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Of Crowdsourcing and Cassandras

Spark Consulting

Reupping this post I wrote back in 2009 about crowdsourcing, because my larger point is, I think, even more relevant in 2024. Eventually you’re the last guy making buggy whips and then the industry folds because no one needs buggy whips anymore. And most people have a desire to create something.

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What if associations required every staffer to cold-call one member each week just to connect and listen?

Spark Consulting

I am reupping this post from 2009 with only minor edits, because every word of it remains true. We do annual satisfaction surveys and listen to and repeat conventional wisdom and swear that we’ve been doing this long enough to know every little thing about our members, their industry or profession, and what’s best for them.

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Three Challenges – Three Opportunities

Spark Consulting

Per Marketing General’s annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , the Q4 2007 economic crash didn’t fully show up in association metrics until 2009. Now is the time to be on the phone with them asking about what’s going on with them and paying attention to trends in your profession or industry. this year.

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Association Subculture: It's a Question of Your Honesty - ERC 2009.

Association Subculture

Monday, December 14, 2009. Its a Question of Your Honesty - ERC 2009 Ethics Report. The Ethics Resource Center published its 2009 Ethics in Business Report in November 2009. ▼ 2009. (14). It's a Question of Your Honesty - ERC 2009 Ethics. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Can still be open hearted.

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ASAE Study Mission 2009 ? Dubai, UAE ? GrowGlobally.org

GlowGlobally

« ASAE Study Mission 2009 – Lessons from Singapore. ASAE Study Mission 2009 – Dubai, UAE. Today, 95% of income comes from outside the oil industry and its business culture supports woman in business. Its mission is to build an architectural, industrial and commercial renaissance in UAE. Membership.

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Higher Logic Acquires Vanilla

AssociationChat

ARLINGTON, Va. , May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Higher Logic , the industry-leading engagement platform, announced today its acquisition of Vanilla, a Canadian cloud-based community software company. Vanilla was founded in 2009 and has helped top brands better engage customers, drive loyalty, empower advocates and reduce support costs.

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NYC Guide to Bleisure

The Journal by EXEC

Image Credit: The Carlyle Bleisure: a phenomenon that started trending in 2009 but skyrocketed in the last five years, where travelers combine business commitments and leisure activities in a single trip. In a way, it encouraged employees and employers alike to embrace a proper work-life balance and prioritize time off the clock.