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Political Black Swans: Ignore Them at Your Association’s Peril

Association Success

Beware of political risks when exploring new global markets. We spent a year researching the economies, politics, legal frameworks and markets of the countries. But these are not enough for entering a market. In 2003, widespread protest broke out around me in Azerbaijan, a country formerly part of the Soviet Union.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.19.20

Reid All About it

In this summit, executives of leading business, retail, hospitality, and tourism associations share the challenges their industries have faced in the process of closing down and re-opening of businesses globally, and how their associations evolved to respond to changing market needs. What You Need to Know about CEIR’s Head of Marketing Study.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.8.20

Reid All About it

Hilliard, PhD, Esq, CMP, Attorney, Professor, Speaker, College of Coastal Georgia. Gerd De Bruycker, marketing director at Cisco Systems. Wine & Webinar: Google Analytics Fundamentals: How to Measure What Matters Most and Be a Data-Driven Marketer. Fundamentals of Member Marketing for Small Staff Associations.

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How Smart Associations Grow Membership

Association Adviser

Ironically, while the tough economy has caused many companies to stop reimbursing employees for their association dues, it has created a job market in which employees are taking charge of their own career advancement. There is an emotional connection to Athens [Georgia] for a lot of our young agents who went to school there.”

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Association Brain Food: 9.9.22

Reid All About it

Guest: Lisa Lockman, Assistant Director, Data Analysis and AMS Administration, Association for Psychological Science. Presenter: Brianne Wheeler, Director, Marketing, PropFuel. Email marketing has never been more difficult than it is today. Host: American Marketing Association. More info/register. Fri 9/9 at 12 p.m.

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Knight Foundation Launches The Giving Day Play Book

Beth Kanter

That’s something we have heard more and more over the last year, as foundations and nonprofits look for ways to tap into the growing online giving market with these daylong campaigns raising funds for local causes. So you want to start a Giving Day. But they don’t have to be. 3: Pick the structure that best fits your capacity and goals.

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