Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Earlier this month Alex Plaxen, director of marketing at EventRebels, wrote about harnessing the power of nostalgia at your events. It’s a great sponsorship opportunity, one offered by both the Produce Marketing Association and the Louisiana Library Association. Turns out I’m not the only blogger in the meetings space to consider this.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2017

I don’t set goals, but use the themes to guide the type of work I will take on, what I want to write about on my blog as well as my professional reading and professional development. Chris Brogan’s ritual suggests selecting three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Oh, Those Shiny Golden Handcuffs – Associations who corner a market on a particular industry or profession, usually by means of establishing a certification program or other similar benefit, can often fall victim to an over-dependence upon the mechanism that has individuals “trapped” into membership. marketing. (2).

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ChatterBachs

JANUARY 4, 2011

As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. Blogging since 1987. Core interests: blogging, business analytics, HTML5, WordPress.

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