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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Deliver Us From Lackadaisical Leaders
Management teams must reassess their staff when a poorly performing executive brings them down. Also: Look to data…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Planners Beware: Be on the Lookout for Room Block Pirates
Unofficial housing companies use various tactics to woo meeting attendees to book outside the official room block, causing…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Lessons From a Wooden Spoon
A marketing executive explains how a wooden spoon represented a lot more to him than a mere kitchen…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Four Things You Should Know About the Heartbleed Bug
An exploit that’s being called one of the worst security issues in the history of the internet was…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
For Comté Cheese Association, It’s All About Staying Fresh
As Comté cheese finds its footing in the U.S., the group representing makers and sellers of the French…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Study: The CMO’s Role is Growing in Influence
Driving organizational revenue. Staying in front of customer issues. Responding to issues in real time. The chief marketing…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Internet Association: This Association CEO Has Style
A high-profile trade group exec gets the fashion spread treatment. Also: why it's OK if you don't consider…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Much Do Your Employees Know About Their Benefits?
A new survey found many employees don’t read their employee handbooks. Here’s a look at how to better…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Marketing Campaign: Don’t Mess Up the Follow-Through
An event expert shares what steps to avoid when rounding up guests for your event via e-mail. Also:…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Art of the Retirement Announcement
A transition at the top can be traumatic for an association’s staff and volunteers. Giving them time to…
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Fraternity Leadership Group Calls For an End to Hazing
With college frats facing ongoing criticism over alcohol abuse, sexual assaults, and even the hazing deaths of pledges,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Nonprofits Struggled to Meet Demands in 2013
More than 50 percent of nonprofits couldn’t meet demands for services last year. With demands continuing to increase…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Tech’s Legacy Headache: Outdated Apps Hold Us Back, Study Says
According to a new study by tech consulting firm Capgemini, the decision to hold onto out-of-date technology can…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Event Technology: Give Your Guests the Gift of Tech
Is your event technology meeting your guests’ expectations? Make sure a few outlets are nearby. Also: how to…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
GoGoGo: In-Flight Wireless Getting a Speed Boost
Good news for road warriors trying to get online in the sky: One of the main providers of…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Lesson in Quality From For-Profit Membership Programs
Associations may be more similar than we think to for-profit membership programs, where flawless service quality is a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Meet Your New Twitter Profile
Twitter takes a page from Facebook's playbook and gives profiles a new look. Also: A new online security…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Patent Reform Faces a Fresh Fight in the Senate
With a bill intended to take a bite out of frivolous patent lawsuits tied up in the Senate…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Roundup: Where Industry Groups Stand on the Aereo Case
Roughly two weeks away from arguments in the anticipated Supreme Court case, industry groups from across the spectrum…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Hug a Volunteer: It’s National Volunteer Week
Sunday marked the beginning of National Volunteer Week, a 40-year tradition of honoring the work and service of…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Lawmakers Continue Work on Temporary, Piecemeal Tax Reform
With a comprehensive tax reform deal unlikely this year, leaders in the House and Senate have turned their…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Tuesday Buzz: When An Association Goes ‘Poof’
The tale of an association that eventually fell apart when it failed to keep up with its changing…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Art Everywhere: Outdoor Advertising Meets Art in a Big Way
Five major museums from around the country are offering up their best-known works as part of a countrywide…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Wikipedia and the Redesign That Was Barely There
When the Wikimedia Foundation redesigned Wikipedia recently, the organization's developers did the minimum possible to refresh the look.…
