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MANAGE & LEAD HOW DO I GROW MY LIST? Email your list and let them know of the event of the business you want to share files. Make sure the link to subscribe is in the email. Make sure they are doing the same for you as well. If you do not post on social media or blog, start immediately. If you are wanting a list of another business, who has taken the time to grow their list and/ or hire someone to help them, asking them to give you their list is not ethical, costly, and frankly, incredibly lame. Make sure you have a sign-up form on your website and Facebook page. Make signing up for your email a requirement for a promotional discount or product (where it is allowed)! If you have an event that includes other businesses, have one primary email subscriber list when they check-in, and that JM Wilson100th KAIA Outlines.indd 1 12 can be shared with everyone participating because the person sharing their email knows that is the case. If you are not sure about sharing customer information, then don’t do it is the general rule. Ask yourself how you would feel if a business did this to you, and can you really afford that? Chrissey Breault joined KAIA as the marketing manager in 2019, after over six years as the Director of Marketing & Education Services of the American Association of Private Lenders. Before entering the association world, Chrissey worked in local government as a communications expert. Her almost 20 years in communications and marketing started in the hospitality industry with Hilton and Marriott brands. She managed midmarket hotels along the East Coast and Deep South. Chrissey holds an associates degree in hospitality and travel, and certificates in Adobe Web Design and Volunteer Management. 12/5/19 11:10 AM