Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Trade Groups, Nonprofits Join NIH Accelerating Medicines Partnership
The new Accelerating Medicines Partnership, which has the backing of PhRMA and drug companies as well as nonprofits,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Is the World Ready for Talking Cars?
U.S. Department of Transportation plans for a future mandate requiring cars to have technology that would let them…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pharmacists Praise CVS for Quitting Tobacco
For years, the American Pharmacists Association has been calling for U.S. pharmacies to end tobacco sales, noting their…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Major Hotel Chains Hit By Long-Term Data Breach
White Lodging Services Corp. says that 14 hotels it manages—including some in the Holiday Inn and Marriott families—suffered…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mandatory Minimum Reforms Make Progress Without Prosecutor Support
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s push to change stiff sentencing laws for nonviolent offenders moved forward on some…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Target Breach Leads Associations to Push For Legislation
With legislative efforts in response to the recent Target data breach underway in Congress, retailers and the banking…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Group Says Oil Shipments Hurting Rail Passengers
A combination of bad weather and a large number of oil shipments has been severely delaying Amtrak riders…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Hire Without Leaving the Unemployed Behind
Advice from a hiring firm’s CEO could help give a recent pledge from President Obama some pull. Also:…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
We’re All Friends Here: Reflecting on a Decade of Facebook
In the last 10 years, Facebook has quickly grown from a small university-based network to the world's most…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After Doctor Outcry, Gynecology Board Rolls Back Male Patient Ban
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology has reversed its months-old rule that largely barred its board-certified specialists…
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Deceptive Weight-Loss Ads Put Media Groups on Defensive
A recent Federal Trade Commission crackdown on false weight-loss ad claims has some questioning whether news outlets should…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: The Appeal of “Unmembership”
Could the framework of membership be holding your organization back from its true goals? Also: Why two stressed-out…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Forum of Chicagoland Launches New Benchmarking Tool
The Association Forum of Chicagoland says that its new InSight EZ tool can help its members compare practices…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
International Studies Group Draws Scorn Over Blogging Mandate
Academics often rely on personal blogs to push forward ideas—and an association's proposal to limit that activity for…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Recreating a Super Bowl Slam Dunk
Last Super Bowl, Oreo scored a big brand victory on Twitter. This year, many brands are hoping to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Northwestern Football Stars Draw Attention for Effort to Unionize
The new College Athletes Players Association, joined this week by Northwestern University’s football team, aims to raise quality-of-life…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Are Airline Mergers Secretly Good For Consumers?
It's a common belief that major airline mergers end up costing consumers more in the long run, yet…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FDA’s Nutrition Label Refresh Draws Industry Support
Public health groups and the grocery industry at large agree that now’s a good time to change the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Movie Theaters to Studios: Shorter Trailers, Please
Arguing that long trailers and early marketing was hurting the experience for movie-goers. The National Association of Theater…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
GSA Cancels Its Training and Expo Event … Again
After canceling its 2013 event in the wake of its conference spending scandal, the General Services Administration is…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How the Bitcoin Foundation Worked Through Charlie Shrem’s Arrest
The Bitcoin Foundation—which has been attempting to burnish the crypto-currency’s image—found itself in the spotlight for the wrong…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: A Super-Sized State of the Union
The biggest event on President Obama's calendar isn't limited to a two-hour speech anymore. Check out the ways…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lessons From the Apple Macintosh’s Initial Missteps
We vividly remember the genius marketing of the original Apple Macintosh in 1984—but we forget that the device…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Deep Freeze: Propane Industry Tries to Thaw Supply Chain
With weeks of brutally cold temperatures throughout the country, the propane industry has struggled to get its supply…
