One of the great benefits of online systems is the ability to record and archive your event for future use. Create training or educational libraries by recording your events and archiving them. Those who wish to review the materials again, those who were unable to attend the original session, or those who join your organization at a later time can view these archived sessions on demand. You can even charge and collect a fee for archived event viewing, creating another revenue stream for your association.
Today’s organizations find they can do so much more, with less time, money and effort, by utilizing online training and education. Use the latest technology to streamline your programs, enhance your offerings to your members, expand your reach, save money, and even possibly generate revenue!
Implementing an online training and education program is easier than you think!
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Use Online Training and Education to Increase Member Satisfaction
Imagine how easy and cost efficient it could be to connect with your members via conferencing platforms, whether audio and/or web, in order to bring them the latest updates in your industry, or to offer them free or reduced-cost training on important issues. This is a way to really add value to your members and increase their satisfaction. Member retention is increased when the training and educational services you provide become integral to your member’s personal and professional success, and who isn't concerned about growing and retaining members?
Today's online tools allow for collaboration through polling, chatting, live conversation, and desktop sharing. Many associations have found that the interaction of the group is actually increased when meeting online, compared to those who attend in a lecture setting. Allowing your members to interact and collaborative gives them a feeling of investment in the communications process. Friendships and other relationships are facilitated. Just another way to add value to your membership!
Have you considered reasons why your members may be seeking online training and educational programs? Here are some of those reasons!
1) Increase Time-to-Competency
Online programs allow you to bring your staff and members up to date as quickly as possible. Utilizing virtual training and education methods allows you to schedule updates on-demand, and more frequently if needed. Frequent, timely information will increase the overall competency of your audience, making them the experts in their fields. Can you say "Membership Value"?!
2) Strengthen Relationships
Become a strategic partner in the success of your members. Use online methods to bring information on changing laws, regulations, and other timely information to your members before others do. Establishing yourself as the “go-to organization” for information cements you as the organization of choice for your members. Information adds value to any relationship.
3) Increase Revenue
Create revenue-generating opportunities for your association by charging a fee for training and education. Associations strive to maintain relevance in today’s world. Those who are successful have discovered the rewards of offering education, training, and information as a value-add to their members. The benefits are many. Associations benefit from the non-dues revenue, increasing membership, and member retention. Members benefit from low-cost information, training, and continuing education units, often required for their job, certification or license. Associations today are fighting for membership dollars. Those who provide online services will rise above their competitors as they increase the value of their membership. Some programs may even be offered at no-charge or minimal charge to members when underwritten by a vendor or other sponsor.
In these challenging times. Everyone needs to consider programs that are easy to implement, and which increase bottom line revenue and add value to members. We at TelSpan are ready to help!
News Release: December 15, 2009
TelSpan, the Indianapolis-based provider of worldwide conferencing services, is proud to announce exciting new upgrades to its TelSpanRayo web conferencing platform. Already one of the easiest-to-use web conferencing platforms available, TelSpanRayo is now a fully integrated audio and web conferencing platform with webcam and video capability. A new self-recording option is also now available. This Flash-based platform allows attendees to attend a conference with only a web browser and Adobe Flash Player, and meetings can be hosted from a PC, Mac, or Linux computer.
The dictionary tells us that integration is defined as “the act or process of making whole or entire”. Integration is hitting the technology sector in many ways. Hand held devices are now allowing their owners to utilize one device to handle telephone calls, internet access, email, texting, music, videos and more every day, all on one tiny unit!
In the world of conferencing and communications, integration is quite the buzz word lately. In our industry, integration means being able to use one system or platform for more than one use. Gone are the days when you had to utilize separate platforms, and possibly even separate vendors for your different communications needs. Technological advances in our world enable users to manage all aspects of their conference from one platform.
Recent updates to our TelSpanRayo platform feature such integrated technology. One of the easiest-to-use and feature-rich platforms available, TelSpanRayo now integrates audio, web, and video conferencing and even has an integrated recording feature!
Give us a call today, to learn more about integration and how it can make your life easier!
