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Business
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Advertising Groups Join Forces, Century-Long Legacies
The Association of National Advertisers, one the oldest trade groups in the advertising industry, announced plans acquire the Brand Activation…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Transportation Department Wants To Uncover Hidden Airline Fees
At a time when transparent airline fees are already up for debate, the U.S. Department of Transportation is…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
IRS to Revise Proposed Rule for Nonprofit Political Activity
After receiving a record-setting number of public comments on a single rule, the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Frozen Food Pushes “Frozen. How Fresh Stays Fresh” Campaign
With the launch of its "Frozen: How Fresh Stays Fresh" campaign, the American Frozen Food Institute hopes to…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Net Neutrality: FCC Approves Fast Lane Proposal, Opens Comment Period
The Federal Communications Commission, which has drawn much criticism in recent weeks for a proposal seen by some…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retail Group Launches Sharing Tool for Cyber Threats
With data security concerns putting pressure on most retailers, the Retail Industry Leaders Association launched a clearinghouse intended…
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Maine Tourism Association Grapples With Employee Theft
The tourism group’s former human resources and finance manager pleaded guilty this week to felony theft in relation…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
National Nurses United Launches Campaign for Better Patient Care
National Nurses United has launched a series of nationwide radio ads to call attention to changes in the…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Flight 370: Airline Group Works With UN to Boost Flight Tracking
Two months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, the International Air Transport Association has started work with…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Survey: Number of Chief Digital Officers Is On the Rise
The C-Suite is becoming more digitized, according to data recently released by the CDO Club. At the CDO…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Why (and How) Women Should Brag More
A recent survey found women in executive leadership positions are reporting discomfort with networking and self-promotion. A leadership…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Retail Groups to Congress: Don’t Let Patent Reform Fade
The push for patent reform has had its fits and starts in recent months as a bill meant…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
A Bourbon Affair: Association Celebrates America’s ‘Native Spirit’
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association is hosting a five-day Kentucky Bourbon Affair this week in honor of the 50th…
