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Turn Your Harshest Critics Into Your Biggest Supporters

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The second example comes from the Association for Creative Industries. After brainstorming with the Phoenix CVB, AFCI decided it would fly five members who had openly expressed dissatisfaction after attending previous Phoenix-based Creativation shows to the city ahead of its 2019 meeting to sell them on the location.

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Association Uses Facebook Live to Expand Education

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Using Facebook’s live-streaming capabilities, the Association For Creative Industries has taken a meeting-based education session and made it accessible year-round. Specifically, staff used it to introduce Phoenix as the new location of its annual meeting, discuss member benefits, and highlight new education offerings.

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Deal in Congress Keeps FAA Funded, Expands TSA PreCheck Program

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The tool, expected to be tested at Phoenix’s airport by the end of the year, could make it possible for people to keep their laptops in their bags, along with liquids, and would reduce the need for humans to X-ray every bag that goes through a checkpoint. For example: Improvements to airport security. PreCheck getting expanded.

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