Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Association of Music Merchants Gets Sunny-Side Up
How one association is turning its parking lot into an energy source. Also: The perfect time of day…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
I Am a Witness: Advocacy Through Emoji
With its latest advocacy campaign, the Ad Council and its many partners have learned to speak emoji. The…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Global Cities Eye an Association Tag Team
Four iconic cities—Dubai, Singapore, Brussels, and Washington DC—are working together to highlight to the broader association industry the…
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WHO Ruling On Processed Meat Rankles Industry Groups
A new report from the World Health Organization's cancer-research agency could be bad news for bacon and sausage…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Prison Phone Fees: Civil Rights Groups Welcome FCC Ruling
Advocacy and prison-rights groups applauded a move by the Federal Communications Commission to limit the fees charged to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bitcoin Groups, Law Enforcement Officials Open Dialogue
Eyeing an opportunity to burnish the industry's reputation, a variety of trade groups focused on bitcoin and other…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Pets in the Office: A Doggone Good Idea?
Inviting a dog or cat into the office on a regular basis might sound like a recipe for…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Unmanned Vehicle Groups Join Drone Registration Talks
With the Transportation Department looking to require drone owners to register their vehicles, the government has asked a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Passions Flare Up as Cybersecurity Bill Nears Senate Vote
Ahead of an expected vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), tech and privacy groups are ramping…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Livestock Theft: The Association With Its Own Peace Officers
The crime of cattle rustling isn't a relic of the Old West. It's still a reality for today's…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
In Protest, Fantasy Sports Group Moves Event From Nevada
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association, currently in the midst of regulatory controversy and legal changes, decided over the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Who Saved the Electric Car? Norway, That’s Who
In the face of international indifference, the Scandinavian country has been one of the brightest lights in pushing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Refugee Crisis: How Technology Is Redefining Nonprofit Aid
The current refugee crisis spreading from Syria, Afghanistan, and other countries through Europe—the largest since World War II—has…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FCC Probe Questions Business Broadband Practices
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it would scrutinize business internet pricing practices, which critics say…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Advertising Bureau Tries New Lean in Blocker Fight
The Interactive Advertising Bureau, fighting a tide of consumers who are sick of advertisements bogging down the loading…
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Scandals Keep the Fantasy Sports Industry on Edge
With an insider-trading scandal and regulatory scrutiny at the state and federal levels causing major headaches for the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Civil Engineers’ IMAX Dream Earns Corporate Funding
The American Society of Civil Engineers has long been working on an IMAX-based film highlighting the work that…
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Group to Micro-Pig Owners: This Little Piggy Is Dangerous
The United Kingdom's National Pig Association has issued a warning against owning "tea-cup pigs"—tiny piggies that have been…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Society for News Design: Journalists Get Some Visual Help
Thanks to the largest grant in its history, the Society for News Design has big plans to expand…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel-Industry Groups: Leave Airport Security Funding Alone
The U.S. Travel Association and other travel-industry groups are taking aim at a set of bills that threaten…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Magazine Industry to Ad Buyers: ROI or Your Money Back
A new initiative led by MPA: The Association of Magazine Media promises large advertisers that magazines can still…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Native American Group Cheers California Ban of “Redskins” Mascot
The state’s move to prevent local schools from using the controversial term earned applause from a key Native…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Hidden Benefits of Shadow IT
"Shadow IT"—apps that get brought into offices without consent of the big bosses—gets a bad rap among enterprise…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bankers, Retailers Disagree on EMV Card Details
An important deadline for an updated card format, coming up next week, is putting pressure on retailers and…
