Reid All About it

MAY 5, 2023

Coursera, EdX and LinkedIn Learning are going all in on the corporate market and increasing revenue as a result. I’m pleased to see that most of these go beyond technical functionality to more strategic considerations that position an association for the future. Act – New Retirement Plan Provisions SECURE 2.0,

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 11, 2023

They shared a definition of “community” on LinkedIn: a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals. Learn about board success factors, key risks and disruptors boards face in 2023, and characteristics needed to build a board with strategic agility. Community as a feeling.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 21, 2023

I actually just posted about this very thing on LinkedIn. Complexity: The Chaotic Maze Rapidly adopting new technologies without a strategic approach can lead to a tangled web of procedures and systems. Avoiding the common pitfalls requires careful consideration, planning, and focusing on what truly matters to your association.

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GrowthZone

JANUARY 10, 2023

You can post to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Tik Tok multiple times and still not reach most of your audience. Or did you? The fact is, it’s virtually impossible to dependably reach the people in your audience through social media. So, what’s the solution? You must collect email addresses for your audience.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

Planned topics include: AI rollout—introduction and implementation with your staff, policies, etc.; – Beyond the Hype: Harnessing the Power of AI and BI in Your AMS (Washington DC) Explore strategic insights and practical applications of Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence you need to transform your association.

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Education New Hampshire Tips Technology 256

WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

Back at the office, this process is paralleled as the new year kick-starts strategic planning sessions to set goals for association management, covering everything from membership growth and retention to updating education and certification programs. New Year, New Goals, New Technology.

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Technology Learning Management System Certificate System 210

Reid All About it

MAY 26, 2023

In this session, a seasoned mar/comm pro and an IT expert debate how both components need to work together strategically to deliver the best communications to its target audiences. Host: UST Education Speaker: Bill Sheehan, VP, Strategic Partnerships, Multiview Thu 6/8 at 11 a.m. CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

Technology 195

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The ASAE Communication Professionals Advisory Council requests your participation in a short, 11 question survey to help the community understand the challenges of planning virtual conference communications. Quick hits before we get to the list of next week’s free education: What not to do when planning your next virtual event. (JT

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

I bet members interact with your newsletters more regularly than any other product or service, which means your association should carefully plan and design each edition. No plan, no progress. Host: UST Education Speaker: Alfred McKelvy III, Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Multiview Tue 5/16 at 11:30 a.m.

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Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

. – Don’t Fall Victim to a Cyberattack or Data Security Breach No organization, however large or small, is immune to data breaches and cyberattacks, so you need to be prepared with an incident response plan. Learn how to apply strategic insights to develop and enhance your own sponsorship strategies. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 2, 2023

If you plan to shop for a new AMS in the near future, make sure you check this out first. If you plan to select a new AMS in the next year, make plans to attend AMS Fest—it’s held twice a year, once in Chicago and once in the DC areas. Membership. CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

Technology 195

Technology Chicago Education System 195

AssociationChat

JUNE 6, 2023

Association Chat Calendar – 2023 – June Thursday, June 8, 2023, 2 pm ET – “Empowering Values in Event Planning: A Conversation with Brad Weaber on Building Social Impact with SocialOffset” In this episode of Association Chat, join host KiKi L’Italien as she sits down with Brad Weaber.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 5, 2020

There are strategic change management, crisis communication, and member engagement strategies every association needs to be mindful of deploying right now to ensure the association is positioned for sustainable, long-term growth. Gretchen Steenstra, PMP, Strategic Consultant, DelCor Technology Solutions. 1 CAE credit. Mon 6/8 at 1 p.m.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2023

Only 54% have a policy or plan to develop one. And this kills me: 40% say they have no plans for developing one. EventMobi explains how to increase event app usage , including a plan for roll-out, understanding attendee personas, value-focused messaging, and engagement. AI usage policy. What the heck? Head in the sand?

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Metro Strategy Technology Marketing 195

Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

Your marketing plan has to work extra hard to convince your audience to make the trip. World Café: Shifting International Growth from Ad-Hoc to Strategic Explore what triggers associations to shift from an ad hoc to a more intentional approach to international growth. Johnson, Esq., 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Social Media DC Strategy Education 250

Achurch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

But proactively working on your career wellness can help you develop a plan before taking any drastic steps. You can also update your LinkedIn with those wins to highlight them for your colleagues. Reach out via LinkedIn and use Zoom to communicate via quick touch-bases. Take ownership of your own career wellness.

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MultiBriefs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

By strategically leveraging platforms like Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram, associations can connect with a diverse audience, reaching individuals who might not have otherwise been aware of their existence. Consistency is key Focus on consistency and quality.

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Social Media Strategy Content Video 52

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Busy volunteer leaders don’t always have the time or skills to master data and financial management and, besides, they should focus on more strategic concerns. With the future looking uncertain because of the Delta variant, MemberSuite suggests calling on your powers of foresight and flexibility when planning conferences. Quick hits.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 28, 2023

Learn how an online community can help you attract, engage and retain members, and read their useful plan for launching and managing a community. A growing number of meeting professionals are working with experts and one another to craft sustainability policies and action plans. More info/register. 1 CMP credit. 1 CAE credit.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 10, 2015

It requires creativity, strategic planning, vision and data analysis. In addition, according to the survey, strategic planning wasn’t a top priority for associations. A marketing plan isn’t a strategic plan. Marketing should support the association’s strategic vision; not compete with it.

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YourMembership

JULY 27, 2015

LinkedIn spent over $1 billion to acquire Lynda.com and you can bet they have big plans to change the landscape of e-Learning as we know it today. I run into more and more association professionals who are just now realizing that LinkedIn, among others, is real competition for the association industry. I hope you can join us.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

If your growing organization is excited and ready for a community, you can create a thriving ecosystem without one -- if you have a good plan in place. What does that plan look like? Strategic skills. Strategic and business skills, like creating value and calculating ROI , could go to a person who does finance.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 11, 2017

Look out associations, now that LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft, you can expect it to become a professional development and networking behemoth. He explains how to use the Switch framework when planning for change management. Getting and Staying Strategic. Hmm, sounds like a souped-up association mentoring program. 1 CAE credit.

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Raleigh DC Washington Case Study 150

Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2023

Event planning. Is your event planning to-do list still up to snuff? Whether you’re new to the business or have been planning events forever, take a look at the post-pandemic event checklist put together by Impexium. Your marketing plan must work extra hard to convince your audience they should make the trip.

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Leading Associations

AUGUST 6, 2019

Strategic planning is a standard exercise at many, if not most, associations/nonprofit organizations. Do you have a strategic plan? Not only that, most traditional planning methodologies are not strategic to begin with and put the focus of leadership in the wrong place. Values aren’t steps in a plan.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Recognizing this, we changed our Strategic Plan to offer 50% of our benefits physically and 50% digitally. There is no richer content than their bios anywhere on the web, including LinkedIn. They expected Facebook, Instagram, Google, Twitter and a thousand other cool sites. That’s a crazy outcome for an association, right?

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millennials Content Technology Social Media 138

Leading Associations

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The Challenge of the Traditional Strategic Planning Model. Perhaps the greatest strategic challenge most association/nonprofit organizational leaders face is translating strategy from the boardroom to the receptionist’s desk (or to the committee chair’s agenda). Without strategic mindset, doers will only do what is measured.

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Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2020

As virtual meetings become the new norm, more associations will need to Zoom strategic discussions. But what about more complicated, days-long strategic conversations with a far-flung board? But the experience showed that even the best-planned virtual meeting will leave some people craving opportunities for social connection.

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Higher Logic

MAY 17, 2016

Here’s one definition, from the Content Marketing Institute : Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action. One post won’t do it. Posts that spread.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 27, 2016

However, as it’s a public communications channel, your brand is on display so plan your approach before you begin. As an example TripAdvisor and LinkedIn both call their users members, but neither charge for their basic service. Strategic aims. Does your membership body have clear strategic organisational aims?

Strategy 100

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Optimist Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is growing in importance, so it understandable that organisations are becoming more strategic about it. Membership bodies should think about developing a content plan as part of their marketing planning if they don’t have one. Some suggestions: Pre-event LinkedIn group or Tweet chat.

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Content Report Marketing Social Media 100

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When it comes to strategy and long-term planning, small groups are much more effective. And so, it makes sense that in a recent Successful Meetings survey on small meeting trends for this year, event professionals ranked strategizing as the best goal for small meetings. Members ranked LinkedIn and Twitter as second and third.

Social Media 100

Social Media Class Survey Strategy 100

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Mon 9/26 at 2 p.m.* – The Strategic AMS + LMS: Efficiency Made Easy. Accurate, timely data can transform strategic planning, member relations, and fundraising not to mention programs and services. – Leverage Your LinkedIn Network to Land Your Dream Job . Presenter: Duane Capuano, Success Roads LLC.

LMS 150

LMS Case Study Learning Management System Innovation 150

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 7, 2015

Examples: blogs, discussion boards, social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn), YouTube and podcasts. Of the 102 respondents, more than half reported they use social technologies for learning, with 25 percent indicating plans to do so within the year. Facebook and LinkedIn, thanks to their discussion capabilities, were also popular. “To

Social Media 100

Social Media Class Technology Survey 100

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

If you’re not completely sure what LinkedIn is up to lately, you need to read this article about LinkedIn Learning. Remember, Microsoft owns LinkedIn now so you can imagine the money being poured into this new professional development platform. Learn how to include social media in your volunteer recruitment and retention plans.

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Las Vegas Leadership Washington Education 150

SBI

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Be strategic about cost, content, and governance. Before proceeding, your association should create a business and marketing plan specifically for your new certification. One way to be strategic about your investment when building a certification program is to recruit expert volunteers to help design the content.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 3, 2016

You’ll find out how to facilitate your team through the process, articulate the way your events create value strategically, or just approach events in a different way. Instead, we need to uncover actionable metrics that help us make strategic decisions. Are you using LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter in marketing?

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