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Debbie Willis

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Debbie Willis is the VP of Global Marketing at Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the parent company of iMIS, TopClass, OpenWater, and Clowder. She has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the association and nonprofit technology space. Passionate about all things MarTech, Debbie has led countless website, SEO, content, email, paid ad, and social media marketing strategies and campaigns. Debbie loves creating meaningful content to engage and empower association and nonprofit audiences. Debbie received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Information Systems from James Madison University and a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from The George Washington University. Debbie is a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and the American Society of Association Executives, and dabbles in photography. She also volunteers on the Marketing Committee for the Association Women Technology Champions.

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Debbie Willis5/10/21 12:00 AM

A Swipe File for Association Marketers: Marketing Copy Ideas for Education Programs

Lots of posts, including ours, provide advice on marketing strategies and tactics, but ...
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Debbie Willis5/3/21 12:00 AM

What the Research Says About the Pandemic’s Impact on Associations

A bumper crop of survey reports has arrived this spring that provides insight into the ...
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Debbie Willis4/26/21 12:00 AM

Why & How to Bring Back the Lost Art of Listening

Did you ever notice that LISTEN and SILENT are spelled with the same letters—something to ...
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Debbie Willis4/19/21 12:00 AM

11 Areas in Need of Decluttering in Your Association, Your Work Life and Your Mind

With no elbow grease required, decluttering seems like an easy spring project… until you ...
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Debbie Willis4/12/21 12:00 AM

The Physics of Membership: Investigating Unknown Influences on Member Behavior

This past year, you could count on one thing: uncertainty. You can count on it in the ...
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Debbie Willis4/5/21 12:00 AM

How to Host a Rewarding Ideation Session for Members and Volunteer Leaders

On St. Patrick’s Day, a group of association professionals got together to come up with ...
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Debbie Willis3/15/21 12:00 AM

After a Year of Pandemic Winter, Welcome Spring & Renew Your Association Spirit

Winter comes to a close this Saturday, March 20, the spring equinox—a time for new ...
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Debbie Willis3/8/21 12:00 AM

Jootsing: An Unorthodox Approach to Association Innovation

Jootsing is not a new dance craze or Dutch winter sport. You can joots alone or with ...
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Debbie Willis2/22/21 12:00 AM

Innovative, Healthy Associations Have a Growth Mindset. Does Yours?

During the pandemic, your association, like many others, had to adopt innovative ...
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Debbie Willis2/1/21 12:00 AM

How to Use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Marketing Your Education Programs

When members and non-members want to find information, explore a topic or scratch an ...
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Debbie Willis1/25/21 12:00 AM

7 Skills for Managing Remote Teams

The transition to remote work was like the transition to emergency remote instruction for ...
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Debbie Willis1/18/21 12:00 AM

How to Recruit & Engage Volunteers in a Time of Virtual Fatigue

Members are strapped for time and burnt out by virtual fatigue. The last thing they want ...
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