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It’s Easy to Be Excited About Your Work When You Work for Good People

Association Adviser

From the Corner Office: Andy Curliss, North Carolina Pork Council. Andy Curliss, North Carolina Pork Council. AC: I spent most of 2014 following the production process, or the journey of a pig, if you will, from insemination to the plate. My pork clients were in the Midwest and in North Carolina.

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How to Mine Data to Improve Your Marketing Strategies

Association Adviser

Christina Motley, On Point Marketing. In Part 1, The Emergence of the Chief Data Officer , I mentioned my belief that all marketing efforts are measurable and data is not only one of associations’ most valued tools, but a must-have marketing tool. Even marketers often feel overwhelmed. Information provides insights.

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Meet You in Nashville: Where to Eat during #ASAE14, part 2

Reid All About it

We shared a bunch of dishes including a few pizzas featuring their house-cured meats and cornmeal-crusted North Carolina catfish with a tasty slaw of Savoy cabbage, rhubarb, Vidalia onion and an orange dressing. Farmers Market ( Twitter ). If you’re in Germantown, the Farmers Market is also in the neighborhood.

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Associations Make Their Winning Predictions For Super Bowl Sunday

Associations Now

The association estimates that the illegal market is 35 times greater than the legal sports betting marketplace. Sports betting in in 2015, approximately $149 billion, was up from nearly $145 billion in 2014. Americans will wager $4.2 The total weight—162.5 Millions of Dollars in Tax Revenue.

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Coaches vs. Cancer: Groups’ Fundraising Strategy Eyes New Recruits

Associations Now

In one legendary example, the late Jim Valvano, who coached the North Carolina State University basketball team to an NCAA championship in 1983 and later died from cancer, said, “Don’t give up. Here’s why ACS recruited some of college basketball’s top coaches to their team. Don’t ever give up,” and “Be a dreamer. The Coaches v.

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The Emergence of the Chief Data Officer: Part 1 of 3

Association Adviser

This three-part series will help you use data to improve your marketing strategies and, ultimately, your bottom line. All marketing efforts are measurable and data is not only one of associations’ most valued tools, but a must-have marketing tool. Part 1 focuses on the emergence of the Chief Data Officer. What is data anyway?

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Q&A with The Discovery Educator Network Community: Connecting and Empowering Educators Across the Globe [Case Study]

Higher Logic

and Canada, and we have a member who has traveled to six of them from his home base in North Carolina, all on his own dime. She hasn’t missed a day for #DENspiration dating back to July 29, 2014. On the lighter side, we find community members do amazing things to be part of the community and its activities. The streak continues.