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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
FrackFeed: Pro-Fracking Activists Try the BuzzFeed Strategy
A new website created by the advocacy group North Texans for Natural Gas aims to jab its many…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Medical Association Boosts Obesity Education for Doctors
This week, at the American Medical Association's annual meeting, members of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians helped…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Music Industry Gears Up for New Music Friday
A collective music industry effort to get on the same page will bear fruit next month, when New…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Twitter’s Complicated CEO Transition
The departure of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo comes with a transition process that could raise bigger questions. Also:…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Users Comfortable With Longer Videos on Mobile
A new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau finds that users around the world are starting to embrace…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Why the IATA Wants To Shrink Your Carry-On Bags
The International Air Transport Association, the world's largest airline trade group, has its eyes on smaller carry-on bags.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
CTIA Fights Another Local Cellphone Ordinance in Court
Roughly two years after ending a similar fight with the city of San Francisco, CTIA: The Wireless Association…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Everyone in the Hospitality Industry Has an Opinion on Airbnb
Two recent hotel-industry events seemed to focus heavily on the topic of Airbnb, with many hospitality pundits seeing…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Legal Association App Helps Document Human Rights Abuses
eyeWitness to Atrocities, a new Android app released this week by the International Bar Association, hopes to add…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lesson From WWDC: Fix Your Event’s Gender Balance
Apple took a big step toward boosting diversity at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) yesterday, but the event…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Ad-Blocking: Why Users Block Your Ads
Ad-blocking software is becoming more prominent—and thanks to a decision by a German court, it isn't going away…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
The Association That Brings Stock Footage Back to Life
The Association of Commercial Stock Image Licensors, a trade group representing firms that sell historic stock imagery or…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Conference Becomes Center Stage for Drug-Price Debate
At the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting last week, a prominent doctor called out drug makers…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ATM Industry Group: Don’t Wait To Upgrade to Windows 10
The trade group for the ATM industry is recommending that its members upgrade directly to the upcoming version…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: The Downsides of Massive Growth
Growing quickly doesn't mean you have things easy; it just means you have a whole different set of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Grocery Manufacturers: Bird Flu Crisis Affecting Egg Supply
A widespread egg shortage—first felt at the supplier level earlier this year due to an outbreak of bird…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
District of Columbia Bar: Now That’s a Close Vote
One bar association had a vote so close that low response may have been the deciding factor in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Library Association Embraces GLBT Book Month
For the first time, the American Library Association is offering its main stage to GLBT Book Month, a…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Does Wall Street Have Too Much Influence Over Nonprofit Boards?
A new report about the makeup of nonprofit boards suggests that the financial industry is gaining a bigger…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Marketing & Membership: A Few Worthy Takeaways From MMCC 2015
Didn’t make it to the 2015 Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference in Washington, DC this week? Don’t worry—we…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Jeffrey Cufaude: One Session, Many Approaches
How many kinds of learning can you fit into an hour? The answer, according to MM&C Conference presenter…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Nextdoor: The Social Network Your Social Network Should Be Like
Rather than stealing inspiration from the hot new social networks of the world for your own private community,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Trade Group: Driverless Trucks Could Solve Oil-Shipping Crisis
With oil-rich North Dakota raising fresh shipping concerns, the Central North American Trade Corridor Association hopes to make…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Beyond Record Store Day: Indie Record Sellers Launch “Vinyl Tuesday”
In an attempt to keep up momentum around the annual Record Store Day, the American Association of Independent…
