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For the people who work with associations from outside them: sponsors, industry partners, consultants, donors, media and retired professionals.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bitcoin Exchange Hops Aboard Internet Association
Coinbase, a company that has managed to maintain a good reputation in a space where others have struggled,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Hermit Crab Association Reshapes Baseball Team’s Planned Giveaway
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs planned to give a free hermit crab to the first 1,000 fans to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Americans Want More Regulations For Ride-Sharing App Drivers
To help improve the safety of ride-sharing services, many consumers would like drivers to undergo strong security protocols,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: March Madness All About Big Bets
The American Gaming Association reports that college basketball’s biggest month is going to drive $9 billion in bets…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Consumer Data Industry Makes Credit Scores Easier to Access
The trade group representing the credit-reporting industry announced this week a plan to improve data reporting, while taking…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
NAA mediaXchange: Read All About It
NAA mediaXchange 2015 gathers newspaper industry executives to share knowledge on how to generate revenue and increase their…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Sign We Love Pets: We Spent $58 Billion On Them Last Year
A new report from the American Pet Products Association notes that many people are spending lavishly on one…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Sam Simon: A Simpsons Creator’s Wide-Reaching Generosity
Sam Simon, the co-creator of one of the most popular shows in television history, will be missed by…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Research in Hand, Chemistry Council Says BPA Is Worth Fighting For
A new ad campaign by the American Chemistry Council highlights recent research by government agencies showing that bisphenol…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Animal-Rights Groups Declare Victory After Ringling Retires Elephants
After Ringling Bros. announced that it would retire its elephants in 2018, animal-rights groups—which paid large legal fees…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Journalists Groups Aim to Help Protect Freelancers in Conflict Zones
Freelance journalists regularly risk their lives reporting from dangerous places, but they have few of the protections full-time…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Pizza Lobby to FDA: Step Away From the Pie
With regulatory pressures on the food industry rising, one narrow, triangular-shaped sector of the industry is upping its…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
CEIR Report: Tradeshow Industry Shows Consistent Growth Trend
Ahead of its annual report on the exhibition industry, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research reported this week…
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GSMA’s Mobile World Congress Becomes Ground Zero for Privacy
From the devices on display to the chatter in some of the sessions, the Barcelona tradeshow that defines…
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Scientific Meeting Debates the Search for Life Beyond Earth
Is it time to try to make contact with intelligent life forms beyond our solar system? The Search…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
IKEA Deal Gives Wireless-Charging Group a Leg Up
At a time when wireless-charging standards groups are beginning to consolidate, the Wireless Power Consortium is gaining momentum—while…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Best Benefit Ever: Free Legal Services for Design Professionals
Members of professional design association AIGA can get their legal agreements in order with a year of free…
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Down With Bloatware: A Problem That’s Bigger Than Superfish
The good news about the surfacing of the Superfish bloatware on Lenovo machines is that the company has…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
App Developers Eye Novel Defense Against Patent Trolls
With patent lawsuits becoming more prominent than ever—and in one recent case, costing Apple big bucks—it’s easy to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Interventional Radiology Experts Go Hands-On
The Society of Interventional Radiology has overhauled its programming to provide in-depth learning experiences. Plus: A conference explores…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Bankers Association Makes Pitch for Bitcoin Regulations
In a letter to a state-banking regulatory body, the American Bankers Association suggested that a national database of…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Indie Bookstores Aren’t Surging Everywhere
One of the greatest American success stories in recent years has been the strong recovery of the independent…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
One Day to Rule Them All? Music Industry Nearing Global Release Day
A leading international music trade group is on the verge of announcing a uniform release date for new…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Is California’s Plastic-Bag Ban on the Ropes?
The state law, which was to take effect later this year, is now on hold after a plastics-industry…
