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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

As Plotke observed: “You hear so often that Next-Gen doesn’t need associations but , as long as associations continue to evolve and to embrace new ways of thinking and acting, then [industry] up-and-comers are going to want a seat at the table, and will indeed join.” You’ll know you’ll find a way to get it done in 2014.

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Nonprofit Report: Companies Not Utilizing Social Media for Product Recalls

Associations Now

The new report, “ A Decade of Data: An In-depth Look at 2014 and a Ten-Year Retrospective on Children’s Product Recalls [PDF], noted that while last year was one of the most improved years on record for product-recall effectiveness since the group started its research in 2002, there’s still room for progress.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Facebook (founded 2004), LinkedIn (2002), and Twitter (2006) were still in their infancy at the point when we founded Tagoras, and sites like Instagram (2010) and TikTok (2016) had yet to come along. Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014. The Spread of Social. Want to boost your marketing maturity? The Leap in Learning Science.

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Cargo Plane Crash Revives Pilot Fatigue Questions

Associations Now

New rules regulating the number of hours passenger-airline pilots can fly go into effect in 2014 and are expected to curb pilot fatigue. Civil Aviation Authority showed that the rate of fatal cargo plane accidents around the world was eight times higher than that for passenger airlines from 2002 to 2011.

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Oscars Foul-Up: Lessons From Notable Event Embarrassments

Associations Now

At one of those events, the 2014 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) annual meeting, a shoe was thrown at the former first lady’s head. In the days before she became a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton had been making the rounds at a variety of association events as a keynote speaker. The takeaway?

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Expos Returning to Philadelphia After Labor Contract Changes

Associations Now

The prior agreement, passed in 2002 and extended in 2013, had raised concerns for organizations holding events, many of which had given the convention center low marks. NBMBAA backed out of holding its 2014 annual meeting in the city, citing labor concerns. Ready to Return.

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Big Data: Big Headache or Big Opportunity for Associations?

Association Adviser

It seems you can’t go to an industry or association conference these days without seeing Big Data somewhere on the agenda. READER NOTE: Association Adviser is in the final stages of preparing the 2014 edition of the annual Association Communication Benchmarking Study. Hank Berkowitz, Association Adviser. Be careful what you wish for.

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