What are you waiting for? Early Bird Deadline for NASMM 2018 Expires in TWO DAYS on December 1st!

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The early bird deadline for NASMM 2018 is Friday, December 1! Register by December 1 and save $100 off the regular registration rate! NASMM 2018 showcases Senior Move Management's hottest topics and brightest ideas. NASMM 2018 allows you to expand and develop these concepts by bringing the leading providers of Senior Move Management together to innovate, share ideas, develop new ways of doing business, explore new resources, and establish new business partnerships.

If you are a new Senior Move Manager or you have a decade of experience, NASMM 2018 is where you'll find your tribe.

If you are serious about growing your Senior Move Management company, this event is a game-changer for your business. Join over 400 Senior Move Management professionals from the US, Canada and beyond for NASMM 2018!

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Marketing Tools Galore!
Don't recreate the wheel! NASMM offers a multitude of marketing tools for your use. Simply visit the "Marketing Tools" section of "MyNASMM" and find the following:

• Ads
• Infographics
• Flyers
• Brochure
• PowerPoint Presentation

Easy to download and use!

NASMM National Client Satisfaction Program — Your Participation Helps Everyone!
Earlier this year, NASMM released our National Client Satisfaction Survey. By distributing this survey to your clients and returning completed surveys to NASMM, we can tell a national story about how Senior Move Management services positively impact older adults — and in turn promote the benefits of using NASMM members. The data we collect will serve as the basis for new marketing materials, press-worthy statistics, white papers etc — all items you can use to enhance and strengthen your position as trusted AND important resources to your potential clients and referral sources.

About the NASMM National Client Satisfaction Survey:

• The survey does not ask your clients for any identifying information — surveys are completely anonymous.
• The survey does not ask for any identifying information about your company.
• The survey has 20 questions and can easily be completed in less than five minutes.
• Both an online version and a paper version are available in the "MyNASMM" section of the website under the "Marketing Tools" section.
• You can access the online version by clicking here.
• The paper version can be found in the "Marketing Tools" section of "MyNASMM"

If each NASMM member would distribute and collect 10 surveys, imagine the story we could tell!

NASMM Accepting Ignite Submissions for NASMM 2018!
Consider being part of an innovative and exciting learning format — NASMM 2018 Ignite — a showcase of five-minute talks that might be bold, possibly brash, maybe even brilliant — but never boring! It's the learning format that's fast, fun, and focused where each speaker gets 20 slides, auto-advancing every 15 seconds, for 5 minutes total.

The international Ignite motto is "enlighten us, but make it quick!" Thus, Ignite is storytelling more than presenting. Given five minutes to speak with brief visual aides, what would you share with other SMMs? What would you most like to learn from your colleagues? Would you tell a humorous story? Teach a hack? Explain your passion for an unusual hobby?

NASMM 2018 Ignite is the concluding session at NASMM 2018. Are you up for the challenge? Click here to view the submission form.

Southwest Airlines Offers Discounted Fares for NASMM 2018
NASMM conference attendees will receive a discount and bonus Rapid Reward points from Southwest Airlines through our SWABIZ® account. Southwest Airlines is offering an 8% discount off Anytime & Business Select® fares and a 2% discount off select Wanna Get Away® fares for travel to and from the conference. Book your travel between September 15, 2017 & February 6, 2018 to take advantage of the discounted rates. (Discounts are available for travel February 20, 2018 through March 3, 2018.)

Click here to take advantage of the discounted rates and book now!

By flying Southwest Airlines, as a National Association of Senior Move Managers traveler, you will also receive the following benefits:

• 50% bonus Rapid Reward points for your travel to & from the convention with Rapid Rewards # added to your reservation. Click here to enroll in Rapid Rewards.
• No baggage fees (first two bags)
• No change or cancellation fees
• No peak travel or fuel surcharges
• Consistently ranked the "Best in Customer Service" by DOT

Time to Say Goodbye? When & How to Break Up With a Client
Many freelancers and entrepreneurs take on every client that comes their way. After all, there are bills to pay! Sometimes you do have to work with difficult clients. Maybe they're overly demanding, nitpicky, constantly asking for things at the last minute, or changing what they want. Difficult clients are a fact of entrepreneurial life. But, there's a difference between difficult and toxic.
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Ditch the Throw Rugs, Seniors!
Most fall-related hip fractures among elderly people in a New England study occurred in warm months and indoors — with throw rugs a common culprit. "Given the results of this study, it appears that efforts to decrease fall risk among the elderly living in cold climates should not be preferentially aimed at preventing outdoor fractures in winter," said study author Dr. Jason Guercio .
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Downsizing and Old Love Letters
You might imagine that given my age (76) and with the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, I've been thinking lately about clearing out some of the detritus here in the ol' homestead.
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There's No Such Thing As 'Old Age' Anymore
There are so many older adults in Florida that they've created their own city. The Villages, located smack in the center of the state, has a population of 157,000 people. By design and by fiat, virtually all of its residents are over the age of 55. The Villages has its own culture, its own norms, its own lifestyle.
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