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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Responding to Your Critics
How to address negative comments on social media. Plus: extend the value of your conference beyond the physical…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
How the Shutdown Hobbled Air Traffic Control
The association representing U.S. air traffic controllers says that working without their systems’ maintenance staff due to the…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Standing Up for the ’Stache: Poll Seeks Model Mustached American
To help raise the prestige of the much-maligned mustache, the American Mustache Institute is sponsoring a national poll…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Changing Its Tune: Trade Group for Music Retailers Gets New Name, Expanded Vision
Looking to evolve alongside the industry it has served for more than a half century, the National Association…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Sizing Up Your Conference
Why the size of your conference matters. Plus: the importance of a strong email list.
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Response to Customers Too Slow in the Social Media Age
Today’s consumers—and association members—expect their questions to be answered, like, yesterday. But research shows that in email and…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Member Voice in Merger Talks
In the lead-up to a potential merger, two associations in the horticulture industry kept their members involved every…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Candy Crush and Member Engagement
You can learn a few things about member engagement from a popular online game. Plus: diagramming the modern…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Language Trade Group Teams With EU on Translation Tech
A global language industry trade association has partnered with the EU to promote several new language acquisition programs.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
FCC to Accept Applications for Nonprofit FM Radio Stations (Eventually)
For the first time since 2000, the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to open an application window for…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Four States Put Up So Parks Don’t Stay Shut Up
Governors in at least four states have reached deals to reopen their national parks and monuments. But there’s…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: WiFi is the Key to Event Success
Why WiFi should be at top your event planning priority list. Plus: How to pull off an unconventional…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Now Playing in Theaters: Closed Captioning
In an agreement with the Hearing Loss Association of America, AMC Theatres plans to install personalized captioning devices…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
What I Mean When I Write About Disruption
Too often, industries play catch-up to new technology. How can associations do more to keep their industries ahead…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Is Your Association Like Game of Thrones?
Does your organization’s political culture resemble an episode of Game of Thrones? Plus: How to analyze member feedback.
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Foundation Offers Gen Y Donors an Affordable Way to Give
The One Percent Foundation pools small monthly gifts from thousands of them , helping little contributions make a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Visitors Bureaus and Businesses Feel the Shutdown’s Sting
The effects of the government shutdown are on full display from coast to coast. But few organizations have…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Trying to Do Too Much With Your Website?
When your website design is a hindrance to your members. Plus: why raising your overhead costs is a…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Telephonophobia: It’s a Real Thing, Study Says
Are some workers actually afraid to make an old-fashioned phone call?
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Give Your Meetings a Competitive Edge
Associations are holding competitions during their meetings and events to not only celebrate their industries but also to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Time to Close the Generation Gap
Getting different generations of coworkers to play nice. Plus: B2B marketers want to meet you, not tweet you.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Boating Industries Team Up to Tackle Trans-Atlantic Trade
Buoyed by expanded trade talks, U.S. and European boating associations have partnered to reduce the regulatory costs and…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Matchmaker: Website Connects Nonprofits With Free Tech Talent
New website helps companies give back by offering free technology services to charities and other organizations in support…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: The Silver Lining in Employee Turnover
Why losing employees isn’t always such a bad thing. Also: what to do when your newsletter can’t keep…
