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For Association Professionals
For mid-level association staff and aspiring leaders working in every functional area of an association, in the U.S. and internationally.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Can’t-Miss Association Website Designs
19 association website designs to check out again and again. Also: New tips for membership engagement.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Reshape Learning with TEDxTalks
The best way to spend 10 minutes of your day on a TEDxTalk you can’t miss. Also: The…
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When It Pays to Have a Corporate Gift Policy
Should employers implement a gift policy to curb possible ethical concerns in the workplace around the holiday season?
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Archive Your Twitter History
Is a backup mechanism finally coming to Twitter? Also: Just how far one couple’s social media obsession goes.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Gartner Study: Gamification Not Built to Last
Gartner says that by 2014, current gamification products won’t keep up with their business objectives — though all…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How to Score Hotel Deals for Associations
Are the holidays the best time for meeting planners to negotiate hotel deals? Plus: One association takes root…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Member Professionals: Put Your Money Where Your Metric Is
If recruitment, retention, and engagement are so important, why don't more associations tie staff compensation to them?
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Interruption Marketing Doesn’t Work: Less Pitching, More Learning
Why conference attendees tune out interruption marketing. Also: The greatest social media cheat sheet since the last one.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association Security: Keep Your Member Data Safe
There's much to learn from an unusual security breach at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. First up: Check…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Christmas Tree Association’s White House Ties
Since 1966, the National Christmas Tree Association has provided the White House with the tree that symbolizes the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
New technology classes help baby boomers
How one association helps baby boomers overhaul their career. Also: A dry-erase marker doubles as a hotel security…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
ASAE Foundation Report: Rigor Matters
A recent study from the ASAE Foundation and North Carolina State University shows that members find greater value…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Talking Tech: Kimberly Mosley, CAE On Vetting Tech Tools
American College of Healthcare Executives CIO Kimberly Mosley, CAE, on how to vet new tech tools.
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: What Food Network Can Teach You
Why watching the Food Network can help your association, and can’t-miss tips on new sponsor placements at conferences.
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Fewer Employers Block Online Shopping At Work
The percentage of employers blocking access to online shopping sites dropped by almost half from last year, according…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Iowa Straw Poll: Is it Ever OK to Break Tradition?
Why one political tradition may be on its way out the door. Also: How one association changed Thanksgiving…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association Management: Attracting Young Members Is Just Smart
Or: How associations can learn to stop worrying and love generation Y.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Small Business Saturday: Associations Big Ideas for Shopping Small
How some associations are taking part in the American Express’ initiative Small Business Saturday, in its third year.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Crowdsourcing Your Members’ Opinions
How a member of Congress reached out to the Reddit community to ask for their help. Could your…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rules of Engagement: California Dental Association’s Concierge Calling
How the California Dental Association is making first-year members feel welcome by picking up the phone.
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association Executive: Explaining What, Exactly, You Do
Work as an association executive? Sidestep the question about your job this Thanksgiving. Also: How Facebook’s news feed…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Parks Conservation Association’s Big New York Times Play
In a first for The New York Times, the newspaper sold a large overlay that covered most of…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Social Business Techniques for Organizational Structure
With associations, amongst others, becoming more reliant on social business techniques, a few recent studies note that the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Change for Associations, or How the Cookie Crumbles
Looking at the sweeter side of associations, whether old-school or new hotness. Also: What that suggestion box really…
