Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 7, 2014

And for still others, it means a time to catch up, organize and reflect. Every couple of months, as I write my column for Michigan Meetings + Events magazine , I have the opportunity to practice this very same exercise. How might your organization employ the briefer-clearer-funner approach this year?

Communications 100

Communications Michigan Products Marketing 100

Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Aaron is extremely organized, creative and passionate about creating successful events that leave lasting impressions on event attendees. Wolowiec now writes a regular column in Michigan Meetings + Events magazine and he’s been featured as part of two magazine cover stories.

Michigan 100

Michigan Report Innovation Team 100

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.

Michigan 100

Michigan Committee Course Association Management 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 9, 2015

“They certainly want to influence the general public because the general public will then influence the politicians, the lawmakers or the regulators in that particular industry,” said Steve Barrett, editor-in-chief of trade magazine PR Week. Do you have a member organization that’s doing something incredible? That’s where PR can help.

America 100

America Social Media Directory Washington 100

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

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. Only 14% of the same CEOs indicated their organization did an effective job of implementing the strategy.”

Nashville 100

Nashville Analysis Review Communications 100

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 28, 2015

It was straight out of Pinterest or my “Cooking Light” magazine. The global organization recently released its Top 10 Conference Food and Beverage Trends for 2015 , and healthy tops the list. For the most part, everything was fairly healthy (except for the desserts). But more importantly: There were options.

Conference 100

Conference Team Education Products 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 29, 2014

It was my first job out of college, and the editorial staff had just launched our newly designed magazine. Happy, loyal employees are the backbone of a successful organization, or so it seems, according to a recent study by Gallup. I remember the first time a boss took me out to lunch for a job well done.

Report 100

Report Leadership Recruiting Recruitment 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 1, 2014

Consider guest blog posts, social media chats and featured magazine columns. At the end of the day, you simply can’t afford to ignore what your events are saying about you, your department and your organization. Volunteers – Identify your repeat attendees and arm them with the tools needed to promote your events.

Sample 100

Sample Strategy Social Media Communications 100

Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 23, 2014

The big organizations don’t have this figured out any better than anybody else. True enough, corporate execs get all the attention from magazine covers (well, almost all ). But you didn’t have to try hard to find executives in the corporate world struggle to stay on point as much as anybody else.

Leadership 100

Leadership Social Media Case Study Revenue 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 11, 2014

Religious organizations took the top spot for volunteering, followed by schools, sports groups or other youth extracurricular groups. Those who achieved a higher level of education volunteered more often and were more likely to volunteer with multiple organizations. Part-time employees volunteered more than full-time employees.

millennials 100

millennials Survey Report Newsletter 100

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 15, 2013

He recently wrote about internships for the magazine of the Mid-Atlantic Society of Association Executives. In that same article, Von Deak referenced a recent study by GradStaff, which suggested the cost to fill and train a new employee could run an organization more than $10,000. In 10 years, it employed about 125 interns.

Philadelphia 100

Philadelphia Marketing Examples Social Media 100

Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 6, 2014

Following introductions and an outline of the day’s learning outcomes, I shared four big ideas that represent the importance of education to our organizations: Meetings represent a significant and increasing proportion of association revenue. Additional insights were gleaned from The Meetings Report jointly published by Event Garde and MSAE.

Education 100

Education Michigan Certificate Revenue 100

Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Opportunity for meaningful networking with organization volunteer leaders and senior management (this can also be a benefit for volunteer leaders). More and more, speakers are being asked to participate in additional activities beyond the presentation itself. Receiving referrals for other speaking opportunities (assuming good service).

Tips 100

Tips Cost Video Conference 100

Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 1, 2013

Organized by topic, following are the lightly edited participant insights I think you’ll find invaluable: Identifying relevant content. We actively engage our speakers and have them leverage their relationships in trade magazines to announce their presence on a webcast. We ask attendees for referrals (e.g.,

Education 100

Education Strategy Content Resources 100

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. blogs, newsletters, websites, magazines). Identify key stakeholders (e.g., podcasts, webinars); and.

Education 100

Education Newsletter Report Process 100

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. Newsletter/magazine articles. Presenting it in a meaningful way. Audio/video recordings.

Content 100

Content Newsletter Social Media Case Study 100