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The Four Writing Tics You Must Leave Behind in 2016

Higher Logic

The cost is that you’re leaving your readers behind. For example, here’s a passage from a post in which Facebook’s Jeff Pakes tries to justify why Facebook is favoring its own “auto-play” video over video embedded from other sites. I know why you write jargon. It’s efficient. That’s why I call them “ weasel words.”.

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The 2016 Super Forum Community Expert Panel: Highlights

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ROI is benefits divided by costs. For example, the Wikipedia community has political views moderated, because they all have to work together. If that’s the case, I encourage you to spend time elsewhere. Vanessa: “It’s not the ROI - it’s the impact”. We don’t look at ROI in terms of customer satisfaction. It’s not a shared space.

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

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Here are five examples of priorities you might find in your association’s strategic plan, along with key points for how community helps. Because online community is such an effective communication tool, staff spend less time solving transactional member requests or committee issues, for significantly reduced overhead costs.

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New Year Resolution: Invest in Association Learning Technology

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Economies of Scale – reduce costs of delivering education programs. As an example of this, back in June 2016 an article in Association Now magazine referenced a study titled “ Member Engagement Study: Aligning Organization Strategy With What Matters Most to Members.” Association Learning Technology: Resources for Planning.

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A New Power Couple—Humans Plus Bots Deliver Member Delight

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Here are a few examples of how live chat supports more positive member experiences. One of the biggest perks for organizations is cost. Luxury brand Burberry launched its chatbot back in 2016. Members with technical questions can get documented responses quickly. This is especially helpful when the instructions are complicated.

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AMCs Engaged!

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As ASAE Annual Meeting 2016 got started this year in Salt Lake City, it’s preceded by AMCs Engaged!, Programmatic advertising, for example, is an innovative non-dues revenue opportunity for associations, which leapfrogs the traditional means of advertising and buyer’s guides. Are You Built for Speed? Let’s Collaborate + Connect.

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3 Association Radical Transformation Strategies

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For example, leverage advocacy resources of the entire value chain to reduce compliance costs. Thayer Long, NPES President since May of 2016, sees his organization’s strategic planning process as an ongoing act of invention. The association leads and convenes an ongoing broader industry effort focusing on cost reduction.

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