Ready...Set...Network! Speed Networking is Coming to NASMM 2018!
Speed Networking takes the traditional values of face-to-face networking and combines it with the latest smart-matching software technology and it's coming to NASMM 2018! Speed Networking is a strategic, structured and rapid-fire networking event designed to help you share ideas, expand your network and build business relationships!

Bring your most vexing career challenges and get quick, candid feedback from other participants. Ask the question that's been bothering you for months. Share your greatest fear or top tip! Put your elevator pitch to the test or learn a better way to execute a mundane task. It's all here!

How does it work? It's easy! All attendees will complete a short online profile. You'll be matched up prior to NASMM 2018 via cutting-edge software that address levels of experience and personal topic preferences.

NASMM 2018's Speed Networking Session will be held on Monday, February 26 after lunch. You'll receive a customized Speed Networking itinerary prior to the session to make the most of your exciting Speed Networking experience. Over the course of this 90 minute session, you'll talk to a new individual every five (5) minutes, then change networking partners to meet the next person! No worries — our professional facilitators will provide all the timing cues and directions!

This one-of-a-kind networking experience will be one of the most memorable events of NASMM 2018. Participation in this session is included in your registration fee. To participate, click here to complete your profile!

Get Your SMM~C Before NASMM 2018!
Planning on earning your SMM~C? Why not do it before NASMM 2018! All SMM~C's are invited to attend our "Duly Noted" reception on Sunday, February 25! Mingle with the best and brightest of NASMM's membership! For more information on the SMM~C, click here!

Ask the Senior Move Manager x 2 at NASMM 2018!
Always ranked as one of the top sessions, NASMM has added a second "Ask the Senior Move Manager" panel session to NASMM 2018! This year's panel features:

• Joel Danick, TAD Relocation, Gaithersburg, MD
• Kate Grondin, Home Transition Resource, Andover, MA
• Charna Kinneberg, Senior Transitions, Abingdon, MD
• Carolyn Palmer, Goldilocks Solutions, LLC, Eureka, MO
• Marty Steven-Heebner, Clear Home Solutions, Sherman Oaks, CA

The panel will be moderated by Barry Iszak, Arranging It All, Austin, TX. Watch your email in early January for your opportunity to submit questions for this panel to consider.

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

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