New York State Bar Association Releases the Professional Services Guide

Albany, NY, May 14, 2013– 

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) recently launched the Professional Services Guide.  This Guide is intended as a resource for NYSBA members, to help them find products and services that make better law firms.

--- “The New York State Bar Association is delighted to bring the new Professional Services Guide to our members.  Our partnership with Webvent provides a dynamic platform for multimedia integration. Collecting all the relevant information in one place makes it easier and more efficient for users to evaluate and choose providers of legal support services,” ---  says Barbara Beauchamp, Manager of Internet Services at New York State Bar Association.

The Professional Services Guide is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology. The Guide is enriched with relevant content and the real people behind the suppliers that make these companies stand out.  Lawyers in the state of New York now have one place to shop and compare different suppliers – within a community that understands their needs.

For suppliers, a company profile in the Professional Service Guide places your business in front of law firms in the state of New York year round. It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About New York State Bar Association
For more than 135 years, the New York State Bar Association has shaped the development of the law, educated and informed the profession and the public, and responded to the demands of a changing society.  Today, with a membership of more than 77,000 lawyers, representing every town, city and county in the state, the New York State Bar Association is the oldest and largest voluntary state bar organization in the nation.

The Association Forum of Chicagoland Adds Valuable Resource for its Members

- More than 500 Solution Providers listed in MyForum Buyer’s Guide -

Chicago, IL, January 28, 2013
The Association Forum of Chicagoland today launched the MyForum Buyer’s Guide,  a members-only online buyer’s guide with interactive elements.

Association professional members are looking for an online product that will allow them to connect with solution providers.  The MyForum Buyer’s Guide is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology, that leverages the relevant content from each solution provider’s website, YouTube channel, Social media feeds, Blog –to gain added exposure to association professional members.

The MyForum Buyer’s Guide is available through the Association Forum of Chicagoland website.

For solution providers: a company profile in MyForum Buyer’s Guide places your business in front of thousands of association professionals, with yearlong visibility.  It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About the Association Forum of Chicagoland
The mission of the Association Forum of Chicagoland is to “advance the professional practice of association management.”  Founded in 1916, the Association Forum serves 47,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 37 million members and generate $22 billion in global annual expenditures.

Webvent Platform Grows with Increasing Customer Base

Boston, MA, January 24, 2013 –

Our development team has been improving the Webvent's platform with feedback from our recent customers. The following new features just went live:

  1. You can choose from 3 types of 'Directory Listings'

Company Profile List.  This is the traditional way of displaying featured companies with premium profiles on top and basic profiles underneath in alphabetical order.

Categories with 3 top Company Profiles.  Per category, 3 company profiles rotate in the top 3 positions in that category.

Categories by Group.  In this appearance the categories are grouped together and the company profiles are listed when you select a category in a specific group.

With these different types of listings we can adapt more flexibly to different customer needs in terms of number of company profiles listed and sponsorship opportunities created.

2. We added a ‘Community Manager’ Role
In addition to the ‘Owner’ and the ‘Admin’ roles in any community we added the ‘Community Manager’ role.  Anyone with that role has access to all company profiles listed in the buyers guide, which adds tremendous flexibility in maintaining the content, and a central ‘go-to’ person in that community.

3. We made Improvements to the 'Manage Webcasts' process
These consist of:

UI improvements – more icons, better instructions

Host & Registration process improvements. It is clearer now when a webcast is hosted using a third party web conferencing tool, or when using Webvent hosted services.

Presenter Checklist – presenters can upload their documents and accept your Terms and Conditions on their own.

Manage Teamwork improvements.  Teamwork between multiple organizations – the Association, the Media Sales Organization, the Presenter, and the Webcast Hosting Organization- is now more efficient.

4. Communities can offer 'Category' level sponsorships
In addition to the existing Webinar and Community sponsorships, customers can now offer “Category”- level sponsorships for more specific targeting by suppliers and advertisers.

5. We also made several small adjustments that our dedicated users will notice

Products Showcase now lists upgraded companies’ products first

Product title links to the company profile page

Customers can add their own Google Analytics profile account ID to track their community web traffic

Company Profiles include their external Web Site URL under their “Information” module

Our corporate web site has been upgraded at www.webvent.tv with new Home, Products, and Customers pages

About Webvent
Webvent creates online marketplaces for Associations, Trade Shows, Publishers, and other B2B environments.  Based on Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology we allow presenters to demonstrate thought leadership to interested audiences, and advertisers to leverage their most important marketing assets.  With a platform that adapts to our customer’s needs, Webvent can provide new sources of sustainable revenue, audience value, and supplier engagement to your organization.

The American Academy of Audiology Launches the Audiology Solutions Network

Reston, VA, December 10, 2012–

The American Academy of Audiology today launched the first of its kind “Audiology Solutions Network”, where suppliers can share their products, expert personnel, content and media with the Audiology marketplace year-round.

The Audiology Solutions Network is built upon Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network technology, that leverages the relevant content from each supplier’s website, YouTube channel, Social media feeds, Blog – filtered by the keywords that are relevant to each individual user in the Audiology community. Audiologists now have one place to shop and compare different suppliers – within a community that understands their needs as only expert peers can. 

The Audiology Solutions Network is available through the Quick Links on the American Academy of Audiology website or at www.audiologysolutionsnetwork.org/sites

For suppliers, a company profile in the Audiology Solutions Network places your business in front of audiologists worldwide, with yearlong visibility. It allows your organization to use thought leadership, social media and your existing Website content to reach new customers and accelerate the sales process.

About American Academy of Audiology
The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by, and for audiologists. The active membership of more than 11,000 is dedicated to providing quality-hearing care services through professional development, education, research, and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders. 

Network Media Partners and Webvent Partner to Provide Media Sales and Marketplace Solutions that Build Association Revenues

Strategic partnership to include co-marketing of products and services

Hunt Valley, MD, August 9, 2012–

Network Media Partners, Inc and Webvent, Inc today announced a strategic partnership agreement for joint marketing and delivery of products and services to member-based associations, including existing customers of Network Media.

“Webvent’s Adaptive Media Network is an innovative, no-risk software and sales service that provides supplier-to-member media marketplaces for associations.  It is an intuitive, well designed product, and an excellent value-add for our customers,” says Chip Boyce, President of Network Media. “One huge benefit from a sales perspective is that the sales team already working with prospects, advertisers, exhibitors and sponsors is able to sell this product vs. outsourcing the sale to a 3rd party.” 

Nick Kuppers, Webvent Co-founder, adds, “Network Media’s customer base and reputation are very impressive, with the likes of Association Forum of Chicagoland and American Industrial Hygiene Association, to name a few. Our partnership with Network Media began in 2011 through a mutual customer (American Society for Training & Development), and we now extend it formally to offer the best of software and digital media sales and service to all kinds of professional and trade associations.”  The first customers have already signed up, and these new supplier-to-audience marketplaces will be announced when they launch in December. 

About Network Media Partners
Since 1982, Network Media Partners, Inc. (NMP) has worked with professional and trade associations of all shapes and sizes, nationally and locally, to grow their media and event offerings to their memberships and communities.  NMP is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

Visit NetworkMediaPartners.com to learn more.

Bringing the ‘Latest’ on Your Industry 24/7

A Social Network is made up of a set of individuals and organizations, and the relationships, connections, and interactions between them. Social networking services - or social media - like Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Twitter focus on building relations among people who share a common interest and/or activities. Users of these services have a profile, they have social links to other users, and they interact through email or instant messaging.

Media networking services focus on sharing social and other media among professionals who share a common interest. Webvent for example, is focused on connecting buyers and vendors in specific industries or marketplaces. It provides buyers a rich media experience and interactive self-education opportunities, while controlling how they engage with vendors. Users can search on any keyword through the database of videos, white papers, case studies, and blogs.  They download relevant information, join webcasts, and learn from industry thought leaders. They see how they’re linked through social networks with other professionals, and connect through email.

Like social networking services, media networking services are free and easy to use. Income is generated through advertising.

Uniting the social networks of individuals and organizations in the context of a specific industry or marketplace offers great value to industry associations and publishers - and their members or subscribers. It helps them offer the programming and services to their members far beyond the monthly publication or annual event: it brings the ‘latest‘ on your industry from thought leaders, vendors, influencers, and other subject matter experts, to your member’s desk 365 days of the year. And it opens up whole new revenue streams from advertising and sponsorships.