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Daniel Ford
Daniel Ford is a contributor to Associations Now.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
IDSA Hosting 3D Printing Contest at Annual Meeting
If you’ve ever had the desire to design a 3D-printed car, you might want to add The Industrial…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Make Your Conference Tablet-Friendly
More Americans than ever are using tablets, making it more important that conferences become more tablet-friendly. Also: Tips…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Ad Council, Keep America Beautiful Reunite, Launch New Campaign
More than 40 years after launching the iconic “The Crying Indian” campaign, Keep America Beautiful and the Ad…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Increased Tech Security Spending Not Making Companies Safer
An Oracle study found that while organizations are spending more on IT security, they aren’t putting the money…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Firms Struggle to Develop Social Brand Ambassadors
New research from Ogilvy & Mather shows that brands are “largely failing at driving advocacy on social media.”
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Business Travel Spending Projected to Rise
The Global Business Travel Association is projecting that spending on business travel will increase 4.3 percent this year…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Great Recession Made Teens More Socially Conscious
New research from the San Diego State University and the University of California, Los Angeles found that the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Advertising Groups Struggling to Self-Regulate Native Advertising
If advertising groups continue to have trouble self-regulating native advertising, the Federal Trade Commission might be forced to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Weigh In on FCC Plan to Loosen Indecency Restrictions
The Federal Communications Commission has been inundated with public comments about its plan to ease restrictions on profanity…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
LGBT Groups Collaborate to Boost Diversity in STEM Fields
Campus Pride and the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals are teaming up to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Distracted Driving: CEA Starts Standards Group To Improve Safety
Calling a recent AAA study on distracted driving flawed, the Consumer Electronics Association has formed a working group…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations React to New School Nutrition Rules
New USDA regulations will bar candy and soda from school vending machines. Association reaction is mixed.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
21st Century Privacy Coalition: Telecom Firms Form Privacy Group
The 21st Century Privacy Coalition, a new privacy group formed by leading U.S. communications companies will push for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Back Legislation to Shut Down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
New legislation was introduced in Congress that would shut down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A number of…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons from Google Hiring Practices: Gimmicks Don’t Work
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn land an internship at Google in their latest movie after giving an out-of-the-box…
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Ethics Resource Center: Younger Workers More At-Risk For Ethics Issues
A report by the Ethics Resource Center shows that younger workers are more likely to feel pressure, observe…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Join Forces to Support Aspiring Finance Professionals
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Institute of Management Accountants announced a new initiative aimed at aspiring…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Los Angeles Plastic Bag Ban: Associations Split
Associations’ reactions were mixed following the Los Angeles City Council’s vote to ban plastic bags from grocery stores.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
The End of Hotel Room Service?
The New York Hilton Midtown is discontinuing its room service option in August. Is this the beginning of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Many Nonprofits Value Video, But Struggle With Analytics
A recent survey finds that while most nonprofits consider video valuable, few know how to track results from…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Airlines See On-Time Performance Decline
Flights arrived on-time only 77 percent of the time in April, down from 86 percent a year ago.…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Women’s Foodservice Forum, Restaurant Group Work to Train Leaders
Two restaurant and food service associations are working together to help foster the industry's next generation of leaders.
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Unpaid Interns: ‘Black Swan’ Ruling Could Have Major Impact
Two unpaid interns who worked on the movie Black Swan won a court case that could have far-reaching…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Urban Bikeway Design Guide: Transportation Group’s Safety Efforts
Bike-sharing programs are fast becoming a part of the urban landscape in the United States. One association is…
