Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 19, 2016

Friday is Earth Day, so in anticipation of all things sustainability, let’s take a look at the Green Venue Report 2015 , produced by Greenview and Twirl Management. According to the report, there are seven best practices among environmentally friendly venues: 83 percent have achieved a sustainability-related certification.

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 19, 2016

Friday is Earth Day, so in anticipation of all things sustainability, let’s take a look at the Green Venue Report 2015 , produced by Greenview and Twirl Management. According to the report, there are seven best practices among environmentally friendly venues: 83 percent have achieved a sustainability-related certification.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 30, 2014

2015 is nearly here. That’s understandable since it appears 2015 might be challenging for meetings and events. The report, developed in partnership with the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau , found that in general, costs in 2015 for event services are expected to rise, while budgets are expected to grow only slightly.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 12, 2016

s 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , it’s issues such as balancing a limited budget, engaging younger members and understanding what members truly want, especially in terms of networking and professional development. Slightly up from last year’s report, this year 49 percent of associations reported a growth in membership.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 10, 2014

On Tuesday, Expedia released a white paper, “Preparing for Takeoff: Air Travel Trends 2015,” created with the help of the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), that notes the pricing trends that will affect the way we fly in the new year. ” Market factors at play. ” Market factors at play. .

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2017

Certify’s latest edition of its SpendSmart Report shows a growing dominance by Uber in the transportation space, while Lyft and Airbnb continue to make up a growing share of business travel expenses. “While still under 1% of the total, Airbnb’s growth is significant in this context,” the year-end report states.

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Hanson estimates that 2015 will be a record year for capital expenditures , as well. billion, in 2015. Will higher costs slow down business travelers? According to a news release on the report, “China business travel will increase by 61 percent over the next 5 years, from $261 billion in 2014 to $420 billion in 2019.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 12, 2016

s 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , it’s issues such as balancing a limited budget, engaging younger members and understanding what members truly want, especially in terms of networking and professional development. Slightly up from last year’s report, this year 49 percent of associations reported a growth in membership.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Tagoras recently released its much-anticipated 2016 Association Learning + Technology Report , which contains a wealth of information about associations’ efforts to incorporate technology into their educational programs and platforms. Other key takeaways from the report: Social media – Not surprisingly, associations use YouTube for education.

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Associations Now

APRIL 29, 2015

A new report from the Nonprofit Finance Fund paints a picture of financial strain in the sector. But amid those positive trends, most nonprofits are walking a financial tightrope, according to a new report. The graphic below provides more of the key findings from the report. ( Another 29 percent reported break-even financials.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 3, 2020

Build nimble and cost-effective strategic solutions to address challenges and position members for growth. Once the process is complete, Associations regularly: Report to members on alignment with the metrics and KPIs that help them overcome uncertainty and succeed. Communicate Industry and Profession ROI.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

If it was possible to have shorter meetings, take a paid day off every week, cut the overhead cost of operating your office building and increase overall productivity, would you do it? In another report, Business Insider rounded up some other examples, including: . Shake Shack.

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Leading Learning

MAY 24, 2022

During those 15 years, we’ve worked with a lot of organizations, done a lot of research, published hundreds of articles and podcasts along with numerous reports , hosted more than a hundred Webinars , and run multiple events , online and off. The E-learning Cost Cliff. More on current costs to produce e-learning here.).

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Case in point, the “Super Bowl of Conferences” will be held here in 2015. But when specifically asked during a recent NACEDA prep session, leaders added travel, opportunity costs, value proposition and marketing to their list of challenges. Generally, I think visitors are surprised by everything the city has to offer.

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Achurch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Ancillary Cost Savings. Achurch Consulting has been thinking about – and leveraging – these hidden gems of virtual offices since 2015. more days per month than in-office counterparts). As mentioned above, moving from physical to virtual often generates other significant savings beyond the lease. Please contact us for more information.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 9, 2015

But thanks to periods of economic stability, for the first time in a decade, these always-on-go folks will have time to take a breath and think strategically, according to Meeting Professionals International’s Meetings Outlook, 2015 Spring Edition. It was developed in partnership with Visit Denver.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 3, 2015

Today, you are invited to take part in this brief assessment at no cost to you. There is no compensation for responding to this assessment; however, all respondents who complete it are eligible for a complimentary copy of the final report resulting from this research. All reported data will be shared in aggregate form only.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 6, 2018

Workers who are seen as negative to company culture represent an interesting conundrum—they end up costing organizations money and poisoning other workers, but they’re often good at getting themselves promoted. The study notes that toxicity can also be transferable to other employees and can be a factor of an employee being in the wrong role.

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MAY 9, 2017

According to press reports, the company is dealing with an unprecedented rise in fake Facebook accounts on its social media pages, a problem so significant that it has asked for the FBI’s help. The IRS, when reporting the scope of the issue , specifically noted that HR, finance, and payroll departments were particularly at risk.

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MARCH 20, 2019

A 2015 report from the consulting firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas, Inc. And, apparently, things have gotten worse on the financial loss front: The cost is up to $2.1 billion per hour , according to this year’s version of the report , adding up to more than $13.3 billion in total.) Bracket goodness ahoy.

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Potomac Core

APRIL 19, 2016

The same report notes the regulatory environment as the number one issue that can “impact a company”, and adapting to government regulation is ranked as CEO’s second most critical challenge. In 2015, Thomson Reuters published its sixth annual Cost of Compliance Survey noting among other challenges “regulatory fatigue.”

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 20, 2017

We asked this same question at the end of 2015. The Gartner report cites online collaboration as the most common use of the cloud, in line with the 20 percent of poll respondents who said collaboration tools have made the biggest impact on their association in 2017.

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Associations Now

APRIL 8, 2019

A recent report found that many IT departments have struggled to prioritize upkeep, with innovation often winning out. But a lot of music disappeared from the internet after the social network MySpace revealed that it had lost all of the music uploaded to its site between 2003 and 2015. What the heck happened?

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Optimist Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

I was interested to read the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Policy Review 2015 , which summarises the views of the IoD’s policy panel, over a 12-month period. The policy panel is made up entirely of its members, who the IoD approach periodically for their feedback on policy issues. Could a members’ panel work for you?

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 20, 2017

We asked this same question at the end of 2015. The Gartner report cites online collaboration as the most common use of the cloud, in line with the 20 percent of poll respondents who said collaboration tools have made the biggest impact on their association in 2017.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The 2015 Nonprofit Employee Benefits Survey , recently released by benefits management and research firm PPI Benefit Solutions , has found that very few nonprofits understand the new demands the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has put upon employers. Furthermore, a majority of surveyed nonprofits have not calculated the cost of compliance.”.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

According to a CNBC report last week , the cost of replacing the systems at convenience stores and gas stations around the country is expected to be $6 billion; Gray Taylor, executive director of the convenience-store payments group Conexxus, said the cost of upgrading a single gas pump could be as much as $17,000.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

economy: The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported last year that 22,000 businesses were victims of this scam and similar ones, with roughly $3.1 We need everyone’s help to turn the tide against this scheme,’’ IRS Commissioner John Koskinen noted in a news release. billion stolen. Employers aren’t the only ones being targeted.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 18, 2018

After reports released Monday by the Senate Intelligence Committee revealed that the Russian social media campaign to influence the 2016 election specifically targeted African-Americans to suppress voting, the NAACP asked its supporters to boycott Facebook for a week by logging out on Tuesday.

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Optimist Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

It costs money, but it if helps you reach your members then it could be worth it. The Royal Mail MarketReach report, This Time It’s Personal: Discover How Valued Mail Can Drive Value For Advertisers supports the value of hard copy mailings. Sources: 1, 2 Ofcom , The Communications Market, 2015.

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Optimist Consulting

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

It costs money, but it if helps you reach your members then it could be worth it. The Royal Mail MarketReach report, This Time It’s Personal: Discover How Valued Mail Can Drive Value For Advertisers supports the value of hard copy mailings. Sources: 1, 2 Ofcom , The Communications Market, 2015.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

For example: If your goal is to reduce customer support costs by reducing call volumes, the number of questions posted to the community is a metric that measures the desired behavior change. Tell stories with your numbers and make your reports teachable moments.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2016

An Expedia report looks back at air travel in 2015 and predicts good things for 2016. The new year could be an exciting one for frequent air travelers, with prices in many regions declining and positive trends from 2015 continuing in 2016. For the full report, click here [PDF]. Office Brainstorm of the Day.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The logical take-away from that statistic would be to reduce the amount of information sent to members, but associations reported they communicate more frequently , touching members four more times per month (on average 30 times) than in 2015. Please go to www.naylor.com/benchmarking to obtain a copy of the full report.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

A new Boston Consulting Group report makes the case that organizations that offer paid family leave see higher retention rates, better results from employee recruitment, and improved morale—especially since relatively few employers offer the benefit at this time. A few key points from the report: Creating good values.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Among the more notable initiatives: Daily Table , a Massachusetts grocery store chain launched in 2015 by a former Trader Joe’s president, works with suppliers to access surplus foods that it can purchase at a discount. “In A nonprofit grocery store is an operation where you’ve squeezed out most of the hard costs,” said the Rev.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Healthcare, compared to retirement savings and leave, was the most influential benefit when it comes to keeping and recruiting employees, according to SHRM’s “2015 Strategic Benefits Survey.” Eight-four percent of HR professionals reported using healthcare benefits to attract talent, while 80 percent reported using them to keep employees.

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