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APRIL 8, 2016

The costumed characters actively court tourists for pictures and tips, and their number has risen substantially in recent years. In 2014, in an effort to self-regulate, some of the costumed characters launched an organization called Artists United for a Smile. The controversy over the Elmos has been heating up for a couple of years.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Staying ahead of the technology curve and connecting it to your business goals is a daunting task, but that’s the job of a strategic IT team. For very long the joke was that CIO stood for ‘Career Is Over,’” High said Tuesday morning at the Opening General Session of the ASAE 2014 Technology Conference & Expo.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

About 17 percent of online donation form views on #GivingTuesday 2014. Individually, all team members volunteer and/or contribute to organizations about which they’re passionate. Some tips: Create a branded, mobile-friendly platform to help your members and stakeholders participate.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Jama’s Customer Care team switched to Higher Logic’s online community platform to gain functionality and get more for their money, and they’ve found it to be a real upgrade. Jama’s team can track information and answer questions collectively while keeping everything in one place. Making life better for staff and customers.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 8, 2014

New Tips From the Giving Day Playbook on Crowdfunding Campaigns by Marika Lynch. This failure caused the GiveMN team major headaches on the Giving Day and beyond, and has led GiveMN to reevaluate its technology options and focus on regaining public trust. for five hours.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Also: Are virtual teams better than office mates? 2014 might go down as the year that online-driven mass protests truly hit scale in the United States. — Connectivity (@CQConnectivity) December 8, 2014. Well-managed virtual teams can actually outperform others @ferrazzi @HarvardBiz [link] #assnchat #hrchat.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 8, 2014

Christopher Chavez (@mr_tumnus) May 2, 2014. ” The conversation that ensued was great, so I thought I’d share a few practical tips. Many are face-to-face – these might include 1:1 meetings with colleagues or your boss; small team meeting, or large team meeting. What are your tips?

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

StackExchange and Nextdoor both scale their communities by creating subgroups within them, the team at FeverBee highlights. Make it harder to create a group and support the right people to succeed,” the FeverBee team writes. Tips for Your Next Panel. 10 Ways #EventProfs Can Improve Panel Discussions: https://t.co/00FL8BiZiF

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MAY 7, 2014

Plus: Tips to help leaders focus on getting their team to achieve its goals. — Deirdre Reid (@deirdrereid) May 5, 2014. — Wired 4 Leadership (@Wired4Ldrship) May 6, 2014. Stackpole offers several ways that leaders can refocus and inspire their teams to reach their full potential. ht @Wired4Ldrship ).

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Four tactics for engaging and memorable corporate events in 2014 [link] #eventprofs #meetingprofs. — OFFSITE (@goOFFSITE) January 15, 2014. The meetings industry is likely to expand even further in 2014 after event planners saw a 4 percent jump in attendance from 2012 to 2013. ht @ goOFFSITE ). Looking for Volunteers.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Tips on encouraging attendees to stay in the block when booking hotel rooms. Tips on how to incentivize booking within the block in today’s Social Media Roundup: The Block Matters. — Plan An Event (@plananeventblog) August 28, 2014. — Plan An Event (@plananeventblog) August 28, 2014. What happens next?

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MARCH 21, 2014

Also: tips on how to inspire creativity while being a laid-back leader. Be sure to check out Fryatt’s post for more tips. Four Leadership Tips to Bring Out the Best in Your Team [link] #lifehack. — Lifehack (@lifehackorg) March 19, 2014. Again, posting ‘Attend my great event!’ Tweet of the Day.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Use these tips to get your organization’s groove back. — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 5, 2014. Tip of the Day: How to Bring Creativity Back to Your Culture — [link] #eventprofs. — E2MAssoc (@E2MAssoc) February 5, 2014. Event planners could learn a thing or two from the dust-up.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

— Chevy Trucks (@ChevyTrucks) October 30, 2014. Chevy’s social media team made the most of it, however, by turning the now-infamous line into a hashtag. The company’s advertising team even made a print ad out of the inarticulate moment. — darren rovell (@darrenrovell) October 31, 2014.

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MARCH 28, 2014

If your newsletter isn’t on target with your readers, these tips might help. One tip she emphasizes is that one size doesn’t fit all: Untargeted communications strategies that try to please everyone will fail every time. — Joey Baird (@JoeyBaird) March 27, 2014. Tweet of the Day.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

But never fear: We’ve pulled together a few tips to boost soft skills around the office. To underscore this heightened desire for soft-skilled employers, 77 percent of respondents to a 2014 CareerBuilder survey said they were seeking job candidates with soft skills. Why Should Associations Care?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Also: a device that gives the tip jar a needed upgrade. Here’s a Tip. — DipJar (@dipjar) August 18, 2014. The tip jar is a mainstay of coffee shops and retail outlets, and it’s often used expressly for digging up donations. Read this interview on CMS Wire and pick up a few tips. New to the gig?

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MAY 12, 2014

Your staff is a team working together toward the same major goals. — Thad Lurie, CAE, CIP (@ThadLurie) May 12, 2014. — Stefanie Reeves (@sjreeves) May 12, 2014. It includes several tips for developing a social media plan, as well as best practices for using each platform. Your process matters.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Also: Become a well-oiled machine for learning in 2014. Work on your “you” strategy: With 2014 in its opening days, now’s a pretty good time to think about how to improve the way you function so that you’re working at peak performance. The unsung Generation X definitely deserves some of your attention.

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JANUARY 20, 2015

MT @mashable : Leaked passwords of 2014. The 2014 edition of SplashData’s annual list of the worst passwords, based on the 3 million passwords that leaked online last year, noted that “123456” remains the most popular (and easiest to crack) password in use, followed by “password.” Have we learned nothing?

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APRIL 16, 2014

He explains that bosses could learn a thing or two from the patriotic hero’s best qualities, such as his strong moral center, dedication to his team, and lack of narcissism. “And he’s always generous in his praise of the team, while minimizing his own contributions. — Silverbear (@SilverbearLtd) April 15, 2014. “So

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APRIL 17, 2014

Ben Martin, chief engagement officer for Online Community Results, has a guest post over at Pathable with seven tips for maintaining communities throughout the year. ” Kudos to the Board Development Team. — Votenet Solutions (@votenet) April 16, 2014. ” Other Good Reads.

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APRIL 30, 2014

Yet to truly create something new, Low says associations should have three things: resources at the ready, permission to fail during the creative process, and autonomy among teams. “If — Gallup (@Gallup) April 28, 2014. If you are saying you want to innovate, but aren’t doing these things, what’s wrong with this picture?”

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MARCH 4, 2014

— Steve Drake (@SteveDrake) March 4, 2014. Read Steve Drake’s tips on newsjacking if you’d like to steal a few ideas of your own. (ht — iCohere Team (@iCohere) March 3, 2014. That’s what AARP recently did, and you can read all about it in today’s Social Media Roundup. Jack the News.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

With the NFL playoffs in full swing, all eyes are on the four remaining teams—and, apparently, all ears are on the calls of the quarterbacks. That brought the city of Omaha, Nebraska, which doesn’t even have an NFL team, a little welcome attention. — Official Omaha Info (@VisitOmaha) January 12, 2014. Omaha, Omaha!

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The leader of a researchers’ organization shares some tips. Bialik reported that the average election poll response rate in 2014 was 11.8 Link offered three tips for executing a successful survey: Sampling. Do you have survey tips to share? What can associations do to keep their survey findings reliable?

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 18, 2014

Companies may send fewer participants to major conferences — not because of cost cutting, but because of increased sharing and knowledge-transfer improvement among team members. Lower attendance. Digital technologies allow us to keep our network alive and well even without attending a conference. Co-opetition.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Instead, he suggests keeping discussion groups to a small number of participants, appropriately allocating the amount of time spent during the session, and ensuring all contributors have a thorough understanding of the topic at hand, among other tips. — BizBash (@BizBash) April 24, 2014. Dream Within the Realms of Reality.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

One of the bread-and-butter benefits of association membership is the online member community, a digital space where ideas are exchanged, lessons are learned, tips are shared, and feedback is provided—usually without judgment. What started in 2014 with a just a handful of participants grew into a communication channel with about 2,600 users.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Nonetheless, it’s another change that association social media teams should prepare for as the new year approaches. Facebook may be bringing the hammer down on promotions, but association management expert Steve Drake has three useful tips for how to make the most of your promotional messaging. Feel-Good Story of the Day.

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MARCH 26, 2014

Keep the nagging to a minimum, and follow Tabaka’s other tips to avoid becoming the boss your team loves to hate. — MultiView (@MultiView) March 24, 2014. “Even if they don’t see your emails until the next morning it’s somehow disturbing to know that your boss is up at 2 a.m. Tweet of the Day.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

According to Battilana and her team, the best way to battle this is through a method that involves “spaces of negotiation.” 52% increase over 2014. . 52% increase over 2014. When an organization begins to focus too heavily on its mission, it may miss out on crucial revenue. SMacLaughlin pic.twitter.com/6napSppijH.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 13, 2022

You wouldn’t really consider an email reply written back to a team member as “email copy” But the writing in your dues reminder emails? Copywriting tips for emails. In fact, according to the 2014 Science of Email Marketing Report , having just first name personalization increases your click-through rate from about 5.8

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Crown Business, 2014. This is important advice in our current world of “ten tips.” Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less. By Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao. I have been a big fan of Bob Sutton for some time. ” And where does it get complex?

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APRIL 29, 2014

— Julie Ann Horvath (@nrrrdcore) April 28, 2014. But the situation highlighted the fact that GitHub did not have a strong human resources backbone, something Wanstrath emphasized in his note: “Our rapid growth left the leadership team, myself included, woefully unprepared to properly handle these types of situations.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Conference Experience Tips From The Sponsor Pros We can learn a lot from the unique fan experiences created by some of the Super Bowl’s Sponsors. Ensure your conference sponsorship team is expecting the unexpected. Fans submitted a video by November 9, 2014. Doritos Crash the Super Bowl crowdsourced their television commercials.

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DECEMBER 20, 2013

A few days back I was pointed to an article on Forbes.com called “ How to Be Better at Your Job in 2014.” Included in the list of 14 tips were things like, “Work harder and smarter,” “See the big picture,” and “Invest in continuous learning to stay on top of your game.”.

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