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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
Associations Now: What We’ve Learned During Our First Year
Over the past year at AssociationsNow.com, we've gained a pretty wide view of what it takes to create…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Government Shutdown: Associations Prepare, Help Members
With a shutdown of the federal government taking effect this week, associations are working to draw attention to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Feedback Loop: Realtor Survey Program Faces Slow Uptake
With a pilot program designed to give real-estate agents feedback facing pushback over industry uneasiness about online reviews…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Battlefront: Same-Sex Spouse Benefits and the National Guard
With political leaders blocking the processing of same-sex spouse benefits for members of the National Guard in four…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Don’t Call ‘Em Trolls: Patent Assertion Entities Building Association
While an IP Rights Council to advocate for patent assertion entities is still in the planning stages, a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Red Letter Day: U.S. Postal Service Seeks ‘Exigent’ Rate Increase
In a move that has many industry groups on alert, the U.S. Postal Service is recommending a nearly…
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Industry Groups Learn to Live With Conflict Minerals Rule
A clause in the Dodd-Frank Act which requires transparency in the reporting of conflict mineral usage has faced…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Federal Employees Skipping Conferences More Often
With nearly three-quarters of federal employee in a recent survey saying they’re attending fewer conferences, the details of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Nairobi Terror Incident Puts Focus on Mall Security Elsewhere
While the scale of the incident in Kenya has drawn attention to the need for mall security, one…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Hostels Are Gaining Ground With Business Travelers
They may not have nearly as many amenities as the average four-star hotel, but hostels are an option…
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American Society for Engineering Education Faces Letter Controversy
After a controversial letter denouncing homosexuality showed up in a prestigious engineering journal, the American Society for Engineering…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
LinkedIn’s Data-Harvesting Accusations: What You Can Learn
Last week, the company was hit with a class-action lawsuit from users who claim the social network improperly…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Is Privatization Next for Air-Traffic Controllers?
With the threat of more FAA furloughs looming, airline industry talk of privatizing the nation’s air-traffic control system…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
BlackBerry’s Woes Prove You’re Not in the Driver’s Seat Anymore
In case you were looking to take control back from your end users anytime soon, the odds of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Facing Regulations, Compounding Group Speaks Up on Legislation
A year after meningitis deaths linked to a compounding pharmacy rocked the industry, both the House and Senate…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Senator Tom Coburn Pushes to End Sports Leagues’ Nonprofit Status
Bad news for the NFL: Noting the financial success of professional sports leagues, Senator Tom Coburn is pushing…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
With Fresh Sequestration Danger, FAA Furloughs on the Table Again
As Congress grapples once again with a set of automatic cuts to the federal budget, one place where…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
This UK Conservative Party Has a Membership Problem
This week, press reports surfaced in the U.K. that its Conservative Party suffered a massive decline in membership…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Workers Don’t Like Open Plan Offices
More than two-thirds of employees in a recent study said they work in open-plan offices—and most said they…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Wireless Group on White House’s Unlocking Push: It Isn’t That Easy
Through a federal agency, the Obama administration has asked the FCC to allow for the universal unlocking of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Military Families Storm Capitol Hill, Put Face on Sequestration
With budget battles picking up in Congress this month, the National Military Family Association took to the Hill…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Corporate Travel Buyers Learn to Love Mobile Devices
A new study by Travelport and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives highlights the information and extra perks…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Magazine Groups Help Give Metrics a Digital Update
With the industry changing as magazines increasingly become iPad and mobile endeavors, leading magazine and advertising groups joined…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Franchise Association Takes to the Hill To Talk Healthcare
The International Franchise Association's annual legislative fly-in comes at a time when its members are concerned about the…
