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Jay Handler

Greenville, South Carolina Area
Jay Handler is the co-founder & director of Membership180, a membership development consultancy working with Chambers of Commerce and other membership organizations across the globe, with a focus on long-term, sustainable growth. They stress Engagement, and ultimately Retention, above recruitment of new members on a short-term basis. As a sought-after speaker, trainer & consultant, Jay’s diverse client list includes small business, corporate brands, Associations, Chambers of Commerce and non-profits. His clients have included Comcast Business Class, the National Kitchen and Bath Association, South Carolina SAE, Carolinas CCE, Minnesota CCE, local Chambers across the country, and internationally at the Engage Mexico Social Media…
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Jay Handler presented at an Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference on Membership Retention/Engagement. Jay's enthusiasm and creative approach to membership and how we view our members captivated the audience. His message on membership engagement allowed our Chamber to re-evaluate our current mindset when working with existing members. His presentation brought a new perspective that our team will be implementing soon. Thank you Jay - we ended our year with 134 New Joins and 49 Drops!!

Source: LinkedIn Lisa Navrkal, IOM Jun 29, 2014

Jay is an energetic speaker who knows his stuff and is able to come across as sincere, yet upbeat in the classroom.

Source: LinkedIn Ali Crain, CCE, IOM, ACE Jun 29, 2014

Aside from being an incredibly savvy marketing professional with years of experience in the advertising field and a deep knowledge of multimedia strategy, Jay is probably the best SMS/txt strategist in the US. (I wouldn't dream of working with anyone else in that space and gladly recommend him to all of my clients.) I regularly turn to Jay for Marketing advice, and he always delivers. Always professional, personable, focused and efficient, Jay is the kind of guy you absolutely want on your marketing and business development team.

Source: LinkedIn Olivier Blanchard Oct 5, 2012

Jay has a passion for his work, and it is reflected in the satisfaction of his clients. Jay is also involved with and dedicated to the enrichment of the Greenville community.

Source: LinkedIn Michelle Pietkiewicz Oct 5, 2012

I sincerely recommend Jay Handler as a proficient marketing expert. He has been successful in launching new initiatives that continue to take business to the next level coupled with making his clients a success. He knows how to navigate through his corporate surroundings, and works as a great mentor for people starting out in his industry.

Source: LinkedIn Karolyn Mulvaney Oct 5, 2012

Jay is extremely knowledgeable about his business and has a very supportive attitude. His energy, enthusiasm and passion is contagious! I can highly recommend Jay as a person and as a service provider.

Source: LinkedIn Manfred Gollent, MBA, CBC Oct 5, 2012

Jay and I met through the social media tool Twitter. When I first met him in person and discussed what he did I was really impressed with the enthusiasm and excitement he had for his product. Not only does he get excited about his product, he is truly dedicated to and interested in the success of your business! I decided to propose the idea of Jay's company to an agent of mine and set up a meeting for them. They loved the idea and have begun using it in all their real estate media. In addition, other agents have seen how this concept works and have called up Jay to inquire about this for their own business. Jay is on the cutting edge of technology and is worthy of anyone's marketing took box!

Source: LinkedIn Courtney Hughey Oct 5, 2012

Jay is so far ahead of me in the tech world.
His program is the cutting edge of communication and lead generation for businesses. If you are trying to attract customers - you should talk to Jay and see if his technology works in your world.

Source: LinkedIn Russ Davis Oct 5, 2012

Jay has high energy, is creative and is strong on follow through. I have confidence in his ability to translate vision into action and results.

Source: LinkedIn Howard Daniel Oct 5, 2012

We are working with Jay to help provide extended marketing services through text messaging. Text messaging is Jay's area of expertise and he has a very creative mind on ways to use it effectively in the marketplace.

Jay does a great job of of selling his product despite preconceived notions of what it is all about. He is an innovator in this space within our community.

Source: LinkedIn Patrick Greer Oct 5, 2012
Jay Handler answered:

I work in an industry that has been dominated by another company for more than 20 years. At our national association's annual conference, I have access to 750-1000 prospects passing by my booth and the many others in the room. However, the work we do is SIGNIFICANTLY different from this long-standing competitor. In fact, the only way a prospect would ever choose to work with us is if they fully understand the differences and that takes time. In other words, we had to find a way to spend 3-5 minutes with 50-60 of our best prospects...as opposed to 5-10 seconds with each of 1000 prospects.

We have been incredibly successful because our booth was designed to immediately separate our 80/20 Rule prospects from the rest...to create a VIP experience that brought those prospects in to our booth...and afforded us the time we needed to visit with them at length, explaining the real value proposition we offer our clients that nobody else in the industry can.

If this sounds like the sort of situation you find yourself in, and you'd like to spend some time talking about some specific suggestions that will allow you the same opportunities, I invite you to schedule a call. It's worked for us and I'm quite positive I can share some strategies that we've used...strategies that will help you get what you need out of YOUR next show.

Thanks!

Jay

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