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Association Brain Food: 10.20.23

Reid All About it

Unlike social media, a mobile app provides a cohesive and centralized communication channel to your members. The Free Press ) Social media platforms hate the written word. In 2016, China reported 17.86 Location: Austin TX. Their advice seems so obvious, yet apparently most associations need to hear it.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.18.16

Reid All About it

Your Favorite Association Bloggers and Podcasters of 2016 (Association Chat on Blab). From a booming technology evolution, to endless social media opportunities, to a workforce made up of four generations, it’s no wonder there are misalignments between member wants and member benefit offerings. Tue 7/19 at 2 p.m.

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Should Associations Care About Meerkat? Possibly

Associations Now

Last week, Meerkat took SXSW by storm , much in the way that Twitter did during the 2007 edition of the taste-making Austin, Texas, event. The app, just a few weeks old, has already been noticed by 2016 political candidates—with Jeb Bush and Rand Paul already using the tool to stream live events. (If Meerkat, in a Nutshell.

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ASAE 2010 Annual Meeting & Conference: A Look Back

Association Okie

I also went to the Austin CVB party, and the Austin folks are great. For me, getting to meet great folks, who I felt like I knew from online activities, like Kiki Delcor,Deirdre Reid, and Cynthia D’Amour, as well as hanging out with social media gurus like Ben Martin, Jamie Notter, and Maddie Grant made the trip worth while.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.6.20

Reid All About it

Tanya Basu at MIT Technology Review writes about private micro-networks , like Cocoon, which some believe are the future of connecting. “…[S]uch micro-networks and the control they offer might redefine how we think about and use social media in the next decade, whether it is Cocoon or another app that follows in its wake.”.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.13.20

Reid All About it

Tirza Austin believes mentoring is “not a year-long, one-on-one relationship.” Under Rick’s helm, NCGA has corrected course, now seeing 6% membership growth year over year since 2016. Unlike social media platforms, you own this audience. Find out what tools and tactics NCGA used to prevent major chapter mayhem.

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