Spark Consulting

JULY 2, 2014

MGI’s 2014 Membership Marketing Benchmark report is out. Kim Howard also has some advice on this topic on her NEW BLOG. Did you know she had a new blog?). Do you know the content marketing 4-1-1 ? One, you should download it ASAP. ” Yep. Didn’t make MMCC two weeks ago? What makes an effective organization?

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MARCH 4, 2019

Doing that work “was a privilege, and just being near my coworkers was helping me learn and advance my skills as a journalist,” Saincome wrote in a blog post. The post Aiming to Innovate? But when it came to invoicing, the only thing I was learning was that the entire system was broken.”.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 30, 2013

image source As we end another year, here''s a look back at the five posts on this blog that received the most page views in 2013. In it, I describe my takeaways from a roundtable discussion I facilitated at the second annual WSAE National Summit on Association Innovation.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Eric Lanke gets real: you are not innovative. Top 10 Tech predictions for 2014. Reasons why innovation programs fail ? blog roundup cool technology curation innovation social media volunteering Associations Now Eric Lanke Gary Vaynerchuk Innovation Excellence Mariner Management Technology Review'

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 28, 2015

As we end another year, here's a look back at the five posts on this blog that received the most page views in 2015. The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling This one was originally posted in May 2014, and returns for a second placement on these year-end lists.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Trends for 2014 , via Shelly Alcorn/CalSAE. blog roundup innovation leadership management marketing social media Amanda Kaiser customer service Deirdre Reid Facebook Harvard Business Review Internet privacy Shelly Alcorn Twitter' Are we really becoming an economy of free agents? ” (and she’s WAY right).

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Our whitepaper, ‘Strategic Mobile Trends for Associations in 2014 and Beyond,’ highlights some available tools and trends worth considering so that your association can get the most out of mobile and use it most effectively to engage your constituents.”. For this blog post, I read the whitepaper – three times. Mobile Payment Systems.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

This week’s guest blog post includes excerpts from “ What’s Out, What’s In: Association Edition, ” by Julie Shoop, editor of Associations Now. We’ll be watching for who’s up next in 2014. Editor’s note: See a related blog post for more on this. Julie Shoop, editor of Associations Now. Rebranding. Out: Aging brands. Conferences.

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2014

A management consultant shares why associations should learn about innovation before promoting themselves as experts. All associations want to create unique and innovative content to share with their audiences. For some, innovation may mean slight adjustments. — Gallup (@Gallup) April 28, 2014. ” she writes.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! I’m sure the trends and data provided in the report will provide future blog fodder. As a former journalist, I love data. And trend data are even better.

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Portage Group

AUGUST 15, 2014

Thank you for visiting the ARC Blog! We are continuing to provide excellent content and resources for associations and not-for-profit organizations over at the new TPG blog - we have a lot of big plans in store so please bookmark us or subscribe for updates so that you don''t miss a thing! Thanks to all of you for reading!

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Spark Consulting

JULY 15, 2014

What does it take for associations to succeed at innovation? I’ve been doing some research on innovation initiatives in associations for a client and had written a bit about it for the Spark blog a few weeks ago. We talk about innovation in the association world a lot,” Engel says. “I I wondered what was happening.

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Associations Now

APRIL 25, 2014

— BizBash (@BizBash) April 24, 2014. From leaving guests to their own devices to sending nonstop emails to your team, Event Manager Blog editor Julius Solaris lists several event planning no-nos to avoid. The post Friday Buzz: Reignite Innovation During Business Meetings appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

According to the Association Lab survey, the association executives who responded believe that information management, including both volume and quality of information, is their members’ top concern in 2014. It always was, of course, but now everyone has blogs and social media.)

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 4, 2015

All kinds of exciting goodies on the horizon, which is part of the reason the blog’s been fairly quiet of late. innovation membership presentations volunteering webinars whitepaper Anna Caraveli ASAE Frank Fortin Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate Higher Logic Peggy Hoffman Peter Houstle' Whitepapers.

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Associations Now

APRIL 11, 2019

The craft beer industry is evolving, and as craft brewers have done more and more with innovative products, the definition needs to keep up with the times,” says Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. In 2014, the last time the last time the definition changed, it just changed, and members were notified after,” he says.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 8, 2019

The craft beer industry is evolving, and as craft brewers have done more and more with innovative products, the definition needs to keep up with the times,” says Paul Gatza, director of the Brewers Association. In 2014, the last time the last time the definition changed, it just changed, and members were notified after,” he says.

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ChatterBachs

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Weigh in on the poll below: Putting It All Together (originally appeared on Kathy Robinson’s Blog: [link] ). Uncategorized "customer service" catered lunches collaboration innovation storytelling teamwork' What’s the one area where you want to see your team/staff/organization improve over the coming year?

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2014

Also: the consistent craft that drives innovation. That’s according to early results from the 2014 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , shared by Tony Rossell, senior vice president of Marketing General, Inc. .” Innovation as Craft. Why not practice innovation? We practice a craft. ht @ SmoothThePath ).

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Higher Logic

APRIL 28, 2016

In April 2014, former Apple executive Guy Kawasaki joined Canva as the company’s chief evangelist stating, “Canva democratizes design.” Perks includes over 38 million user-uploaded images, 30 million designs, 2,000 video tutorials and 10,000 blog posts. Bonus : there’s an iPad app for design on-the-go or from your couch.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014. With a membership of 55,000, NSTA is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. Membership is open to U.S. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) was founded in 1944.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

As part of the partnership, ACC will help judge an innovation competition and connect regional winners in the healthcare category with attendees at its annual meeting. After taking part in the DC regional competition last month, Jacobovitz noted that the entrepreneurial contest matched his association’s innovation interests.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 23, 2013

Note: this is one of those very infrequent professional and personal updates that I publish on this blog. So beginning in 2014, I’ll limit myself to 15 annual speaking or facilitation engagements ( four are already taken) , a significant drop from my typical schedule of about 40-50 offerings. Regular content returns with the next post.

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Beekeeper Group

MAY 8, 2014

The 2014 Communicator Awards are recognition of work that “transcends innovation and craft – work that made a lasting impact.” ” We’re honored to announce that our team just won 14 individual Communicator Awards for the 2014 season. All about bees Press Coverage'

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YourMembership

APRIL 24, 2014

Last week we shared the most noteworthy association management concepts from the Xperience2014 Customer Conference, held March 31 – April 1, 2014 at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. Think outside of the box; be creative, innovative, and unconventional in your pursuit to obtain maximum exposure at a low-cost. (5)

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Once again Apple has triggered an event-industry innovation streak. While there are several event app developers offering beacon technology, Core-apps was the first software provider to ship iBeacon technology for alerting and analytics in the tradeshow industry and continues to be innovators in this field.

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2014

Innovated Digital Wristband Can Gauge How Your Audience is Feeling – Genius Idea @_Lightwave [link] #eventprofs. — etouches (@etouches) April 3, 2014. SXSW is obviously one of the main hubs for innovation in events (even tangentially ), and this year wasn’t any exception. ht @ etouches ). Sound Advice. "Treat

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Based on 2014 successes and trends, here are some things the association meetings industry may want to resolve to do in 2015. As 2014 draws to a close, it’s a time of reflection for many, as they think back on the highs and lows of the past year. A new year often means new resolutions. Some associations are already there.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 16, 2015

This month’s guest blog post is by Tara Ericson, group vice president for Naylor Association Solutions , where she oversees group publishers and specialized industry market teams. Based on the 2014 Association Benchmarking Report , only 42.8 Tara Ericson, group vice president at Naylor Association Solutions. Keep it fresh.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 20, 2014

— Sarah Sladek (@SarahSladek) August 20, 2014. Chamber Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, in a blog post on the need for more women in technology leadership positions. — Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 20, 2014. There’s no better time than the present to combat that pervasive trend.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 14, 2014

— SOCIOUS (@SociousSuccess) January 13, 2014. — Bryan Wempen (@bryanwempen) January 14, 2014. TED-Ed Clubs are designed to create a generation of creative problem-solvers around the globe,” explains to a TED blog post. Encouraging creative, out-of-box thinking early on could well spur tomorrow’s innovators.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2015

A recent report in Stanford Social Innovation Review highlights the net effect of the issue that industry makeup can have on a board’s approach. The numbers are most startling at research universities, Jenkins notes, where in 2014, 40 percent of board members and 56 percent of board leaders hailed from the financial world. .”

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Associations Now

APRIL 16, 2014

— MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) April 15, 2014. — Julius Solaris (@tojulius) April 16, 2014. And, just as you’d expect, a conference that’s all about Apple took an innovative scavenger-hunt approach to the technology , according to Event Manager Blog contributor Brian Duggan. assnchat [link].

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

wrote President and CEO Michael Powell on the organization’s blog. In a 2014 interview with Multichannel News , Powell said that “cable underrepresents the breadth of what we are and what we do. So why did we change?” We are not some old-fashioned cable industry.

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2014

— CMSWire.com (@cmswire) June 30, 2014. “From 30 June 2014, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working—not just parents and [caregivers],” the British government’s Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills says on its website. . While openness to flex time varies among U.S.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 9, 2014

So often we avoid change or don't move on an innovation because it feels too risky. — Amanda Kaiser (@SmoothThePath) October 8, 2014. The same thing is true with innovation: Sometimes a change feels massive to you, but to the rest of the world, it seems relatively small. Less Than Meets the Eye.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 19, 2017

The recent decision to suspend the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the aircraft that vanished over the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014, with 239 people aboard, highlights how hard it is to recover a plane once air traffic controllers have lost track of it.

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