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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 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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Debbie Willis1/11/21 12:00 AM

Let Go of “Getting Back to Normal” and Cultivate a New Mindset Instead

“Getting back to normal” has been the refrain for the past ten months. In the early ...
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Debbie Willis1/4/21 12:00 AM

Demonstrate Empathy in Action to Your Members, Attendees and Colleagues

Words represent ideas. When a word become overused and cliché, a good idea is easily ...
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Debbie Willis12/28/20 12:00 AM

Your Holiday Reading List: Our Top 10 Blog Posts of 2020

What’s on your mind? One way for us to find out is by seeing which of our blog posts are ...
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Debbie Willis12/14/20 12:00 AM

12 Digital Marketing Channels for Your Association’s Education Programs

Everyone’s life has changed to some extent in the past nine months. You’ve probably ...
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Debbie Willis11/30/20 12:00 AM

4 Ways Event and Learning Data Can Help Your Association Achieve Its Goals

It’s an exciting time to be in the professional development business. If your association ...
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