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Michael Sipe, President, CrossPoint Capital
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Anne Hotte, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Rob & Kate, No way! These flowers are just beautiful! Is this another example of “shock and awe”? It works! We are sharing the timeline and new approach to retention at the staff meeting tomorrow! I am so excited about it! Thank you for ALL that you did! You make
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Maria Patterson, Carrollwood Area Business Association
Dear Rob & Kate, Thank you many times over for facilitating the most successful Membership Drive in the history of CABA! We appreciate all you have taught us and all the expert information and advice you have generously shared. You are both a joy to work with and thank you
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Patricia Crowley, Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce
Dear Rob and Kate, On behalf of the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, thank you for presenting your “DIRECTDrive” to our membership committee. The teachings you shared certainly were a result of our successful Membership Drive. We appreciate your support to the Chamber and look forward
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DIRECTDrive Process
650+ member driven Associations across the country have recently added over 34,000 new members using a simple and fun membership drive process that GUARANTEES success! Your Association can have a membership drive that is so successful it will shatter previous national membership increase averages!
What Associations Say
We had 193 businesses join during our drive which has created the enthusiasm and excitement that we have been looking for. This was a great experience for our Chamber!
Casey Dickson, Hardee County Chamber of Commerce
I so enjoyed working with you both and look forward to having you back in Gulf Breeze again! THANK YOU SO MUCH for all you did for us! Especially for the $24,000 generated and 84 new Chamber members – woo-hoo!
Meg Peltier, Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce
We recruited 86 new Chamber members in 48 hours during Perdido Key’s most successful membership drive in our 26 year history!! We are so excited and can’t wait to welcome these new members into our powerful and successful network of professionals!
Tina Morrison, Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce
Training Day Comments
Great seminar – took away some good sales points/tips
Great training and some great ideas to use. I look forward to seeing the results. Thank you.
Very effective tools. Can’t wait to use them!
Very good workshop. We will look to see how we can use this in membership and business partner efforts.
DIRECTDrive Results Archive
| Year | Alabama Associations | Start Total | Drive Total | Grand Total | % of Growth |
| 2008 | AHB of Greater Birmingham | 2148 | 92 | 2240 | 4.00% |
| Year | Arkansas Associations | Start Total | Drive Total | Grand Total | % of Growth |
| 2009 | NE Arkansas HBA | 94 | 58 | 152 | 62.00% |
| 2009 | Carroll County HBA | 45 | 35 | 80 | 78.00% |
| Year | Arizona Associations | Start Total | Drive Total | Grand Total | % of Growth |
| 2009 | HBA of Central Arizona | 522 | 117 | 639 | 22.00% |
| 2009 | Southern Arizona HBA | 682 | 33 | 715 | 5.00% |
| 2012 | NUCA of Arizona | 83 | 7 | 90 | 8.00% |
| Year | California Associations | Start Total | Drive Total | Grand Total | % of Growth |
| 2008 | BIASC – Antelope Valley Chapter | 122 | 8 | 130 | 7.00% |
| 2008 | BIASC – Baldy View Chapter | 254 | 29 | 283 | 11.00% |
| 2008 | BIASC – Desert Chapter | 195 | 15 | 210 | 8.00% |
| 2008 | BIASC – Greater LA/Ventura | 625 | 40 | 665 | 6.00% |
| 2008 | BIASC – Orange County Chapter | 819 | 44 | 863 | 5.00% |
| 2008 | BIASC – Riverside Chapter | 366 | 39 | 405 | 11.00% |
| 2008 | HBA of Northern CA | 828 | 36 | 864 | 4.00% |
| 2008 | HBA of the Central Coast | 257 | 64 | 321 | 25.00% |
| 2008 | North State BIA | 954 | 60 | 1014 | 6.00% |
| 2007 | BIA of Central California | 335 | 25 | 360 | 7.00% |
| 2007 | BIA of San Diego | 1393 | 78 | 1471 | 6.00% |
| 2007 | BIA of the Delta | 250 | 55 | 305 | 22.00% |
| 2007 | BIASC – Antelope Valley Chapter | 47 | 69 | 116 | 147.00% |
| 2007 | BIASC – Baldy View Chapter | 251 | 40 | 291 | 16.00% |
| 2007 | BIASC – Desert Chapter | 227 | 60 | 287 | 26.00% |
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