Associations Now

JANUARY 6, 2015

“Only One,” a new collaboration with Kanye West , was a bit of a surprise for music fans—Macca and Kanye, though arguably the most innovative and popular songwriters of their respective eras, don’t seem to have any clear common ground. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 1, 2015. Chat, the Comeback Kid.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 7, 2016

Much of the cost reductions achieved on behalf of the industry have been as a direct result of a strategy to build relationships and maintain ongoing, open, and direct communications between the Industry and with key Regulatory Agencies. Achieve recognition as an expert and innovator in the cold chain. Leading The Cold Chain.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 3, 2020

Factors including Coronavirus Disease , supply chain disruptions , political polarization , innovative technologies, cyber threats, trade policy, shifting consumer attitudes, & workforce shortages all complicate markets. Communicate Industry and Profession ROI. Foster and communicate solutions.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 12, 2016

TopClass LMS had previously been named the Best Association LMS in 2015. Announcing the award, John Leh , CEO and Lead Analyst at Talented Learning noted, “ Although the association LMS space is extremely specialized, it continues to experience explosive growth and innovation.

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LMS System Learning Management System Maryland 150

Potomac Core

AUGUST 18, 2015

trillion in 2015. Despite growing external member challenges, some Associations insist that “selling louder” will make the difference: Communicate what the association does for members. An association’s job is about facilitating 24/7 knowledge-sharing that leads to innovative solutions. Traditional “Inside Out” Perspective.

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Beekeeper Group

AUGUST 10, 2016

Dr. Kelton Rhoads, a psychologist and influence consultant (among other things) spoke at the December Innovate to Motivate 2015 conference and argued (quite compellingly) that after being “cloyed with slick marketing appeals and fake public figures,” audiences are, now more than ever, “starved for authenticity.”

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

MARCH 24, 2015

The March 24, 2015 edition of Association Chat will focus on The Digital Organization - inspired by this great book. How does your org support innovation? Does your organization use technology to better communicate internally? Is your association a digital organization? We''ll discuss during today''s chat.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In early 2015, Protech Associates Director of Customer Care Matt Bruffey recognized the need to improve the customer support experience. Our support was really a communications black box,” said Bruffey. We had little or no direct communication with our users, and many of them felt they were being left to fend for themselves.”.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Best Community Manager: Jamie Chapman, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Since the launch of Link (The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi’s online community) in 2015, Jamie Chapman has worked tirelessly to make it an engaging platform and valuable networking tool. Say congrats on Twitter! Say congrats on Twitter ! Highlights.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

With broader reach of social networks and online communication tools, the line between digital and traditional dissolves. Community building in this environment creates greater business value, starting with the importance of getting to know your customers. The seeds of innovation are in your community insights.

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2017

On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plan for rolling back net neutrality regulations put in place by his predecessor, Tom Wheeler. Pai, a noted critic of the 2015 plan who voted against it as a FCC commissioner, said his goal was to take a lighter touch with internet regulations.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Next week, I’m transitioning into an exciting new role as the communications director for the American Forest & Paper Association. I still believe every association has influential members, who frequently sit on the sidelines, but who also have the potential to be multipliers to other people, ideas, partnerships, and innovative projects.

United States 67

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Association Success

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Since NBBQA changed its business model in 2015, the association has seen lower operating costs, more focus on strategic business priorities, higher productivity and an increase in customers. Formation of new partnerships and collaboration beyond sales and marketing to innovation agreements—where the offline and online worlds work together.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2015

” In a guest post on Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog , Panepento makes the case for finding the narrative within the data you’ve collected and then pitching that to the media, instead of just overwhelming them with statistics. — John W Lewis (@JohnWLewis) June 3, 2015. Other Good Reads.

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Press Release Innovation Communications Report 40

Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

Your association may claim values like collaboration and innovation. Maybe your commitment to innovation is a little more talk than walk—you say you’re forward-thinking, but people get punished for taking a risk, at least if it doesn’t pan out. But is that really true? Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., Find Maddie at propelnow.co.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2020

At that time, the forum was on the way to releasing its successor USB-C, which appeared in a big way on Apple laptops starting in 2015. And when names and labels aren’t clear, it’s harder for consumers to take advantage of the innovations being offered. How USB Got Confusing. It needs to explain what that product does.

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Associations Now

MARCH 26, 2015

2015 sponsors: 12. The International Association of Culinary Professionals’ 37th Annual Conference is bound to cook up a lot of innovative and delicious ideas. Rundown Attendees: 500. Restaurants listed in the IACP DC Dining Guide: 50. Association: International Association of Culinary Professionals. Location: Washington, DC.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015. 2015. ** 11%. Source: Association Adviser 2015-2016.

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Eric Lanke

JULY 9, 2012

Innovation. In our efforts to be innovative and experimental we had taken on too much and were having a hard time: (A) Getting everything done, and (B) Communicating all we were doing effectively to our members and board. It would help with our messaging and communications. Labels: Innovation. Eric Lanke.

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Associations Now

MARCH 8, 2015

800+ The number of attendees at this year’s ASAE 2015 Great Ideas Conference—a surge of more than 200 attendees in just the past two years, and a record attendance count. Fuller (@erinmfuller) March 8, 2015. (He — Willis Turner CAE (@willisturner) March 8, 2015. Looking for highlights from the conference?

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Socious

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

He is the winner of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowship, and was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Speaker: Christopher Penn, Vice President, Marketing Technology, SHIFT Communications. Speaker: Nick Salvatoriello, VP of Inbound Services, Innovative Marketing Resources. Session Type: Breakout.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 17, 2016

Meeting planners need to stay on top of technological advances, corporate initiatives, budget restrictions, attendee expectations, meeting innovations and organizational goals or risk becoming obsolete. People will always need to meet face to face, but the way meetings are conducted is rapidly changing. Wed 6/22 at 12 p.m.

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Association Navigator

OCTOBER 8, 2012

How can we use them to enhance our communications and how can we prepare for attacks launched using these new tools? Social media allow your members to quickly and easily communicate directly among themselves. And the speed and flexibility of social media are about to soar with the added element of mobile communications.

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Social Media Chicago Report Communications 100

Association Adviser

MAY 14, 2013

Tino Mantella: We’re all about educating, promoting, influencing and uniting Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace. Our ultimate goal is to make Georgia a Top 5 state for technology by 2015. TM: Young people will join communities if they see value. TM: I’m not saying that.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 25, 2017

Approximately 552,600 foreign-born workers worked in the tech sector in 2015—a third of whom are from the EU. The report suggests that the Brexit could create “a regulatory fragmentation of information and communication links between the U.K. and Europe—its largest trading partner for data flows.”

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Associations Now

JULY 9, 2015

The School Nutrition Association’s 2015 Annual National Conference starts in Salt Lake City this weekend. They’ll have the chance to network with peers, learn about innovative and interesting ideas being applied in school nutrition, and talk one-on-one with the authors of the posters on display. Rundown Attendees: 6,000.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2015

For a report published by the oil industry’s leading trade group, the 2015 “State of American Energy” report [PDF] sure gives a lot of attention to alternative fuel sources. ” Gerard said this shift was by design: The goal of the 2015 report is to show the great diversity of energy options the U.S. has to offer.

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Associations Now

MAY 17, 2013

million in 2015. billion by 2015. The marketing reach could be even wider—the association estimates that the impact of mobile marketing could surge from $139 billion in 2012 to more than $400 billion in 2015. Asking a bunch of people who are unfamiliar with mobile marketing to set up digital policy might inhibit innovation.

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.orgCommunity

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since NBBQA changed its business model in 2015, the association has seen lower operating costs, more focus on strategic business priorities, higher productivity and an increase in customers. Formation of new partnerships and collaboration beyond sales and marketing to innovation agreements—where the offline and online worlds work together.

Products 40

Products Industry Technology Cost 40

Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2015

As it gets underway this week in Sin City, the International Consumer Electronics Show offers lessons in event planning that can inspire innovation in association tradeshows of all kinds—even if they don’t feature the latest cool gizmos. Does it still make sense? If not, what do we change up? How do we change with the times?”.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 21, 2015

Cloud-based phone system provider RingCentral presents the results of a recent survey showing what business managers think about the current state of communication, device management, Skype, and more. Head over to CMSWire for an interview with Kira Makagon, RingCentral’s executive vice president of innovation. Other Good Reads.

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Associations Now

MAY 10, 2017

Chipotle was a breakout success in the restaurant industry’s fast-casual space, but in 2015 the company was in full on crisis mode. It was a sobering moment,” Espey said in an interview last week after his keynote session at ASAE’s Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference (MMCC). A supply chain issue led to an E.

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Associations Now

MAY 25, 2017

Earlier this year, the passage of legislation targeted at revoking Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight on online privacy for ISPs drew a major outcry from online observers. The approach has raised concerns from observers. Now, the heart of those privacy rules is being brought back to life.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2015

The decision to make Google a subsidiary of a larger entity, named Alphabet, is prompting other companies to take another look at their own brands for innovative opportunities. As always, communication is key. — KiKi L'Italien (@kikilitalien) August 11, 2015. But how do you re-create your brand successfully?

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 15, 2018

At the risk of bragging too much about our collective success, let me recap all of Higher Logic’s recent, amazing growth: 2007-2015 : We maintained a steady 30% growth rate on our own over the years, as we forged ahead in providing the best community and collaboration software for our customers. As always, I am ALL IN on Higher Logic.

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Associations Now

JULY 6, 2016

In 2012, just 1 percent of graduating student members applied for the FACC designation, but 31 percent did so in 2015. Part of the communication campaign to FITs includes a message from ACC’s Early Career Professionals Section. Some work better than others, Hijar says, but “innovation is always encouraged.”

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

They are also using chatbots internally to make communications processes more efficient. Charity Digital News published this interview with Rob Leyland, Innovation Manager, about their recent efforts. How Artificial Intelligence Can Humanize Workforce Communications And Customer Engagement.

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