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2016: An Association Blogging and Podcasting Odyssey

Spark Consulting

I remember participating in my first bloggercon at ASAE in a sunny plaza in San Diego in 2008, shortly after I’d launched Thanks For Playing, the precursor to the Spark blog, with about 30 other association professionals, sharing our thoughts about how to use this new platform to strengthen our industry and our community.

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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes. 3 – Feature unscripted video group discussions. 8 – Chunk content.

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BIO International Convention 2020: Taking an International 17,000 Attendee Conference Virtual in Under 8 Weeks

Achurch

This year’s convention was scheduled to take place in San Diego, June 8-11, 2020. They had the text communication box open and many of the speakers were online live while the video was playing to interact with attendees and answer questions. Sponsor Value. They would also need to pay for staff time, travel, housing, etc.

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Carole Baskin is killing it in marketing: How the non-profit in ‘Tiger King’ dominates digital strategy

Association Success

Cat videos were always among the viral hits on the Internet, so it’s no surprise that big cats also drive people wild. Did you know you can upload a video to your Facebook cover photo ? Well, how about this: The San Diego Zoo is literally the No. Carole understands that content is king of the jungle.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.29.20

Reid All About it

During a virtual conference, attendee attention is more focused on the educational content. Participants posted their topics on e180’s Topic Market and sent invitations for one-on-one or group Braindates—video chat discussions on the Braindate platform. Presenter: Mandy Brown, Lecturer, San Diego State University L.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.9.21

Reid All About it

oh yeah, that makes sense” trends about desktop vs. mobile traffic and the popularity of long-form content (yay!). Content barriers. I don’t work with companies who take the committee approach to content—it’s a huge red flag for frustrations down the road. Event safety. Presenter: Shelly Trent, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CAE, JCTC, JCDC.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.22.21

Reid All About it

Content marketing. Edelman surveyed nearly 3,600 management-level professionals who consume thought-leadership content so they could help marketers understand how to break through the noise , when to use thought leadership and what B2B audiences want to see from companies. Masooma Memon, Databox ). Mon 10/25 at 1 p.m. Host: ASAE.

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