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Best 2014 Blogs from Our Association and Alliance Management Company

Virtual

Your interests always drive the conversation, so here’s a list of our best blogs from 2014, based on your readership: Bad Board Members: Fighting Fury with F.I.R.E We’re not surprised this blog was among our most popular in 2014. But alliances don’t need to establish a presence on all of today’s busy social channels.

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Associations’ Social Media Confidence Grows

Associations Now

A new report on social media use among associations shows they have grown increasingly more comfortable in using social media over the last couple of years. Overall, organizations are becoming not only smarter in their use of social media but braver. Here’s a look at that finding and more.

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Goodbye e-learning

Aaron Wolowiec

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! As for social media, 33 percent of respondents reported using YouTube for learning programs, followed closely by Twitter (32 percent).

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Social Media Roundup: Let’s Talk Fundamentals

Associations Now

Today’s Social Media Roundup is all about the fundamentals that have to come first, particularly when you’re looking to build affinity programs. assnchat #assnchat #associations #nfp #nondues. — John Ricco (@johnricco) September 8, 2014. — RealMatch (@RealMatch) September 8, 2014.

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Social Media Roundup: Careful Building That Custom AMS

Associations Now

An association management system maker who designed a custom AMS before getting into the biz explains the pitfalls he encountered. Your association management system (AMS) has to carry a pretty big workload, so it’s important to get the dang thing right. — Deirdre Reid (@deirdrereid) September 22, 2014.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed. InfoComm International , the audiovisual association, is one organization that does this very well, Stern said. Measuring social media. “Most associations are slow to change.

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Social Media Roundup: Ensure Your Event Sponsorships Make Sense

Associations Now

More thoughts on that in today’s Social Media Roundup: If the Glove Fits …. — Vicki Johnson (@vjmeetings) October 20, 2014. — Adrian Segar (@ASegar) October 20, 2014. Check out her blog post at Greenfield Services to learn more about the association’s strategies for recruiting new members. (ht