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SD Association Wants to Turn Flash Cards Into Mobile Payment Machines

Associations Now

Because many older Android devices don’t have near-field communication, the concept of being able to add it to smartphones with a microSD card could prove appealing—especially because it could be applied to specialized uses beyond payments, such as securing access to a building or creating a system for rewards programs.

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2013: A Millennial’s Perspective

Association Adviser

This show app wasn’t the first ASAE event app, but it seemed like ASAE placed more emphasis on referencing the app and communicating through it (via Twitter widget) during the show than they did at previous events. This embrace of technology that makes association life easier should be applauded and further supported in 2014.

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Does Your Association Need a Mobile Learning Strategy?

Associations Now

36.8 % Percentage of associations that offer technology-enabled learning that also provide a mobile version for some of their learning content, according to Tagoras’ “Association Learning +Technology 2014″ report. Lucky for you, Tagoras released a new white paper on this topic earlier this week.

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Why Is Your Association Still Sharing PDFs Online?

Associations Now

During ASAE’s Membership, Marketing & Communications Conference (MMCC) last week, this point came up during “ 5 Website Improvements to Make in 5 Minutes (or Less) ,” a session hosted by McFadyen Solutions’ Ray van Hilst and the American Association of Diabetes Educators’ John Tyler. When PDFs Work.

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A Global Satisfaction Index for Measuring Local Member Engagement & Relevance

GlowGlobally

To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. Have you ever wondered how your association’s brand is perceived specifically by the international community?

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Video: THE Content Marketing Trend of 2014

Slice-Works

And even though content marketing was the hot topic of 2013, with marketers scrambling to create blog posts, e-books, white papers and infographics on the topic, 2014 is revealing a new trend. How can you used already existing content to promote that new guide, white paper or e-book? Video is a once and done deal.

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