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Don’t Manage Social Media Like the NFL

Associations Now

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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The 1 thing you can learn from Gritty

Association Success

Created by Brian Allen of Flyland Designs in 2018, Gritty is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers National Hockey League team. Fabulous social media marketing. . With a Twitter account that has gained over 307,000 followers, Gritty’s social media team must be doing something right.

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Tuesday Buzz: Can Social Media Surface New Member Leads?

Associations Now

Use your social media presence to attract new member leads for your organization—but don’t forget the strategy. In fact, when it comes to social strategy, a few more steps are needed to turn your plan into something that drives new membership, advises Brie Ragland, social media account manager at MultiView.

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How the Pope Is Connecting with Younger Generations on Social Media: Pope Emojis

Beth Kanter

As you probably know, the Pope is visiting the United States this week in Washington, DC; Philadelphia; and New York City. Unless the church engages social media, he said, “we will wind up talking to ourselves.”. And we forget that most fish are outside the aquarium.”

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Bagel-Eating Contest Aims to Draw Attention to Start-Up Bagel Group

Associations Now

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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Thursday Buzz: Celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day

Associations Now

Follow #GMID17 on social media to learn more about these events and to participate in the online conversation. City Rep @SheilaShowPHL greets the hospitality industry that employs 71K people in #Philadelphia ! GMID17 @GPPCMA @discoverPHL @meetPHL pic.twitter.com/t4W6GDxJm6.

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In Loving Memory of My Mom, Ruth D. Kanter (My Mom)

Beth Kanter

My mother was born before the days of the Internet, social media, computers, and mobile phones and found technology a huge challenge – both frustrating and a little intimidating due to a lack of training and skills development. She also posed for social media photos with all my books. Let me connect some dots.