Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Sovaldi: Insurance Group Balks at High-Priced Pharmaceuticals
The costly Sovaldi is extremely effective at treating hepatitis C, but a leading insurance group warns that the…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Data Structures: Where Art Thou, Data?
Why data structures are becoming more important than ever in the age of the cloud. Also: a massive…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
The Future of Mobile Payments: Big Retail Tries to Emulate Starbucks
Starbucks may be a mobile-payments success story, but it's one of just a few. An industry coalition is…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform’s Off the Table in the Senate For Now. What Happened?
The long-running efforts to reform the patent system in the Senate, which appeared to be wobbling in recent…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Groups Back Global Entry-Expanding INVITE Act
A new bill meant to give travelers into the U.S. a little more convenience was introduced to the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Marketing Communication: Speak Your Members’ Language
The importance of making your marketing communication useful for your members starts with an approach that matches their…
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Walkability: Is Your Conference Location Walkable Enough?
A new study on walkability raises some interesting questions about meeting locations. Also: where ethics come into play…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Casino Group Backtracks on Online Gambling After Member Split
The American Gaming Association, which had previously supported regulating online gambling, announced Wednesday that it would step back…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Temps Not So Temporary? Contract Workers Becoming More Common
With the recession slowly ebbing, one thing that hasn't faded away is short-term contract work, which has increasingly…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Corporate Chef Group Piggybacks Off an Established Partner
The Global Culinary Innovators Association launched this week, with the goal of giving corporate chefs at smaller-scale chains a…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Bowling Association Resurrecting One of the Sport’s Biggest Events
Days after announcing it was canceling a high-profile bowling tournament for the second year in a row, a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Reports: Summer Travel Starting Off on a Sunny Note
Recent reports show that travel by air and on America's highways is likely to surge during the summer…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Meat Industry’s Challenge: Marketing to Millennials
With young adults being so interested in how their food is made, the meat industry is having a…
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In By a Nasal Strip: Association Gives Race OK to California Chrome
Days before the grueling Belmont Stakes, all eyes were on the race’s organizers, including the New York Racing…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Generation Gap: Is Gen X Running the Show for Associations?
An association exec ponders a membership book from a few years ago and realizes something surprising about the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Creative Cloud: When the Cloud Gets Stormy, Grab an Umbrella
Last week, Adobe put nearly 2 million customers in a tight spot after its Creative Cloud suite went…
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Academic Groups Raise Concerns Over Social Media Policies in Kansas
In reaction to blowback from a controversial tweet written by a University of Kansas professor, the state’s Board…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Frozen Food Pushes “Frozen. How Fresh Stays Fresh” Campaign
With the launch of its "Frozen: How Fresh Stays Fresh" campaign, the American Frozen Food Institute hopes to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Musician Groups Earn Exemption on Federal Ivory Ban
Months after a new set of federal regulations on the sale and trade of ivory went into effect,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
What Community Managers Can Learn From George R.R. Martin
The author is far more old-school techie than your average social media user, but his online community of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Net Neutrality: FCC Approves Fast Lane Proposal, Opens Comment Period
The Federal Communications Commission, which has drawn much criticism in recent weeks for a proposal seen by some…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retail Group Launches Sharing Tool for Cyber Threats
With data security concerns putting pressure on most retailers, the Retail Industry Leaders Association launched a clearinghouse intended…
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Maine Tourism Association Grapples With Employee Theft
The tourism group’s former human resources and finance manager pleaded guilty this week to felony theft in relation…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How McDonald’s Scored Big With Its Corporate Event
The fast-food giant drew success with an event strategy that focused as much on the people who couldn’t…
