Content your members actually watch.

Case Study: TCIA

The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) supports tree care businesses across the country with training, accreditation, certification, and industry advocacy.

As their Partner Plan video team, we produced recruiting films, program videos, event highlights, and a training series that earned hundreds of thousands of organic views.

Their story

The film that tells TCIA’s story: who they are, who they serve, and why their work matters to the people who care for trees.

The TCIA story

“Waves Media did an amazing job!
I would highly recommend them.
We continue to get rave reviews from our own audience of the final products they produced.”

Mike, Tree Care Industry Association

Sound familiar?

  • Your members are busy. Emails and newsletters get skimmed, if they get opened at all.
  • You offer real value (training, certification, events), but it’s hard to show it.
  • Your industry needs new talent, and young people don’t know it exists.
  • You need fresh content all year with a small team and a tight budget.

Recruiting the next generation

Our first project with TCIA was Outside Careers, a film that introduces young people to careers in tree care and shows them what the work, and the people, are really like.

One project turned into years of partnership.

Outside Careers was the start. Through our Partner Plan, we became TCIA’s video team: telling the story of the association, highlighting its programs, covering its events, and producing training content for its members.

The same team, year after year, meant every video built on the last and sounded like TCIA.

“The work Waves did for us is fantastic.
Not only are they experts in their own industry,
but they also learned and became experts in ours.
The work they did has rocketed us forward.”

Joe Riley, Tree Care Industry Association

Training content that members actually watch

The Trainer’s Test Kitchen series, made with TCI Magazine, breaks down advanced climbing and rigging techniques. These workshops have earned hundreds of thousands of organic views and comments, with no ad spend behind them.

Canopy anchors
Descendible spar positioning
Advanced canopy anchors

Bringing the events home

Highlight reels that capture the energy of TCIA events, for the members who were there and the ones who should be next time.

TCIA Expo 2021, Indianapolis
The Urban Wood Lab, Wisconsin

“The Waves crew did a great job.
The final product far exceeded
our expectations.”

Bob Rouse, Tree Care Industry Association

Showing members what they get

Short videos that explain TCIA’s programs, from accreditation to CTSP certification, plus a member’s own story of why TCIA membership matters.

Why TCIA membership, with George of O-Tree Pros
TCIA Accreditation
CTSP certification

“It is always a pleasure working with them,
and I can’t say enough about
the consistent quality work they put out.”

Joe Riley, Tree Care Industry Association

The bigger picture

Advancing Tree Care Businesses gives anyone landing on TCIA’s site a clear overview of what the association does for the industry, and why it matters.

The results

  • Hundreds of thousands of organic views and comments on their training series, with no paid promotion.
  • Years of partnership, from a single recruiting film to a full video library.
  • Video for every goal: recruiting, member value, programs, events, and training.
  • “We continue to get rave reviews from our own audience of the final products they produced.” Mike, TCIA

What this could look like for you

If you run marketing for an association or membership organization, your members are busy and your content has to earn their attention. Video is how you show the value of membership, celebrate your events, train your community, and bring new people into your industry.

Through our Partner Plan, we’ll plan the year with you and build a library your members actually watch.

Ready to give your members something worth watching?