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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Gartner Study: Worldwide Tablet Shipments Will Soon Outpace PCs
For many people, their device of choice may no longer be a laptop or desktop. According to a…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Association to Universities: Give Adjunct Professors Health Insurance
With Affordable Care Act regulations soon to take effect, many business have considered cutting hours for part-time employees…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
When a Pork Chop Isn’t a Pork Chop: Trade Groups to Rename Prime Cuts
Two meat associations, with the blessing of the USDA, are working on new names for cuts of beef…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Join Forces to Help Recycle Cathode Ray Tubes
With cathode ray tubes quickly falling out of favor and flat-screen devices taking their place, two associations are…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
40 Years of the Cellphone: Key Moments in Mobile History
It may have started with the ultimate gloat, but in the 40 years since the first cellphone call,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
SHOP Exchange: Small Business Rule Implementation Delayed
One of the key selling points for the Affordable Care Act, which would allow small businesses to choose…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Let’s Discuss Our Future
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, best known as the association behind the Oscars, is holding…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Virtues of Being an Early Adopter
Even if your association doesn't immediately jump on the latest tech trends, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Temkin Group Study: Internet Usage Tops TV Watching
A new Temkin Group study shows that, while we go online for a number of different reasons, our…
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Drone Privacy Concerns Have Some Associations on Defensive
While drone devices hold much potential for both law enforcement and consumer uses, privacy concerns have dogged the…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Alt-Weeklies May Struggle, But Don’t Count Them Out
After one of the largest alt-weeklies in the country shut down earlier this month, many media pundits suggested…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Satisfaction: Which Travel Companies Do Best?
A new study shows that Southwest Airlines tops the rest—and flies far above its nearest airline competition. What…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
IRS Training Video Parodies Face Congressional Scrutiny
The videos were cheesy, but it was the cost of the training video parodies that raised the ire…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
McCormick Place: Chicago’s Plan to Stay in the Conference Game
With slightly-smaller locales challenging the Windy City’s conference dominance, a new hotel could help them regain some ground.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
LinkedIn Boosts its Search Platform: What You Should Know
Following in the footsteps of its competitor Facebook, the company has boosted its search capabilities—and unlike its social…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
ICANN Launches Trademark Protection Program for Domains
With a number of new top-level domains hitting the internet soon, the organization in charge of handing out…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Renewable Fuels Standard: Groups Grapple Over Ethanol Showdown
While ethanol producers and oil companies have previously learned to work together, the approval a new mix which…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Cloud Computing: Why Amazon’s CIA Contract Is Worth Watching
Amazon’s big contract with the Central Intelligence Agency could help tamp down one of the key arguments against…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Freelancers Union: How One Modern Labor Group Hit 200,000 Members
One part union, another part association, the decade-old Freelancers Union recently topped 200,000 members, and it did so…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Starbucks Stretches its Loyalty Cards: What Can You Learn?
The extremely popular, closely-watched business model will expand beyond the stores starting in May. What could you learn…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
First-Sale Doctrine: Associations Mixed on Landmark Copyright Decision
Earlier this week, when the Supreme Court decided that first-sale doctrine applies to internationally-made goods, a number of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
One Trade Group’s Push for Uniform GMO Labeling
With the issue starting to take hold in the public eye, the Natural Products Association says that action…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Google Keep: Take Better Notes & Inspire Better Ideas
Google launches Google Keep, an Evernote competitor, to store ideas. Also: great techniques you should try to improve…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Best Room Service Perks for the Money? Take it to Denver
According to a recent study from TripAdvisor, hotels in the Mile-High City offer the best room service value…
