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Thursday Buzz: Event Planning for a Million People

Associations Now

Event-planning pro Jarno Stegeman, also known professionally as The Event Tutor, spoke with George Ridgely , the executive director of San Francisco Pride, about how he and his team prepare for the world-renowned San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration. Ridgely says the parade requires year-round preparation.

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Preparing for an Association Event’s Security Means Going Off Auto-Pilot and Taking Control for Yourselves

Association Adviser

In current business lingo, “disruption” means any business model, marketing schema, supply chain or source that changes the way we view the creation and delivery of products and services in an innovative, positive way. The registration area of MPINCC’s Annual Conference & Expo at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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Getting Ready for the MIX Mashup

Jamie Notter

Next week, Maddie and I will be in San Francisco for a one-day conference called the MIX Mashup. These are heavy hitters, and they can all talk about serious management innovation. MIX stands for Management Innovation Exchange. Moneyball and Management Innovation. Leadership insight.right when you need it.

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Could Your Association Thrive in a Remote-First Culture?

Associations Now

But what if this desire for a central location, both in terms of office and locale, comes at the cost of innovation? San Francisco and Silicon Valley are pretty much the poster children of this cost-of-living problem, to the point where some startups are literally moving away.

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We Are Not Angry Enough (MIX Mashup Notes)

Jamie Notter

That was the first line in my notebook from the MIX Mashup event I attended in San Francisco a month ago. It’s management’s job to innovate itself. Innovation is done in a place where people work face to face. Innovate the “how,” not the “what.” Innovation all the time panel.

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Opt-Out, Not Opt-In: California Passes Tough Kill-Switch Law

Associations Now

“Seldom can a public safety crisis be addressed by a technological solution, but today wireless consumers everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief,” San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, a leading advocate for the law, said in a statement to CNET. Industry Pushback.

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SCD Group

SCD Group

Example: Nationwide bumped ad buy 35% to $200+ million in 2011. Here are some examples: · American Academy on Communications in Healthcare (AACH) wanted to reach chief medical officers at major medical centers. Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness. Yet, share of auto insurance market shrunk to 4.1%.