Essential Tools of the AAMA Website
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Learn basic tips on navigating the AAMA website and the essential tools available in both the public and Members Only portions of the site.
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Essential Toolsof the
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2013 Summer Conference
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Objectives:
• Learn basic tips on navigating the AAMA website
• Learn about the essential tools available in both the public and Members Only portions of the site
AAMA Website
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AAMA Home Page
•Header Links
•Audience Sections
•Hot Buttons
•Special editable feature
AAMA Website Overview
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The concept of our main home page is to provide a clean introduction to AAMA with links to all the audience sections along with hot buttons to key areas of our site. A feature on the home page allows us to direct visitors to specific areas of the site that based on what is important or a current topic of interest chosen by AAMA staff.
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AAMA Website Overview
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The AAMA site is broken down into four audience sections as shown. The two links for Architects and other Professionals and Builders and Contractors actually go to the same audience section with different branding. The graphics along the bottom are hot buttons to key areas of the site. The gray text box on the right is an editable box we use to highlight important topics.
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AAMA Website Overview
Visit us through social networking
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In the header of the AAMA site, next to the Members Only Login and Contact Us links, are icons and links to all of our social networking pages. RSS feeds, blogs, LinkedIn group, Twitter, Scholarship Facebook page and our YouTube channel.
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Audience Section Navigation
Top Navigation Menu
Quick Links
Left-hand Navigation Menu
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Audience Section Navigation
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Audience Section Navigation
Top Navigation Menu – Once in an audience section, there are menus across the top of the page to navigate throughout all the available pages
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Audience Section Navigation
Quick Links – On the left side of the audience home page are links to content summaries that lead to other areas of the site
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Quick links allow us to direct users to summaries of information regarding important topics which may then lead them to other pages throughout the site for more details or to order a particular item such at the market study.
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Audience Section Navigation
Left-hand Navigation Menu – After clicking through pages on the site, a menu of sub pages for the particular section you are in is provided
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Website Highlights
Events
•AAMA Conferences
•Regional Meeting
•Industry Events
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Events are separated by categories or you can view “all” items in these areas listed by date.
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Website HighlightsNews
• AAMA News (including press releases)• Green• Industry• Legislative• Materials• Products• Regions• Website Quick Tips
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News articles are separated by categories or you can view “all” items in these areas listed by date.
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Website HighlightsBlogs aamanet.org/blog
•Trade SecretsBy Rich Walker
•Member EdgeBy Janice Yglesias
•Socially SpeakingBy Sam Sinkhorn
•Building StandardsBy Andrea Rhodes
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Website HighlightsGuest Bloggers
Michael Collins (Building Industry Advisors)
Jim Snyder (Window Jim)
Heather West (Heather West PR)
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Website HighlightsCouncils
Broken down by products and materials; marketing committees develop content for these pages
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In 2012, the FMC completed a re-design to improve their pages, and currently the APG Marketing Committee is developing content for the AW and CW Councils.
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Subscribe to our Feed
AAMA's feed includes:•What's New on AAMA's website•News•Blog posts
Website Highlights
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What New items include: AAMA events, new web pages, Members Only content. News content includes: press releases, industry news and association updates.
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Member Search – Public vs. Members Only
Public Search – provides member information at the business record level
Members Only Search – provides same as the public search and also includes individual contact information and a MyList feature
Website Highlights
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The Members Only search also includes a MyList feature which offers the ability to create a list of several members’ contact information to be downloaded. See Website Quick Tips on the site for details on how to use the MyList feature in Members Only.
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Other Website Highlights
• CPD – Certified Products Directory• Archived CPD• Verified Components and Profile
Certification• Publication Store• Brochures• Site Search
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Members OnlyWebsite
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On the website we have two links on every page that allow the site visitor to click and login to Members Only – one in the header and one in the footer. The link in the footer will take you to the Members Only landing page within the public site.
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Accessing Members Only
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On the website we have two links on every page that allow the site visitor to click and login to Members Only – one in the header and one in the footer. The link in the footer will take you to the Members Only landing page within the public site.
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Accessing Members OnlyOnce you click on the link in the header the following box will appear
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Accessing Members Only
Members Only can also be accessed through the About AAMA navigation section.
This is a landing page that provides site visitors with a brief overview of what can be found in Members Only.
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Members Only Overview• Different navigation from public pages• Member Search in place of Keyword Search
You must be an active AAMA member with login credentials to access this portion of the site
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Members Only Home Page
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The Members Only home page provides a summary of all that included throughout this portion of the site.
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Members Only Overview• Tools & Events – minutes, presentations, record
maintenance, procedures & guides (conference materials)
• Member Benefits – AVL, CELP, logo licensing, scholarship program
• Technical Arena – JDMG and NAFS activities and updates, AAMA Conference Calls
• Legislation & Regulatory Activities – Revised• Building Codes – Revised• AAMA Green Certification – New• Industry Organizations Updates
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After each AAMA event, PDF versions of approved presentations and minutes are posted under Tools & Events for members to review. Under Procedures and Guides you will find Leadership information, Research Foundation, AAMA bylaws and other general guidelines. New feature: Conference materials. Record maintenance can be performed in MO by main and secondary individuals such as changing login information, contact information, editing email subscription lists. Only a main individual can edit other individuals contact information or add and remove other individuals. A secondary individual can make changes to their own contact information only. Once changes are submitted, they are sent through MP to Jacqueline Luna for approval. This takes from 24-48 hours for the changes to become live. Legislation & Codes is updated as new issues arise and are provided by Maureen Knight. A service that is used for tracking legislative activities is CQ Roll Call. Industry Organizations Updates are provided for the organizations that our technical staff participates in (ASHRAE, ASTM, NFRC)
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Members Only OverviewHave you seen this?
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If you are inactive while logged into Members Only, you will receive a message that your session has timed out. You will then be able to click a link to return to the Members Only home page. If you (or a member) do not allow cookies to be saved in your browser, you may be directed to the login page within Members Only. Note: this message will also appear if someone’s session times out within event registration. There is a link to take them back to that area as well.
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Training CampWarm up with the AAMA website, become
a social media heavy hitter and knock your membership value out of the park.
• One-on-one sessions with AAMA coaches• Open to rookies and pros• Slots still available (by appointment)• Sign up at the AAMA registration desk
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Essential Toolsof the
AAMA Website
Thank you!
Lori BenshoofAAMA Marketing Coordinator847-303-5859 ext. [email protected]
