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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
After Thailand Military Coup, Tourism Industry Tries Staying Upbeat
The worsening political situation in Thailand has hurt the country’s massive tourism business, but the Thai Hotels Association…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Sovaldi: Insurance Group Balks at High-Priced Pharmaceuticals
The costly Sovaldi is extremely effective at treating hepatitis C, but a leading insurance group warns that the…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Data Structures: Where Art Thou, Data?
Why data structures are becoming more important than ever in the age of the cloud. Also: a massive…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
The Future of Mobile Payments: Big Retail Tries to Emulate Starbucks
Starbucks may be a mobile-payments success story, but it's one of just a few. An industry coalition is…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Family First: Creating Meetings With Parents in Mind
Associations do their best to remove obstacles that keep attendees from registering. One that may keep people away…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Conference Circuit: Fostering Family Family Reconciliation
A leading association for resolving family conflict holds its annual conference. Plus: a surgical showcase in Denver. Mediators,…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform’s Off the Table in the Senate For Now. What Happened?
The long-running efforts to reform the patent system in the Senate, which appeared to be wobbling in recent…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
NRA Video Series Aims to Attract Younger Generation of Members
With an aging membership, the National Rifle Association is taking a leap into online video as it tries…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Travel Groups Back Global Entry-Expanding INVITE Act
A new bill meant to give travelers into the U.S. a little more convenience was introduced to the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Marketing Communication: Speak Your Members’ Language
The importance of making your marketing communication useful for your members starts with an approach that matches their…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
A Peek Into Some of the Latest Association Sponsorship Trends
Based on the findings of a recent state of association sponsorship survey, one expert takes a deeper look…
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Walkability: Is Your Conference Location Walkable Enough?
A new study on walkability raises some interesting questions about meeting locations. Also: where ethics come into play…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Casino Group Backtracks on Online Gambling After Member Split
The American Gaming Association, which had previously supported regulating online gambling, announced Wednesday that it would step back…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
APA Unveils Resources to Educate Public On Mental Health Parity
A new survey by the American Psychological Association found that only 4 percent of American adults know what…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Scotch Whisky Association: Stop Selling Fake ‘Scotch’
As part of its work in protecting the integrity of authentic Scotch whisky, the association recently achieved a…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Temps Not So Temporary? Contract Workers Becoming More Common
With the recession slowly ebbing, one thing that hasn't faded away is short-term contract work, which has increasingly…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
New Corporate Chef Group Piggybacks Off an Established Partner
The Global Culinary Innovators Association launched this week, with the goal of giving corporate chefs at smaller-scale chains a…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Bowling Association Resurrecting One of the Sport’s Biggest Events
Days after announcing it was canceling a high-profile bowling tournament for the second year in a row, a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What We’re Scoring When We’re Scoring Member Engagement
A tool for tracking and measuring member engagement can be valuable for any association—if you can decide what…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Membership Tips From digitalNow
A conference featuring some of the best and brightest in the association space homes in on membership advice.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Reports: Summer Travel Starting Off on a Sunny Note
Recent reports show that travel by air and on America's highways is likely to surge during the summer…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Associations Report an Increase in Sponsorship Revenue
An increase in revenue was just one of the many association sponsorship trends a new IEG survey revealed.…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
App-Based Drivers Association: Seattle-Area Uber Drivers Organize
With regulations for app-based ride services looming in Seattle and with concerns rising over the companies’ business practices,…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Meat Industry’s Challenge: Marketing to Millennials
With young adults being so interested in how their food is made, the meat industry is having a…
