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SCD Group: Best of the Week: 3 key topics for Association CEOs.

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This week, Im sharing seven (7) articles that fall within three (3) categories vital to the future of associations. These are excellent articles for association CEOs, Executive Directors and other association staff. Two good articles in the last week around this core topic: Change Management Can Be Either Reactive or Proactive.

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SCD Group: Is there a "magic" price for association memberships?

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Then, I read a Wall Street Journal article titled " Dont like this price? The piece focused on "dynamic pricing" strategies which started in airlines and hotels and is now moving into retail. Could we improve our revenues or increase memberships, conference registrations if we established some type of dynamic pricing strategy?

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Should an Image Remake be in Your Association’s Future?

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While I like it, American's new logo won't lure me to book additional American flights since American is barely flying to/from St. Louis anymore. Allow plenty of opportunity for people in the business to express their concerns about a rebranding strategy. Personally, I like the new looks of all three. Or, has it gotten stale?

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Millenials Crave & Deserve It. Where. - SCD Group

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” Smart businesses catch the ‘Age Wave’ By Harvey Mackay via St. Labels: Cecilia Kang , Generation Y , Harvey Mackay , Millennials , Neil Howe , Saeculum , SCD Group , St. Louis Business Journal , Washington Post. Strategy | Content | Discovery. 5 articles + 1 Discussion Thread: Readings of the.

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6 Questions to determine what's next for your association - SCD Group

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George Csolak, a sports reporter in St. Louis (before the newspaper closed) and pr professional, is one of the best people I know at getting “the story.” Strategy | Content | Discovery. 5 High Value Articles for Association Professional. AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. ” Why?

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The Big 3 (Costs, changing demographics and mobile) impacting association meetings

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Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Washington University in St. Louis announced Thursday that it’s joining a network of nine other schools — including Duke, Notre Dame and Northwestern — to offer courses online for credit. This is despite a record number of exhibitors.

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SCD Group: Using Stories and Member Perceptions to Shape Your.

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Louis Society of Association Executives (SLSAE), using an outside facilitator, tackled this issue through a unique process called “StoryCrafting” which uses stories and members perceptions to shape not just messaging, but the entire strategic plan. Strategy | Content | Discovery. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook.