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Thanks For Playing: What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Do you do press releases? A Recipe for Social Media ROI. ► 2008. Alltop Social Media. How to Manage Social Employees, Social Media at Events, and Car Talk. SmartBrief on Social Media. Thanks For Playing.

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Nonprofits That Stray Off Course

Reid All About it

Steve Drake, whose company manages the National Christmas Tree Association, reached out to the social media community for advice and later wrote about the lessons they learned – lessons every nonprofit should heed. Wikipedia , sourcing the organization’s tax forms, says MADD spent more than half its income on salaries in 2008.

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Social Media and Tourism

ChatterBachs

The first Symposium on the Use of Social Media in the Tourism Industry will be conducted in Loudoun County November 17th-19th. David promoted the Ann Arbor arts fairs through web marketing; they were conducting interviews and putting photos and press releases online.

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Implementing a Successful Cause Marketing Campaign

AMR Management Services

A press release about the project. Once retailers were signed up, we worked with Chesterfield Arts to promote these businesses through social media, email marketing, contributing to various blogs and word of mouth. ► 2008. (23). A contact sheet (with business cards). Examples of the two pinup options.

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MGI President Rick Whelan Receives Direct Marketing Association of

Membership Marketing

Here is the press release on the award. A frequent writer and speaker on marketing topics, he is a contributing author to two books, Membership Marketing (ASAE 2000) and Membership Essentials (ASAE 2008). ► 2008. (82). Social Media. (5). Social Networking. (6). Congratulations Rick! teamwork. (3).

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AE on the Verge: Say it in 90 Seconds

AE on the Verge

When I read about the first speaker running out of time, I couldn't help but think about tired press releases and membership marketing materials that focus on the history, accomplishments and leadership of the association. social media. (77). ► 2008. Cindy Butts. at 11:16 PM. 2 comments: Deirdre Reid.

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The Hourglass Blog: Culture Change is Hard Work

The Hourglass Blog

That’s the first paragraph from a brief on a special report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2008. Social Media. It succinctly states one of the fundamental challenges that medical residents face in learning how to be specialists—the long duty hours they are forced to work without sleep. Innovation.