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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. At.orgCommunity’s recent Innovation Summit, Sharon explored how Blue Ocean Strategy can help you bypass the sharks and find your way to offering unique and powerful member value. Sharks are looking for a meal.

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Refocusing on Jobs and Education in 2015

YourMembership

So where are we at the start of 2015? job market continues to heat up. And the online education market remains very much in flux as traditional education costs continue their dramatic rise, causing people to search for more affordable options to help advance their careers. There is no question the U.S. According to the U.S.

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How a Major Corporation Crowdsources Product Innovation (And How You Can Too)

Higher Logic

Some of it is baristas, years of experience, and market research. Starbucks is one of many companies that’s using crowdsourcing to take innovation directly to their customers. That’s exactly what happened recently, in 2015 and 2016, when Starbucks introduced coconut milk and almondmilk as part of their regular menu.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

As The Economist ’s interest in the topic suggests, much of the concern over lifelong learning ties back to the employment market and to business productivity and growth. As a result, there is a thriving and growing global market for lifelong learning. How Big Is the Adult Lifelong Learning Market? Aside from being U.S.-centric,

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Association Subculture: Beloit College Mindset List 2015 vs Your.

Association Subculture

Beloit College Mindset List 2015 vs Your Association. A big Association Subculture shout out to Colleen McMahon who posted a link to the Beloit College Mindset List of 2015 on Google+. innovation. (6). marketing. (2). Principled Innovation LLC. Beloit College Mindset List 2015 vs Your Associati. knowledge.

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INBOUND Conference: A Sample Agenda for Customer Marketers

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Customer marketers may have an even tougher time answering that question than most. While vital to your business’s success, customer marketing often takes a backseat to other topics at sales and marketing conferences. Here are our session recommendations for customer marketing professionals at Inbound 2016: Tuesday, Nov.

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Coming Soon from Spark

Spark Consulting

In addition to upcoming chapter leader training for the California Dental Association, the Consortium for School Networking, and the American Academy of Family Physicians, I’ve also been working on some session for my association peeps: The Mission Driven Volunteer, ASAE Marquee Management Series, March 2015.