Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2012

Fundraising with Social Media. In the March edition of Associations Now , Andrew Lang highlights a social media success story titled Tweeting for Dollars. Labels: Social Media. There is no doubt that social media efforts can be a challenge. Fundraising with Social Media.

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Thanks For Playing

MAY 22, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. With ASAEs Membership, Marketing & Communications Conference this week and an upcoming vacation, T4P is going on a little hiatus. ► 2010. Alltop Social Media. How to Manage Social Employees, Social Media at Events, and Car Talk.

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Association 20/20

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Having returned from the 2010 ASAE Annual Meeting last week, all I can say is it has been a fascinating year in the slow evolution of the social web’s impact on association business practice. I can also say there are many more miles to travel before associations secure a strong future with their audiences.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Secrets of Innovation. A new post, "Secrets of Innovation," has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi. Secrets of Innovation. ► 2010. (62). at 7:00 AM.

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Thanks For Playing

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Below youll find the slides from my presentation with Andrew Hanelly , Polly Karpowicz , and Maggie McGary at the ASAE Technology Conference last week: What the Tech Is Going on with Your Online Communications. The Marketing Sherpa 2011 Social Marketing Benchmark Report. ► 2010. Alltop Social Media.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Innovation Does Not Happen Online. A new post, "Innovation Does Not Happen Online" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online.

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Thanks For Playing

MARCH 21, 2012

Recapture your lost community members. Building an integrated communications strategy. Labels: Barbara Ehrenreich , blog roundup , communication , Facebook , fundraising , Harvard Business Review , Joe Gerstandt , leadership , online communities , Shelly Alcorn , Social Fish. ► 2010. ► August. (21).

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010. The Bedrock of Innovation. I think it was way back in August 2010. Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. Indeed the bedrock of innovation is failure. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Social Media.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. A new post, "Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Communication. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadershi.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

in Humanize , Leadership , Social Media - 2 comments. Here are some highlights from the Humanize angle: 16% trusted information from Corporate sources, and 14% trusted information from social media. That’s low, overall (traditional media was 32%), but notice how corporate and social media are just about the same.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

It’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012). How clarified is your organization’s social media strategy? Almost half believed they had their social media strategies locked down.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. A new post, "Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You" has just gone up there. Labels: Innovation. Communication. Innovation. Social Media. Principled Innovation. It's Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. Innovation Does Not Happen Online.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

The Season of Innovation. Thats certainly what it feels like with the ASAE Annual Meeting next week and the WSAE-sponsored National Summit on Association Innovation five short weeks after that. Labels: Innovation , Jeff De Cagna , WSAE. Communication. Innovation. Monday, August 1, 2011. I hope you do, too.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010. Innovation = Creativity x Execution. This is a fantastic post on innovation from Vijay Govindarajan , co-author of the new book, The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge. Simple and effective in underscoring the importance of execution in any innovation effort.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010. Principles of Innovation. The fourth meeting of the WSAE Innovation Task Force was held on July 16, 2010. For those of you new to this conversation, Im heading up an effort for my state society to define an evidence-based model of innovation for the association community.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. In it, he advocates an approach to innovation that focuses not on meeting the expressed needs of customers, but on pushing customers to become something theyre not. All authentic innovations ask you — want you — to become a different dimension of yourself. Image source.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010. The Clinic of Innovation. Heres another fascinating post about innovation from the HBR blog. It describes the first-of-its-kind "Clinic of Innovation" at Oslo University Hospital--an internal unit within the hospital that is set-up to work like an outpatient health clinic.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

Tuesday, August 10, 2010. The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Labels: Innovation.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Monday, August 16, 2010. The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Friday, November 26, 2010. Next Steps for Association Innovation. This is an exciting time for the WSAE Innovation Task Force. First of all, our white paper on association innovation is nearly finished. Second, we are currently working on a new online community dedicated to innovation for associations.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 28, 2010

Saturday, August 28, 2010. Association Advantages for Innovation. Heres part three of the "innovation for associations" white paper Im helping to write while chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. These advantages include: 1.

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Thursday, December 2, 2010. The World Database of Innovation--CLOSED! I first stumbled across The World Database of Innovation in this HBR blog post from a few months ago. As well as over 200 in-depth case studies, it compiles the ideas of 4,500 or so innovation experts and consultancies. Labels: Hype , Innovation.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 16, 2012

He is ridiculously smart, and a fellow Que author–his book is called Social Media ROI. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { Decentralize without clearly communicated high standards for results is probably a waste of time! Social Media. December 2010 (5).

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So heres a funny story.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. As chair of WSAEs Innovation Task Force, I was instrumental in helping to frame WSAEs annual conference around the subject of innovation, and was even recognized as the chair of the conference itself.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Monday, September 27, 2010. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. Labels: Innovation , WSAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

The Catch-22 of Innovation. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. Its the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector.

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DelCor Connection

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Starting in January 2010 DC will enforce a five-cent tax on paper and plastic carryout bags (a.k.a.   Will the term “social media” also disappear this year? .   Will the term “social media” also disappear this year?           emerging media. Advertising Age.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 24, 2016

In an exclusive interview with ASAE President John Graham earlier this month, we learned that while mobile is a game changer and video is the new frontier, print media and live events continue to resonate with members of all ages and inclusiveness is the key to success. JG: Look at innovation through two lenses. What’s your take?

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Innovating 20% of the Time. Chris Trimble is skeptical of Googles 20% time--their stated practice of encouraging individuals to spend 20 percent of their time pursuing innovative projects of their own inspiration. And execution, as Trimble says, is the other side of innovation. Without execution, youre not innovating.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? The Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (which I chair), is trying to develop an assessment tool for association executives to use in determining the "innovation readiness" of their associations. For Part 1 go here.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010. Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. In one of my last posts I shared the principles of innovation weve drafted as part of the "innovation for associations" white paper being written by the WSAE Innovation Task Force. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

The Innovation Problem for Associations. “ Six Design Principles for Business-Model Innovation ” provides association executives with his usual thought-provoking push into territories we should really be spending more of our time in—but often don’t. The innovation problem for associations is not about process.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

A Prescription for Innovation. This is part of an on-going dialogue between Eric Lanke and Jeff De Cagna on the work of the WSAE Innovation Task Force and the status of innovation in the association community. • Innovation is using technology to streamline operations and deliver new services.

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