Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 28, 2016

13-16, we wanted to share more advice from conference goers to help you capitalize on your experience. This month’s guest blog post is from Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI Management. So I developed a process I now use for every conference, including ASAE. With the ASAE Annual Meeting and Expo quickly approaching Aug.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 28, 2016

13-16, we wanted to share more advice from conference goers to help you capitalize on your experience. This month’s guest blog post is from Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI Management. So I developed a process I now use for every conference, including ASAE. With the ASAE Annual Meeting and Expo quickly approaching Aug.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2020

What you can do to get your conference speakers ready. He notes that the preparation process should vary depending on each speaker’s experience. For your most trusted presenters, you may have a brief conference call and be soft on deadlines. H1 tags aren’t as important as you might think, says Levi Wardell in Association Chat.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 14, 2012

YourMembership.com Blog. You’re Back From Conference. I love going to conferences. You come back feeling invigorated (from a good conference, at least) and ready to put all that learning to work and yet you’re met with uninterested looks from fellow staffers. After all, your conference was work.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I wrote about innovation in associations last week for the Avectra blog and will have another post on Wednesday about how Disney encourages an innovative culture. You want to start a blog, you really do, but there are many factors to consider, or so you say. What about you? Photo by Flattop341 (Flickr).

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Conference content. Dave Lutz of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting applies the principles of product management to virtual/hybrid conferences and comes up with several ideas for repackaging and rebroadcasting session content that will deliver member value and/or new revenue. Jen Dary, One Plucky Blog ). Attendee Experience.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2016

It’s a crazy time of year for a conference but somehow that makes it even more special. If you have a veteran in your life, share this article about George with them and see if they might be willing to share a bit about their experience. Tue 12/13 – Association Chat live streaming at the ASAE Tech Conference. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 16, 2021

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Today’s associations are employing AI to do the heavy lifting of tagging and categorizing their content. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Fri 4/16 at 1 p.m. –

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

I first started paying attention to games two years ago at a TEDx conference where I heard an IBM game designer talk about using games for training and education. Ever since I’ve been intrigued by the idea that game thinking can help associations deliver a better experience. Please read the rest of this post at the Avectra blog.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Charlotte Muylaert from Billhighway makes a guest appearance on the Aptify blog to share ten great ideas for chapters that her team discovered at ASAE Annual. One of the best approaches to measuring and demonstrating the impact and effectiveness of learning experiences may lie in the developing trend of assessment-based certificates, or ABCs.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2016

It’s a crazy time of year for a conference but somehow that makes it even more special. If you have a veteran in your life, share this article about George with them and see if they might be willing to share a bit about their experience. Tue 12/13 – Association Chat live streaming at the ASAE Tech Conference. More info/register.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

This month’s guest blog post is by Jeff Hurt , executive vice president of education and engagement for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. As conference organizers, we need to learn about the power of experience. As conference organizers, we need to learn about the power of experience. We’ve had school experiences.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Now that I’m back from the ASAE Technology Conference & Expo , it’s time to get festive. Hopefully I can right some of those wrongs at the digitalNow Conference in May, but that’s so far away! As much as I’d like to go to ASAE Great Ideas, my budget can only handle two ASAE conferences a year – Annual and Tech.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 22, 2017

WBT Systems pulled some lessons from the opening keynote at the ASAE Technology Conference. The PCMA Digital Experience Institute will be streaming live the most talked about sessions including each day’s main stage, thought leaders from across the globe and business events experts focusing on the most pressing industry topics. *All

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Now that I’m back from the ASAE Technology Conference & Expo , it’s time to get festive. Hopefully I can right some of those wrongs at the digitalNow Conference in May, but that’s so far away! As much as I’d like to go to ASAE Great Ideas, my budget can only handle two ASAE conferences a year – Annual and Tech.

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YourMembership

JULY 26, 2012

YourMembership.com Blog. It’s Conference Season: don’t forget video. I love this time of the year, all the buzz around conferences and last minute items. If you’re blogging about your pre-conference adventures, consider a video blog leading up to the event as well. Corporate Responsibility.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 25, 2017

Follow that link to Amanda’s blog to learn how your association can participate and find out more about this important survey. Host: Event Manager Blog. Choosing a Mobile Event App: Find the Best for Meetings & Conferences. Your Member Experience: Have You Called Your Association Lately? Follow Blog via Email.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2012

I was going to tag along as my boyfriend attended a conference that was to start Tuesday. Late last night, the conference was postponed, so there’s a good chance I’ll get to have my New Orleans adventure another time, most likely with better weather. Ask them to pay for another flight to the conference when it’s rescheduled?

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Tue 9/20 at 2 p.m.* – The Highly Energized and Engaged Conference Experience. If your conference attendees are not engaged with your experience, what chance will they have to improve their job performance? Most organizations reach only a small slice of members with traditional place-based conferences.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 23, 2016

This month’s guest blog post is by Jennifer Grau , president of Grau Interpersonal Communication , who is a listening trainer, coach, facilitator, speaker and consultant. People rarely design conferences with quality listening in mind. People rarely design conferences with quality listening in mind. Words wash over them.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Tue 11/29 at 12 p.m.* – It’s All about the Experience, Nothing More. Learn how to create an event experience with a balance of passive and active interaction using an interactive mobile event app. Tue 11/29 – Toolkit of the Month: Blogging Maturity Assessment. Personalizing Email and Web Experiences. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 9, 2017

Anticipating a possible airplane ban on laptops and tablets, Your Nerdy Best Friend, Beth Ziesenis, has been experimenting with using only her phone to work while in flight. – How to Report Live from Nonprofit Conferences and Events. Presenter: Sandy Marsico, CEO, Sandstorm, a brand experience agency. Tue 6/13 at 1 p.m.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This month’s guest blog post is by Amanda Batson, education architect and consultant for ADB Partners, LLC , who will be speaking at ASAE’s Technology Conference and Expo. Twitter users can follow the conference using #Tech14 or @techconf. How will NGL unfold at the conference? When is the conference? Registration?

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Silos are especially frustrating when you think about all the content produced across a typical association—conference sessions, website, emails, publications, reports, and so on—but they don’t have a coordinated approach to using it. Craig Sorrell of Results Direct will share his experience and lessons learned in podcasting.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 25, 2015

In the meantime, we’re happy to share a guest blog post by Hank Berkowitz, Association Adviser eNews moderator and chief, who reported on a breakout session from ASAE’s annual conference earlier this month. It’s a win for your organization as the conference revenue and value improves.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2013

On Monday, it looked like all the smarty pants in DC were tweeting from the xPotomac conference. As you can tell from my baby blog, I’m pretty basic when it comes to websites. Today’s the last day to participate in the survey if you want a chance to win free registration to next year’s Digital Now conference. The Dish ).

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Amanda Kaiser of Kaiser Insights (the brains behind the Smooth the Path blog) and AH (aka Association Headquarters, an NJ-based AMC) are conducting the study. – Abolish Agenda Anxiety: A Painless Process for Crafting Conference Content. Presenter: Colin Eagan, User Experience Principal, ICF Olson. Follow Blog via Email.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… Thanks to all of you who told me during the ASAE Tech Conference that you read Brain Food. to better understand current member experiences and the technology that supports them. Follow Blog via Email. I meant it, you made my day. 1 CAE credit.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

This month’s guest blog post is by Jenny Stanfield , lead event producer for Engagement Unlimited. It was originally published on the Event Manager blog. This will motivate the group and give them a more personalized, tailored learning experience. Follow her on Twitter at @thejenstanfield. Mindfulness and intention setting.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 28, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… If you’re not heading to ASAE’s Marketing Membership & Communications Conference (aka MMC) next week, glom onto the hashtag #MMCCon like the rest of us and follow along on Twitter. I keep meaning to write a blog post about that but you know how that goes.

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YourMembership

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

YourMembership.com Blog. I just returned from an amazing conference - Content Marketing World. Providing someone with an enjoyable experience is integral to being a good host, so why does our content fall short? Tags: associations , chamber of commerce , content marketing. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 11, 2011

She talks about “piggybacking onto (a) collective experience,” like a conference or new trend. Editorial calendars are a must when blogging but often it’s the inspired thoughtful post discussing a hot topic that brings readers to your blog, and energy to your fingertips. photo by Lululemon Athletica (flickr).

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

For example, if your association operates a blog, consider ranking users – and commenters – to reward those who contribute the most to your blog. For instance, if you’re hosting a conference, create an app. Or, reward conference attendees with badges for taking short quizzes at the end of a session.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 12, 2018

What throws me off is attending conferences. The folks at Eventpedia understand this dilemma and share six ideas for planning a healthy event experience. Based on my one-semester continuing ed experience, it’s a fascinating language.] ( The Economist ). Follow Blog via Email. Tagged: Brain Food. optimization.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Tue 11/29 at 12 p.m.* – It’s All about the Experience, Nothing More. Learn how to create an event experience with a balance of passive and active interaction using an interactive mobile event app. Tue 11/29 – Toolkit of the Month: Blogging Maturity Assessment. Personalizing Email and Web Experiences. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 28, 2016

– Surprisingly Simple Tips to Ensure You’re Sourcing High-Quality, Original Conference Content. Bringing together the brightest minds at your conference year after year is crucial to its success, but it’s no easy task. Tap Your App: Benefits, Concerns, and Curiosities about Mobile Conference Apps (Loudoun County VA).

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 18, 2011

That may be hogwash, but I know from experience that the last thing a business owner wants is someone running their mouth off about a bad customer service experience, especially if we were never given the chance to make it right. The good news is we also use social media to rave about our good experiences. And we talk.

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