Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Trade Shows: Chicago Scores Major Contract Renewals
Two key trade shows recently signed extensions at the city’s McCormick Place, giving the city millions in potential…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Keep Your Closed Community Content
Finding that members aren’t sticking around? Maybe you should focus on your closed community’s ROI. Also: Building a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Potential Feedburner Sunset: Don’t Forget Your Legacy
Let the slow decline of Feedburner, and RSS in general, be a lesson for your association: Let widely-used…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: The Growing Newspaper Gap
Is there room for associations to fill in when local newspapers decline? Also: Should you promote your star?
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Agencies, Not Contractors, Will Face Brunt of Sequestration Layoffs
The Office of Management and Budget says that, if automatic cuts go through, federal agencies must deal with…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Banks Struggle With Wave of Cyberattacks
Group claiming Middle Eastern ties complicates lives of banks, the consumers they deal with, in wave of cyberattacks.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations React to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Changes
A number of groups filed briefs regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s plan to revise the 14-year-old Children’s Online…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Richard Branson on Executive Tweeting
The Virgin empire founder says it's "an essential part of the brand." Also: The benefits of a leadership…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Does Unemployment Affect Your Perception of Job Candidates?
A new study suggests that people who have been unemployed longer are more likely to be passed up…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Instagram: More Addictive Than Twitter?
The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app had more users per day on mobile devices than the 140-character heavyweight, a new…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Lessons from Apple’s Map Fiasco
In the shoes of the Apple CEO, would you have apologized? Also: Some tips from an event pro.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Trends in News Consumption: Online Becoming More Popular
Online news leapfrogs newspapers and radio while print magazines decline in popularity.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Get the Hard Part Out of the Way
Also: What one consultant says Mitt Romney is doing wrong — and you can do right.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Want to Keep Workers Happy? Train Them
The National Conference Center explains the value of training. Also: A new workforce development community opens.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: Social Media Sales Fall Behind Search, Email
Forrester Research says that less than 1 percent of sales can be tracked to social media.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Crowdfunding Association Makes Promotional Push
Curious about how new business models are taking to the world of associations? Check out what the still-fresh…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: How to Use “Big Data” at Small Sizes
Small organizations can use member data, too. Also: An iPad magazine success story.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: The Refs Are Embarrassed, Too
A referees association reacts to the fallout from a blown call. Also: Why some conferences are more expensive…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars—and There’s an Association for That
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International sees possibilities for the technology that go way past Google's prototype.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Engineering Group IEEE Hit by Member Data Breach
Danish researcher says the security breach was open for at least for a month before he noticed it.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: The Bond of a Strong Community
Why old-school network The Well is a model for associations with closed communities. Also: Build a working buddy…
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Mobile’s Big Challenge for Tech Teams: End Users Do What They Want
A new IT study shows that aggressive mobile users are much tougher to rein in than PC users.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Association Industry Comings and Goings: September-October 2012
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: How Generational Differences Affect Communication
Also: Why a social media triage process is extremely important.
