Lobstermen’s Association Helps Members Navigate Healthcare Law
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is serving as an official navigator to help its members shop for and enroll in the new health insurance marketplace.
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Florida Partners With Google Maps to Document Miles of Beaches
Looking for a unique way to showcase your state or region’s assets? Capitalize on new technology like Visit Florida and its partner Google Maps, which captured more than 7.5 million images of the state’s beaches to help promote tourism.
A Strategy for Avoiding the Content Dump
Don’t let your website become a wasteland of unwanted content. Two keynote speakers at ASAE’s 2013 Technology Conference & Expo share how to implement an effective strategy to create, organize, and deliver valuable content.
Specialty Pharmacists Seek to Woo Students With Residency Program
As the specialty pharmacy industry continues to grow, a national industry group wants to create a better career path for undergraduate pharmacy students interested in entering the field by developing an accredited student residency program.
Study: U.S. Workers Suffer From “Vacation Deprivation”
As the end of the year approaches, do you have a bunch of vacation days stockpiled? If so, you’re not alone. Two new studies found that the average American worker lets anywhere from three to four vacation days go unused.
As Industry Changes, Environmental Association Recycles Its Name
To help unite various players in the recycling and waste-management industry, the Environmental Industry Associations announced last week that it will merge with two subgroups under a new name.
Toddlers and Tablets: Pediatrician Groups Urge Less Screen Time for Kids
Kids’ introduction to mobile devices is skewing younger and younger, and pediatrician associations around the globe are warning of the possible adverse effects of too much technology.
Got Milk? What Associations Can Learn from the Popular Ad Campaign
This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most prolific ad campaigns in the history of American beverages: Got Milk? Former director of the California Milk Processor Board, Jeff Manning, shares some lessons learned from the campaign that can be incorporated by associations.
Study: Businesses Think Big So You Will Shop Small This Thanksgiving
Seventy percent of small-business owners believe Small Business Saturday will be helpful in attracting new business this holiday season, according to a new industry survey that also looked at the strategies small businesses will be taking to maximize customer turnout on the day.
Nurses Petition MTV to Cancel ‘Salacious’ TV Show
Several nursing groups are calling on the network to take its new reality show “Scrubbing In” off the air because of its “disrespectful” depiction of the profession.