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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Economic Buyers: The Attendees That Matter Most
Not all attendees are created equal, so make sure you pinpoint your economic buyers. Also: How a new…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
What American Airlines’ Merger With US Airways Means For You
While the deal is backed by airline-related unions and associations, the deal may hit frequent flyers hard—by leading…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Don’t Discount the Animated GIF
The New York Times claims GIFs as the vinyl records of the digital world. Also: Bill Gates answers…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Train Your Gen Y Employees to Be Leaders
Leadership skills grow with practice, but what about training? According to a study, organizations are waiting too long…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Native American Groups Press DC’s Football Team for Name Change
The NFL team that calls Washington home is under fire again over its controversial name. Native American associations…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
IT Evolution: Making the Move From Backroom to Boardroom
IT is playing an increasingly important role in top-level decision making at many organizations. Here’s one association executive’s…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Higher Education Professionals: Out With Old, In With Different
How one group of higher education professionals created an atmosphere of innovation, as well as a casual conference…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Widely-Backed Coalition Pushes Back on Sequestration
On Monday, NDD United, a group that has the backing of thousands of associations, pushed the federal government…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Game On: Group Looks to Standardize Online Gambling
In an industry transformed by the internet, one association is using collaboration to develop online gambling standards that…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Poland Spring: Bad Timing Is Everything, Too
How one live moment could have been a branding victory for one company … if they were manning…
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Business DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Accountable Care Organizations Start Association
The National Association of ACOs, which will represent 60 accountable care organizations nationwide, will focus its efforts on…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
What if Your CEO Took a Cue from Pope Benedict?
Even with the unexpected resignation of its spiritual leader, the Catholic Church has a system in place to…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
National Association of Realtors: Groupon-Style Member Engagement
A new member-engagement program at NAR adapts the daily-deals formula to provide busy members with simple calls to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Mix Up Your Membership
Feel like your membership is a little sluggish right now? Try whipping something new together. It might just…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Get Ready For the Most Engaging State of the Union
The White House builds a network for citizens to engage via social media during the president's annual speech.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
American Bar Association Honors Gay Community
During the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting, the group held a ceremony honoring lawyers who champion gay-rights causes…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
House Committee Hearing Will Focus on Charitable Deduction
As part of its work on comprehensive tax reform, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Lunchtime Links: Mobile Twitter Users Are More Engaged
According to a new study, mobile Twitter users that use their mobile devices as a primary source are…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Black History Month: Brought to You by an Association
Although it’s been largely eclipsed by the celebration it founded almost 90 years ago, the Association for the…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Reinvent Email: Change the Way You Use Your Inbox
Over the past couple of years, we've seen a lot of attempts to reinvent email. But there's a…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
EveryBlock’s Lesson: Don’t Strand Your Users
How the abrupt shutdown of EveryBlock, a noted hyperlocal site, caught its users off-guard: Was there a better…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Email Newsletter Report Card Meant To Inspire Creativity
An email-based ad agency, LaunchBit, has a new program to help ensure your association's emails are at the…
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Horsemeat Crisis: How Associations Are Responding
In recent weeks, reports that beef products have been contaminated with horsemeat have dominated news reports in Europe.…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Responding to the Mobile Technology Imperative
As mobile continues to quickly eclipse desktop internet browsing, one IT trade association is launching a new community…
