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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. At.orgCommunity’s recent Innovation Summit, Sharon explored how Blue Ocean Strategy can help you bypass the sharks and find your way to offering unique and powerful member value.

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8 Award-Winning Success Stories from Super Forum 2018

Higher Logic

Here was ASHRAE’s renewal automation campaign process: Enrolled nine different membership grades. Ensuring that Link is woven into the marketing calendar and strategy. Most Creative Use of Higher Logic Platform: The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. Highlights. Areas of study and academic interests.

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Strategy + Innovation: Watchwords for 2018

.orgCommunity

For 2018, we think there are two words that should define the focus of associations: strategy and innovation. We are not suggesting dusting off your strategic plan or engaging in the same old periodic planning retreat processes so common among associations. Innovation. This leads to our second watchword for 2018: innovation.

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Ngage Management President & CEO Tobi Lyon Selected as 2022 ATHENA PowerLink Recipient

Ngage Management

As APL recipient Lyon will gain direct access to expert mentors offering an estimated $25,000 value of business consultation services regarding business growth strategies over the next 12 months. “I APL is a prestigious national mentoring program that connects women business owners with a skilled advisory panel.

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Bonus Content – Event Garde e-news – February edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Elyse Kopietz, director of communications, marketing and events, Michigan Manufacturers Association. Q & A with Elyse Kopietz , director of communications, marketing and events, Michigan Manufacturers Association. What I am enjoying most about this process is finding opportunities to apply what I am learning as I go.

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The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: The race to go virtual

Association Success

As the pandemic began to unravel association plans for 2020, many were already in the process of moving operations online — but the coronavirus served to speed up all of those plans. . Membership has pretty much been a virtual process, forever,” Cowan said. “So Find the second part here.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.22.21

Reid All About it

They share ten strategies for motivating members to volunteer and mentally show up for meetings. Chapters will be relevant in 2021, however most of our strategies and plans from the past decade won’t. John Tramontana, CAE, CEO of the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association. Virtual volunteer fatigue. Sponsorships.