The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Heres the first: Does your leadership embrace innovation as one of the strategies necessary to achieve your goals?

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2012

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. But reports of associations creating net income directly from these tools have largely proven illusory. Speaking Engagements.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. good design is innovative. good design is innovative. So - here goes.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector.

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Thanks For Playing

MARCH 6, 2012

Free & Cheap Tech Tools – What Will You Be Using in 2012? Evolving Membership Models, with Barbara Armentrout, Marketing General Inc. Labels: ASAE , innovation , presentations. Always the Last to Know: Twitter tools. ► 2010. ► 2010. The Grassroots Innovation Leader. Newer Post.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 9, 2012

I was kind of embarrassed to face the fact that my understanding of the Great Depression boiled down to random ideas and phrases like “stock market crash,” “dust bowl,” and “new deal.” It is an economy in which the driving force is innovation. They are not organized for continuous innovation.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 19, 2012

I just finished Andy Sernovitzs Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking. Some of the key points that particularly struck me include: In an era of social networking and nearly ubiquitous connectivity, customer service may be your MOST important marketing tactic. Marketing is what you DO. ► 2010.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

It’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012). Biggest surprises of 2012 : There was not a clear market leader when it came to membership management systems. NOTE: Many of our polls are still open.

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Another key opportunity to improve membership Sladek says “comes down to marketing.” Innovation is a must:” 5.

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 26, 2012

And all of us good little marketers nod our heads in agreement with the above. Labels: branding , Marketing. Always the Last to Know: Tool Roundup. ► 2010. The Grassroots Innovation Leader. Think about that: intangible - attributes - reputation. What you think your brand is doesnt matter. Share on FriendFeed.

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Association Navigator

OCTOBER 8, 2012

How can we use them to enhance our communications and how can we prepare for attacks launched using these new tools? But these new tools also come with incredible disruptive potential. According to two Burson-Marsteller studies in 2010, 97 percent of U.S. billion) – a 26-fold increase from 2011.

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Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010. What Associations Can Learn from the Reinvention Summit 2010. On any given day I am either the bombard- ED or the bombard- EE in terms of planning, executing, attending, presenting at, marketing, developing, celebrating and/or lamenting this thing we call “conference.” Shelly Alcorn, CAE.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

As we go live with this issue, the stock market is near its all-time high, housing prices are rebounding in most parts of the country and the jobless rate has significantly improved since we launched Association Adviser in March 2010. A look at how times have changed in just three years: Biggest changes since 2010. world on a 1.0

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Association Subculture

OCTOBER 28, 2011

We put too much mystery in the word "innovation.". The fact is, innovation isnt a project or an event, its a lifestyle. Creating extra-ordinary results with just three tools - willingness to change, asking a ton of questions and trusting each other with the process. Labels: innovation , learning culture. innovation. (6).

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010. In other words, those who view social media as a new tool for doing the old kind of business are missing the point. Social is the new way of doing business, and social media is one of its tools. Innovation. Principled Innovation. ▼ 2010. (62). ▼ 2010. (62).

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Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010. We believe this paradox will lessen over time as social tools become mundane and the percentage of members who are not interacting online becomes negligible, but we’re not there yet. innovation. (6). marketing. (2). Principled Innovation LLC. ▼ 2010. (24).

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Wednesday, December 15, 2010. However, I dont think I am alone when I say advertising, marketing and branding has to change. Here are five questions to ask when you find yourself in charge of a new marketing campaign in your nonprofit association. Ask yourself if you buy your own marketing copy. innovation. (6).

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The Hourglass Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Monday, December 20, 2010. We know these tools still have a place in our modern world--and perhaps Wikileaks teaches us that place is now more important than ever. There may indeed come a day when communications transmitted with these tools will be just as accessible and searchable as the diplomatic cables now up on the Wikileaks site.

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Leading Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2023

As The Economist ’s interest in the topic suggests, much of the concern over lifelong learning ties back to the employment market and to business productivity and growth. As a result, there is a thriving and growing global market for lifelong learning. How Big Is the Adult Lifelong Learning Market? Aside from being U.S.-centric,

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Tom Morrison

JUNE 28, 2010

Monday, June 28, 2010. Whether you want market information, choose a new logo for your organization, or engage in industry discussions, Crowdsourcing is the ultimate member engagement tool to find innovative solutions that reach your members where they are. Chief Marketing Officer. ▼ 2010. (6).

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Association Subculture

JULY 9, 2010

Friday, July 9, 2010. We spend a lot of time and energy using various instruments and tools in our attempts to assess how members “feel” about our association and its activities. innovation. (6). marketing. (2). Principled Innovation LLC. ▼ 2010. (24). ▼ 2010. (24). politics.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Monday, November 8, 2010. Like a lot of blog posts I read, these didn’t prompt any profound conclusions (my fault, not theirs), but they did get me thinking about collaboration and how I use it as a management tool in the workplace. November 8, 2010 11:38 AM. November 9, 2010 8:52 PM. Innovation. Eric Lanke.

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Associations Now

MARCH 31, 2015

Between 2000 and 2010, the city’s MetroCard system was an unexpected profit center for the city, as passengers let $500 million in prepaid fares expire, according to The New York Times. These tools create connective tissue from which you can build your productivity suite. ” A good example of this surfaced just last week.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 29, 2011

Business “Loyalty Programs” are nothing more than rewards-based marketing. No one, she argues, would rush into a burning building to rescue their iPad, but people would risk their lives to save that sense of who they want to be and the essential tools that help them get there. Innovation. Principled Innovation.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 12, 2012

They use a creative and innovative tactic to find the title on a competitors website. Sometimes you have to take your helpful self out of the equation and give your members the tools they need to solve their issues themselves. Either that, or risk becoming the latest casualty in the booksellers market. innovation. (6).

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Off Stage

MAY 17, 2010

17, 2010 - I'm returning your call, Patsy. An association that utilizes a significant portion of digital communication and tools to conduct its operations? Using the NAR Association Models format, lets analyze this virtual activity on the three levels of the Models tool: Administrative, Management, and Leadership.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 2, 2012

Now we have more tools than ever with YouTube, podcasts, self-publishing, education and the like. I will seek out books, professional development opportunities and the like to help me hone in on the tools and techniques I need to have at my disposal to effectively implement some of my plans. innovation. (6). marketing. (2).

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Association Subculture

MARCH 19, 2012

Now, I am not talking about the steps we sometimes have to take in order to contain the occasional trouble-maker with a truly negative (not innovative) disruptive agenda. and because of how you took a personal story like that, and used it as a teaching tool. innovation. (6). marketing. (2). Principled Innovation LLC.

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AMR Management Services

JUNE 4, 2012

Launched in 2010, U.S. Develop sound communications tools This can range from a printed or email newsletter to a simple website. This will get you through year one covering staff costs and marketing expenses. Associations can do great things and the nonprofit sector needs innovators to shake it up. ► 2010. (42).

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SCD Group

AUGUST 16, 2012

Fortunately, some new technology “automatically converts” (sorry for a non-tech term) your “stuff” to whatever mobile tool the recipient is using. In the last three months of 2010, Apple sold 10 times more mobile units as it did Mac computers. Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

How can associations use these tools to become part of the "digital rights ecosystem" and have the ecosystem create content of value for its members? Innovation. Principled Innovation. The Innovation Hub for Associations. Innovating 20% of the Time. A Prescription for Innovation. ► 2010. (62).

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SCD Group

MAY 20, 2012

Can Strategic Planning Cripple Innovation? Prahalad claim in their booklet Strategic Intent (Harvard Business Review 2010). One of their favorite tools is the employment policy. In the right hands, such technologies can provide unprecedented marketing and growth opportunities. ” This is what Gary Hamel and C.K.

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Off Stage

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

10, 2010 - "Make it Fun!" There was also an array of ‘bright ideas’—concepts which were innovative and cool, but perhaps not revolutionary enough to be thought of as Realtor association Game Changers. Now, figure out how to market the results.” We need to provide useful business tools for members.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 13, 2011

FB is a tool, a technology, a device. We all have a responsibility to figure out how to use these tools and technologies. innovation. (6). marketing. (2). Principled Innovation LLC. ► 2010. (24). We're still the humans determining how to use it. December 14, 2011 9:42 PM. Shelly Alcorn, CAE.

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 17, 2011

As I look around the landscape, I see many associations who have embraced social media and who have made it work as a communications and engagement tool for their organizations. Innovation. Principled Innovation. The Catch-22 of Innovation. ► 2010. (62). Are we any different? It doesnt have to be this way.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 1, 2011

Now that sounds like a powerful tool. Innovation. Principled Innovation. The Innovation Problem for Associations. Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. ► 2010. (62). Commanders Intent is vital in chaotic, demanding, and dynamic environments. Encore Careers. For-Profit vs. Non-Profit. Governance.

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Breezio

JANUARY 10, 2017

This one-dimensional, flat model would be fine if it was 2010, but not today. Launch and lead your community as a place where members can share thought leadership in order to enhance the value of the whole community and create a marketplace for knowledge innovation. Millennials now make up 50+% of our workforce.

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