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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. This methodology was used to evaluate expanding the American Board of Medical Specialties, ABMS CertLink®, platform into new markets. Blue Ocean Strategy has the ring of a concept shaped by technology.

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Strategy Innovation

Jamie Notter

They changed the rules of the games in the airline and circus industries, and ended up way ahead of everyone else. You take a look at your industry, and ask yourself four questions: 1. You take a look at your industry, and ask yourself four questions: 1. Which factors should be reduced well below the industry’s standard?

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Members Hire Tomorrow’s Associations

Potomac Core

Members expect their Associations to be nimble, future focused, and having the speed and foresight to help move an Industry forward. They’re also transforming themselves into more potent and influential extensions of an Industry. In doing so, they help create a more favorable climate to drive Industry growth. Matt Zuccaro.

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2019 Tech Trends: 3 Factors Associations Should Watch

Associations Now

Remember how, around 2005 or so, it seemed like PCs (at least on the Windows side) were starting to stagnate, leading to longer upgrade cycles in offices, as much of the existing tech “just worked”? It’s like 2005 all over again. It’s like 2005 all over again. Which is good for “owned” resources, like email marketing.

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We Asked, You Answered: Women Leaders You Admire

Associations Now

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we asked readers to tell us about the women leaders they appreciate in the association industry and beyond. March is Women’s History Month. In honor of that, we asked readers to share some of the women leaders in their lives who have made an impact and inspired them.

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New Revenue Streams Slow Decline of Newspaper Industry

Associations Now

Adjusting business models and finding new sources of income helped the newspaper industry slow its revenue decline to just 2 percent in 2012. The newspaper industry’s revenue peaked in 2005, and it’s been downhill ever since. The post New Revenue Streams Slow Decline of Newspaper Industry appeared first on Associations Now.'

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Ethanol Industry Suffers Setback as EPA Proposes Lower 2014 Target

Associations Now

But the oil industry suggests the proposal doesn’t go far enough. The ethanol industry definitely wasn’t revving up for this. It would be the first drop in renewable fuel volume since 2005 Energy Policy Act created the RFS program. fuel supply next year at 15.21 billion gallons, down from 16.55