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Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
New Supply Chain Association Built From APICS’ Foundation
The Association for Supply Chain Management, announced this week, will build upon the existing base of APICS while…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
When Nuance Is Lost: The Perils of Digital Leadership
Leading an organization is already a deeply challenging thing, but it becomes even tougher when you’re mostly doing…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Self-Publishers’ Campaign Encourages Authors to Embrace Independence
In its new Self-Publishing 3.0 campaign, the Alliance of Independent Authors is calling on its members to focus…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Organization Behind the Emoji’s Growth
With emoji more popular than ever, it’s worth noting that the process of creating an emoji is held…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
The Pros and Cons of Free Food at the Office
Free snacks or even meals at the office can have a positive effect on the way that people…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
4 Email Marketing Tips Worth Embracing
Email may drive your organization’s marketing, but when was the last time you thought about how you use…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Boost Your Event Swag Game: 5 New Tactics to Try
From minimizing your logo to going old-school, there are a lot of ways to do swag that don’t…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Google Shifts Governance Strategy for AMP Project
The mobile page project, largely associated with Google, will move to a governance model that will bring in…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Ride the Lightning
A Forbes writer explains why your organization might be better off leaning into the chaos of disruption. Also:…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Why the NFL Players Association Is Investing in Biotech
The players association is participating in a funding round for a startup company that has created an innovative…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Offer A Warm Welcome
Don’t skimp on the introductory planning, a membership expert states. Also: Google’s Inbox is going away, but there…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
EEOC Complaint Says Targeted Facebook Job Listings Are Discriminatory
A filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of millions…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: Don’t Kill Curiosity
A Harvard Business School professor warns that the wrong tactics could harm employees’ ability to come up with…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Ad Alliance Details Disclosure Standards for Political Ads
The Digital Advertising Alliance’s new PoliticalAds program, which aims to make it easy to track the sources of…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Air Force Association Proposes Alternative to Space Force
Warning against the separation of air and space military capabilities, the Air Force Association argues that the mission…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Daily Buzz: A Shout-Out to the Solo Exhibitor
The exhibitor that’s at your tradeshow by themselves is under a lot of stress, an association CEO notes.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Trade Group Goes Fishing for Aquaculture
The industry collective Stronger America Through Seafood hopes to encourage legislation that pushes forward aquaculture, or the farming…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
What Keeps Risk Professionals Up at Night? The Cloud.
The most recent version of Gartner’s Emerging Risks Report finds that top senior executives in risk management roles…
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Don’t Fool Your Members With “Dark Patterns”
Online marketers have increasingly come to embrace user interface strategies that are specifically engineered to encourage a certain…
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What Jeff Bezos’ Philanthropic Play Says About Big Giving Today
The Amazon founder is making his first major donation to causes he’s interested in, but the response to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Task Force Develops Password-Free Security Tool
The four major U.S. carriers, as part of a task force that they launched earlier this year, announced…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pilot Association Offers Policy Guidance on Pilot Shortage
With an ongoing pilot shortage affecting service in small airports, the Air Line Pilots Association is offering a…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Nightlife Association Embraces Cryptocurrency With New Partnership
The American Nightlife Association is aiming big with its latest partnership, which will allow its members to accept…
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Why Being the “Fun Leader” Can Lead to Not-Fun Outcomes
A recent study makes the case that putting too much emphasis on personality traits, particularly narcissism, can prove…
