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Association Hunger Games: Victory or Defeat?

Association Adviser

Communication breaks down. They include lack of detailed planning and accountability, unclear expectations and prioritization, and poor communication and coordination. The resulting gap represents lost opportunities and revenue. Specifically, SPICE stands for scan, plan, implement, communicate and evaluate.

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Association Hunger Games: Victory or Defeat?

Aaron Wolowiec

According to a 2005 Harvard Business Review article, “Companies typically realize only about 60% of their strategy’s potential value because of defects and breakdowns in planning and execution.”. The resulting gap represents lost opportunities and revenue. Communication breaks down. Communicate. The Case for Execution.

Nashville 100
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Lunchtime Links: Social Media Isn’t Just for Young People

Associations Now

It’s no secret that younger generations rely on social media to communicate with friends and connect with the causes they care about. According to the study, which has been tracking all forms of social media use since 2005, six in 10 people surveyed between the ages of 50 and 64—and 43 percent of those 65 and older—were social media users.

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Why Podcasting Works for Leading (and Leaders)

Associations Now

Associations stress out a fair bit about their content strategy—a term I don’t exactly love, because it applies a lot of gravitas to what was once more simply called “communications.” But on another level, I wonder if some associations have absorbed the lessons about communications we’ve learned in the past decade or so.

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The One Way to Deliver Unwelcome News

Idea Architects

Because that was the approach the Indianapolis Museum of Art (and presumably the PR firm that advises it) opted for in announcing the elimination of free general admission, a practice in place from 1941 to 2005 and 2007-present (according to this article in the Indianapolis Business Journal. That is how we deliver unwelcome news.

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The Orange Bowl and Creativity: An Interview With Laila Brock

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

I was fortunate to attend an Orange Bowl when my alma mater played in 2005. But the industry is absolutely amazing and you definitely have the opportunity to use your creativity, use your people skills, and communicate with people to generate revenue for and organization.

Florida 100
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Mizz Information: Association Swing and a Miss--CEA Tech.

Mizz Information

Communication --Weve all heard of "build it and they will come" syndrome when it comes to social media, but a whole member category basically built on pay your dues to join then figure it out from there? Advertising/Revenue --I have to admit Im kind of sad to see this thing fail because I think it could have been a success.