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What’s Left of the Dial? Why the Office Phone is Fading

Associations Now

According to the Telecommunications Industry Association, spending on landlines dipped to $65 billion in 2012—a decline of roughly one-third from 2008, and a trend that’s expected to continue. “We thought, why do you really need a phone? “Everyone’s got a cellphone, and the company pays for the plans.

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Membership Wakeup Call for Associations

Association Adviser

Many associations tell us their membership is back to where it was before the 2008-09 downturn, perhaps even a bit better. As technology becomes more pervasive, don’t forget the personal side of the member experience. Relevance is what drives both dues and non-dues revenue.” So why aren’t we popping the champagne corks?

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Ad-Blocking Browser Riles Up Newspaper Group

Associations Now

While Brave offers some of the revenue to publishers affected by the replacement ads, that hasn’t stopped complaints about the strategy. NAA, for one, argues that Brave’s work is “blatantly illegal”—a stance that found support from major newspaper publishers, such as The New York Times Company, The Washington Post, Gannett Co.,