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Membership Marketing Blog: Fundraising with Social Media

Membership Marketing

Fundraising with Social Media. In the March edition of Associations Now , Andrew Lang highlights a social media success story titled Tweeting for Dollars. Labels: Social Media. There is no doubt that social media efforts can be a challenge. Speaking Engagements. Speaking Engagements.

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Thanks For Playing: Super Swap Recap

Thanks For Playing

Seeking community in associations since 2008. For the exercise, I divided the room into four groups and gave them each a task regarding retired and retiring members: Create a category of membership that offers realistic benefits at a realistic price. ► 2008. Alltop Social Media. SmartBrief on Social Media.

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Preparing for an Entirely New Economy

Jamie Notter

The bubble was growing while with more loans into unproductive sector, there was not enough jobs created in the economy, which led to faster growth of prices than real salaries. In the end, when this system collapsed, it was bailed out by the US government (by using the clear formula Privatizing Profits, Socializing Losses ).

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Associations Unplugged: Four Questions for Association Executives

SCD Group

Two recent articles in the USA Today Money section hit me as a great illustration of the technology challenges facing today’s associations. Unplugged: Got social? This Mark Veverka column focused more on the mental state of technology changes. Social media simply can make a company or business more visible and transparent.

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Should You Crowdsource Your Event’s Note-Taking?

Associations Now

And, try as they might, social media and video cameras will continue to struggle to capture the visceral effect of walking into an event venue. In particular, taking notes is really hard—especially if you’re trying to do it with a smartphone, as social media smart guy Alex Plaxen, who I profiled earlier this year , does. .”

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Membership Marketing Blog: Innovation through Collaboration

Membership Marketing

First in an article in the Technology section of the Washington Post , the case is made that much of the economic dynamism of technology companies comes from sharing talent and ideas. This is where I think social media plays a role. Last year I had written a post entitled Social Medial: Manure or Pearls?

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Membership Marketing Blog: Building Your Membership on Solid.

Membership Marketing

This type of foundation may explain why IBM is enjoying its 100th anniversary – an unusual feat in the rapidly changing technology world. “IBM’s secret is that it is built around an idea that transcends any particular product or technology. Its strategy is to package technology for use by businesses.