About Us

CMC & Associates was established in 1996 by Karen Crawford as a meeting planning company catering primarily to government groups in the state of Florida.  As the company grew through recommendations from our clients, our client base expanded nationwide and more services were requested, resulting in the addition of full conference management and training in transportation modules, laws, rules and ethics.  This expansion is based on our ingenuity and creative drive to please our customers and provide a premium product within any budget parameter.  In 2001 we incorporated as Crawford Marketing and Consulting, Inc., and expanded our services to include association management and leadership enhancement training.

The dynamics of our company are defined by our integrity, passion to please, attention to detail and our ability to accept and prevail over challenges that are common in this industry.  We are a behind-the-scenes company that strives to make you the owner of the conference with the least amount of effort or worry on your part.  CMC has built itself from referrals of our many repeat customers and our ability to exceed their expectations while staying within their budgetary constraints.  We have partnered with experts to provide the best service at the best price for services we do not have in-house.  And we never forget that our job is to make you look good.

Our custom built software is a web-based, accounting-driven system capable of managing association business and conference management.  It allows us to assist with your registration, budget and revenue tracking, create web-based registrations with confirmation pages, process payments electronically, manage attendee housing and even golf tournaments. Announcements designed for your event can be emailed to your attendees, exhibitors and sponsors through the data base or through an electronic survey system.