iMIS is the gold standard when it comes to association management software. Designed specifically for associations, iMIS has your business logic baked in and manages everything from lead gen to financial reporting. The software’s functionality is so vast, even some old pros aren’t familiar with everything iMIS can do! It’s […]
Read MorePlanning Your Virtual Event: Encouraging Engagement
At a virtual event, the more participation you have, the better. Period. Unlike in-person meetings and conferences, virtual events are attended through a computer screen, which means distraction is just one click away. This can make engagement a challenge, but with the help of technology and a little creativity on […]
Read MorePlanning Your Virtual Event: Scheduling Sessions
One of the most important benefits of a virtual event is the opportunity to reach a larger audience. With no travel involved, your attendees’ time is more flexible — and you can cover more content in a shorter period of time. To take full advantage of these time-saving benefits, you […]
Read MorePlanning Your Virtual Event: Creating Compelling Content
When you’re planning a successful virtual event, the attendee experience should be priority #1. At in-person conferences and meetings, just being in the room — being part of a live audience and listening to a compelling speaker — can be an entertaining, invigorating experience. View that same presentation on a […]
Read MorePlanning Your Virtual Event: Choosing Your Speakers
In-person events have long been an essential part of any well-planned marketing strategy. Annual conferences, trade shows, meetings, workshops — they’re all smart ways for organizations and associations to create engagement between customers and members, build brand awareness, and bring people together to network and share industry information. But now, […]
Read MoreAre You Ready to Migrate to iMIS Staff Site? Use This 5-point Checklist
This is the year to move from iMIS Desktop to Staff Site. The functionality is robust. The potential to learn more from your data and better serve members is real. Your staff and board deserve to have the greater efficiencies that are now possible, and your members will love the […]
Read MoreDo You Need to Replace Crystal Reports?
Association membership systems are moving to the web. Does that mean that you need to replace Crystal Reports with a new web-based report writing tool? Not necessarily. Every organization needs to be able to extract data from its membership system in a way that can be used. A variety of […]
Read MoreMobile Apps Create Effective Member Engagement
People spend more than half of their online time on their smartphones. Most of that time is spent using apps. According to comScore, the average user spends 2.3 hours a day using mobile apps. This presents both a challenge and an opportunity for today’s association. Mobile devices in general and […]
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know to Integrate Third Party Apps with iMIS
Have you ever had to sign in on a website multiple times? It gets frustrating, doesn’t it? There’s a good reason for it. The website uses third-party applications to give you the features you need to complete tasks on the website. Each application has its own security so it can […]
Read MoreFive Questions for Your SSO Vendor—BEFORE Starting Your SSO Project
Many of us have experienced the frustration of accessing a website and having to login two or three times before receiving the needed information. Unfortunately, this is too common as websites typically piece together services and security capabilities from different vendors. What’s the solution? Single Sign-On (SSO) is your answer! […]
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