicing the upper Midwest for almost twenty years, has over thirty years of experience in the outdoor industry. Pemba Serves was a finalist for the OIA Industry Innovator award in 2007; Brad was recognized in 2009 as one of the ten inaugural SNEWS® Power Players.
Este documento é uma transcrição da música "The Prayer" de Celine Dion e Andrea Bocelli com tradução para o espanhol. Contém as letras da música pedindo a Deus que nos guie e proteja, nos dê fé e esperança, e nos leve para um lugar seguro.
This document discusses trends in membership for associations and concerns about maintaining membership levels over the next 5 years. It notes that 44% of associations saw higher membership over the past 5 years but only 15% expect higher membership going forward. The biggest concerns about future membership include an aging membership and attracting youth. Charts show that the typical association membership age is shifting upwards. The document argues that associations need to focus on the customer value proposition by providing exclusive benefits that address specific needs and by reworking structures and strategies to enhance the membership value.
2011 W.T.Chan Fellow Final PresentationWenjing Huang
A rainy day inspired the author to look out the window and see a beautiful blanket on the street with something underneath. Upon further inspection, the author discovered a cat hiding in the blanket to stay dry. This chance encounter reminded the author that there is often more than initially meets the eye and that things are not always as they seem. People and society can also have hidden needs that are not immediately apparent.
Speed Global Networking offers an online speed dating platform called FNATO that allows users to rapidly meet potential partners through 3 minute conversations. FNATO aims to improve on traditional online dating sites by generating multiple real-time dates within a short period of time based on the concept of speed dating. The platform offers various features like match suggestions, anonymous profiles, gifts, and private chat rooms to enhance the user experience. Speed Global Networking markets FNATO as a partnership opportunity for companies wanting to launch their own customized and localized speed dating sites.
The document discusses plagiarism and proper citation methods. It defines plagiarism as using someone else's work without proper attribution. Intentional plagiarism by directly copying others' work is considered a serious academic offense. Unintentional plagiarism due to improperly citing sources is generally treated as a stylistic issue. The document provides examples of what constitutes common knowledge versus more specific ideas and knowledge that require citation. It also explains the differences between paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting and provides guidance on integrating citations in writing.
In 2009, McKinley began our relationship with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), a $40 million medical professional society with more than 50,000 members, by conducting a comprehensive member needs assessment to understand members’ perceptions, motivations and needs. Since then, we have continued to work together to grow membership through effective marketing strategy and support.
The research we continually conduct for ASA informs the development of our membership marketing plans and helps to better articulate the value ASA delivers.
The Member--Centric Association Configuring Your Organization for Membership...McKinley Advisors
Member-centric organizations prioritize understanding and serving member needs over other considerations like organizational needs or financial goals. Some of these scenarios could be interpreted either way depending on additional context, but in general:
- Conducting member research before decisions helps ensure choices align with what members value.
- Inviting broad member participation in advocacy recognizes the importance of member voices in shaping policy agendas.
- Exclusively CEO events may risk excluding or disengaging other important member roles.
- Requiring programs break even in one year could discourage innovation or investing in longer-term member value.
The key is balancing organizational sustainability with continuously learning about and responding to evolving member priorities.
To know about ‘MahaVad’ & ‘MahaDharma’ 'MahaManas' visit- www.mahavad.webs.com & www.mahaism.webs.com & www.mahamanan.webs.com and also search ‘MahaVad’ ‘MahaDharma’ through Google & Yahoo.com
The document outlines the writing process, which includes four main stages: exploring ideas through pre-writing activities, developing a draft with a thesis/topic sentence and body paragraphs, revising for unity, supporting evidence, coherence and style, and editing for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
This document compares writing an expository essay to playing volleyball. It notes that in both, you need a strong beginning to hook the reader or start the game. The essay should have a clear beginning, middle, and end, just like volleyball requires bumping, setting, and spiking the ball in an organized way. Both writing and volleyball require focus and accuracy to be successful and prevent the other team from scoring points or weakening the argument.
GPS, or the Global Positioning System, is a global navigation satellite system that uses satellites to determine the precise position of objects on Earth. Originally developed by the United States Department of Defense, GPS works by using receivers to locate signals from at least three satellites in orbit, which allows the receiver to calculate distance and synchronize clocks to determine location. The full GPS system consists of 24 satellites distributed in six orbital planes to provide global coverage, with ground stations sending control information to the satellites. GPS has evolved over time to provide more precise positioning down to the centimeter level and will continue improving with new generations of satellites.
Jarrett Industries produces over 40 million sterile sampling bags per year in their clean room facility in Owings Mills, Maryland. They offer a variety of stock and custom bag sizes and materials for sampling in industries like food production, research laboratories, environmental testing, clean rooms, medical, and veterinary uses. Jarrett Industries works directly with customers to provide reliable and consistent sampling bag solutions.
The Evolving Role of the Independent Reppembaserves
Never have reps been more needed in the outdoor industry. If retailers are to be the cultural ambassadors and flesh-and-blood connections to real consumers, reps must be the grand wizards, the witch-doctors, the story-tellers. For our vendors, we’re the ear-to-the-rails, boots-on-the-ground force that is otherwise lacking in an increasingly digital world transformed by social media and market disruption.
Reps need to have huge skill-sets to do what we do. We're rare, and valuable.
Meanwhile, reps have three main jobs: We sell, we service, and we market. We also have three work stations: The phone, the computer, and the steering wheel (sometimes even at the same time, with a cup of coffee and a burrito in our laps for good measure.) Juggling our job duties while transitioning from one work-station to another - and often from one time-zone to another - is beyond challenging: It's not sustainable, nor scalable.
It's time to look at the model we've been using and figure out what's next. What is next? We'll discuss this while looking at how new technologies and media habits can broaden our reach and effectiveness while conserving our most valuable resource: Our time and attention.
Werntz, founder of Pemba Serves, Inc, a sales agency that has been servicing the upper Midwest for almost twenty years, has over thirty years of experience in the outdoor industry. Pemba Serves was a finalist for the OIA Industry Innovator award in 2007; Brad was recognized in 2009 as one of the ten inaugural SNEWS® Power Players.
Este documento é uma transcrição da música "The Prayer" de Celine Dion e Andrea Bocelli com tradução para o espanhol. Contém as letras da música pedindo a Deus que nos guie e proteja, nos dê fé e esperança, e nos leve para um lugar seguro.
This document discusses trends in membership for associations and concerns about maintaining membership levels over the next 5 years. It notes that 44% of associations saw higher membership over the past 5 years but only 15% expect higher membership going forward. The biggest concerns about future membership include an aging membership and attracting youth. Charts show that the typical association membership age is shifting upwards. The document argues that associations need to focus on the customer value proposition by providing exclusive benefits that address specific needs and by reworking structures and strategies to enhance the membership value.
2011 W.T.Chan Fellow Final PresentationWenjing Huang
A rainy day inspired the author to look out the window and see a beautiful blanket on the street with something underneath. Upon further inspection, the author discovered a cat hiding in the blanket to stay dry. This chance encounter reminded the author that there is often more than initially meets the eye and that things are not always as they seem. People and society can also have hidden needs that are not immediately apparent.
Speed Global Networking offers an online speed dating platform called FNATO that allows users to rapidly meet potential partners through 3 minute conversations. FNATO aims to improve on traditional online dating sites by generating multiple real-time dates within a short period of time based on the concept of speed dating. The platform offers various features like match suggestions, anonymous profiles, gifts, and private chat rooms to enhance the user experience. Speed Global Networking markets FNATO as a partnership opportunity for companies wanting to launch their own customized and localized speed dating sites.
The document discusses plagiarism and proper citation methods. It defines plagiarism as using someone else's work without proper attribution. Intentional plagiarism by directly copying others' work is considered a serious academic offense. Unintentional plagiarism due to improperly citing sources is generally treated as a stylistic issue. The document provides examples of what constitutes common knowledge versus more specific ideas and knowledge that require citation. It also explains the differences between paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting and provides guidance on integrating citations in writing.
In 2009, McKinley began our relationship with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), a $40 million medical professional society with more than 50,000 members, by conducting a comprehensive member needs assessment to understand members’ perceptions, motivations and needs. Since then, we have continued to work together to grow membership through effective marketing strategy and support.
The research we continually conduct for ASA informs the development of our membership marketing plans and helps to better articulate the value ASA delivers.
The Member--Centric Association Configuring Your Organization for Membership...McKinley Advisors
Member-centric organizations prioritize understanding and serving member needs over other considerations like organizational needs or financial goals. Some of these scenarios could be interpreted either way depending on additional context, but in general:
- Conducting member research before decisions helps ensure choices align with what members value.
- Inviting broad member participation in advocacy recognizes the importance of member voices in shaping policy agendas.
- Exclusively CEO events may risk excluding or disengaging other important member roles.
- Requiring programs break even in one year could discourage innovation or investing in longer-term member value.
The key is balancing organizational sustainability with continuously learning about and responding to evolving member priorities.
To know about ‘MahaVad’ & ‘MahaDharma’ 'MahaManas' visit- www.mahavad.webs.com & www.mahaism.webs.com & www.mahamanan.webs.com and also search ‘MahaVad’ ‘MahaDharma’ through Google & Yahoo.com
The document outlines the writing process, which includes four main stages: exploring ideas through pre-writing activities, developing a draft with a thesis/topic sentence and body paragraphs, revising for unity, supporting evidence, coherence and style, and editing for grammar, spelling and punctuation errors.
This document compares writing an expository essay to playing volleyball. It notes that in both, you need a strong beginning to hook the reader or start the game. The essay should have a clear beginning, middle, and end, just like volleyball requires bumping, setting, and spiking the ball in an organized way. Both writing and volleyball require focus and accuracy to be successful and prevent the other team from scoring points or weakening the argument.
GPS, or the Global Positioning System, is a global navigation satellite system that uses satellites to determine the precise position of objects on Earth. Originally developed by the United States Department of Defense, GPS works by using receivers to locate signals from at least three satellites in orbit, which allows the receiver to calculate distance and synchronize clocks to determine location. The full GPS system consists of 24 satellites distributed in six orbital planes to provide global coverage, with ground stations sending control information to the satellites. GPS has evolved over time to provide more precise positioning down to the centimeter level and will continue improving with new generations of satellites.
Jarrett Industries produces over 40 million sterile sampling bags per year in their clean room facility in Owings Mills, Maryland. They offer a variety of stock and custom bag sizes and materials for sampling in industries like food production, research laboratories, environmental testing, clean rooms, medical, and veterinary uses. Jarrett Industries works directly with customers to provide reliable and consistent sampling bag solutions.