Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How Business Travel Can Affect Mental Health
According to a recent survey, roughly a fifth of business travelers experienced some sort of mental impact caused…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Four Strategies to Avoid Distraction
Between email, smartphones, social media, and even office chatter, there are a lot of things competing for your…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
This Association’s Holiday Bonus Program Is Funded By a Big-Name Author
For the past five years, the American Booksellers Association has run a holiday bonus program for independent booksellers.…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Avoid Downtime: Four Tactics to Prevent Digital Disruption for Your Website
Whether on Giving Tuesday, during your annual meeting, or at any other time of the year, website downtime…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Smart Insights From ASAE’s #TEC19
From social media to technical debt, a lot of smart thoughts on tech came out of DC this…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Smaller Loaves: Lessons on Adapting to Your Audience From the Bread Industry
Bread-makers are redesigning their loaves to be smaller due to shifting consumer preference. It’s an interesting solution to…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Help Your Donors Overcome “Overhead Aversion”
Research shows that many donors make their giving decisions based on how much an organization spends on overhead,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Don’t Ignore the Debate on This Landmark Internet Law
In an age of misinformation and conflict, Section 230, a key rule of the internet era, is up…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Federal Government Assesses Digital Options to Ease Real ID Rollout
Less than a year away from the official rollout of the federal Real ID standard, about two-thirds of…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The World Wide Web’s Inventor Has a Plan to Fix It. Here’s the Contract.
With the help of the World Wide Web Foundation, Tim Berners-Lee has launched a new “Contract for the…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Want a Deal on a Christmas Tree? Wait It Out
That’s a big tip from the National Christmas Tree Association, which collaborated with Square on a recent study…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Four Strategies for Effective Content Repurposing
Whether it’s content from your prior events or old blog posts that can be given new life, content…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
The Risks of Innovation Leaving Older Workers Behind
The challenges that older workers face in finding new jobs could reflect darkening economic clouds—as well as weaknesses…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How a Local Restaurant Association Is Making Taco Tuesday for Everyone
The California-based OC Restaurant Association will now run and manage the TacoTuesday.com domain, in an effort to promote…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Recovering From a Gaffe: Lessons From Elon Musk’s Cybertruck Fail
The Tesla CEO managed to find humor in what was an embarrassing scene during a high-profile product launch.…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Study: The Outside Factors That Drive Giving
Whether it’s politics, tech, or the time of year, external factors are playing a bigger role than ever…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Avocado Group Steps Up With a Mean Green Website for Restaurants
Avocados From Mexico is encouraging the foodservice industry to think bigger about the possibilities for guacamole on their…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Success With Disruption: Why T-Mobile’s Departing CEO, John Legere, Was So Effective
The T-Mobile CEO, who is leaving the company in the midst of a high-profile merger, is often cited…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How One CEO’s Out-of-Office Messages Draw Fans and Build Trust
The CEO of an association management company has become famous for his ambitious out-of-office email messages. His success…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
4 SEO Practices to Guide Your Strategy This Year
SEO is important, but it’s hard to explain up the corporate ladder and to other departments. Reframing your…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
We Asked, You Answered: Learning From Mistakes
They come with the territory, but correcting them can be quite the challenge. Learn how other association pros…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Hispanic Journalists Group Gives Freelancers a New Home
With a goal of raising the visibility of long-form journalism by Latino writers, the National Association of Hispanic…
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AI-Powered Hiring Practices Face Regulator Scrutiny
A company that sells AI-based facial detection technology to employers to screen job candidates is the subject of…
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New Association for Digital Asset Markets Releases First Conduct Code
The Association for Digital Asset Markets says that by signing a new code of conduct, its member firms…
