What Makes Us Special
Your association’s future success is dependent on choosing the right association management partner — one that is passionate about your growth, value and relevance to your target audience. To illustrate how IMG Associations can assist you in achieving your goals, below is our value proposition to our clients.
1. We operate under a blended staffing and services model that provides high-touch, dedicated services at an affordable cost.
To develop your customized management solution, we begin by gaining a clear understanding of your objectives and then develop a staffing and services structure that meets your budget and strategic goals. Our staffing model blends a dedicated executive director/project manager and core staff, who offer a superior level of client touch and industry expertise, with support from a shared staff of functional experts in areas such as conference management, data management, finance, publishing and technology. Our clients benefit because costs for these functional area experts are shared among other association clients to help achieve efficiencies in support functions.
2. We have a proven focus on our clients' growth.
At IMG Associations, we understand that you measure success on fulfillment of purpose, not just on dollars and cents, so we become as focused on your organizational goals as you are. We emphasize a company-wide culture of achieving extraordinary success for our clients. We believe your success is our success, so we partner with our association clients to create and achieve growth goals for membership, services, influence, financial stability and other key area. Talk with any of our association clients, and you will find that we support our focus in every association we manage to date. Our superior level of partnership is clear in our management fees, in that we structure our compensation to participate in both the risk and reward related to our clients' growth.
3. We have built a reputation for superior client experiences.
We have achieved success for our clients by delivering truly innovative, memorable experiences, whether face-to-face or during online and phone interaction. We have a proven record for expertly executed conferences that leave a lasting impression on attendees and sponsors. Our customer service team is well-trained and responsive to your members’ needs. We are innovators, with experience in creating collaborative and collocated events, environmentally responsible initiatives and unique marketing and sales strategies. We attribute much of this success to our blended staffing model which allows us a laser-focus on each client and the ability to share best practices across associations.
4. We become true lifetime partners to our associations.
The proof of a successful, mutually beneficial partnership is in the longevity of the relationship. IMG Associations is proud of our history of client longevity and staff retention. We have association client relationships that began with our founding in 1974 and still continue today. Why? Because we remain always focused on our clients’ clarity of mission and share our clients’ passion.
5. We deliver the personal attention of a small shop and the power of a dynamic, global organization.
As a division of IMG, the world's most diversified sports, entertainment and media company, IMG Associations is uniquely able to tap a global network of internal and external resources to create growth through an array of services, including event properties, media production and distribution, speaker booking, talent brands, consulting, brand licensing, sponsorship sales and other global services. No other association management company has the internal resources and relationships that we can leverage to create time and dollar efficiencies or a unique experience for IMG Associations’ clients. Yet we maintain our commitment to provide personalized service and the highest level of attention to each of our clients.
With IMG Associations, you will feel the difference our philosophy and style makes on your board, your members, your industry and your bottom line. Here you won't be one of many. You'll be part of our family, given the care and attention you need to thrive and grow.
We welcome the opportunity to put our unique philosophy to work for you.