Associations Now

AUGUST 14, 2013

Graduate programs in social media are apparently on the rise, but one consultant says job candidates with such degrees are exactly the type of people your association should avoid. Are you looking to hire a social media manager? Have you noticed candidates with social media degrees on their resumes?

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Social media trends for 2014 (aren’t some of these the same “trends” we’ve seen for the past 5 years?). Associations Now shares the top five leadership lessons from 2013. Maddie Grant’s eclectic and interesting list of favorite reads of 2013. Associations Now shares some tech goals for 2014.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2013

How to address negative comments on social media. Learning to work with and respond to members and critics on social media is an art form. How to defend your online turf, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) October 16, 2013. Positive Spin.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2013

Social Media Roundup: Give That Copy a Trim. Connect With Ricoh blog. October 1-3, 2013. November 7-9, 2013. November 14, 2013. @ChatterBachs: How Necessary is “Industry-Specific” Knowledge for Association Executives [link] h/t @rockettm @ogcsae #assnchat #asae. Ernie Smith. Associations Now.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

[link] #associations @AssnMediaPub How to Rock Your Website Content Planning [link] @hankbizdev This recent post led to the busiest month in the 6 year history of my weekly blog. link] Blogs Outrank Social Networks for Consumer Influence. Social Media Examiner. May 29-31, 2013. June 4-5, 2013.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — David Butler (@david_a_butler) November 14, 2013. Do Employees Need Rewards to be Active on Social Media? — Rv Adrichem Boogaert (@reynoutvab) November 14, 2013. How do you encourage your staff to partake in social media engagement efforts?

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Spark Consulting

MAY 29, 2013

The 2013 Social Media Marketing Report is out. People still think Facebook is the most important social media marketing platform, even though the overwhelming majority have no idea if it’s working. Shelly Alcorn gives us associations in five seconds (in other words, K.I.S.S.). Among the top 10 findings?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 8, 2014

Plus: Use social media to supercharge the chatter around your event. That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup. Augmenting Events With Social. 3 Rules to Apply to Your Event’s Social Media Strategy [link] #eventprofs #expochat #assnchat #events @ungerboeck. Follow the Leader. ht @ votenet ).

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Associations Now

JULY 22, 2013

The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Tablets Are Your Friend. — Deirdre Reid (@deirdrereid) July 22, 2013. Donna Kastner of the blog Midcourse Corrections reviews a Pew Research report that found tablet ownership at 34 percent among Americans ages 18 and older. by @donnakastner ) #assnchat [link].

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 9, 2013

Jeff De Cagna's six ideas for 2013. Shelly Alcorn's five terms for 2013. Social media predictions for 2013 from the pros. Marketers use fewer social sites. Digital trends for 2013 that are not the same old same old. It's focus on the new year week! My favorite? SED: Serendipity, Empathy, Discovery.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The value of word-of-mouth efforts in the age of social. Plus: How social media has shifted the way we think about transparency—and what that means for your workplace. Social media has this way of changing our lives in subtle ways—from the way word of mouth drives the way we act, to the way it changes our expectations.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Why you should take care in putting your members center stage, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Turn on the Spotlight. Your #assn blog is a great place to "spotlight" members #assnchat The Pros and Cons of Spotlighting Members [link]. — MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) October 21, 2013.

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Associations Now

APRIL 23, 2013

Also: When do you start adding social media into your event planning? That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Generations’ Expectations. — JPdL(@JPdLEvents) April 23, 2013. Your Event Without Social Media. — BizBash News (@BizBash_News) April 23, 2013.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 18, 2013

An innovation initiator’s tips and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — Devin Crosby (@devincrosby) December 18, 2013. But in a blog post for Management-Issues.com , Brooker discusses how witnessing a large organization’s determination to innovate spurred him to think differently. Never Too Late To Innovate.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — David Butler (@david_a_butler) November 14, 2013. Do Employees Need Rewards to be Active on Social Media? — Rv Adrichem Boogaert (@reynoutvab) November 14, 2013. How do you encourage your staff to partake in social media engagement efforts?

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 12, 2013

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail. — Votenet Solutions (@votenet) December 12, 2013. In an Informz blog post, Alex Mastrianni writes that organizations that send six to 10 emails per month have the highest open and click rate. Are you sending too much email?

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Associations Now

JULY 19, 2013

Also: 11 skills and qualities to look for in an association social media manager. The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: MAKE ‘EM LAUGH. — LBI (@LBIAudioVideo) July 19, 2013. — LBI (@LBIAudioVideo) July 19, 2013. SOCIAL MEDIA skills needed. Hosting a meeting?

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2013

If your association is on Twitter and other social media websites, don’t just use those services to disseminate info. Here are six ways to turn social media into a two-way conversation. These tips, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: TWO-WAY CONVERSATION. — Fpweb.net (@fpweb) July 17, 2013.

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Associations Now

JULY 3, 2013

That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup: Trusted Sender. — BrightBull (@BrightBull) July 3, 2013. — Beth Sanborn (@FarFromCamelot) July 3, 2013. The post Social Media Roundup: Email Marketing 101 appeared first on Associations Now.' Never Run Out Of Food. Let us know in the comments.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 14, 2013

One goal that I had was to a peer support community through the twitter hashtag # npsmpeer – where nonprofit social media managers could share advice and support one another. Jen Mizgata (@JMizgata) March 10, 2013. ” @ brianreich #sxsw #npsmpeer #nptech — Amy Sample Ward (@amyrsward) March 10, 2013.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 21, 2013

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. RT @jamienotter : Today's blog: What is the Job of the CEO? — Sandra Giarde, CAE (@sgiarde) October 21, 2013. Writing for his blog, author and association consultant Jamie Notter examines the difference between “accountability and responsibility.”

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2014

And when you’re looking to improve your event planning or marketing—as well as identify what not to do—where better to look than at some of 2013’s biggest marketing mishaps? A few lesson-laden gaffes in today’s Social Media Roundup: Flip the flop. The Ten Biggest Event Management And #Marketing Fails Of 2013 #eventprof [link].

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2013

Let’s take a look at how fostering a loyal community of diverse members creates a strong association, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Loyal Cultural Exchange. — Ottawa-Gatineau CSAE (@ogcsae) June 3, 2013. The Future of Associations– When Has It Ever Been Easy? link] #ogcsae #assnchat.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2013

Also: WordPress makes embedding social media content a little bit easier. That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup: Body Language Fluency. That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup: Body Language Fluency. — Devin Tisdale (@DevinTisdale) August 28, 2013. ht @ TheNextWeb ).

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Associations Now

JUNE 13, 2013

Learn how remixing your conference’s approach can spark conversations, and what ingredients make a great meeting, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — QuickMobile (@QuickMobile) June 13, 2013. — Cadence_Live (@Cadence_Live) June 13, 2013. This is the Remix. Mornin #eventprofs !

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — Cincinnati USA CVB (@CincyUSACVB) November 4, 2013. Art engages and, when applied to your meeting, can enable networking and assist the learning process, the Cincinnati CVB writes on its MTG PLNR blog. Did you know that art can actually help your meeting?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Tech blog Gizmodo compares Apple’s latest iPhone unveilings to its competition. Technology blog Gizmodo did all your homework for you and compared the iPhone 5S to other devices. The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Apple to Apples. — Digg (@digg) September 10, 2013. iScream for iPhone?

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Associations Now

APRIL 18, 2013

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Stay alert. — Karen Zapp (@KarenZapp) April 18, 2013. In an environment of constant change, do you understand how your social channels work and how each communication vehicle reaches your audience? — Greenfield Services (@GreenfieldSrvcs) April 18, 2013.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 10, 2013

More thoughts in today’s Social Media Roundup: Shark in the Water. — Amanda Kaiser (@SmoothThePath) December 10, 2013. Writing on her blog, Kaiser Insights’ Amanda Kaiser suggests how to rise above the competition. — Steve Drake (@SteveDrake) December 9, 2013. ht @ SmoothThePath ). Scribbled Wisdom.

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Associations Now

MAY 6, 2013

Business retreats perfectly designed for wine lovers, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Retreating At A Winery. — Mariella Irivarren (@mirivarren) May 6, 2013. — De-de Mulligan, CMP (@DedeMulligan) May 6, 2013. A Corporate Retreat for Team-Building, With a Taste of Wine nyti.ms/ZkJyI6

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. Our recent #membership blog post: The Importance of Creating Content to Foster Membership Loyalty [link]. — Silverbear (@SilverbearLtd) September 20, 2013. Think newsletters, blog posts, news articles, video and direct emails. In Content We Trust.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Read one Glass user’s breakup story in today’s Social Media Roundup: It’s Not Me, It’s You. | @LanceUlanoff is tired of "feeling ridiculous” by wearing Google Glass. Ulanoff’s rant, coming from such a popular blogging site for the “connected generation,” has the scent of good timing.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Video blogging’s future may soon lie in the eyes of the beholder—if they’re wearing Google Glass. Traditional point-and-shoot video blogging might get the boot as Google Glass hits the market and “glogging” hits the scene. The details, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Visionary Blogging.

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2013

How to nix a generational divide in your association, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: When you learn through doing, retention is increased and principles can later be applied to their individual situations. — pcmaconvene (@pcmaconvene) April 3, 2013. — Social Tables (@socialtables) April 3, 2013.

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2013

Learn some of the common characteristics of association nerds, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. — KiKi L'Italien (@kikilitalien) July 2, 2013. In her latest blog post , Kiki L’Italien tells how, over the span of a decade, she grew to love associations and turned into an association nerd.

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Mizz Information

JULY 19, 2013

And of course, each year I read the report from the social media/community management lens. My takeaways from this report are that engagement and attracting/retaining younger members are of key importance to associations--and, at least to me, social media and online community are key elements in both these areas.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 12, 2013

A new report says older people increasingly use social media to connect online. It’s no secret that younger generations rely on social media to communicate with friends and connect with the causes they care about. The social set: Social media is a powerful tool for associations to engage younger members.

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