Member Benefits
- Healthy Skateboarding Community = Healthy Skateboarding Business
- IASC’s top priority is to ensure the skateboarding industry is sustainable through the ups and downs of the economy. IASC works on the big picture issues affecting skateboarders, retailers, and manufacturers of skateboard products. By bringing to light the factors affecting the future of skateboarding and leading educational discussions on potential solutions, IASC educates our members on better business practices. IASC also leads the industry in monitoring and reporting regulatory and legislative issues, working with governmental agencies, and helping you understand the potential impact on your business.
- Service Providers
- IASC works to provide cost-saving resources to members at every level. IASC contracts with a growing roster of service providers to save you time and money in every aspect of your business.
- Public Relations & Member Promotion
- As the voice of the skateboard industry, our goal is to promote our member companies to both the skateboard and mainstream media sources. IASC will utilize our marketing and publicity components to promote your brand image through press releases, marketing materials, logo placement, and other unique outlets available through your trade organiation.
- Newsletters
- Relevant new items that affect the skateboard community and your business are brought to you monthly in the IASC Newsletter. With our skateboard industry events listing, the Member Spotlight, and updates on the issues skateboarders face and the progress we’ve made, the newsletter connects our members and keeps them informed.
- Industry Statistics
- IASC provides each member with a yearly overview of the market and discounts on proprietary surveys through Board-Trac. We also work with other industry and government agencies on information relevant to skateparks, injuries, growth of the market and other requested statistics.
- Education
- IASC strives to educate members on world issues that affect their business. With quarterly seminars that are relevant to all aspects of your business, IASC works with our members and service providers to present experts and business leaders that will keep you educated and informed.
- Networking
- IASC members are industry leaders who represent skateboarding. They are people who support skateboarding, and the wealth of knowledge from the largest most established to the new growing companies, is unparalleled. IASC brings you together in collaboration with over 165 participating brands.
- Trade Shows
- IASC takes an active role in helping you bring new products to market. Our partnership with ASR Trade Show will enhance your trade show experience with added discounts and on-site promotions. IASC will supply you with a list of the items available to your company while attending the ultimate showcase of the action sports and youth lifestyle market. IASC Members generally save the amount they pay in dues through discounts at our partner trade shows.
