Membership Information/Benefits of Your Membership

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• Summary of Reasons Why Your Organization Should Join Us: (for the busy people!)

  
  

  • Member-to-member networking mixers: a great way to build new relationships, increase awareness of member services, and more likely gain visitor business 

  • Invitations to members-only functions: seminars, (Special seminars are often given by members to highlight their services and increase knowledge of member resources.) workshops, member-benefit presentations, educational opportunities regarding travel and tourism, our destination, and each other

  • Access to participate in marketing events and tours 

  • Receive online sales leads from our Sales/Services departments 

  • Access to the Albany Convention Calendar

  • Access to our "Members Only" web pages

  • Listing(s) in the Albany annual Visitors Guide(s) 

  • Listing(s) on ACCVB website(s) and affiliate website(s)

  • Social media promotion (at random)
    

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• Marketing Programs, Publications, & Promotion

  
  

  ACCVB members receive numerous business and marketing services. In addition to networking and advertising opportunities, members are included in ACCVB referral lists and publications. Below are just a few of the ways the ACCVB routinely promotes members and their business:

  
  

  Free listing(s) in ACCVB Publications:   - Annual Visitors Guide Visitors Guide listing(s) and features – circulation of 125,000 will get your message directly to interested world-wide visitors, convention delegates, and key information centers   - ACCVB Membership Directory   - Meeting Planners' Guide Online Promotions:   - Listing, logo, & photograph on ACCVB website   - Hyperlink on ACCVB's website, albany.org Website exposure – direct links to your site and information on ours takes your message to more than 137,000 unique visitors   - listings/hyperlink on affiliated website(s): I Love NY, Travel Hudson Valley, Capital-Saratoga, Getaway NY, and more   - randomly selected member promotion on any number of ACCVB social media sites: Facebook, Linked In, Twitter, Blog, etc.   - listing(s) on ACCVB Events Calendar   - randomly selected members in ACCVB newsletters, "Member of the Month-MoM", "Frontline Facts", etc. Be a part of consumer seasonal e-blasts and reach 7,500 potential new customers   - access to "Members Only" Section   - business-to-business coupons Promotion: * Brochure Distribution:    - Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center   - Albany International Airport information desk   - hotel information tables   - mailed information packets * Referrals by ACCVB staff:   - convention delegates   - meetings & events attendees   - tourists & visitors * Editorial participation in industry-targeted publications

  Participation and networking opportunities in/at:   - ACCVB events & members-only mixers   - industry-related seminars   - ACCVB annual meeting   - monthly Director of Sales (DOS) meetings   - meeting planner luncheons/FAM   - ACCVB committee gatherings Participation in Special marketing/Legislative Programs: * Targeted ACCVB marketing (advertising/promotional initiatives including tourism campaigns, special interest direct mail promotions, trade shows, and visual productions) programs (Take the opportunity to highlight what’s new and exciting by providing input for monthly communications with targeted media and travel press)   - trade show co-ops   - familiarization tours   - travel writer tours   - convention and group tour functions/promotions   - annual promotions *Conventions, group tours, and services leads   - Build new business by being a part of our referral network to visitors and meeting planners   - Looking for long lead new business – “work” the semiannual convention calendar    - Reach new audiences through trade show co-ops Access to ACCVB's:   - reference library of industry manuals   - vendors   - publications   - image files   - Convention Calendars   - business directories   - mailing lists of associations/executives   - meeting planners   - fellow members   - government officials   - group tour/motor coach operators   - regional media

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  For more information on ACCVB Marketing and Promotion, members may login and visit ACCVB News.

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• Travel & Tourism Advocacy

  
  

  • Communicate your important issues to legislators and business leaders through ongoing activities and communications

  • The ACCVB keeps a keen eye on industry trends and keeps you informed

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• Networking & Money Saving Opportunities

  
  

  Many say the best sales opportunities are made through networking. As a member of the ACCVB, there are plenty of networking opportunities. From trade-show cooperative opportunities to membership mixers - there's always a chance to meet, greet, and eat with fellow members, potential clients, and customers.

  
  

  At ACCVB, we take care of our own. That means member-to-member relationships are a priority. Many times, members offer money-saving coupons or discounts to their fellow ACCVB members. It's just another outstanding benefit for ACCVB members.

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The ACCVB is an independent, not-for-profit corporation and serves as Albany County's Official Tourism Promotion Agency (TPA), as well as an administrator of the Capital-Saratoga Region's marketing efforts. The ACCVB is funded primarily by a tourist development tax on visitors' stays at Albany County hotels/motels, but an important part of our marketing efforts are supplemented by investments from organizations like yours.

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