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Turn Your Harshest Critics Into Your Biggest Supporters

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In an article posted on PCMA.org last week , Andria Gibbon, AFCI’s vice president of events and education, discussed the unusual way the group dealt with pushback from members and a significant decline in attendance after it moved its annual Creativation show from its longtime home in Anaheim, California, to Phoenix in 2017.

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Association Uses Facebook Live to Expand Education

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On the tradeshow floor at its most recent annual meeting, Creativation 2017, the Association For Creative Industries launched its iDiscover Chats, 15-minute informative presentations and discussions led by business experts.