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Color Me Impressed: The Smart Set for August 2011

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Social media gives us a platform to b h about the ways we’ve been done wrong, and that negative buzz spreads quickly. The good news is we also use social media to rave about our good experiences. Social media is some powerful stuff, huh? I’d be willing to bet that the St. And we talk.

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The Big 3 (Costs, changing demographics and mobile) impacting association meetings

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But, the registration fee is less than 20% of the total cost of attending. In addition, I have to pay airfare/travel costs (around $500) and lodging expenses (about $950). So, my out-of-pocket costs total about $2,250. So, the real cost of attending that one professional meeting totals about $5,600! Customized content.

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SCD Group: Best of the Week: 3 key topics for Association CEOs.

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Issue 2: Should your association have a social media policy? Only about 40% of employers have formal social-media policies, according to a survey of 470 companies released this year by the Society for Human Resource Management. 8 Reasons Social Media Policies Backfire by Heather Bussing. Louis) From St.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.14.21

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Hear three examples of how our customers have addressed this very challenge using practical, cost-effective strategies. Leonard Toenjes, CAE, President of AGC of St. Now it’s time to address the next big question: How much is hosting a safe live event going to cost? More info/register. Host: Omnipress. Adam Legge.

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Is Your Association a Media Manipulator or Media Manipulated?

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I’m reading Ryan Holiday’s updated book titled Trust Me I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. For example, I received a call one hot July from a reporter at a St. Louis tv network station wanting to interview a local farmer who was having issues with a drought.

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What I Learned From Dunder Mifflin and The Office

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Kathy Deters is a senior writer and social media manager for St. Louis Sprout & About magazine and has more than 15 years of experience in government, communications and public relations. Guest Post By Kathy Deters I’ve worked from home for nearly a decade. So there it is, on paper, what “The Office” taught me.

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So You Think You Know Non-Dues Revenue

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Cost-plus pricing doesn’t cut it anymore: [link] @AssocAdviser. Carla Kalogeridis, Association Media & Publishing. Carla Kalogeridis , editorial director and publisher, Association Media & Publishing said associations often get “bogged down” in day-to-day operations and servicing member needs. Who cares?

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