Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Headaches: The Front Row Blues
Convincing attendees to sit in the front row is hard, but it’s not because of the front row…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
PolitiFact’s Membership Program Gets Started, Fast
The fact-checking website PolitiFact, riding the recent tide of support for media outlets focused on accuracy, launched a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
When an Online Community No Longer Works
Sometimes an online comment system or forum no longer makes sense for your organization’s needs, potentially due to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Industry Working to Solve Problems With Emergency Calls
Last week CTIA announced the latest stage of its "test bed" efforts, intended to help improve location accuracy…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
What the Future of NAFTA Holds for Agriculture
Within the U.S. agricultural industry, at least, NAFTA has been seen as a net positive, and groups have…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech Industry Grapples With Potential of H-1B Visa Reform
Silicon Valley has seen much growth from the rise of high-skilled immigration in the sector, but with observers…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Joe Biden Says New Foundation Will Focus on Equal Rights
The Biden Foundation, which will be the next move for the former vice president, was organized with the…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
How the Hyperledger Project Is Pushing the Blockchain Forward
The Hyperledger Project, which just added American Express as a member, isn’t interested in creating a bitcoin-style currency.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Coalition Starts Push Against Efforts to Raise Import Taxes
Americans for Affordable Products, a coalition that includes 140 major businesses and trade groups, launched this week in…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: E-Commerce Gains Currency as a Marketing Play
Nearly three-quarters of ANA’s surveyed members say they’re increasingly relying on e-commerce as a way to drive interest…
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NFL Refs Group to Players: Criticism Crosses the Line
The leader of the NFL Referees Association says that a series of recent incidents in which players made…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Oscar Nominees Still Struggle with Gender Diversity
A new report from the Women’s Media Center found that just 1-in-5 behind-the-scenes Oscar nominees is a woman—putting…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Science Groups, ASAE: Rescind Immigration Order
The Trump administration’s controversial immigration order, which has significant impacts for the scientific world, has led numerous scientific…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Email Marketing Trends: What’s Hot in 2017
Long neglected as part of the communications conversation, emails have become more essential than ever in 2017. But…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Sharing Economy Makes Up Growing Share of Business Expenses
Certify’s latest edition of its SpendSmart Report shows a growing dominance by Uber in the transportation space, while…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Meat Institute’s Consumer-Targeted App
The North American Meat Institute's latest foray into the app space is meant to help take the confusion…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Reports: Data Security Suffers in Efforts to Fight Threats
Two new reports offer different takes on the same issue: the challenges that IT departments face in securing data from…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Apple Moves Away from Secrecy, Joins AI Group
The Partnership on AI, a group from which Apple was a notable omission when it was announced in…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Winter Activity Center: A Nonprofit Ski Park
In the three winters that the National Winter Activity Center has been active, the National Winter Sports Education…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
TechUK Report: Brexit Could Hurt British Tech Industry
A new report from TechUK highlights a spate of policy areas where it says the British government must…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Should You Book Trips Over the Weekend?
New research from Airlines Reporting Corp. and Expedia makes the case that the tough parameters of business travel…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
PhRMA Beefs Up Messaging With Large-Scale Campaign
Having faced public criticism in recent years over drug prices and other controversies, PhRMA is hoping to recalibrate…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Report: LGBT-Owned Businesses on the Rise
A first-of-its-kind report from the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce suggests a growing economic reach for…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
After Controversy, 2017 Oscar Nominees Reflect Major Strides in Diversity
This time last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was struggling with a controversy with…
