A Holiday Message From FAA President Craig Fleming

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Florida Auctioneers Association we wish you a Happy Holiday Season and a Happy New Year as we enter into 2019.

Over the past several months since our Fall Conference your Board has been working on the 2019 Annual Strategic Plan for the Association. We are currently meeting each month to identify how we can make the Association better for all members.

During our conference this year we held a feedback session where we asked participating members to give us suggestions on what the Association could do to bring more value to it’s members. Outlined below is the list that was created from that session. Currently we are prioritizing a list of our Top 10 items and will publish those in the next newsletter along with other key elements of the Strategic Plan.

1. “Sexy” Up The Convention/Make It More Exciting
2. Create a Membership Directory-Hard Copy- Mail Out
3. Training on Auction Opportunities/How To Make Money in the Profession
4. Better Promotion of the Convention
5. Mailings to All AU and AB’s Members
6. Touch Members More Often/Teasers
7. Create More Content and Value
8. Local Personal Contact With Members
9. Mail Hard Copy Newsletters To Those That Want Them
10. Reach Out In Dire Times/Hurricanes Check On Members

11. Conduct Surveys using Survey Monkey of All Members
12. Increase Dues- It’s Been A Long Time
13. Wave Dues For First Time Attendees
14. Create Value then Communicate it
15. Market the FAA Better
16. Incentivize Attendance/NAA $300 Voucher Program/First 3 Years
17. Florida Auction School Reach Out
18. 1 on 1 Contact With Members Is Important
19. NAA Snowbirds- Identify Them and Invite to Conference
20. Better Location of Conference For Kids

21. CE Credits
22. Reciprocity Seminars
23. Auto Pay Option On Annual Dues
24. More Committees/Volunteers
25. Mentorship Program
26. List of Membership Benefits Outlined
27. Chat Forum For Members: Face Book
28. Distribute a Nugget a Month
29. Re-Visit Revenue Streams
30. Promote Bid Calling Contest

If you have additional ideas or suggestions please send those to my email address at: