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Are You Boring Your Association’s Members?

SCD Group

if I looked at your association’s convention program for 2013 and 2003, would I see any differences other than dates and names of speakers? At the bottom of a post about recruiting volunteers, Holly Duckworth, CAE, shared this awesome quote: “Associations fear change when they should fear staying the same.”. Think about it.

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Monday Buzz: The Challenge of Following Association Legends

Associations Now

Association consultant and SCD Group president Steve Drake was faced with that challenge in 2003 , when a CEO of 30 years decided to leave Ohio State University’s (OSU) Alumni Association. — Kait Solomon (@KaitlinSolomon3) July 27, 2015. ” Other Good Reads.

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SCD Group: Does print still work for association marketing.

SCD Group

AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Does print still work for association marketing & communications? As you know by now, I’m an advocate of many of the new digital communications tools. homes last year, according to the Direct Marketing Association, and 89.6 million More than 12.5

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.13.20

Reid All About it

– Crisis Communications: Coronavirus Edition. Whether you intend to cancel your event or not, the coronavirus outbreak has made one thing abundantly clear: we need to be prepared to communicate to our meeting’s stakeholders. Learn how you can communicate effectively with or without a plan currently in place. 2 CMP credits.

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Sift Skills: The Value of Big Data for Associations

Associations Now

John Dorman has worked at the Texas Medical Association for 29 years, and for most of that time, business decisions were made, more or less, from the gut. “We Experts say it’s important to have the support of senior management and to think about this undertaking as a culture change, not a project with a start and finish point. “I

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Association Subculture: Why Being Anti-Indispensability is Pro.

Association Subculture

But if I have to pursue other means of legislative advocacy that impacts associations because ASAE chooses not to - does that make their legislative program indispensable? Ive had my membership since 2003 or maybe 2004. Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management.

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The Hourglass Blog: Don't Forget the Baby Boomers

The Hourglass Blog

I've been writing and speaking about this since 2003. I started writing about advertising and boomers in 2003. Association Management. Communication. Posted by Eric Lanke. at 2:40 PM. Labels: Baby Boomers , Marketing. 12 comments: Chuck Nyren. Glad you're catching on. October 17, 2010 1:24 PM. Eric Lanke.