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. People, events and organizations are not perfect and never will be. However, organizations can always strive to improve – getting better, faster and smarter year after year. Headed to a trade show soon?

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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.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 18, 2013

If you’ve answered yes to one or both of these questions, 2014 may be a great opportunity for your organization to conduct a strategic meeting audit. ASAE’s Technology Conference & Expo Hosted Successful New Learning Format, Increased Attendance. Ultimately, it’s about improving ROI both for your organization (i.e.,

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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.

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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.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

I had the pleasure of presenting this year at the ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition in Nashville. Here you can easily replace the word “companies” with any functional area or department within your organization. 82% of Fortune 500 CEOs feel their organization did an effective job of strategic planning.

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 1, 2014

ASAE held its annual Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, FL last month. Attendees were led through a series of exercises that allowed them to reflect on what they thought about each trend, how they believed the trend related to their organizations and any action items they might want to explore upon returning home. Final thoughts.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2014 the ASAE Foundation released research revealing that many U.S.-based The big organizations don’t have this figured out any better than anybody else. Associations Diversity & Inclusion Leadership ASAE Foundation associations Associations Now boards of directors CEO diversity leadership Mark Athitakis social media'

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 6, 2013

He’s speaking this morning at the ASAE Annual Meeting in Atlanta. It has partnered with a large number of associations, for-profit and non-profit organizations to increase their bottom lines from memberships, marketing and sales efforts. Scott Oser, president of Scott Oser Associates. You can follow him on Twitter. .

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Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 5, 2015

With unprecedented access to vacation rentals through websites like airbnb and VRBO , as well as the availability of discount hotel stays through websites like Priceline and Orbitz , it’s no wonder organizations are having difficulty filling their group room blocks during in-person meetings, conventions and exhibitions.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

However, the era in which members had ample time and resources to serve on traditionally-organized committees that made all decisions slowly, deliberatively and collaboratively is over. Editor’s Note: If any of you are aware of successful volunteer programs within your organizations, please share links and information here!

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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.

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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.”. The marketing team that has a competitive technical skill set is an asset to the entire organization it serves.”. But not just anyone can do marketing.

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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.

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 29, 2014

There are signs that associations are moving away from the committee-based form of volunteering, filled with busywork, that may make volunteers feel like they’ve “given back” but do only so much for the organization. How has your association encouraged top-notch volunteers to take part?

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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. So, my question to you is this: Has your organization experimented with self-directed learning?

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Familiarize yourself with the differences among the various contracts your organization routinely executes (e.g., Some contracts may appear to be substantially the same; however, focus on the nuances of the outlier clauses and be sure to understand how they could affect your organization. Trade shoes. Consider value. Avoid “never.”

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 10, 2015

Tell us…what role does your marketing staff play in your organization? 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. What works best for you?

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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.”. The marketing team that has a competitive technical skill set is an asset to the entire organization it serves.”. But not just anyone can do marketing.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 16, 2013

After serving as an association executive for more than 10 years, De Cagna launched his company in 2002 to challenge association boards, CEOs and executives to build their organizations to thrive in an uncertain future. Simply doing more of what your association has always done definitely is the wrong answer,” De Cagna said. “It

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Although I cannot be certain, I believe this particular organization has – instead of hiring me or another consultant – simply decided to implement themselves the ideas I presented in my unnecessarily comprehensive proposal. So, I turned to my colleagues in the consultant community (via ASAE’s Collaborate site) for some sage advice.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 3, 2016

What if you could replicate the secrets of their startup success within your own department or organization? staff, board, volunteers) who are or who might potentially be affected by learning programs in your organization. type of event, number per year, strategic organization alignment, key performance indicators), the trends (e.g.,

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Organizing it around a specific theme. So, it quickly becomes evident that a simple content curation strategy could easily help qualify some of this information, further promoting the organization as a valuable resource and content expert. So, my question to you is this: How does your organization curate content?

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Not to mention the countless organizations now offering education opportunities at competitive rates —even free! ). 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. Keynote Alternative.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Aaron is extremely organized, creative and passionate about creating successful events that leave lasting impressions on event attendees. In addition, Wolowiec has given various presentations at ASAE meetings. IHS is thrilled to work with Event Garde and looks forward to executing many more successful events together.”.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 2, 2012

In my experience, organizations often excel or have strong expertise in a particular functional area. Aim for excellence in the functional areas our organizations excel at, but be more mindful of and fair to the other departments and staff, too. In what ways does your organization encourage collaboration both internally and externally?

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