Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
India Smartphone Makers Push Local Products With Council
Efforts by Apple to expand its iPhone foothold in India, particularly by introducing used phones to the market,…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How Data Analysis Helps Create Better Events
Recent trends in data analysis are starting to touch every part of the association business, and that includes…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Time to Update the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
The federal law that sets the rules for copyright enforcement online may have worked well 18 years ago,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Stacked With Talent: Is Cup Stacking the Sport of the Future?
While still relatively obscure, speed stacking, or cup stacking, has started to make a name for itself on…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ACLU: FBI’s Smartphone Push Goes Beyond San Bernardino
The American Civil Liberties Union says that there are at least 63 cases—many involving Google—that share similarities with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Internet Association Takes Time on Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Internet Association's support of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership came slowly and conditionally—but not necessarily with the support…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Small Business-Focused Online Lenders Launch Coalition
The rise of online lending brought forth by the Dodd-Frank Act is leading to new industry needs, and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Chinese Cybersecurity Group Taps “Great Firewall” Creator
A new cybersecurity group in China, to be led by a key creator of the country's censorship infrastructure,…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: What Event Planners Want From Their Site Visits
A recent survey by Social Tables highlights a key point of collaboration between meeting planners and event venues—the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: How Your Magazine Reinforces Membership
An association magazine gives you the ability to highlight and double down on your business goals—particularly membership issues.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Minority Newspaper Groups Raise Advertising Concerns
Two industry groups representing publishers that produce newspapers for minority groups say that federal agencies have largely ignored…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
CIOs Need to Think More Like CEOs
At times, the chief information officer is the leadership role that feels like it gets no respect in…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Transportation Association: Drones Could Save Money, Time
A new survey by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials finds that drones could help…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
North Carolina LGBT Law Widely Rebuked
A quickly passed state law in North Carolina that effectively ends local anti-discrimination ordinances affecting the LGBT community…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Snack Food Association Expands Base With Rebranding
It won't be called the Snack Food Association anymore. The group, once named for potato chips, is undertaking its…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
RIAA Sees “Market Distortions” in Streaming Success
The Recording Industry Association of America says that streaming music now represents the largest part of the music…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retailers Raise Concerns Over Slow Chip Card Shift
Slowly but surely, retailers are beginning to accept EMV-enabled credit cards, which include built-in computer chips. But some…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Brewers Association Reports Maturing Industry Growth in 2015
The association representing craft brewers around the country says its industry is continuing its long-running trend of double-digit…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Healthcare Group Tries ‘We the People’ Petition Approach
The American Health Information Management Association this week launched a new campaign designed to get people talking about…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Psychiatric Association: Homosexuality Should Be Accepted
The World Psychiatric Association announced this week that it would discourage the use of gay conversion therapy and…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Business Groups See Potential in Obama’s Cuba Trip
Things between the United States and Cuba remain complicated but are improving—something highlighted by President Obama's trip to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
E-Prescription Law Keeps Medical Associations Wary
I-STOP, a 2012 law taking effect later this month in New York, will penalize doctors who fail to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Gamification: How to Boost Member Engagement
How to use gamification to drive interest in your online community. Also: Why millennials value culture over salary.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
How to Prevent Ransomware: Follow These Four Tips
The recent rise of ransomware as a threat to the enterprise, a potentially costly one that could put…
