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Strategy + Innovation: Watchwords for 2018

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For 2018, we think there are two words that should define the focus of associations: strategy and innovation. Innovation. This leads to our second watchword for 2018: innovation. As a result, there needs to be a greater focus on innovations—and an associated willingness to take risks.

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Solving the Trade Association Software Dilemma

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Whether it’s a CRM system tailored for associations, an industry specific AMS or a homegrown Microsoft Access Database, it’s critical you have a good system for tracking your members, managing your conferences, events, training classes, certifications, membership dues and collections, and other day-to-day membership related activities.

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Mo Rocca on Creativity, Comedy, and Obit Con vs Comic Con

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He’s the host and creator of My Grandmother’s Ravioli on the cooking channel host of the Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation on CBS and also published a book called Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving. Well, Lord knows I haven’t taken any journalism classes. My daughter was always going to dance and acting classes and all this stuff.