Optimist Consulting

JANUARY 26, 2017

One of the benefits of being a consultant is that I can bring fresh eyes to member communications. A subject that crops up regularly is how to ensure communications remain audience-centric across a range of media. Audit your communications for audience centricity. The post Are your member communications audience-centric?

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JUNE 30, 2023

Achurch Consulting describes how to take an intentional approach to tool implementation. Ex Ordo explains how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific and academic events. Quick hits How to make your event habit-forming. Tool implementation. Sponsorships. Wed 7/5 at 12 p.m.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 21, 2022

It has been whirlwind two weeks since our book launched on March 9th. How to get the best out of both and, as a result, re-make work as something better than the always on, 24/7 grind it has become. That’s why we wrote our book. The post The Smart Nonprofit: Free Book Event first appeared on Beth Kanter.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

“Not only does our virtual audience grow from year to year, having hybrid access has motivated more people to come to the physical version of the same event the next year,” said Carolyn Clark, PCMA’s vice president of marketing and communications. Start an online book club. Select books written by this year’s and next year’s speakers.

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Associations Now

APRIL 9, 2020

We are so used to doing things by phone that we don’t think about the visual impact,” said Sheri Singer, founder of Singer Communications. Got books on the shelf? Purchasing an external camera you can position, or raising your laptop (set it on books) can help avoid up-the-nose shots. Background. Pictures of your kids?

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CMA Solutions

MARCH 6, 2024

Optimize for Search Engines with SEO About 77% of patients use Google or another search engine to find a healthcare provider and book an appointment. For more information on how to effectively position your medical practice across all platforms, reach out to our expert healthcare marketing team at CMA today.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 12, 2020

MORE: How to assess your association’s culture. Ray Zinn, Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO, wrote about active listening in the workplace in his book, “Tough Things First.”. A lack of active listening communicates a disregard for the employee which makes active listening critical to building a healthy company culture.”.

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Join Association Chat CEO and Tecker International senior consultant KiKi L’Italien as she shares the connection between community, content, and culture and how to use these elements to fortify your association’s value proposition to members. How to Strengthen Your Association’s Value Proposition. TRANSCRIPT. SUMMARY KEYWORDS.

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Association Navigator

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

It’s the time of year when booksellers tell us what books make good gifts for certain categories of readers. It made me wonder if there was a list of the best books for association executives? So here is the list of what I think are some of the best books for association executives. How to do this? 18 Minutes.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Nimble AMS explains how an AMS empowers your association’s recruitment, engagement and retention efforts by helping you better understand members, anticipate their needs, provide a better digital experience and deliver personalized emails and content. More info/register (Consultant Members Community). Hybrid/remote teams. Event trends.

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MemberClicks

MAY 18, 2023

It helps you determine: How you connect with members When you connect with them What type of events you host How you want to price your memberships What sponsorships you go after How people are finding you How to collect member information The problem is actually collecting and processing that data.

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Forj

JULY 25, 2017

Every so often a book is published that provides a community of practice with a fresh perspective on current issues. Several of the book’s authors are associated with the Society of Academic CME (SACME) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The design of the book speaks to this. Editors William F.

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 4, 2014

Communicating the right information, in the right way, without confusing or overwhelming your audience--it takes time. You can get it from hundreds of websites and books on how to give effective presentations. Good communications take time to prepare, and I think they should also take time to deliver. But guess what?

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Association Success

DECEMBER 2, 2020

An additional note: It’s important to strike a balance with your pre-meeting communications. It will take extra effort to streamline your offerings and make the most of the time you book, but maximizing the time your attendees spend meeting benefits everyone. It gets attendees excited for what’s to come in a different way.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How did I go through them? I searched for a recipe on Eat Your Books , a cookbook index site. You can add magazines and websites too, which is how I found the Cook’s recipe. Host: UST Education Speaker: Bill Mcglade, President, Community Leaders Institute & epIQ Creative Group Wed 2/14 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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JUNE 23, 2023

As Sheri Jacobs and Lisa Boylan say, AI policies “serve as essential guardrails, guiding associations on how to manage and harness the power of AI technology effectively.” EventMobi explains how to increase event app usage , including a plan for roll-out, understanding attendee personas, value-focused messaging, and engagement.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, a small publisher who runs a book club membership might have both a digital and book tier of their membership. Find ways to spotlight members who progress from one tier to another – and how it improved their life, career or experience within your organization. Membership Level Examples to Consider Okay!

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APRIL 19, 2024

By supporting these pairings, associations can foster a learning culture and community. Bulletin describes how member apps help improve member engagement by providing centralized communication channels for members. CRVM Book Club: Soft Skills for a Big Impact Join a discussion of Soft Skills for a Big Impact by Renu Shorey.

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JULY 2, 2021

Wes Trochlil suggests how to tackle a big data cleanup project —one bite at a time. Learn the first three steps in a practical, easy-to-implement approach for negotiating with clients, contractors, staff, vendors, and even friends or family, and find out how to adopt a positive negotiation mindset. Host: The Community Roundtable.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Here’s the question you need to ask yourself: does your new member know how to be a member of your organization? Now you need to help her learn how to make the most of that investment. You have to welcome her, make her feel at home, and show her how to be a member. Of course not, right? She’s new. Make it personal.

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We worked with a group of 30 association executives to discuss the major decisions and processes required to select an AMS and how to incorporate data decisions throughout the process. All vendor partners and how they are supporting the association. AMS Selection. Systems an association should have in its ecosystem. Do your research.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2023

You should also check out Sidecar’s online community dedicated to AI and Amith Nagarajan’s (Blue Cypress/Sidecar) new book, Ascend: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations —I’m reading it now. Thanks to subscribing to god-knows-how-many newsletters, my inbox is full of AI articles. More info/register. Mon 6/19 at 8 a.m. –

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The pair were testing out whether high-frequency radio could help ships communicate, but instead they accidentally discovered a new way to detect enemy ships on the water. All of this begs the question, how do we create a world in which the crazy ideas get a chance to prove themselves before we dismiss them for being too, well, crazy?

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 25, 2019

These are just some of the questions that plague association leaders and communications experts when figuring out how to best interact with members – and encourage members to respond in kind. 1 in 2018, to be exact, according to the 2018 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. is a communication challenge.

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AssociationChat

JUNE 13, 2023

A Conversation with Sam Horn” Is there a tough conversation that you keep putting off because of anxiety or insecurity over how to handle it? Training Institute, a trade-marked communication skills approach that teaches how to give and get respect at work, at home, online, and in public. If so, you’re not alone.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I wanted to share (with some pride, I must admit) what some super smart people are saying about our book, When Millennials Take Over, upon reading an advance copy. Maddie and I are truly excited about this book. Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, authors of Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It. How We Built a Workplace People Love.

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JULY 7, 2023

. – Ascend Author Talk: A Conversation with Amith Nagarajan (Washington DC) Let’s get together to talk about AI for Associations specifically through the lens of Amith Nagarajan’s new book, Ascend: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations? Location: Washington DC. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. . 1 CAE credit. 1 CMP credit.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 5, 2020

Always one for the melodramatic, I hate to admit how often the story of Job in the Bible would come to me. By the way, this updated look at the Book of Job based on a new translation can provide some delightful new nuances to all of this.). The injustice of it all! . (By Leaders are much harder to find.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Publicly facing social sites, like an open community, are especially powerful and offer businesses the ability to interface with customers ‘where they are,’ to monitor what's being said about your brand on those sites and to incorporate that feedback into your organization's overall communications strategy.

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Association Success

JULY 26, 2017

We've made an e-book to help you shoot professional, beautiful video content! You are able to add personality to film, and to show human emotion and character, so your communications can be creative and personalized. Or would you rather have the experience of going through the rooms, climbing the stairs, and checking out the view?

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). I’m tired of experiencing FOMO for this one, so I’ve already got my flight booked for Denver. WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. 1 CAE credit.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

With audiences that include people who still don't know how to turn on their smartphone sitting next to people who have jailbroken their iPhones and used them to tether their WiFi, it can be a nightmare to serve all during a presentation. You wouldn’t pay a consultant to come in and teach you how to operate your phone…a manual can do that.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Check out what James Young at Product Community has to say about building and using a community engagement funnel. Unlike social media, a mobile app serves as a centralized communication channel for your members. Bulletin describes how a member app enhances and fosters member engagement. Member app. Fri 11/10 at 4 p.m.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership and communications efforts across 15 different categories, and highlight the important role these campaigns have in moving associations forward. How to be more productive working from home: 9 rules for the “now normal.” Lisa Block, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting ).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how to keep industry professionals (and members) close with a learning subscription. Bulletin describes how a member app helps nurture member engagement by providing a centralized communication channel for members. Marketing and Membership Survival Guide Look at communicating through a new lens.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

How to Get that Book Written & Published (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! . More info/register. More info/register.

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MARCH 8, 2016

These are housing companies that call your participants pretending to be affiliated with your group to try to get them to book a room outside of your room block. The impact of the problem can also be long-lasting, since the association could be charged a higher rate for future meetings as a result of not meeting its room-booking commitment.

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