Associations Now

JULY 22, 2013

More Americans than ever are using tablets, making it increasingly important that conferences become more friendly to the devices. Also: tips on how your association can make the most out of Twitter. Did you happen to notice how many people were using tablets at the last conference you attended? More attendees = more tablets.

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Thanks For Playing

DECEMBER 12, 2012

should've known those folks at TED didn't just pull that out of nowhere) Great tips for improving your focus. (I I'm about the 100th person to link to this, but Jeffrey Cufuade has a great post about trends in conferences for 2013. The year end lists are already starting, and this is a good kick off: epic marketing failures.

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2013

Tips for exhibit booth staffing, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup: Interaction is Key. — lizmazei (@lizmazei) May 13, 2013. Imagine turning data from your meeting or conference into a beautiful 3D art display ht.ly/kYlO4 — Convene(@Convene) May 13, 2013. Who should be in the exhibit booth?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 27, 2014

Millennials are angry, vocal and hungry for social change says Nancy Lublin , CEO of dosomething.org and Umair Haque , director of Havas Media Labs in a September 2013 Fast Company article. You need to adapt your conference or die! Many conference organizers are looking for ways to attract a new generation to their event.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 24, 2014

As the weekly blogger (and deputy editor) for ASAE ’s AssociationsNow.com , I write about some of the innovative things that associations are doing for their meetings and conferences. For example, the annual conference and exhibition of the Health Information and Management Systems Society offered a three-day Wellness Challenge this year.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2014

A survey on the conference call habits of more than 500 full-time employees revealed some surprising things. Here’s a list of some of the strangest places people admitted to jumping on a conference call: • A truck stop bathroom. • Share your strangest conference call location in the comments. percent in 2013.

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 13, 2013

Note from Beth: If I could wave a magic wand, and ask for a wish related to my work to come true, it would be this: I’d like to spend a year to attend conferences where I don’t know a lot of the content or people and learn and network and blog about the experience. One of those conferences would be the Personal Democracy Forum.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Twitter tips. For Sunday soup night, I made a delicious wild rice and mushroom soup from the January/February 2013 issue of Cook’s Illustrated. Learn practical tips and actionable steps to create unique, impactful virtual experiences that resonate with your audience and align with your association’s goals. I’m still tweeting.

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Moving through the Association World

AUGUST 6, 2012

We are only a week away from ASAE 2012 and I thought it would be a great time to take a look at what I am most looking forward to as a 2nd time attendee and to offer up some tips for those who are first timers. As you can tell this is a tip as well for first time attendees. My second tip for newbies is to plan out your schedule ahead.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

What benchmark data do you reference to guide conference spend decisions? Related Stories Association Professionals And Conference Organizers: Embrace Curiosity To Avoid Stagnation Improve Your Conference Lecture By Using These Questions For Peer Discussions Follow These Tips To Engage Millennials In Your Conference Experience.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Last year, I attended a conference at a venue that shall remain nameless. What if my fellow conference attendee hadn’t been able to use his hotspot? Connectivity is perhaps the most important amenity at conferences. A little public relations tip for hotels and conference centers: You’d be wise to jump on the bandwagon.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 29, 2015

Should you ever find yourself in a situation that calls for unscripted speaking, take some tips from executive speaking coach Anett Grant, who shared some secrets of the trade to help master the art of impromptu speech. Have any other tips on perfecting impromptu speaking skills? Speaking “off the cuff” has its benefits.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Are you looking for ways to improve your conference attendee loyalty? Our industry is experiencing an interesting trend with the increase of first-timers at annual conferences. Our industry is experiencing an interesting trend with the increase of first-timers at annual conferences. Master this and you’ll receive big rewards!

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

We interrupt this blog post with an important news bulletin: This just in… after months of hearings, the National Bureau of Stop Boring People has established new standards for audience engagement at conferences. How else can we dial up the interaction at conference learning sessions: 1. Audience Polls.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 15, 2013

With information accessible 24/7 online, networking has become one of the primary reasons people choose to attend your conference. Creating Conference Connections That Matter. Conference attendees want dedicated time that they can connect with individuals to share stories, insight and experiences. Creating Conference Connexity.

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2019

Started in 2013, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine now operates in 16 cities and has donated more than 2.3 BizBash shares four trends in the conference industry to reshape your meeting agenda. Make your newsletter pop on mobile with these five tips from digital marketing expert John Haydon. million meals. In the U.S., “we

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

My favorite hashtag of the week was from the Content Marketing World conference held in Columbus, OH: #cmworld. I have GOT to put that conference in my 2013 budget. . – sincere | open | collaborative | interested | authentic | likeable. Everyone loves Beth, and for good reason. Everyone loves Beth, and for good reason.

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YourMembership

MARCH 8, 2013

The weekly wrap-ups are a great resource to find industry provoking articles, blog posts, upcoming events, fun facts, and provide up-to-date news and tips found throughout the association and workforce space each week. 4) Can Your Conference Really be Personalized? Yet, our conferences still serve up generic content for the masses.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Conference centers sometimes are better, but you may have more success choosing a non-traditional venue: an art gallery or museum, an ad agency's meeting space, an open room in an artists' warehouse, a grade school (hey, it's where we last played with unbridled creativity).

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Tom Morrison

AUGUST 12, 2013

After returning from ASAE 2013 in Atlanta, I did a lot of self-analyzing about what I experienced with regards to calorie consumption for 5 consecutive days. one or two conferences a year. one or two conferences a year. I personally live a very active and fun lifestyle at any conference I attend.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 21, 2014

Top 6 Tips for Taking Your Cause Mobile Guest Blog by Darian Rodriguez Heyman. As part of the launch of my new company, BetterWorld Wireless , I recently wrote a blog sharing tips on devising an overall mobile strategy, with a focus on first and foremost clearly articulating and prioritizing objectives. It’s easy to switch.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Plus: extend the value of your conference beyond the physical event. 8 tips for handling criticism and complaints on social media, from our Upwards Blog [link] #sm4np #assnchat #nptech. — Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) October 16, 2013. . — Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) October 16, 2013. Positive Spin.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Make first-time attendees feel welcome among your conference community. Conference newbies need a little help getting going—the right push could be what encourages them to sign up and return for a second event. Engaging Conference Attendees At Hello Results In Big Rewards [link] #pcma #assnchat. ht @ VelChain ).

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 6, 2014

Leading Associations: How Individual Characteristics and Team Dynamics Generate Committed Leaders , an August 2013 report out of the American Sociological Association. As an aside, Associations Now just reported on the latest CNCS reports that indicate that volunteering is down in 2013. Volunteer Match’s 2012 Millennial Impact Report.

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Associations Now

JUNE 4, 2013

Innovation is a big theme at this year’s Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference. ASAE’s Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference (#mmccon) is in full swing, and both Associations Now staff and other attendees have been tweeting about the cool stuff they’ve seen. Custom 3D Art.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Plus: tips to get you moving along the membership engagement track. ChatterBachs) December 9, 2013. — Digitec Interactive (@digitec) December 9, 2013. Sarah Lugo of Digitec Interactive shares some tips. Have any online engagement tips of your own? Your first step: Sharpen to your creative listening skills.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 1, 2013

Heading to the 2013 ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo? Today we break from your regular Lunchtime Links programming to bring you a special set of reading material from a crew of content leaders at the 2013 ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo. Read: “ The Business Case for Quiet ,” by Kristin Clarke, Associations Now , July 2013.

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Associations Now

MAY 23, 2013

You can be a great educator and speaker, but how do you know if conference attendees are receptive to your lessons? Social Learning for the Education Department by @ maddiegrant tagoras.com/2013/05/21/soc… #assnchat #pcma. — Dave Lutz (@VelChain) May 22, 2013. Check out some of Grant’s tips. (ht

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Associations Now

APRIL 17, 2013

Here are some tips to make it a smooth experience at your next industry event. Best practices for tweeting at live #events & industry #conferences ow.ly/k7aDq — Matrix Group Int (@MatrixGroup) April 17, 2013. — Votenet Solutions (@votenet) April 17, 2013. Live tweeting shouldn’t be a free-for-all.

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Associations Now

JUNE 18, 2015

Another tip—this one from content marketing pro and chief content officer of MarketingProfs, Ann Handley: Think about content from the audience’s point of view, and “find interesting ways to say boring stuff,” she said at ASAE’s 2015 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference earlier this month. percent from 2013 (from 34.04

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Associations Now

AUGUST 19, 2013

Plus: purchasing conference promotional items on the cheap. — Fast Company (@FastCompany) August 19, 2013. Conference Swag. — MemberClicks (@MemberClicks) August 19, 2013. Sarah Hill at MemberClicks suggests four tips on how to do promotional items on a budget. It also may have cost Google $500K.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

There are tips for using humor successfully and methods for creating funny content as well as how to avoid a big fail. Nonprofit technology professionals know how to converts laughs to donations and devoted an entire session to sharing tips, techniques, and examples during a NTEN conference. Sorry, Forrest.

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Associations Now

APRIL 4, 2013

What kind of experience do attendees want from your association’s next conference? ONA) April 4, 2013. With big questions and a useful widget, the Online News Association is crowdsourcing ideas for its next conference in innovative ways. What tools have you used to brainstorm with your conference attendees? (ht

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Sold before the event, a beacon can be placed in the exhibitor’s booth or in key strategic areas of the conference venue to determine: Attendee counts by hour/day. In October of 2013 we deployed a similar technology with our partner Birdzi. Attendee presence by zone by day. Dwell times on Expo Floor by day.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Encourage them to bring their families along while attending conferences. APA offers these tips for keeping New Year’s resolutions : • Start small. As we close 2013, Happy New Year from Event Garde to you! At your next event, plan family-friendly events at family-friendly places. Change bad habits.” Talk about it.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

And New York’s plan to raise wages for tipped workers could lead to the elimination of tips for some. The British publication C&IT Magazine explored whether rising wages could make it tougher to retain talent in the conferences and events planning industry. Additional Links for Today.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 28, 2012

All Learning is Self-Directed: link Conferences Aren't Serious About Networking Unless.:

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