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Global MegaTrends to Rock Your World ? Part 1 ? GrowGlobally.org

GlowGlobally

As we enter the 2010 Holiday Season, what is clear to us at MCI’s global Association Management & Consulting Practice is that US-based associations need to redouble their efforts to strengthen their positions in emerging markets. Megatrend #3 – Commercialization of Innovation in the Age of Austerity.

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From the Corner Office: The Wisdom of Wading Into the Pool Before Going Deep

Association Adviser

Everything from interchange (credit card) fees to the cost of fuel, to regulatory challenges and the ongoing environmental issues of handling fuel. Do you have a formal process for innovation? Also, you can be innovative and still be low-tech. The big are getting bigger, and that poses threats for single-store operators.

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Association Subculture: Information? Give it Away Now.

Association Subculture

So dear readers, lets agree to use the term "series" with a wink and a nod to the association management muse who may take me down other paths from time to time). Their first foray was at MIT in 2001, when the school agreed to put coursework online for free. Creativity in Association Management - Are You the Roadblock?

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Secrets to Market Share and Product Sales Growth ? GrowGlobally.org

GlowGlobally

Entry/Exit Costs – Can they keep your risk low and make it turnkey to enter or leave a market? Since 2001, emerging market countries have replaced the US, EU and Japan as the economic leaders for growth globally, but few people appreciate they are also overtaking Western markets as hotbeds of business innovation. Conclusion.