Author
Ernie Smith
Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: Convert Your Data the Right Way
Moving your data from one AMS to another? Check out this guide for tips on how to make…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
High-Yield Innovation: Western Growers Association’s Incubator
The agricultural trade group, which launched its incubator last year, hopes to not only drive innovation within its…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Technology Project Challenges: Where’s the Breakdown Happening?
The issues that can cause your association's technology project to lose steam. Also: Trying to engage a new…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
New Think Tank Eyes Solutions to Mobile Marketing Blind Spots
The Mobile Marketing Association announced a new program designed to assist major companies trying to get a handle…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Atlanta Teams With Associations on “Smart Security” Project
"Smart Security" is coming to ATL. The city of Atlanta announced a deal with Airports Council International and…
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Tech Giants Officially Launch Partnership on AI
The Partnership on AI, formally announced this week, hopes to create industry standards along with a structure for…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Mobile Alerts Could Expand; Wireless Group Sees Challenges
At a time when a prominent senator is calling for improvements to the Wireless Emergency Alert System, one…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Obesity Medicine: Board Sees Success, Doctors Challenged
In recent years, the American Board of Obesity Medicine has seen major surges in the number of doctors…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wednesday Buzz: BlackBerry Bows Out
The legacy smartphone maker moves away from making its own smartphones, focusing on software instead. Also: Why you…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Keep Eye on Budding No-Homework Trend
In recent weeks, schools around the country have been discussing in earnest the idea of dropping homework from…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Say It Visually With Visme
An arts association offers its members discounts on a new visualization tool—and sweetens the deal by getting its…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Frequency, Audience Greatly Affect Email Engagement
SendGrid's new email benchmarking report offers data points that add up to a single key finding: It's important…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Continuing Education: Nudge Your Learners Along
How your association can deal with members that are a bit slow on fulfilling their continuing education requirements.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Innovation Line That Divides Associations
A new study on innovation from Marketing General suggests that there’s a distinct line separating associations that are…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
United for Charity Report: Legislators Should Back Nonprofits
The newly released United for Charity report, released by Independent Sector last week, attempts to make the case…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Native Americans, First Nations Join Forces in Pipeline Fight
More than 50 indigenous nations have joined forces in a coordinated attempt to fight the construction of massive…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Monday Buzz: When Your Member Database Loses Its Luster
Does your database need a public relations campaign to convince your staff to rely on it again? Also:…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
African American History Museum Fulfill’s Association’s Dream
The journey behind the creation of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, in…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Facebook’s Bad Engagement Metric
The social media giant is apologizing to advertisers this week after an engagement metric involving video proved misleading.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Displaced ITT Technical Institute Students Get Assistance
This month’s shutdown of ITT Technical Institutes, a nationwide for-profit technical school, affected tens of thousands of students.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Irish Whiskey Association Launches Protection Campaign
The primary trade group for the Irish whiskey industry is teaming with the home country’s government—as well as…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
New Organic Farmers Group Focuses on Grassroots Approach
The just-announced Organic Farmers Association hopes to give producers in the sector an offering that puts small and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bill Could Protect Consumers Who Post Online Reviews
The Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, a bipartisan bill that passed the House earlier this month, could…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Virtual Democracy Plaza: NBC News’ Virtual Town Square
NBC News tries something truly experimental with its election-season coverage. Also: Think differently about perfection.
