Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Advertising Alliance Drops Out of “Do Not Track” Initiative
On Tuesday, the Digital Advertising Alliance left an international working group trying to determine how the online privacy…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Hawaii’s Optics Problem: A Meetings Hotspot Faces Pressure
With state and federal conference spending facing public scrutiny, the Aloha State has struggled to sell Hawaii as…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media for the C-Suite: Avoid Saying Stupid Things
Every time you turn around, it seems someone is saying something stupid on social media. And because of…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
The Association Helping to Drive Fantasy Football’s Rise
With the NFL season underway, a parallel sport that doesn’t require any tackling, but lots of stat crunching,…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Training Future Gamers Is Serious Business, Industry Group Says
The Entertainment Software Association notes that more schools than ever are offering dedicated video game classes and degree…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
The Intranet of the Future: Less Stuffy, More Engaging?
A new study from Appirio and the International Association for Human Resource Information Management suggests that successful employee…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Agents to Critics: We’re Not Dead Yet!
After a recent blog post called its profession a “useless job,” the American Society of Travel Agents pushed…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Why This Newspaper Association Stopped Releasing Quarterly Stats
For years, the Newspaper Association of America released quarterly statistics showing declines in advertising revenue—leading to wave after…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Parsing Common Core: An Education Program Draws Critics
The state-led education standards program formed with the help of two associations is facing criticism and charges of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Army Association Conference Gets Official Blessing
Last year, uniformed personnel got approval to attend the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting only days…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The AFL-CIO Evolves: A Union’s Plan to Battle Declining Membership
The largest labor union in the country has approved a plan to expand its membership base to more…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
NAACP’s Ben Jealous: An Iconic Leader’s Biggest Successes
Five years after taking the helm of the organization as a relative unknown, Ben Jealous leaves the position…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Changes Afoot: What’s Next for the AMS Space?
The recent sale of one of the largest companies in the association management software space has ushered in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Healthcare Law Reporting Rules Could Be Eased; Groups Back Plan
Retail industry trade groups like a Treasury Department proposal that would simplify the Affordable Care Act’s reporting requirements…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
USPS Delays Decision on Making Mass-Mailers Pay More
An “exigent” increase in postage rates, reportedly being considered by the US Postal Service, has drawn scrutiny from…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
What Time is It? Time for a Smartwatch, Manufacturers Say
With the mobile market maturing, tech companies are beginning to aim for your wrist. Should you care? (Expect…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Pros: Learn To Love Post-Event Evaluations
The reaction from the crowd, warts and all, might not make for pleasant reading, but you'll be better…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Work or Pleasure? Business Travelers Combine the Two
According to a new study from American Express Global Business Travel, many business travelers tend to make room…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Sweet Synergy or Something Else? Parsing Android’s KitKat Deal
Google drew both plaudits and confused reactions this week when it decided to try out a co-branded marketing…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Federal Travel Per Diem Rises, but No More Conference Allocation
After a year-long freeze on travel per diem increases, the U.S. government is raising its lodging stipend for…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Ethanol Group Changes Approach to Lobby the Public
Outgunned in Washington by Big Oil’s big money, ethanol trade group Growth Energy is trying a different tack:…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Associations React After CBS, Time Warner Cable Reach Deal
In a fight that found viewers in the middle of a conflict between a broadcaster and the country’s…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Free-To-Fee: When it’s Time to Ask Members to Start Paying
New organizations sometimes face an uphill battle in gaining traction, but the right approach could go a long…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Walmart’s Same-Sex Benefits Move: Why it Matters
While the company is a late mover on the issue, Walmart's sheer size and status as the largest…
