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Tuesday Buzz: Poynter Enters the Membership Space

Associations Now

Growing to encompass traditional media such as newspapers and broadcast journalism, the organization has become an educational leader for online reporting and social media best practices. — Bill Sheridan (@BillSheridan) October 20, 2015. AICPAGC15 pic.twitter.com/Tayr3cMLFG.

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Conference Attendance Growth Realized Through Group Plans

Velvet Chainsaw

We’re seeing a trend that includes both more aggressive discount packages and customized experiences. Group Discounts It’s not new, but more organizers seem to be decreasing their definition of a group from 10 to five, because it’s really hard to take advantage of an offer that is difficult to organize. Group Strategy and Offers 1.

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Four Ways To Attract NextGen Conference Participants

Velvet Chainsaw

Offering significant student discounts and experiences, travel grants, and other tactics — including featuring Millennials on the conference program — just aren’t converting a high-enough percentage of younger attendees for many professional societies and conferences. Four Conference Design Principles. New, Advanced Or High-Tech Content.

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Can Associations Thrive in a Crowded Marketplace?

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They regularly publish helpful content on vacation destinations, give members travel discounts, and sell physical and virtual products through their online store. Tactic #5) Bridge the Education Gap. According to a whitepaper by Spark Consulting , 32% of employers reported struggling to find qualified workers in 2015.

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Tapping Training and Development For Top Talent

Associations Now

In its 2015 state of the industry report, ATD found that organizations spent more on employee training and development in 2014 than in previous years. Higher Education. are offering programs to employees to refinance their loans at discounted rates. Other companies, such as Microsoft Corp.,

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Here It Is: Another Article About Millennials

Associations Now

New research published in the Journal of Media Education [PDF] found that, in 2015, the average college student/millennial/”snake person” checked a digital device 11.43 The devices are winning out, and educators in any context—or employers that frequently hold meetings—may be stuck with them.

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Wednesday Buzz: Resurrecting One of Bowling’s Biggest Events

Associations Now

The two groups have agreed to help fund the event between 2015 and 2017, with each group offering $100,000 per year for the event, which costs $500,000 to put on annually. Does it ever make sense to discount a membership? Christina Green weighs the pros and cons on Frank J. Kenny’s blog.