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DC Organizations Prepare for Disruptive Metro Maintenance

Associations Now

Starting in June, DC commutes will be tough as Metro begins its year-long restoration plan, and associations need to develop coping mechanisms. With the introduction of the DC Metro “SafeTrack” plan , DC area organizations will have to work with staff to maintain productivity as commutes are disrupted and extended.

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Detroit Metro CVB: Bankruptcy Won’t Affect Conferences

Associations Now

That’s the message the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is making clear this week, days after the city’s unprecedented municipal bankruptcy was announced. And so we have got to set a benchmark in terms of how to fix our cities and come back from this tragedy.” We may be one of the first.

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How to Produce Revenue-Generating Association Podcasts

Associations Now

Here’s how associations can make use of podcasting—and bring in some nondues revenue dollars in the process. When I want to get my mind off a tiresome task—like jogging on the treadmill or riding the metro —and into a more interesting, uplifting, or even hilarious place, I tap a podcast. Has your association ventured into podcasting?

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Vote for us for best meeting planning company!

Aaron Wolowiec

Some of the topics: learning/how the brain learns; how to improve conferences and events; and membership. Best Convention and Visitors Bureau – Detroit Metro CVB. Best Meeting/Event Venue in Detroit Metro Area – Cobo Center. Best Meeting/Event Venue outside Detroit Metro Area – Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.

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How to Create a Culture That Embraces Sales

Associations Now

Girl Scouts have been everywhere this past month—in grocery store lobbies, at street corners, and at the entrance to the Metro station nearest my home. Until cookie season ended this week, my workdays were punctuated with Girl Scouts hawking their Tagalongs, Trefoils, and my favorites, Samoas, at my Metro station.

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Association Brain Food: 6.23.23

Reid All About it

As Sheri Jacobs and Lisa Boylan say, AI policies “serve as essential guardrails, guiding associations on how to manage and harness the power of AI technology effectively.” EventMobi explains how to increase event app usage , including a plan for roll-out, understanding attendee personas, value-focused messaging, and engagement.

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Association Brain Food: 4.19.24

Reid All About it

Hear about trends in event planners’ outlooks, priorities, and challenges; how event planners are using technology to improve key aspects of event management; what strategies event planners are using to market events and improve the event experience; and how to use the information in this study to take your events to the next level.