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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 Willis12/5/25 4:35 PM

Use AI for Competitive Analysis of Association Online Learning Programs

Your members face dozens of learning options: other associations, universities, ...
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Debbie Willis8/22/25 9:08 PM

Can Associations Legally Require Membership for Certification?

In 2018, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) paid over $35 million to settle an ...
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Debbie Willis5/30/25 11:16 AM

How Corporate Trainers Sell Online Learning to a Tough Crowd

If everyone knows professional development is good for them, then why doesn’t every ...
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Debbie Willis3/7/25 12:10 PM

How to Increase Employer Interest in Your Association’s Credentialing Programs

What would it take to get employers to think of your association first when searching for ...
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Debbie Willis11/7/24 2:27 PM

Creating Win-Win Educational Partnerships with Chapters

Here’s an uncomfortable truth: many associations and their chapters have a “us vs. them” ...
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Debbie Willis5/13/24 12:00 AM

Gen Z Entrepreneurs: How Associations Can Attract & Support the Next Wave of Business Owners

Gen Z has gusto. In an Adobe survey, 64% of them said they intend to start a business in ...
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Debbie Willis5/6/24 12:00 AM

How Associations Rituals Encourage Learning, Engagement and Belonging

Do you have daily or weekly rituals?
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Debbie Willis4/29/24 12:00 AM

Offer Workforce Development Programs to Attract Gen Z to Your Association & Industry

You probably know someone like my cousin. He graduated from college several years back, ...
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Debbie Willis3/25/24 12:00 AM

Member Engagement Metrics, Trends, and Education Program Advice for Associations in 2024

What goals and concerns are your association peers prioritizing? How does your ...
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Debbie Willis3/18/24 12:00 AM

Tips for Significantly Enhancing Your Learner Surveys

The odds are good your learner surveys aren’t so good. A harsh pronouncement, but ...
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Debbie Willis3/11/24 12:00 AM

What to Consider When Pricing Education Programs

Pricing education programs gives many of us the heebie-jeebies. Too high—you turn off ...
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Debbie Willis2/5/24 12:00 AM

In an Employers’ Job Market, It’s Time for New Marketing Messages

Over the past year, the job market has changed. No longer a job hunters’ market, it now ...
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