Smooth The Path

JANUARY 2, 2018

Attendees catch me at conferences and reference ideas they found helpful in research reports, or e-books, or posts. So in a very unscientific way, I tallied all of these discussions in my mind, and these are the most impactful articles of 2017: Is It Day 1 or Day 2 for Associations? The Problems Attendees Experience at Conferences.

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Associations Now

MARCH 12, 2019

“This Best Practices Guide, as adopted by businesses engaged in organic trade, will become the industry standard reference for achieving integrity across complex organic supply chains.”. percent in 2017—far above the overall food market, which grew at a 1.1 percent of foods sold in the retail market, and grew by 6.4 percent rate.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MARCH 20, 2017

If you’ve encountered references to the 2017 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends report, you might think it is.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That’s a decline of 14 percentage points from the 2017 report. During some consulting gigs we hear references to “Dr. Smith’s year” or “Sally’s year” when referring to past annual conferences. Who Do You Trust? According to the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer, only one-third of Americans trust their government to do what is right.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One 2017 study from Robert Half’s Accountemps firm found that while just under a quarter of job applicants (24 percent) sent a thank-you note, 80 percent of human resources managers found them helpful when deciding who to bring on board. . Here are some tips for perfecting yours. A little thank-you note goes a long way—or does it?

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Here are the top 10 individual communication channels from our 2018 survey: There’s not much change in the top five from 2017’s list. However, our survey finds plenty of commonalities among our respondents. Sure, with about 77 percent of American adults carrying smartphones, email and Web-based communications are convenient.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2020

In 2017, along came USB 3.2, We also won’t be surprised if people drop the 4 from USB4, and just refer to these as USB20 and USB40, since that’s what will appear on the packaging.”. a three-tier system for USB branding with a terribly confusing naming scheme. Deep breath. ) Let me try to explain it. The former USB 3.0, Gen 2×2.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Part 2 of our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study series. Recently, we conducted our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study , and in reviewing the results, we learned that 84 percent of respondents believe they are good at creating relevant content. How frequently do you refer to the College Services website?

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Associations Now

JULY 29, 2019

With the exception of data localization, which refers to legal regulations that require the storing and processing of data in the country where a user resides, all of the items are clearly related. In fact, the most recent list of top emerging risks reads like an IT department horror story: Pace of change. Lagging digitalization.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 27, 2019

In our study, communication customization for students increased by 14 percent compared to 2017, for a total of 51 percent of associations who said they customize communication for students. Other associations focus on recruiting future members through communication that speaks to students at local universities and high schools.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 15, 2017

Typically between two and five words long, the title is what you’ll use most often when referring to your event. To make the most of this vital piece of marketing copy, make sure you’re using both components of a complete and effective webinar title: The title and the subtitle. The subtitle is a bit longer – 5 to 10 words.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2017

I like the distinction between learning goals and performance goals and the references to Dan Pink’s fascinating book, Drive. Hear how an association’s in-district activities program successfully organized almost 650 congressional activities, and how the 2017 political environment has affected one association’s GR program.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 15, 2018

Much of the growth is being driven by China, by far the world’s largest business travel market, which saw a 9 percent increase between 2016 and 2017. The accelerating growth comes after years of post-recession slump starting in 2012, a period the association refers to as “The Era of Uncertainty.” percent increase.

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Reid All About it

JULY 28, 2017

Learn about key findings, including marketing automation performance metrics, from the Informz 2017 Association Email Marketing Benchmark Report. The idea of centralizing and controlling meeting and event spend has been around for many years, and is now commonly referred to as strategic meetings management or SMM. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Success

MAY 15, 2018

We all lead incredibly busy lives, and oftentimes we need to learn a quick skill, also referred to as JIT (just-in-time training). We received a favorable response, which continues to be the pattern since our original set of 70+ courses were launched in November 2017.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

Here are the steps involved: True Attendee Definition — Certain attendance categories should be removed from the core audience analysis to get to what we refer to as “true attendees.” Using the insights of Fader, we’ve come up with a process that yields a clearer understanding of each event’s audience.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

People who learned all this for the first time in 2017 were wading in the mucky waters of the Trough of Disillusionment, trying not to get pulled under. To reference earlier points in the hype curve, xAPI is what the ACCME should be using to analyze the aggregate educational value of CME activities. 2016 predictions. 2015 predictions.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Some universities catalog Georgia County Government magazine as reference material for students,” Harding says, stressing the importance of a physical presence. Not at all – recent surveys demonstrate that younger generations prefer print and read more than older generations.”. Forbes.com: Millennials: A Generation of Page-Turners, Jan.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 10, 2017

Because I keep a bullet journal, I can always refer back to my lists of tasks that need to done that week. I’m overwhelmed getting back into the daily grind, how about you? It is all too easy to use that time to check Facebook or scan Pinterest and fritter it away. Later, we realized we wasted that time.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 26, 2016

You may want to store the email address, TOtaxifeedback@gmail.com, for future reference if you’ll be in Toronto anytime soon—or, say, next August for the 2017 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition.).

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GrowthZone

JULY 24, 2018

This is referred to as software as a service (SaaS). The parent company, MemberClicks, announced their acquisition of WebLink in November of 2017. Membership software was initially offered as desktop (boxed) software product when it was first introduced. With SaaS products, updates are free and happen automatically.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

percent from 2017. or reference important metrics at a glance and from the convenience of a mobile device.?. For effective member engagement, offering a great mobile experience is simply a must-do these days. And mobile use is only growing. Mobile traffic was responsible for 52.2 percent of internet traffic in 2018 — compared to 50.3

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

percent from 2017. or reference important metrics at a glance and from the convenience of a mobile device.?. For effective member engagement, offering a great mobile experience is simply a must-do these days. And mobile use is only growing. Mobile traffic was responsible for 52.2 percent of internet traffic in 2018 — compared to 50.3

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 19, 2016

These guidelines, which will be available online by the end of 2017, will direct app developers as well as inform consumers and healthcare professionals using these tools.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

But here’s something interesting: In the same study, only two percent of Pros said they use AI, compared with four percent from the Community Brands 2017 Digital Member Study. Workflow automation refers to technology that allows you to automate processes. This might suggest that use of automation tools like AI is declining.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

By 2017, over one-third of the federal workforce will be eligible to collect end-of-career benefits. By 2017 more than one-third of the federal workforce will be eligible to call it quits, according to a report released last week by the Government Accountability Office.

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2016

The organization also released a tool of its own to fight the Shade trojan, which encrypts some files with extensions that refer to the legendary TV show Breaking Bad. The ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition has visited many destinations and is heading to Salt Lake City next month and Toronto in 2017. 2019: Columbus, Ohio.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 7, 2017

The site refers to research completed by the American Society of Civil Engineers, statistics outlining the impact on GDP and trade losses, and information about how “employers, manufacturers, workers and farmers” will be adversely affected if infrastructure dollars are not allocated to this necessary cause.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 29, 2017

That was just one of the lessons learned when a major speaker cancellation turned into a teaching experience for attendees at the Meeting Professional International 2017 World Education Congress (MPI WEC), which took place earlier this month in Las Vegas. Event cancellations: They’re not a matter of “if” but “when.”. Know Your Audience.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 21, 2017

To continue the momentum from the December Tech Conference, Erik Qualman’s bestselling book, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business is the first book discussion for 2017. But how do you create an experience that will have them raving, returning and referring your event others? More info/register.

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Associations Now

JULY 19, 2017

And 2017 is shaping up to be big for Amazon’s voice recognition devices and apps. At AAOS, Bruce called his project a “skunkworks”—a term referring to ongoing research and development that’s small and independent of other R&D work. There’s more to come too.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Economists refer to this as a “sharing economy”, or one that is based on peer-to-peer transactions. As you craft your fundraising plans for 2017 and beyond, prioritize people and relationships, and the rest will fall into place. In 2017, How do you plan on leveraging the nature of how people choose and invest in causes?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Earlier this week the World Bank released its Doing Business 2017 report , in which researchers looked at 190 economies throughout the world and ranked them on metrics related to the “ease of doing business.” What are the takeaways for associations who are abroad—or might be looking to go abroad?

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Holly Duckworth

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

I knew exactly what my assistant was referring to. So today on Presidents day 2017 I bring to you 7 quotes on key traits of leadership from past presidents to inspire you to live and lead a conscious life and business. Was what I heard as I walked into my office a few weeks ago. I corrected.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In 2017, they started working on Civis Analytics to build “micro-targeting” algorithms to identify low-dollar donors online who could be converted with personalized messaging. It cross-references words with its database of more than one million tagged and scored words, phrases, and images in 25 languages.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We are no longer embarrassed to refer members and community to our website!” In 2017, we had an 88% retention rate and since implementing these changes after migrating to GrowthZone, we are tracking towards a 92% retention rate. . “We use all of the parts of the software, and it makes working in a small office doable.

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Holly Duckworth

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I share my experience growing up as a “trailer park” person now as a frame of reference for my readers to learn from. As appeared in Choices Fall 2017. Poverty is a way of living and thinking not just a lack of money or things.” Eric Butterworth. You see most of my adult life I would have told you, “I am a trailer park girl.”

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