Associations Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

During its “Virtual Reality Experience Tour,” the foundation is hosting events in Washington, DC; Chicago; New York City; Boston; and at CES 2017 in Las Vegas to introduce kids, students, and parents to augmented-reality technology. The group is working with schools and universities to invite students and their parents to the events.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Mimicking WeWork and other coworking operations, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council recently opened a coworking space near its Boston headquarters. Spaces cater to members only for impromptu meetings or large-scale events. How to hack it? Why does it work?

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Associations Now

MARCH 3, 2017

Event and session formats are constantly evolving to meet attendee expectations. In this post, I’m going to tackle another opportunity for leveraging podcasts: as events. This is just one example of a media brand extending its podcast to live events. The post Is a Live Podcast an Event Format to Consider?

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2014

The fast-food giant crafted a successful event strategy that focused as much on the people who couldn’t attend as those who could. No matter your opinion of Mickey D’s food, you have to be impressed by the company’s ability to consistently come up with inventive marketing approaches. Love Your Hometown Teams.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The nonprofit tech & marketing world has lost one of its legends, John Haydon, from cancer. Meico Marquette Whitlock and I took a long walk with him in Boston. A special celestial event. We will all miss him and a great loss to the nonprofit marketing field. John never stopped being productive, even at the end.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2014

Takeaways from some epic marketing and management fails. Here are a few non-tech event trends to expect in 2014. And when you’re looking to improve your event planning or marketing—as well as identify what not to do—where better to look than at some of 2013’s biggest marketing mishaps? ht @ LanieC777 ).

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AssociationChat

JUNE 28, 2020

While I am no longer updating this list daily, I will continue to update this list with helpful links to news and resources I’ve found that could impact how association and events professionals make decisions as we look to the horizon. What Events Are Going Ahead Despite the Pandemic? The financial markets are a bellwether, at least.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 7, 2018

There are so many innovations, like collaborative robots and vision technologies, in more places, what I call robotics clusters—Pittsburgh, Boston, Silicon Valley, San Diego, and Austin, to name a few,” he says. “A RIA is working to establish early and constant touchpoints with members by using marketing automation tactics.

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GrowthZone

JULY 24, 2018

These membership management tools – contact database, email system, billing and payment options, event platform, website builder, and other useful services – will streamline your association’s operations and drive growth for your organization. Association Software 10 1. Our AMS Buyer’s Workbook includes a handy checklist. Headquartered in St.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 15, 2020

With almost daily announcements of conference and event cancellations mounting due to fears surrounding the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (that can develop into the deadly COVID-19 ), many association executives are wondering if their own conferences, special events, and Board meetings are safe. Deflation or inflation? Rising rates?

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Association Success

MARCH 8, 2018

Supplement your national conference with regional events and watch participation grow. For many associations, our traditional national conferences are like classic BMWs - four doors, a black or silver exterior, and time-honored elegance that appeals to a top-end market.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 9, 2017

To revamp its membership and marketing efforts, the CFA Institute recently made an organizational change to support local societies using a new membership activation program. Today, he’s 18 months into a job as chief marketing officer at the CFA Institute, a large global associations of investment professionals. Do they want it?

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Mariner Management

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Case in point is the Boston-Washington corridor. Many industries and professions caught in a tight financial squeeze will appreciate access to education and events at affordable pricing – something chapters have long provided. Originally posted December 4, 2020, on Event Garde. Budget-friendly.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

One association marketing expert suggests that a value gap might be at play when it comes to getting younger members to join. Cool Event of the Day. The sporting event is something of an anomaly for Boston’s historic ballpark. It’s crazy,” Farrell told the Boston Herald. After all, the U.S.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Halloween Event Photos: Treats Unleashed. One way to celebrate Halloween and recruit younger members may be to combine it with a cause marketing effort and/or fund-raising for a local or national cause. (By Local celebrations (networking events focused on young professionals). Fund-raiser / Cause Marketing effort.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Virtual events and inclusion. “If Blue Sky eLearn’s step-by-step guide to instructional design helps you decide what educational programs your market needs, develop learning objectives and assessments, map the content, and design the program.

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Associations Now

APRIL 29, 2013

How organizations respond during a tragedy like the Boston Marathon bombings can make or break them in the public eye. During that time, individuals, newsrooms , and organizations were forced to make split-second decisions on how to react to what was going on in Boston. That is the question.

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Associations Now

JULY 25, 2013

With a new study showing that 70 percent of entrepreneurs find Boston’s tech scene less inclusive than it could be, the New England Venture Capital Association is starting a conversation on how to improve the balance. Webb, said in a press release. The association is working to change that.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A new report suggests that events will continue growing next year, but due to narrowing GDP growth, planners should work to rein in costs. The 2017 Meetings and Events Forecast notes that food and beverage prices are expected to rise globally due to a variety of factors, including attendee preferences. “The Uncertainty plays a role.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 22, 2016

For example, do your events tend to attract federal employees ? Prior to the meeting, talk to other teams within your organization—like your marketing or social media groups—to see what other ideas may exist to draw more attention to the new event. But yeah for event-cancellation insurance.). The meeting is cancelled.”

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Associations Now

JULY 5, 2017

banks could face in moving parts of their business to the European Union as a result of Brexit, according to a recent report from the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, based on estimates from Boston Consulting Group. $ 17B The estimated costs that U.K.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Even unmanned aerial vehicles, a hot topic in the security sector, take center stage in a discussion of their potential for marketing property. Should all the political talk get too heated, a concert featuring Jennifer Hudson plus Realtors Got Talent Season 5 provide a more lighthearted end to the event. The Week Ahead. Down the Line.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Community builders are expected to be the shepherds, content creators, marketers and social media experts, help people advance their thinking, answer any tech questions and think up new features – sometimes all in the same day. Focus on event engagement. She was recently named one of 40 top social marketing masters worldwide by Forbes.

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Associations Now

MAY 8, 2014

Share Your Own Have an upcoming event you’d like to tell your association peers about? Plus: a pair of intriguing healthcare events. Tickets for the SHARE conference, which is being presented by Peers and Social Capital Markets , a group focused on promoting business and social innovations, are still available via its website.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

You go to an event. Community management can be isolating - lots of you probably work as part of a larger marketing or communications team, but you're still the only community person on the team. Rachel has spent the last 20 years helping organizations implement emerging technologies to advance their business strategies. A conference.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Traditional print marketing meets new-school media at a conference for continuing education. The event will highlight the many ways social media has become central to continuing education, from enriching storytelling to reaching audiences more effectively. Plus: An association celebrates a century of radiology.

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Associations Now

APRIL 24, 2013

During a crisis situation, tone is everything, and as the Boston tragedy showed, a careful, reverent response is the way to go on platforms better-known for more casual approaches. Throughout the Boston tragedy, we saw how technology and social media networks helped citizens and law enforcement officials respond to the crisis. .

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

For a certain stripe of business traveler, staying at a hostel might be the route to hitting an association event on the cheap—a route that might be even more desirable if current design trends reach hostels in the States. and Boston. and Boston.”. We have great ambitions in the U.S. Why the uptick? Could it play in the USA?

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I worked for a company in Boston for years before transferring to another publishing company in Iowa, which was short-lived because of mismatched expectations. While I looked for a new role, I ran into a former colleague from Boston who had joined the staff of the American Society for Quality (ASQ). AA: What keeps you up at night?

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Vanguard Tech

JANUARY 27, 2013

One of the most cited examples of responsive web design is the Boston Globe website but more recent examples include the websites Mashable.com , Disney.com and Starbucks.com. But what happens when your site grows to hundreds of pages and the mobile market grows to include the iPhone, Galaxy, Razr, iPad, Nexus, Surface and more?

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Mizz Information

OCTOBER 24, 2014

At the beginning of October, I had the pleasure of finally going to (or at least *near*) Boston for the first time in my (long) life to present about social media analytics at NESAE''s Technology Conference. It''s a topic that I think is really important for associations, yet also a challenge for them.

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Associations Now

MAY 8, 2013

Take it from marketing geniuses: leaving an impression in members’ minds can benefit your organization. One of the basic principles of marketing is that brands should strive to leave a lasting impression in consumers’ minds. Also: PCMA’s Convening Leaders gives brainstorming ideas a new setup.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

“At PPA we listen to the needs and concerns of our members and work hard to provide the services you are seeking,” Sarah Ackerman, PPA’s interactive marketing specialist, wrote in a blog announcing the benefit. Health, dental, vision, and pet insurance are among the list of coverage options offered by PPA.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Event planners and business travelers alike should be aware of the additional costs that come with launching an event in a coastal city, a new study finds. Boston has above-average costs for car rental, meals, and hotels.“. But their reasons for being expensive differ significantly, per the report.

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Associations Now

MARCH 4, 2014

Community-building events are key ways to attract new members. “This mission doubles as marketing for the center, since visitors who attend these events may become future members. The key to success generally is agreed to be the realization that ‘it’s all about the people,’” the study states.

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Associations Now

APRIL 18, 2014

Here’s a look at three ways to use photo-sharing tools effectively at your upcoming events—from associations that have tried these tactics out. ADRP could potentially use them to market future meetings. Keep It Simple. The results: Over the course of three days, nearly 600 photos were shared. Hold a Contest.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

Marketers and demographers have defined these issues. Shaped by events of Pearl Harbor, Great Depression, WWI & WWII, GI bill. Shaped by events of Vietnam, Watergate, Kent State, Cold War, Civil Rights Movement. Countless theories, articles and study courses have been devoted to analyzing and understanding these dynamics.

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