Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

A new survey sheds light on how hotels and restaurants are engaging their guests through technology tools. As meeting attendees rely more heavily on their devices and become more familiar with the technology tools those outside your industry are offering, they’ll expect your association to deliver that same level of service and experience.

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GlowGlobally

APRIL 18, 2011

Market & Biz Plan. Behind China’s Great Firewall – A Social Media Platform Primer. Categories: MARCOM , Market & Bus Planning , Member Services. Categories: MARCOM , Market & Bus Planning , Member Services. Social Media in China – an opportunity for associations. Membership.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Over the next few weeks, you’re going to hear a lot of hype about up-and-coming technologies to watch in 2015—including from me. The prognosticators—complete with pointy hats—were out in full force at the ASAE Technology Conference & Expo last week in National Harbor, Maryland. Let’s get real.

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Associations Now

JULY 29, 2013

A new trend for technology and media companies is appointing a chief digital officer to monetize the digital content. More in today’s Social Media Roundup: That’s “CDO” To You. That’s one of 10 writing tips offered by John Jantsch at Duct Tape Marketing. What could a CDO do for your association?

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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. Here are the questions I''ll be asking this week: How has technology allowed your org to provide a more personalized focus on the customer or member? How does your org use social media to improve customer service?

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SCD Group

MARCH 8, 2016

Snapchat Has Grown Up: What You Need To Know As A Marketer By Keith Quesenberry via Social Media Today Snapchat marketers have reached engagement rates of 80% compared to Facebook where a 1% engagement rate is now considered good. Content marketing can be reverse engineered. Here are some Snapchat basics.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Associations have to adapt to new member expectations, advancing technology and the shifting needs of their industries. By 2015, that had dropped to just 44 percent. Social media advertising. The old adage that "change is the only constant" rings true for associations all around the world. The UK has seen similar changes.

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Virtual

DECEMBER 29, 2014

And we’ve really begun to make headway as a technology-focused alliance management company—capable of supporting open-source technology associations , standard-setting alliances, and IoT consortia, in addition to our other practice areas. But alliances don’t need to establish a presence on all of today’s busy social channels.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This year, we’re extra excited to include awards for success in online community and marketing automation. Marketing Automation Masters: American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Introduced marketing automation , powered by Informz. Congrats to our 2018 winners! An average of 5.32

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YourMembership

APRIL 24, 2015

Petersburg for Xperience 2015 , YM’s annual customer conference (you can view a recap video on our home page ). Reggie went on to add “There are a lot of technology companies in the association space right now and they’re talking the good talk; and I am really glad for you guys, because YM gets it. It was a huge hit.

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Leading Learning

MAY 24, 2022

What’s happened over the past 15 years, of course, is that social media has become a deeply ingrained part of everyday life for billions of people globally. As with video, it would be hard to underestimate the impact of social media. See e-learning stats for the course creator market here.). The Creator Economy.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

American Water Works Association’s strategic objective to expand into seven priority markets was accompanied by the mission statement, “Better World Through Better Water.” Its first office outside North America was opened in Mumbai, India in 2015. Social Media Siloes (Association Chat). More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 21, 2016

As the amount of content marketing continues to rise, a new survey of B2B and B2C marketers looks into some of the factors that may be cutting into the effectiveness of this type of marketing. Is your content marketing effective? Money came out on top. “A We need to give them content as evidence. We often let it drop.

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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. Crowdsource: Publicly display social media posts from attendees, such as comments and photos.

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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. Video jumped from 18 to 9, and, interestingly, Facebook jumped from 12 to 5.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Community builders are expected to be the shepherds, content creators, marketers and social media experts, help people advance their thinking, answer any tech questions and think up new features – sometimes all in the same day. Leverage social media outreach. Growth matters: develop repeatable processes.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

When you have a four-person staff managing the production of a handful of association publications, content marketing for offline and online platforms and event marketing for two 35,000-attendee annual trade shows plus several smaller events, it’s SMART to have a goal-oriented plan of attack.

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Higher Logic

MAY 8, 2019

If you send out different kinds of emails (newsletters, event information, system communications about your technology etc.) Resource: Email Marketing vs. Marketing Automation [Explained]. The same is true of email marketing communications. Resource: What is an Online Community? The Basics + Benefits.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 12, 2016

As further evidence, according to Associations Trends’ TRENDS 2015 Report , about two-thirds of survey respondents receive less than half their revenue from dues. Such partnerships could offer new revenue streams and raise an organization’s profile on social media and among professional and personal networks.

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Associations Now

MAY 21, 2015

And in today’s evolving communications and marketing environment, it’s important to find someone who has the right skills to take your associations to the next level. Technology: As technology becomes easier to work with, our expectations have increased. Here’s how you can do that: Evaluate your department.

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Optimist Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The BBC shared in 2015 that its podcast downloads had increased by 36% year on year. I think there is a market for more membership organisations to offer podcasts for their members. And as always, do cross promote your podcast across social media including a specific hashtag, so you encourage conversation from those who are listening.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Our guest blogger Rachel Happe co-founded The Community Roundtable to support business leaders developing their community and social business strategies. Rachel has spent the last 20 years helping organizations implement emerging technologies to advance their business strategies. We've all been there. You go to an event. A conference.

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YourMembership

MAY 8, 2015

We know what the big social networks offer, but unfortunately those “free” offerings often come at the expense of “renting” out your association’s brand. Your presence gives them credibility, marketability and ultimately adds value to their brand, not yours. Your organization and your members are not the customer, you are the product.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

For those who want to do a deeper dive into the 2015 Digital Outlook Report, NTEN will host a webinar on the topic on Thursday at 2 p.m. It’s a matter of being strategic, not buying more technology,” Ward said in a news release. Email marketing remains king … but Facebook and Twitter are close behind. Wanna Learn More?

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Associations Now

AUGUST 5, 2015

Time efficiency has become increasingly important in both the social and the professional world. Thanks to the constant connectivity of mobile devices , there is a growing trend using brief interactions to communicate, which marketers have started to call “micro moments.”. — Hootsuite (@hootsuite) August 5, 2015.

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Association Adviser

MAY 18, 2018

On average, associations communicate with members an estimated 31 times per month (via print, online, social media and video) vs. 30 times per month in 2016 and 26 times per month in 2015. Other outsourced communication functions include magazines, directories and social media.

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Associations Now

MARCH 3, 2016

It depends, according to one staffing professional’s insights into the trends and cycles of the association talent market. This time last year, human resources firm Nonprofit HR predicted a positive employment prognosis for the nonprofit sector throughout 2015. But what association jobs are the hardest to fill?

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 21, 2015

“Even if you are planning to frame the formal photos, you may use the candid shots for future marketing publications or social media messaging,” White adds. Out of the publication’s countless stories produced during 2015, these 50 kept readers engaged for the longest span of time. Other Good Reads.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In 2015, the event made it to Microsoft Edge in Windows. Popular consumer social media outlets, including Reddit and Discord , recently added livestreaming features. In an article on the marketing site Convince & Convert , contributor Kathy Klotz-Guest makes the case that too much polish might actually be a bad thing.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Conference: Annual Conference—BE Boston 2015. Saturday morning’s Opening General Session of the 2015 Annual Conference —“How and Why Great Teams Win”—will feature Jim Craig, the goalie for the 1980 gold-medal-winning USA Olympic hockey team. Venue: Boston Conference & Exposition Center. Have a Meeting on the Horizon?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 19, 2015

There are plenty of inbound marketing tools out there, but how can your association know which to invest in? Nicholas Scalice, the marketing consultant behind Earnworthy , has a new feature that’s right up your alley. But what separates Sprout from the multitude of other social media admin tools? It hasn’t happened.”

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Feeling overwhelmed with all this talk about the “next big things” in marketing and social media? Lately BigData and the Internet of Things has created a lot of buzz for marketers. Since Meerkat came onto the market, 20+ Live Streaming apps have followed. But no one broke it down better than Brian Fanzo.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Feeling overwhelmed with all this talk about the “next big things” in marketing and social media? Lately BigData and the Internet of Things has created a lot of buzz for marketers. Since Meerkat came onto the market, 20+ Live Streaming apps have followed. But no one broke it down better than Brian Fanzo.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

James Baumann , Director of Communications & Marketing, The Association of College & University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO). Megan Keane , Membership Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). Megan Keane , Membership Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN).

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2016

energy-storage market surged by 243 percent and is expected to become a $2.5 billion industry by 2020, according to the 2015 U.S. ESA, along with corporate members and enthusiasts, tweeted information about the industry and the benefits of storage technology. Last year, the U.S. Energy Storage Monitor.

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Disciple Media

JULY 7, 2019

percent between 2015 and 2017 to become a £3.3 trillion market. Modern technology has given rise to innovations like Fitbit, mobile workout apps and online courses. With a dedicated community space of your own, you can make that happen, all without having to worry about the many drawbacks of mainstream social media.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 14, 2015

News flash: Journalism in 2015 looks lot different than it did 30, 20, and even 10 years ago. Content marketing is on the rise. And social media is becoming the go-to news source for all Americans —not just millennials. And how do those professionals define what journalism even means in 2015? universities.

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