Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Marketers Struggle to Justify Tradeshow ROI
While most respondents to a recent survey say that tradeshows are important to their business, some have struggled…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IEEE: Make Cell Phones More User-Repairable
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers says that smartphones would be cheaper and more eco-friendly if manufacturers…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
NFL Players Association’s Lesson on Technology Updates
After an embarrassing incident in which an NFL player lost out on an $8 million contract over a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Don’t Worry, Twitter Users: Two-Step Authentication is Coming Soon
After a high-profile incident on Tuesday involving a wire service and a decline in the stock market, Twitter…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Online Sales Tax: Senate Nears Vote On Marketplace Fairness Act
On Monday, a bipartisan proposal that would allow state governments to accept online sales taxes from businesses headquartered…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Grocery Manufacturers Association Takes Nutrition Initiative Online
The Grocery Manufacturers Association’s Fact Up Front labeling initiative gives consumers more information about the foods they buy,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
paidContent Live 2013: Four Important Ideas You Can Learn
It may have been a conference about content monetization, but last week’s paidContent Live 2013 shined an important…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Sequestration’s Effects Hit Airports: FAA Furloughs Cause Delays
Long-rumored furloughs at air-traffic control towers in major U.S. cities, including New York, took effect Sunday, causing major…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Boston Marathon Bombing: Events Adjust After City Shutdown
With an ongoing manhunt going on for a suspect in this week’s Boston Marathon bombing, associations and confrence…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Lead List of Largest Tradeshows
More than half of the shows on the Trade Show News Network’s list of largest tradeshows are led…
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Why Congress Pulled Back the STOCK Act
Legislation designed to prevent members of Congress from profiting from insider trading was quietly changed earlier this week,…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Cloud Competition: Microsoft Expands Windows Azure Offerings
With expanded offerings and a price match with certain Amazon services, Microsoft hopes its revamped Windows Azure platform…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Why the Top-Down Strategy is Fading, Fast
Instead of finding your organization on the losing end of an emerging trend, you might find better luck…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Major WordPress Exploit: Millions of Sites Affected by Attack
The widely-used WordPress faced one of its toughest exploits ever, after hackers attempted to brute-force numerous WordPress based…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association CEO Gender Gap Isn’t Going Away
While female CEOs are rising in the ranks, according to a new study from CEO Update, their financial…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retail Industry Leaders Association Drops Out of Credit Card Pact
Expressing frustration with a $7.25 billion settlement that it calls a "bad deal" for merchants, the Retail Industry…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Saturday Mail Isn’t Going Anywhere: What Associations Think
With the U.S. Postal Service walking back its decision to cut Saturday mail, many associations have different ideas…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
FWD.us: Mark Zuckerberg Launches Lobby Focused on Immigration
The Facebook founder’s new FWD.us lobby, a bipartisan advocacy group pressing political issues to keep the U.S. workforce…
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Associations Back Jana Winter in Case Testing Shield Law
Months after Fox News reporter Jana Winter wrote an exclusive scoop on the Aurora shooting massacre, a court…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
3-D Printing: Build Your Own Great Culture
How you can take a few cues from the culture behind the 3D printing movement. Also: Don’t flunk…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Why JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson Lost His Job
Ron Johnson may have played a key role in creating the innovative Apple Store, but a bold business…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Nonprofit Web Developer: Make Sure Going Mobile Makes Sense
Why one nonprofit web developer, when doing its market research, realized responsive wasn't the way to go. Also:…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Browser Wars Redux: If You See a Fork in the Road, Take it
Last week, the groundwork was set for the next generation of web browsers. And while that might cause…
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National College Players Association Speaks Out on Rutgers Scandal
After video surfaced of Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice physically and verbally abusing his players during a recent…
