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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Since it’s the season to be merry, here are 99 reasons why 2017 was, in fact, a good year. And now, in sourpuss news: has your iPhone’s performance been crappy lately? I suspected Apple was up to no good and it looks like I was right, per this news from the BBC. Follow Blog via Email. Tagged: Brain Food.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Ray Van Hilst at Yoko Consulting shares some interesting observations about website trends over the past year —patterns you might not expect but make sense upon reflection. How to communicate price increases: a timely post if you’re planning to charge a more appropriate amount for your virtual events this year. Website insight.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2016

I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Tue 11/29 – Toolkit of the Month: Blogging Maturity Assessment. Year in Review [Virtual] Holiday Party. Presenters: Bob James, The New Hughes Group. Should You Beware the New Meetings Block Buster? ASAE Collaborate Happy Hour (Washington DC).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

And, Happy Birthday, Phil ! He’s identified four association learning technology trends : “I can already see that there are at least four areas in which some very significant progress has been achieved over the past couple of years. Maddie Grant found this short video of Godin and Peters talking about blogs. Happy Friday!

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JUNE 30, 2017

If you need to make a business case to your board about investing in new technology , like chatbots, or more likely, association management software, check out the advice from Aptify. How encouraging it is for this self-improvement nut to see I’ve fallen into many of these habits naturally over the years. Follow Blog via Email.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

This is the emotion you want to trigger when marketing your conference—that warm, happy, inspired, charged-up feeling of belonging to a tribe who gets what you do and loves what you love. It’s that buzz you get from discovering and developing new ideas with people sitting across the room or around the table. Tue 8/23 at 2 p.m.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 31, 2013

But as I thought about what to write for this blog post, I realized that as 2014 approaches, I need to believe these words, instead of just saying them. 1 on my list of New Year’s resolutions. Wellness is important, and it could mean a happy board of directors or staff and volunteers who feel more fulfilled.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

120 days left in the year—what do you still want to accomplish? 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. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Follow Blog via Email.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

He advises framing board conversations and decisions with this “new shared point of view on board purpose, composition, structure, and work for the rest of The Turbulent Twenties.”. My new favorite word, it means “ jumping out of the system ,” not just thinking out of the box, but ignoring the box completely. Membership recruitment.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Everyone will have 5 years to get their car off the road or sell it for scrap.” Automotive News ). Jay Younger from McKinley Advisors identifies five major drivers of change that he’s seen this year in the association sector. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Follow Blog via Email.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… For the first time in several years, I’m not attending ASAE Annual. Aptify explains how to get buy-in for your great new idea by understanding and leveraging the psychology of change. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I’ve moved on to a few new books. I’m reading my fourth Jane Austen this year, Mansfield Park. I never tire of reading her and this is a new one for me. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Follow Blog via Email. Tagged: Brain Food.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Reading a new post by John Hagel, I was reminded of the new role for associations I wrote about in How Associations Can Transform Higher Education. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. – Solutions to Engaging Millennials in Associations (New York). Have you read any of them?

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MARCH 3, 2017

One of the saddest sights on the web is an abandoned blog. If your blog is gathering dust, these 9 tips will help you get your blog back on track. I definitely agree with the #1 blogging tip: create a content strategy. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Follow Blog via Email.

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MAY 20, 2016

The only way to thrive in our ever-changing world is by sharpening old skills, learning new ones, and deepening your knowledge. Association Networking Group Happy Hour (DC). If you’re an association professional in the DC area who loves sharing ideas and meeting new people, please join us for this different kind of “Happy Hour”.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

After reading Elizabeth Engel and Shelly Alcorn’s paper, The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , I was inspired to write my own take on how associations could transform higher education. After publishing that post, I saw the news about LinkedIn’s new site, LinkedIn Learning. Follow Blog via Email.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

This week on the Avectra blog I wrote about making time at the end of the year for Me Time – strategic reflection, planning, and reading for professional/personal development. Looking for blog ideas that will grab the attention of your audience? Many of us will resolve to develop new habits in 2013. Oh to be crazy.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2016

It’s the most wonderful time of the year …Christmas, Hanukkah, frosty nights, comfort food, warm fires, cozy slippers, wool sweaters, and ASAE Tech. It’s a crazy time of year for a conference but somehow that makes it even more special. It’s a crazy time of year for a conference but somehow that makes it even more special.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. New technologies and trends reshape the way we use the web, transforming your members’ expectations and what you need to do to not lose them. Learn solutions to problems and new approaches. Here’s another link to the survey. Tue 10/25 at 12 p.m. – 1 CMP credit.

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JUNE 9, 2017

Long ago I read an article by Bob Safian, Fast Company ’s editor, in which he said the most critical skill for the 21st century is the ability to learn new skills. If you’re getting ready to select a new association management system, check out this software evaluation checklist from Aptify. Follow Blog via Email. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2016

It’s the most wonderful time of the year …Christmas, Hanukkah, frosty nights, comfort food, warm fires, cozy slippers, wool sweaters, and ASAE Tech. It’s a crazy time of year for a conference but somehow that makes it even more special. It’s a crazy time of year for a conference but somehow that makes it even more special.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Follow along as a young professional goes from website visitor to new member in a process turbo-charged by inbound marketing content. In the last few years, I’ve seen many articles in Associations Now about associations rethinking the chapter structure. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric.

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JULY 28, 2017

Education needs a dramatically new approach, in which learning is a lifelong pursuit, not an endeavor limited to a few years in early adulthood,” says Amy Burroughs of EdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher Education. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Tue 8/1 at 2 p.m.* – Association Chat.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

I spent the holidays weeks coughing, sniffling, and reading books, not blogs, so I don’t have much in the way of reading to share this week. Tinkers by Paul Harding, a Pulitzer Prize winner about multiple generations of a New England family. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. And in nonfiction….

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APRIL 16, 2021

WBT Systems was inspired this week by the latest news about muons—subatomic particles influenced by unknown forces so they don’t obey the standard laws of physics. WBT speculates about the invisible forces affecting your members , causing irregular or new behavior, and disturbing the regular attraction between them and your association.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Hear insights from the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) five year effort to improve SCCM engagement and partner strategy for the distribution of its training courses and publications in China. Follow Blog via Email. Tagged: Brain Food.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

interviews, this time with one of my favorite CEOs, Dave Will, formerly CEO of Peach New Media and now CEO of PropFuel. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. It presents opportunities for the creation of new products that enable performance support and just in time information for busy professionals.

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JULY 3, 2020

If you’re a home cook, check out my weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog for more. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m. (Thomas Chatterton Williams, Spectator USA ). Here are the educational events scheduled for next week.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

I’ve been a follower of Rohit Bhargava since the early days of Twitter and buy his non-obvious trends books every year. Some quick hits: The New York Times, with more than 3.5 After years of deleting cookies, I finally caved and subscribed to the $13/month plan so I can get recipes too. More info/register. Wed 1/17 at 2 p.m.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Their online education platform is growing and now they’ve introduced LinkedIn Career Advice : “a new way to help you find and connect with professionals for mentorship.” I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. 2018 Industry Forecast: Strategies & Tips for the Year Ahead. Tue 12/5 at 2 p.m.

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MARCH 1, 2013

As you can tell from my baby blog, I’m pretty basic when it comes to websites. When I do graduate to a big girl blog, I know I’ll have to brush up on Google Analytics which is why I’ve bookmarked this Guide to Getting Started with Analytics from Dave Davies at Search Engine Watch. That’s all, folks, happy Friday! She writes: .

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JUNE 16, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… If your association plans to get a new association management system (AMS) in the next few years, or you want to learn more about AMS selection and implementation, or you just have an abnormal interest (hello!) Host: Event Manager Blog. CAE credit.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I’m happy to report my mornings are more productive now – and I haven’t suffered. Neil Pasricha has advice on how to read a lot more books this year. Seeing how he’s the director of The Institute for Global Happiness, I’m thinking he knows a thing or two about getting the most out of life. Follow Blog via Email.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I’m happy to report my mornings are more productive now – and I haven’t suffered. Neil Pasricha has advice on how to read a lot more books this year. Seeing how he’s the director of The Institute for Global Happiness, I’m thinking he knows a thing or two about getting the most out of life. Follow Blog via Email.

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YourMembership

MARCH 27, 2012

News + Press. YourMembership.com Blog. “Advertising is based on one thing: Happiness.” Ego, maybe but happiness applies as well. Yet, as comical as some of the situations are, there are a few organizations that still conduct their membership drives and offerings the way they did fifty-some years ago.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

13 association management experts (including yours truly) make some predictions for 2017 in a new e-book from Aptify. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Hear about strategies that help turn prospects into new members and ways to customize your website to fit the needs of your members.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Content hubs are “more substantial than a blog and more focused than a website… [They] provide contextual depth and authoritative breadth on a select handful of strategic industry topics that matter to your industry.” I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Event Tech Tribe Unite 2017 (New York).

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