Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 20, 2013

And despite the negative publicity and seemingly precarious state of Detroit, ASAE has full confidence in the city’s rebirth, said John Graham, president/CEO of ASAE. John Graham, president/CEO of ASAE. ASAE chose Detroit because of its convenient and affordable Midwest location, Graham said.

Detroit 100

Detroit Metro Michigan Atlanta 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 15, 2014

The ASAE Foundation and MCI Group , a global network of 50-plus offices providing market development services and conference management, just launched a multi-year, multi-phase research project to better understand U.S. But what differentiates a successful global association from a not-so-successful one? Commitment. Good business acumen.

America 100

America Revenue Strategy Report 100

Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Next generation learning has been a focus of the ASAE Professional Development Section Council for several years. Now Next Generation Learning will be a pathway at the ASAE 2014 Technology Conference and Expo. If you’d like to contribute a post, contact Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com. What is Next Generation Learning?

Education 100

Education Technology Conference Tools 100

Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Filed under: Associations Tagged: ASAE , Associations Now , Samantha Whitehorne. Associations ASAE Associations Now Samantha Whitehorne' I need someone with me who has stellar survival instincts, because I’m not sure I can trust myself to not eat something poisonous.

Content 100

Content Course 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 9, 2013

An online engagement center at the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of ASAE on Flickr. 3-6 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, ASAE will engage and connect members – even if they can’t attend physically. For example, ASAE Annual Meeting Daily Now will be blogging about the event.

Georgia 100

Georgia Social Media Atlanta Innovation 100

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

John Graham, president of ASAE. This month’s guest blog post is an interview with John Graham, ASAE president. If you look at small staffs, generally only the CEO (or executive director) is the member and [the] rest of the staff has to rely on the CEO to share what they learned [from ASAE].

Detroit 100

Detroit Communications Technology Leadership 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 25, 2013

ASAE is monitoring and influencing at the national level on a wide range of issues from policies affecting meeting and tradeshow attendance by government employees to protecting the tax exempt status of all of our organizations,” Robertson said. Like ORGPRO, the ASAE annual meeting will cater to all types of learners.

Georgia 100

Georgia Michigan Atlanta Social Media 100

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Additionally, there are plenty of major events on the horizon for early next year, such as the Springtime Expo hosted by ASAE. Filed under: Associations , Best Practices , Exhibitions Tagged: ASAE , associations , best practices , digital marketing , event , exhibitors , Expo Stars Interactive Ltd. , Headed to a trade show soon?

Tips 100

Tips Marketing Strategy Content 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 4, 2013

June 25: Kristen will interview Susan Robertson, CAE, executive vice president of ASAE , president of the ASAE Foundation and ORGPRO 2013 closing keynote speaker , about association trends and future strategic issues. Finally, we want to engage with you even more in the coming months. We hope you’ll join us on this exciting journey.

Michigan 100

Michigan Committee Communications Education 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 13, 2014

The whitepaper lists several others, such as ASAE deciding to stop one of its print publications. ESA’s new membership model is just one example of effective data mining. Tell us, how does your association use data?

America 100

America Analysis Recruiting Recruitment 100

Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We need only look to ASAE to learn that at least two signature in-person events were stronger than ever this year: Highest Number of Association Executives Attended 2013 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition Since 2008. ASAE’s Technology Conference & Expo Hosted Successful New Learning Format, Increased Attendance.

Revenue 100

Revenue Industry Project Price 100

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 6, 2013

He’s speaking this morning at the ASAE Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Filed under: Marketing , Membership Tagged: ASAE , associations , Associations Now , email , for-profit , market , marketing , membership , non-profit , Scott Oser , Scott Oser Associates , social media , target market , telemarketing , Twitter.

Marketing 100

Marketing Social Media Atlanta Maine 100

Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

14, I had the opportunity to interview Elliott Masie for an ASAE Professional Development Virtual Learning Session titled, “ Ask the Expert: Accelerating the Spread of Knowledge, Learning and Collaboration.” Elliott Masie, The MASIE Center. On Wednesday, Jan.

Conference 100

Conference Case Study Video Education 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 4, 2014

The ASAE Great Ideas Conference is right around the corner. If you’ve not attended before, I highly recommend looking into it (if not this year, then next year). The event focuses on creative approaches to everyday issues in association management and is built around the sharing of – you guessed it – great ideas.

Michigan 100

Michigan Social Media Innovation Revenue 100

Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Scanning my current commitments, I now serve on the editorial advisory board for Michigan Meetings + Events magazine, I’m a subject matter expert and facilitator for MSAE , I’m the luminaria chair for the East Lansing Relay for Life and I’ve recently been appointed to the ASAE 2014-2015 Professional Development Section Council.

Michigan 100

Michigan Committee Course Association Management 100

Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2014 the ASAE Foundation released research revealing that many U.S.-based Filed under: Associations , Diversity & Inclusion , Leadership Tagged: ASAE Foundation , associations , Associations Now , boards of directors , CEO , diversity , leadership , Mark Athitakis , social media. More research is to come in 2015.)

Leadership 100

Leadership Social Media Case Study Revenue 100

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 1, 2014

ASAE held its annual Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, FL last month. During that conference, Scott Oser and I had the pleasure of presenting a session titled, “Under Pressure: Navigating Extreme Association Trends.”. More than 50 association executives hailing from across the country attended our session.

Social Media 100

Social Media Review Conference Resources 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 11, 2013

Finally, Cheryl Ronk, president of MSAE , and Susan Robertson, executive vice president of American Society for Association Executives (ASAE) and the president of the ASAE Foundation, will discuss trends in association management, technology, government and demographics – on a state and national level.

Michigan 100

Michigan Education Conference Technology 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 24, 2014

As the weekly blogger (and deputy editor) for ASAE ’s AssociationsNow.com , I write about some of the innovative things that associations are doing for their meetings and conferences. This month’s guest blog post is by Samantha Whitehorne, deputy editor for Associations Now. Contact Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org.

Washington 100

Washington Conference System Technology 100

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

I had the pleasure of presenting this year at the ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition in Nashville. And, believe it or not, I didn’t talk about meetings or learning.

Nashville 100

Nashville Analysis Review Communications 100

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 29, 2014

Filed under: Associations , Best Practices Tagged: Aaron Hurst , ASAE , associations , Associations Now , Decision to Volunteer Survey , give back , Mark Athitakis , New York Times , Taproot Foundation. How has your association encouraged top-notch volunteers to take part?

New York 100

New York Survey Committee Recruiting 100

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Filed under: Associations , Best Practices , Professional Development Tagged: ASAE , associations , boards of directors , burnout , committees , Elizabeth Engel , Generation X , Mariner Management and Marketing , Meetings , micro-volunteering , Peggy Hoffman , Spark Consulting , The Mission Drive Volunteer , volunteer.

Committee 100

Committee Recruiting Recruitment Maine 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 1, 2014

Reflecting on the ASAE Great Ideas Conference. Peggy Hoffman , president of Mariner Consulting, attended the ASAE Great Ideas Conference , which was held March 8-11. If you’re not yet signed up for our quick, fun, easy-to-read tips, news and association industry information, click here to join our mailing list. .

Content 100

Content Michigan millennials Newsletter 100

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 27, 2013

When we were doing prep for ASAE we created a strategic plan and one of the things that we uncovered was the fact that every 100 years Detroit reinvents itself,” said Alexander, who recently earned ASAE’s Academy of Leaders Award. So what should ASAE members expect in 2015? But this isn’t the first time Detroit has come back.

Detroit 100

Detroit America Metro Atlanta 100

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 10, 2015

Filed under: Associations , Marketing Tagged: ASAE , associations , data , Demand Metric , digital marketing , HighRoad Solution , marketing , report , social media , study , survey , The State of Association Marketing. LinkedIn and Facebook marketing campaigns can yield huge rewards. What works best for you?

Report 100

Report Marketing Detroit Social Media 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 5, 2015

Filed under: Marketing , Meetings Tagged: airbnb , ASAE , attendees , brochure , Collaborate , conventions , discount , exhibitions , hotel , marketing , members , Orbitz , Priceline , social media , vacation rentals , VRBO , website.

Discount 100

Discount Social Media Marketing Survey 100

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 7, 2012

14, I’ll have the pleasure of presenting with leadership strategist Cynthia D’Amour at the ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas. For those who don’t know, Cynthia presented the highest ranked learning lab at the ASAE Annual Meeting in St. Teacher Directed vs. Learner Directed. On Tuesday, Aug. So, what do we have in store for you?

St. Louis 100

St. Louis Dallas Education Resources 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 21, 2016

According to ASAE, more than 250,000 associations submitted comments on the proposed rule to the department last year. “Additionally, receiving a particular salary, alone, does not indicate that an employee is exempt from overtime and minimum wage protections.”.

Organization 124

Organization United States Proposal Tips 124

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 16, 2013

Filed under: Associations , Membership , Professional Development Tagged: ASAE , associations , Associations Unorthodox , boards , digital learning , Jeff De Cagna , leadership , management , membership , Principled Innovation LLC , stakeholders , trends , Twitter.

Innovation 100

Innovation Atlanta Leadership Cost 100

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 16, 2016

This week at the ASAE Annual Meeting , Demand Metric (sponsored by HighRoad Solution ) unveiled its benchmark report, “ 2016 State of Digital Marketing in Associations.”. Without content, you’ve got nothing to communicate, no brand and no campaign. But not just anyone can do marketing. It takes careful planning, strategic thinking and skill.

Marketing 133

Marketing Email Marketing Report Content 133

Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

ASAE has a (revised over four years by the Ethics Committee and approved in August 2011 by the Board) Standards of Conduct that, for the first time in ASAE’s history, applies to all three membership categories: association professionals, consultants and business partners.

Proposal 100

Proposal Case Study Project Education 100

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 16, 2016

This week at the ASAE Annual Meeting , Demand Metric (sponsored by HighRoad Solution ) unveiled its benchmark report, “ 2016 State of Digital Marketing in Associations.”. Without content, you’ve got nothing to communicate, no brand and no campaign. But not just anyone can do marketing. It takes careful planning, strategic thinking and skill.

Marketing 100

Marketing Email Marketing Report Content 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 21, 2016

According to ASAE, more than 250,000 associations submitted comments on the proposed rule to the department last year. “Additionally, receiving a particular salary, alone, does not indicate that an employee is exempt from overtime and minimum wage protections.”.

Organization 100

Organization United States Proposal Tips 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 2, 2016

A: Well, ideally it would be with a vodka martini in hand; however, that will have to wait until the ASAE Great Ideas Conference in March! Q & A with Adrienne Segundo , credentialing specialist, chairman/COO, Limitless Association Solution Resource, LLC. Q: How do you plan to kick off 2016?

Content 100

Content Resources Course Association Management 100

Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Filed under: Content Curation , Learning , Marketing Tagged: ASAE , blogs , brand , communication channels , community , constituents , content abundance , content experts , content treasurers , editorial calendar , engagement , Higher Logic , membership , peer networks , Super Forum , target audience , touch points , transformation.

Content 100

Content Newsletter Social Media Communications 100

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 31, 2012

In your experience, what have you found to be the single most important lesson you’ve learned about negotiating?

Tips 100

Tips Price Process Education 100

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 17, 2012

I will, however, say that this list has been influenced by the likes of ASAE , MSAE , NACE , Segar Consulting , TSAE and Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Note: I could never credit every individual or organization that’s had a hand in developing and shaping these instructional strategies. Of course, some are also my own creations.

Strategy 100

Strategy Education Innovation Industry 100