What
is the American Holiday Decorators Association (AHDA)?
What is the difference between an associate
member and a general member?
What can AHDA do for me as a general member?
What can AHDA do for me as an associate member?
My busy season is over, why should I join now?
How do I join AHDA as a general member? How
much does it cost and how long is the membership for?
How do I join AHDA as an associate member?
How much does it cost and how long is the membership for?
Who runs the AHDA and what if I have some
questions?
Where do my membership dues go?
What is the American
Holiday Decorators Association (AHDA)?
The American Holiday Decorators Association is an association
created to strengthen and connect the holiday decorating industry.
Industries often have an association that allows their members
to share information and assist each other in growth, creating
a stronger industry. A holiday lighting company in Massachusetts
founded the AHDA in order to bring this opportunity to the industry.
This association will give your business the opportunity to network
with hundreds of companies all over the United States and Canada
involved in this industry. This allows you to share ideas, trade
supplies that are otherwise unavailable, refer business that is
too far to other companies, receive business from other companies
for customers located in your area, and much more. This industry
is growing very fast. The customer base for this industry is growing,
with more people looking to hire professional decorators to service
their holiday decorations, for all occasions, not just Christmas
and Halloween. This has left a shortage of knowledgeable and experienced
holiday decorators in some areas.
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What is the difference
between an associate member and a general member?
An associate member is a supplier or a supply company. A general
member is a member of the holiday decorating industry. They can
also be a supplier, but they serve as an installer as well.
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What can AHDA do for
me as a general member?
As a member of the American Holiday Decorators Association
you gain access to the expertise of the entire industry. Your
membership gives you the opportunity to consult both other members
of the industry as well as suppliers in regards to their experiences,
the best products for a job, and their formula for success.
1. The most important benefit of becoming a
member of the AHDA is the opportunity to network with other companies
in the industry throughout the United States and Canada. This
association provides a common link that allows you access to knowing
who the companies are and the opportunity to contact them for
advice or to discuss common experiences.
2. The Association will publish a newsletter
every 3-4 months that will list all general and associate members.
This will allow you to have instant access to other people in
the industry all over the United States and Canada. The newsletter
will do a feature story on one of our general members and an associate
member. These stories will allow you a glimpse at what other companies
in the industry our doing and what some of their keys to success
are. Other members are welcome to email us any educational or
unusual experiences that they have had in this industry. We may
use these stories in the newsletter for others to hear and possibly
learn from.
3. Becoming a member of the AHDA gives you
access to a website for members! This site will provide information
about any featured products and will also have a discussion board
that will be up and running in the near future. Here ideas and
information from all members can be shared and may give you important
tools to help your business grow. In addition to the message board,
we also plan to have all member contact info, photos of work members
have done, and much more!
4. Joining the AHDA also gains you access to
advanced trainings on installation, sales and design. These trainings
allow you to create business plans, expand marketing to make it
more successful, and gain you access to successful design plans.
These trainings are great for any existing business and essential
for any new company. Advanced trainings are sold separately. Inquiries
should be made to AHDA Member Services.
When you join AHDA you gain access to other
holiday decorating businesses for networking and sharing, and
membership to an association that will never stop working for
you. We are committed to strengthening the holiday decorating
industry to make it not only more successful but also making every
member a success story, one member at a time.
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What can AHDA do
for me as an associate member?
As a member of the American Holiday Decorators
Association you gain access to the entire industry. Your membership
give you the opportunity to advertise your products and create
an additional client base.
The most important benefit of becoming an associate
member of the AHDA is the opportunity to promote and supply your
products to some of the best commercial decorators in the industry.
You will gain access to all our general members contact information.
This will allow you to target some of the larger and more serious
holiday light and decorating companies in the United States and
Canada. Ask about how you can use our website to promote any new
products you may have.
The Association will publish a newsletter every
3-4 months that list all general and associate members. This will
allow you to have instant access to other people in the industry
all over the United States and Canada. the newsletter will do
a feature story on one of our general members and an associate
member. These stories will allow you a glimpse at what some of
the other companies in the industry are doing and what some of
their keys to success are. Other members are welcome to email
us any educational or unusual experiences that they have had in
the industry. We may use these stories in the newsletter for others
to hear and possibly learn from.
Becoming a member of AHDA gives you access
to a website for members! This site will provide information about
any featured products and will also have a discussion board that
has been set up for easier networking. Here ideas and information
from all members can be shared and may give you important tools
to help your business grow. This site will also allow anyone who
visits to find your company. If you click on the Associate Members
page you will find all your company contact information, but do
have to be a member to see all the contact information for General
Members. In addition to the Message Board, a Photo Gallery of
photos of work members have done, and much more!
When you join AHDA you gain access to other
holiday decorating business for networking and sharing, and membership
to an association that will never stop working for you. We are
committed to strengthening the holiday decorating industry to
make it not only more successful but also making every member
a success story, one member at a time.
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My busy season is over,
why should I join now?
When you join AHDA you gain access to a network that allows you
to gain information and ideas on how to make your holiday decorating
business more successful. In order to take full advantage of these
ideas and information, you will need time to coordinate and incorporate
them into your business. What better time to do that then when
things calm down and areas for improvement can truly be assessed?
By joining now, you will be able to consult others in the industry
about any imperfections that you noticed in your business this
year, and have plenty of time to make improvements before next
season.
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How do I join AHDAas
a general member? How much does it cost and how long is the membership
for?
You can join by completing the AHDA general membership application
and returning it to AHDA either by faxing it to (978) 858-0029
or mailing it to: AHDA 36 Hillman Street - Unit # 4, Tewksbury,
MA 01876. Payment must be included with either submission. Check,
money order and credit cards are accepted. The cost of one year
of membership to the AHDA is $100 for a general member.
Want to Join?
Get a General Member
Application Form here
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How do I join AHDA
as an associate member? How much does it cost and how long is
the membership for?
You can join by completing the AHDA associate
membership application and returning it to AHDA either by faxing
it to (978) 858-0029 or mailing it to: American Holiday Decorators
Association 36 Hillman Street - Unit # 4, Tewksbury, MA 01876.
Payment must be included with either submission. Check, money
orders and credit cards are accepted. The cost of one year of
membership tothe AHDA is $150 for an associate member.
Want to Join?
Get an Associate Member
Application Form here
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Who runs the AHDA
and what if I have some questions?
The President of the AHDA is Bobby Cooper. He is a 31-year-old
from Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Bobby has owned and operated his
own successful holiday business for 3 seasons, as well as 14 years
of experience running an additional seasonal business. In the
short time that he has been in business as a holiday decorator,
Bobby has become an accomplished installer. He has designed and
installed holiday decorations in seven different states and does
both commercial and residential installations ranging from large
corporations to the average home. He has also gained experience
in coordination decorations for large corporations, with as many
as 64 buildings in one contract. In addition to managing the decorating
business, he also runs a commercial supply company for other holiday
decorators. His supply company has sold holiday lighting all over
the United States. Bobby will oversee the AHDA and will be assisted
in the day-to-day operations by other board members. If you have
any questions please call AHDA Member Services at (978) 858-0250
and you can ask for Bobby or any member consultant.
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Where do my membership
dues go?
All membership dues go towards the cost of running the AHDA. They
go towards the newsletter that comes out, the website, recruiting
expenses to gain new members for the association to strengthen
it, as well as towards any events planned by the association.
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