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Associations Note: Being 1st to Market Still Relevant

SCD Group

At the 2012 Content Marketing World Conference, Sam Sebastin, Google’ Director of B2B Markets, talked about the Zero Moment of Truth. Levesque, along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University, used a mathematical model to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early.

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Associations Note: Being 1st to Market Still Relevant

SCD Group

At the 2012 Content Marketing World Conference, Sam Sebastin, Google’ Director of B2B Markets, talked about the Zero Moment of Truth. Levesque, along with professors Maria Minniti of Southern Methodist University and Dean Shepherd of Indiana University, used a mathematical model to weigh the risks and benefits of entering the market early.

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Hockey Feud Shows What Happens When Associations Forget about Their Members

SCD Group

I experienced one such case in the 1990s and we all watched another case in 2012. All this reminds me of an Indiana farmer who once told me “Nothin’ ruins a great organization like too much money.” In fact, what’s happening in the NHL reminds me of two similar cases in the association and nonprofit world.

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A Fundraising Cliff? What does the data say?

Beth Kanter

While giving related to Hurricane Sandy may boost total fundraising in 2012 it is unlikely to change fundraising results for most nonprofits. But the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University says we are experiencing the second slowest recovery since 1971. Are people giving less because of the economy? billion in revenue.

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