Associations Now

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The National Football League in recent weeks has arguably earned more attention for its unusually tight social media policy than anything happening on the field. The league is starting to reverse course, but it nonetheless remains a great example of how not to manage a social strategy. EXCLUSIVE highlight of Malcolm's pick.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

David Brunelli of Philadelphia walked away from the National Bagel Association ’s second-annual National Bagel Eating Contest in New York with a $500 cash prize and the title of “National Bagel Eating Champion” for gobbling down 11 bagels in eight minutes. Its CEO wants the contest to one day bookend the group’s annual conference.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2016

Founder and CEO Ama Marfo, a native of Ghana, told the Chicago Tribune that she was inspired to start the business because of her own trouble getting tickets home when she was a student at Philadelphia’s Drexel University. Should you focus more on social media than on your organization’s own website?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The larger your operating budget, the more confident you probably are in this market. Social Media and Communications. Facebook dominates in the social media arena. Technology Management. For more on the technology-related findings, check out Ernie Smith’s blog post from this week.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 31, 2014

The taxi industry has plenty of reason to be upset about the rise of the upstart Uber—for one thing, it’s eating into the industry’s long-held market. “It combines class-winning and -leading, um, you know, technology and stuff,” he said of the truck. “It is exactly the same menace.”

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2017

This year I facilitated several labs, including several for the Knight Foundation Arts Program to learn about the local arts ecosystem in four cities, including Philadelphia, San Jose, Charlotte, and Macon. When I look back on 2016, it was a very rich and productive year. And, I expect no less in 2017. What about you?

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ChatterBachs

JANUARY 4, 2011

As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. ahier - Brian Ahier; The Dalles, Oregon; Passionate about healthcare, technology and government 2.0.

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